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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reza Katebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Kirkland's entrance music is DJ Vadim - The Terrorist. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165 lbs
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World class MT
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Good low kicks
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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
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Reza Katebi!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katebi is looking to chop away at Van Kirkland's legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Kirkland misses the target.
Katebi scores with a punch to the head.
Katebi dips to his left and cracks Van Kirkland with an uppercut!
Van Kirkland has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Kirkland!
Katebi 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.
Van Kirkland paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Katebi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Katebi blocks a head kick by Van Kirkland.
Katebi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland sets himself, and Katebi steps forward looking for the clinch! Van Kirkland avoids it this time.
Katebi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland defending well as Katebi loads up on a big left hand.
Katebi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katebi cracks Van Kirkland with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice uppercut lands for Van Kirkland. That snapped Katebi's head back.
Van Kirkland misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Katebi.
Katebi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Katebi 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.
Van Kirkland lands a jab to Katebi's midsection.
Van Kirkland tries to land a leg kick but Katebi saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Kirkland smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Kirkland ducks under a wild hook from Katebi.
Van Kirkland throws a big counter combination but Katebi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Katebi's calf.
Van Kirkland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Katebi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Kirkland on the side of the head.
Van Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katebi.
Van Kirkland throws a right and a left that Katebi avoids nicely.
Katebi throws a push kick but Van Kirkland slaps the foot to one side.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses.
Katebi throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Katebi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Kirkland gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Katebi.
Van Kirkland is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Kirkland throws a lazy right hand but Katebi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Kirkland slips a straight right by Katebi.
Katebi looks to land a left hand but Van Kirkland moved out of range nicely.
Katebi misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Katebi throws a right and a left that Van Kirkland avoids nicely.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses.
Van Kirkland throws a nice head kick!
Katebi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Katebi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Katebi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Kirkland under the eye.
A punch lands to the side of Van Kirkland 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Kirkland ducks under a wild hook from Katebi.
Katebi throws a series of punches but Van Kirkland avoids them all with ease.
Katebi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland takes a swing at Katebi's ribcage but misses.
Katebi takes one to the side of the head.
Katebi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Katebi scores with a head kick.
Van Kirkland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Katebi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Katebi looks to land a left hand but Van Kirkland moved out of range nicely.
Katebi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Katebi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Van Kirkland had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Katebi, as that shot connected.
Van Kirkland tries to work over Katebi's front leg with a kick but Katebi checks it.
Katebi is looking to chop away at Van Kirkland's legs.
Katebi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Kirkland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Katebi misses.
Van Kirkland swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Van Kirkland. Those never looked like landing.
Katebi scores with a jab.
Van Kirkland 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.
Katebi's coach down at MANTIS MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Katebi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Katebi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Kirkland throws a hook but Katebi blocks it.
Van Kirkland throws a series of punches but Katebi moves out of range.
Katebi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Kirkland throws a hook but Katebi avoids it easily.
Katebi misses with a straight left.
Katebi throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Kirkland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland defending well as Katebi loads up on a big left hand.
Katebi avoids the head kick by Van Kirkland.
Katebi fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katebi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice jab there from Katebi.
A left and a right from Katebi both land. Nice combination.
Katebi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Kirkland misses with a lunging right hand
and Katebi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Van Kirkland slips a jab and a cross from Katebi.
Van Kirkland lands with a nice body punch.
Van Kirkland throws out a loose jab but Katebi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katebi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Kirkland bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Katebi looks to land a right hand but Van Kirkland moved out of range.
Katebi throws an overhand right that lands on Van Kirkland's shoulder, as Van Kirkland tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Kirkland connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Kirkland jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Katebi 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 Van Kirkland has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Kirkland and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Katebi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Kirkland.
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 Vladimir Van Kirkland will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Kirkland loads up on a big right hand but Katebi slips the punch.
Katebi lands a slapping body shot.
Katebi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Katebi throws a leg kick but Van Kirkland checks it.
Katebi blocks a jab.
Katebi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Van Kirkland jabs Katebi right on the nose. Katebi blinks but takes it well.
Van Kirkland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Van Kirkland finds it's way through Katebi's defenses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Katebi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Van Kirkland has got the better of the exchanges.
Van Kirkland throws a chopping leg kick but Katebi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Kirkland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Kirkland is looking to chop away at Katebi's legs.
Katebi blocks a low kick nicely.
Katebi throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Kirkland misses with a right hand
and Katebi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Kirkland defending well as Katebi loads up on a big left hand.
Van Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Kirkland throws an off balance right hand
and Katebi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland is looking to escape.
Van Kirkland is looking to control Katebi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Van Kirkland avoid being mounted?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Kirkland is trying to stand up here but Katebi is controlling him well.
Katebi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van Kirkland is defending against the submission attempts here by Katebi.
Van Kirkland moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Katebi is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Kirkland has wrist control.
Van Kirkland is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Katebi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van Kirkland controlling Katebi's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Katebi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Kirkland as he jumps to the side.
Nice cross by Van Kirkland.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Van Kirkland. Those never looked like landing.
Van Kirkland takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Katebi misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Kirkland misses the target.
Van Kirkland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katebi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Kirkland lands with an uppercut that bounces Katebi off the cage and back into range.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick which misses Katebi's front leg but catches the back leg as Katebi tries to avoid it.
Van Kirkland misses with an uppercut.
Katebi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Van Kirkland lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Katebi misses with a hook.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Katebi slips a jab and a cross from Van Kirkland.
Katebi is trying to counter with his kicks.
Katebi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Katebi 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 Van Kirkland has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Kirkland and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Katebi throws out a loose jab but Van Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Van Kirkland. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katebi moves away.
Van Kirkland jabs at Katebi's body.
Nice sprawl there from Van Kirkland as Katebi shoots in.
Van Kirkland looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Katebi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Kirkland appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Van Kirkland scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Katebi looks to throw the jab but Van Kirkland is out of range.
A big right from Van Kirkland misses.
Katebi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Kirkland throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Katebi's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Kirkland as he connects with a hook.
Katebi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Katebi.
Van Kirkland on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Katebi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Kirkland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Van Kirkland dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Katebi slips under a jab.
Katebi defending well as Van Kirkland loads up on a big left hand.
Katebi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Katebi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Kirkland moves away.
Van Kirkland throws an overhand right that lands on Katebi's shoulder, as Katebi tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Katebi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Kirkland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Katebi can do to turn this around?
Katebi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Kirkland slips under a jab from Katebi.
Van Kirkland swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Kirkland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katebi.
Van Kirkland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katebi.
Katebi scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Kirkland should have avoided that one.
Katebi misses with a hook
letting Van Kirkland counter with a right hand.
Van Kirkland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katebi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Katebi.
A good leg kick by Katebi.
A combination from Van Kirkland does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Van Kirkland.
Katebi throws a looping overhand right but Van Kirkland ducks down to avoid it.
Katebi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Van Kirkland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katebi.
Van Kirkland moves out of range as Katebi strikes.
Katebi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Katebi scoring well with a low kick there.
Katebi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good shot there by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland staying out of range there.
Katebi scores with a hook.
Van Kirkland blocks a low kick nicely.
Katebi shoots in and gets a takedown into Van Kirkland's guard.
Katebi throws a strike but Van Kirkland rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Van Kirkland being controlled here momentarily.
Van Kirkland advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Katebi is trying to work for a sweep but Van Kirkland has mounted him!
Katebi regains half guard.
Van Kirkland perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Kirkland prevents Katebi from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland is keen to just control but Katebi is a slippery customer.
Van Kirkland performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Van Kirkland wants to pass the guard but Katebi is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Katebi wants to control but Van Kirkland passes into side.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Kirkland wants to control but Katebi is keeping him busy.
Van Kirkland decides to stand back up.
Van Kirkland misses with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katebi defending well as Van Kirkland loads up on a big left hand.
Katebi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Katebi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Kirkland moves out of range as Katebi throws a body kick.
Reza Katebi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katebi misses with a low kick as Van Kirkland jumps back.
Van Kirkland is looking to counter punch.
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 Vladimir Van Kirkland.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Kirkland, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Van Kirkland!
During a confident post fight interview, Vladimir Van Kirkland thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sick Puppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Sherbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sherbo has chosen Boom Boom Out Go The Lights/ Pat Travers as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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162 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Sick Puppy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pavel Sherbo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puppy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Puppy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sherbo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sherbo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Puppy scores with a body shot.
Puppy misses with a body shot
letting Sherbo counter with a right hand.
Puppy misses with a hook. Sherbo ducked under it nicely.
A left and a right from Sherbo both land. Nice combination.
Puppy lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sherbo throws a body punch but Puppy moves out of range.
Puppy is looking to chop away at Sherbo's legs.
Sherbo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sherbo throws out a loose jab but Puppy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sherbo swinging wildly here.
Puppy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puppy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sherbo.
Sherbo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puppy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sherbo as he jumps to the side.
Sherbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puppy.
A telegraphed right hand from Puppy misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherbo throws a right and a left that Puppy avoids nicely.
Puppy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sherbo. That did some damage!
Sherbo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sherbo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puppy is looking to counter punch.
Sherbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puppy.
Puppy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Puppy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Puppy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sherbo.
Sherbo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puppy's hands.
Puppy throws a nice looking combination but Sherbo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Sherbo misses the target.
A jab from Sherbo misses.
Sherbo lands with an overhand left.
A punch combination from Sherbo misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puppy looks to land a left hand but Sherbo moved out of range nicely.
Sherbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Puppy throws the left hand but Sherbo avoids the punch easily.
Puppy feints and as Sherbo raises his hands in defense, Puppy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sherbo is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Puppy presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puppy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puppy can't find room to land a body shot as Sherbo controls the action.
Sherbo blocks an uppercut.
Puppy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puppy lands an uppercut.
Sherbo misses with the head strike.
Puppy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sherbo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sherbo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sherbo is trying to push Puppy away but Puppy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Puppy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sherbo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sick Puppy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sherbo.
Puppy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Puppy is pushing Sherbo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Puppy pushes Sherbo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sherbo fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Puppy goes for a takedown attempt but Sherbo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sherbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Puppy throws a front kick aimed at Sherbo's knee but Sherbo avoids it well.
Sherbo throws a hook to the side of Puppy's head but Puppy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sherbo.
Sherbo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puppy at a distance.
Sherbo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A leg kick checked by Sherbo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Puppy. Sherbo shrugs it off though.
Sherbo misses with a series of wild punches.
Sherbo misses with a hook. Puppy ducked under it nicely.
Sherbo 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherbo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sherbo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puppy takes a swing at Sherbo's ribcage but misses.
Sherbo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Puppy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sherbo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sherbo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puppy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sherbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sherbo 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.
Puppy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sherbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Puppy.
Sherbo ducks under a wild hook from Puppy.
Puppy wants to clinch up but Sherbo keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Sherbo does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puppy shoots in for a takedown but Sherbo shows good takedown defense.
The fighters circling - Puppy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pavel Sherbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sherbo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puppy.
Sherbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puppy.
Puppy scores with a jab. Sherbo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Sherbo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sherbo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sherbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sherbo tests Puppy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puppy looks to land a right hand but Sherbo moved out of range.
Puppy misses with a right hand
and Sherbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sherbo defending well as Puppy loads up on a big left hand.
Sherbo digs a good body shot into Puppy's ribs.
Puppy scores with a head kick. Sherbo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pavel Sherbo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puppy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puppy punishes Sherbo's body with a nice straight punch.
Puppy missing with a left hand there. Sherbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sherbo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Puppy slips under a jab.
Sherbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pavel Sherbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puppy throws a hook but Sherbo blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sherbo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A lazy left from Sherbo finds it's target.
Sherbo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Puppy loads up on a big right hand but Sherbo slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sherbo.
Puppy tried to counter with a leg kick but Sherbo avoided it.
Puppy lands a really nice looking cross but Sherbo seems unphased.
Puppy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puppy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sherbo manages to avoid it.
Puppy connects with a leg kick. Sherbo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sherbo scores with a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Sherbo misses.
Sherbo moves out of range of the strikes.
As Puppy backs off Sherbo throws a huge counter combo but Puppy manages to avoid it all.
A punch combination from Sherbo misses.
Sherbo ducks right into an uppercut from Puppy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puppy. Sherbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puppy avoids the body shot from Sherbo.
Sherbo loads up on a big right hand but Puppy slips the punch.
Sherbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puppy moves away.
Sherbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puppy.
Sherbo scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puppy throws out a loose jab but Sherbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puppy shoots in and bounces Sherbo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherbo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sherbo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Puppy trying to control but Sherbo is working from the bottom.
Sherbo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Puppy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Puppy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sherbo working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sherbo keeping full guard, as Puppy tries to pass.
Puppy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Puppy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Puppy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sherbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puppy.
Puppy jabs Sherbo right on the nose. Sherbo blinks but takes it well.
Sherbo is rocked!
Puppy fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Sherbo out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Sick Puppy!
Sick Puppy managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GREEN!160, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calaway comes to the cage accompanied by R.I.P.. Ding comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mortal Kombat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mark Calaway could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dick Ding's chin.
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290 lbs
33 - 28 - 0 |
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270 lbs
19 - 15 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Calaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Ding!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ding connects with a single shot there.
Ding slips under a jab.
Calaway has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bruize Brothers in the buildup to the fight.
Ding throws a series of punches but Calaway moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Calaway on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ding clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calaway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calaway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calaway throws a combination that misses
and Ding connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calaway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ding throws a body kick that misses.
Calaway misses the shot to the body.
Ding throws a looping overhand right but Calaway ducks down to avoid it.
Ding throws a quick inside leg kick.
Calaway throws a series of punches but Ding avoids them all with ease.
Calaway throws a series of punches but Ding avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calaway tries to close the distance and clinch but Ding swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ding misses the jab.
Calaway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ding looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ding misses with a takedown attempt - Calaway sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mark Calaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Calaway.
Calaway lands with a right hand.
Calaway throws a shot from downtown. Ding moves away and avoids it.
Calaway keeps the fight on the outside.
Calaway lands a head shot.
Ding slips under a jab from Calaway.
Calaway tries to work over Ding's front leg with a kick but Ding checks it.
Calaway misses with a lunging right hand
and Ding counters with a stiff right hand.
Ding has Calaway up against the cage in a clinch.
Ding manages to break the clinch.
Calaway clinches with his opponent.
Ding blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calaway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calaway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ding backwards.
Ding blocking some punches.
Ding pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ding is looking to clinch.
Calaway misses with a series of wild punches.
Mark Calaway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calaway drops Ding with a beautiful combination! Ding stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Calaway is looking for the KO!
Ding is rocked!
It looks like Dick Ding has been cut.
Calaway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Calaway misses the shot to the body.
Ding moves away from the strike by Calaway.
Calaway misses with an uppercut. Ding saw that one coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ding manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway loads up on a big right hand but Ding slips the punch.
Calaway throws a nice looking combination but Ding bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ding connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Ding misses.
Ding misses with a double jab.
Calaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calaway throws a series of punches but Ding avoids them all with ease.
Calaway tries to clinch up.
Calaway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Calaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ding was well out of range. Poor timing from Calaway.
Calaway looks to land a left hand but Ding moved out of range nicely.
Ding on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Calaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calaway tries to clinch but Ding is having none of it.
Calaway throws a right hand that misses
and Ding counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ding avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ding showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calaway.
Ding scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Calaway slips a jab and a cross from Ding.
Calaway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ding moves away from the strike by Calaway.
Ding tries to clinch but Calaway moves out of range.
Ding looks for a takedown but Calaway sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Calaway on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calaway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calaway throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Calaway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Ding's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice body punch from Calaway.
Mark Calaway is winning the standup battle so far.
Ding throws a leg kick which misses Calaway's front leg but catches the back leg as Calaway tries to avoid it.
Ding's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Calaway connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ding scrambles back to his feet.
Calaway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calaway throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ding counters with a one-two to the body.
Ding looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ding lands a jab-cross combination.
Calaway lands with a good body shot.
Calaway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ding can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ding avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ding tries to bum rush Calaway with a series of wild strikes but Calaway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calaway cracks a nice hook into Ding's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Calaway, as that shot connected.
Calaway throws a big shot that misses.
Ding dodges the punch combination from Calaway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ding moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Calaway misses with a few strikes there.
Calaway tries to land a leg kick but Ding saw it coming and moves away.
Calaway tries to clinch there but Ding circles away.
Calaway connects with a jab.
Calaway lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ding lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ding moves out of range of the strikes.
Calaway sends Ding crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Calaway is motioning to the referee to let Ding up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ding is still on wobbly legs! Can Calaway finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ding bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calaway throws a nice looking combination but Ding bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ding seems to have recovered his senses.
Ding tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Calaway is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Calaway feints and then cracks Ding's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ding down.
Calaway misses with a wild body shot.
Ding uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Ding blocks the low kick.
Calaway throws a right hand that misses
and Ding cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calaway lands a jab to the head.
Ding needs to keep his hands up - Calaway had a free shot at his head there.
Ding keeps the fight on the outside.
Calaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ding looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Calaway misses with a wild body shot.
Ding has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ding misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding slips a jab from Calaway.
Ding moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Calaway throws a nice looking combination but Ding bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ding takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Calaway thuds his right hand into Ding's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ding slips a straight right by Calaway.
Calaway bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That has opened up Dick Ding's cut even more.
Ding tries to clinch up but Calaway circles away and keeps his distance.
Calaway closes the distance and clinches.
Calaway misses with the head strike.
Calaway tries a body shot but Ding blocks it.
Calaway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the liver by Calaway. Beautiful body shot.
Calaway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ding manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ding throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calaway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Calaway throws a body punch but Ding moves out of range.
Ding is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ding slips a jab and a cross from Calaway.
Calaway thuds a left hand into Ding's body.
Ding shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ding showed some decent athleticism there.
Calaway makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calaway. Ding does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calaway keeps the fight on the outside.
Calaway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ding manages to avoid it.
Calaway cracks the inside of Ding's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Calaway dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Ding's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Calaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ding pushes Calaway up against the cage in a clinch.
Ding breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ding throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Calaway fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ding just manages to avoid it.
A big left from Calaway misses.
Ding rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calaway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Ding, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, jab by Calaway - just one landing.
Ding wants to clinch up but Calaway keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calaway. Ding does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ding throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calaway misses with a two punch combination.
Ding swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dick Ding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calaway throws a poor cross that misses
and Calaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calaway misses with a low kick.
Ding shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Calaway misses the target.
Ding shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Calaway pinned against the cage. Calaway gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding walks into a straight right hand from Calaway.
Ding connects with a solid leg kick.
Ding uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calaway.
Calaway swats away the attempt to clinch by Ding.
Calaway moves to clinch but Ding breaks away
letting Ding counter with a right hand.
Calaway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ding paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ding tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Calaway is able to avoid easily.
Ding swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Calaway.
Calaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ding lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Calaway lands a nice shot that snaps Ding's head back.
Calaway throws a hook but Ding avoids it easily.
Ding rushes Calaway and presses him up against the cage.
Calaway prevents Ding from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Calaway.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ding manages to break the clinch.
Ding uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calaway.
Calaway lands a slapping body shot.
Calaway throws an overhand right that lands on Ding's shoulder, as Ding tries to avoid the shot.
Calaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Calaway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calaway jabs at Ding's body.
Ding takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway with a nice cross.
Ding closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Calaway lands a big uppercut and Ding crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ding looks OK. Calaway waves Ding back to his feet!
Ding lands with a kick to the ribs.
Calaway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ding throws out the jab.
Ding walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Calaway catches Ding with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Ding forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mark Calaway!
After the fight, Mark Calaway was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arto Bambang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Washington might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Queen - I Want It All. Bambang is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Suicidal Tendencies - Nobody Hears. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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223 lbs
32 - 22 - 0 |
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38
212 lbs
29 - 25 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonard Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arto Bambang!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bambang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bambang takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bambang. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bambang.
Washington misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Washington tries to clinch but Bambang moves away
and Bambang counters with a stiff right hand.
Bambang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Washington blocks a jab.
Washington shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bambang. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington defending well as Bambang loads up on a big left hand.
Bambang looks to land a left hand but Washington moved out of range nicely.
Bambang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Washington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington throws a shot to the body.
Washington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bambang throws out the jab.
Washington dips to his left and cracks Bambang with an uppercut!
It looks like Arto Bambang has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bambang avoids the body shot from Washington.
Bambang's coach down at Bruize Brothers was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bambang's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bambang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bambang swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Washington tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bambang manages to circle out of the way.
Bambang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Washington in his tracks.
It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Washington.
Bambang lands a right hook to the body.
Washington throws a right and a left that Bambang avoids nicely.
Bambang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bambang lands a right hand.
Bambang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Washington scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
Bambang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bambang misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Bambang.
Bambang is looking to control Washington's arms but Washington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bambang has his back to the cage.
Washington lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington prevents a body shot from Bambang.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Bambang.
Bambang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Washington working aggressively here.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Washington as Bambang tries to tie him up.
Bambang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Washington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bambang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Bambang.
Bambang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bambang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bambang takes a shot to the head.
Bambang taking a breather.
Washington misses with the head strike.
Bambang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bambang blocking some punches.
Washington misses with the head strike.
Bambang blocks an uppercut.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington lands a hook that snaps the head of Bambang backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambang is pushing Washington up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bambang misses with a punch on the inside.
Washington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bambang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bambang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Bambang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington. Bambang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bambang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Washington was well out of range. Poor timing from Bambang.
Bambang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Washington is looking to wear down Bambang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Bambang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bambang closes the distance and clinches.
Bambang taking a breather.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Bambang uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Bambang.
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!
Bambang looking to slow down the pace here.
Washington misses with the head strike.
A short right from Bambang.
Washington blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Washington.
Washington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bambang backwards.
Bambang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bambang.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bambang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Washington lands a nice hook to Bambang's body. Bambang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bambang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Washington digs a good hook to Bambang's body.
Washington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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 Leonard Washington will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bambang avoids the body shot from Washington.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
Washington avoids the body shot from Bambang.
Washington tries to clinch up.
Bambang swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Bambang lands a lovely overhand right.
Washington blocks a jab.
Bambang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Washington blocks a jab.
Bambang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Washington lands with a hook. Bambang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington. Bambang does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bambang throws a nice looking combination but Washington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Washington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Washington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bambang at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bambang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Washington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambang swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Bambang looks to score with a jab to the body but Washington is just out of range.
Washington swings for the body but Bambang moves out of range.
Bambang slips a jab and a cross from Washington.
Washington swings for the body but Bambang moves out of range.
Washington punishes Bambang's body with a nice straight punch.
Washington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bambang throws out the jab.
Washington lands a slapping body shot.
Bambang tries to keep at a distance but Washington has taken the fight into the clinch.
Washington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bambang backwards.
Bambang trying to control the position but instead, Washington has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bambang into the cage.
Washington misses with a body punch.
Washington lands with a light punch inside.
Washington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bambang.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Washington.
Bambang lands a left hand.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bambang looking to slow down the pace here.
Washington lands an uppercut.
Bambang swings wildly with an uppercut but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Bambang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington lands with a short shot to the head.
Bambang misses with a body punch.
Bambang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leonard Washington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bambang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bambang misses with some punches.
Bambang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good body shot from Washington.
Bambang is breathing heavily.
Washington lands a left hand.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Bambang.
Washington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bambang looking to slow down the pace here.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washington lands a nice uppercut.
Washington lands with a left to the head.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Washington lands with a light punch inside.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bambang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambang misses with a punch on the inside.
Washington scores with a shot to the side of Bambang's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Washington lands with a left to the head.
Washington lands an uppercut.
Bambang wants to break free but Washington has control.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Washington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bambang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Washington.
Bambang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bambang working hard to break the clinch.
Bambang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bambang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Washington dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Washington staying out of range there.
Washington scores with a hook to the body. Bambang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bambang is looking to clinch.
Washington clinches up with Bambang and pushes him back against the cage.
Bambang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Washington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bambang can do to turn this around?
Bambang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bambang tries to stall but Washington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bambang tries to break free but Washington pushes him back against the cage.
Washington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Washington lands an uppercut.
Washington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bambang backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
Washington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Washington.
Washington misses with some punches.
Washington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington misses with some punches.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bambang misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Washington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Washington stalling the fight.
Bambang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Washington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bambang taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Washington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Washington misses with the head strike.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washington misses with the head strike.
Bambang breaks from the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bambang.
Bambang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bambang throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonard Washington is winning the standup battle so far.
Washington jabs Bambang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Washington, right into the meat.
Washington scores with a body shot.
Bambang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Washington moves out of range as Bambang strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bambang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Washington checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Washington scoring well with a low kick there.
Bambang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Washington.
Bambang misses with a hook.
Bambang throws a big shot that misses.
Leonard Washington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Washington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Washington closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington scores with a hook to the body.
Arto Bambang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bambang throws a head punch that misses.
Bambang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bambang has a couple of punches blocked by Washington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bambang.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Washington as Bambang tries to tie him up.
A short body shot lands from Washington as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bambang looking to slow down the pace here.
Bambang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Bambang.
Bambang breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Washington. That's going to slow Bambang down.
Bambang gets tackled into the cage by Washington. Washington maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bambang.
Bambang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bambang misses with some punches.
Washington blocks a body shot from Bambang.
Washington blocks an elbow strike from Bambang.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Bambang.
Washington avoiding damage.
Bambang misses with some punches.
Washington blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Washington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Washington 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Washington!
Leonard Washington took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GREEN!160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Childish Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gambino might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bonfire. 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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32
166 lbs
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Childish Gambino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gambino has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pena.
Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pena scores with a jab to the head.
Gambino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gambino swings widly with a right hand
and Pena counters with a straight right hand.
Pena looks to score with a jab to the body but Gambino is just out of range.
Gambino throwing a counter right hand but Pena manages to avoid it.
Gambino throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been told by Gambino's head coaches at Slaughterhouse - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gambino manages to avoid it.
Pena throws a hook but Gambino avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Gambino misses its intended target.
Gambino staying out of range there.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gambino moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPena.
Javier Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino throws a right and a left that Pena avoids nicely.
Pena scores with a jab. Gambino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gambino swinging wildly here.
Gambino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pena on the side of the head.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gambino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pena throws a head kick but Gambino moves out of range.
Pena just misses with a punch to the body.
Pena looks to throw the jab but Gambino is out of range.
Gambino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pena moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gambino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gambino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pena throws a body punch but Gambino moves out of range.
Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pena tries to bum rush Gambino with a series of wild strikes but Gambino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Pena.
Pena keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pena missing with a left hand there. Gambino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pena lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Gambino misses
and Pena counters with a nice uppercut.
Pena has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gambino tries a head kick but it misses.
Pena swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gambino throws a right hand that Pena ducks under and follows up with a left that Pena also avoids with ease.
Gambino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pena manages to avoid it.
Pena tests Gambino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pena scores with a nice body kick.
Gambino scores with a decent looking hook.
Pena pushes Gambino away with a front kick.
Gambino slips a jab from Pena.
A head kick misses from Pena.
Pena throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gambino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gambino has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gambino misses with an uppercut
and Pena counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pena walks into a jab.
Pena getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pena is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gambino had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gambino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pena circles away quickly and effectively.
Pena listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gambino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pena ducks under a wild hook from Gambino.
Gambino thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Pena dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gambino throws a nice looking combination but Pena bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pena throws a head kick that misses.
Pena lands a front kick.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Pena.
A telegraphed right hand from Pena misses the target.
Gambino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gambino misses with a wild combination.
Pena is looking for the big counter here.
Pena has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena pushes Gambino away with a front kick.
Jab by Gambino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Gambino counters with a quick kick to the body but Pena blocks it.
Javier Pena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Pena. Beautiful body shot.
Gambino throws a body shot but no joy.
Pena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pena uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gambino.
Pena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gambino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pena.
Pena is looking for the big counter here.
A jab from Pena misses.
Pena fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gambino takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gambino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a series of punches but Gambino avoids them all with ease.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gambino might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gambino cracks Pena with a good jab.
Pena misses with an uppercut. Gambino saw that one coming.
Gambino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pena lands a slapping body shot.
Pena throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gambino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Gambino.
Gambino throws a body punch but Pena moves out of range.
Gambino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gambino drops his hands momentarily and Pena takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino walks into a straight right hand from Pena.
Pena punishes Gambino's body with a nice straight punch.
Gambino jabs at Pena's body.
Pena throws a sloppy body shot
and Gambino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gambino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pena in his tracks.
Pena misses with a head kick.
Pena slips a jab and a cross from Gambino.
Gambino looks to land a right hand but Pena moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pena! But no joy.
Pena looks to throw the jab but Gambino is out of range.
Pena with a hook.
Gambino misses with an uppercut. Pena saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino slips a jab from Pena.
Gambino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Childish Gambino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gambino.
A nice combination there by Pena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gambino lands with an uppercut that bounces Pena off the cage and back into range.
Pena connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gambino. Gambino circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pena swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gambino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gambino looks to land a right hand but Pena moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Javier Pena will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gambino manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Pena slams his shin into Gambino's torso.
Pena throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pena scores with a sloppy right hand. Gambino should have avoided that one.
Gambino takes one to the chin there.
Gambino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pena throws an overhand right that lands on Gambino's shoulder, as Gambino tries to avoid the shot.
Gambino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena throws a head kick that misses
and Gambino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pena throws a body punch but Gambino moves out of range.
Pena moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gambino throws a series of punches but Pena avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pena!
Gambino blocks a head kick by Pena.
Gambino moves out of range of the strikes.
Pena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gambino.
Gambino throws a right hand that misses
and Pena counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Pena.
The fighters circling - Gambino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gambino tries to bum rush Pena with a series of wild strikes but Pena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pena takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gambino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pena was well out of range. Poor timing from Gambino.
Pena swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Pena.
Gambino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pena throws a sloppy head kick and Gambino moves out of range easily.
Pena lands a jab to the nose.
Gambino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pena.
Pena throws a head kick that half lands.
Gambino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pena.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pena! But no joy.
Pena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gambino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gambino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pena counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gambino jabs Pena right on the nose. Pena blinks but takes it well.
Gambino has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pena.
Gambino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pena swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pena is looking to slow Gambino down with leg kicks.
Gambino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gambino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pena circles away quickly and effectively.
Pena stuns Gambino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Javier Pena is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pena sizes up Gambino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gambino misses with a few strikes there.
Gambino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambino avoids the body shot from Pena.
It looked like Gambino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gambino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Gambino counters with a quick kick to the body but Pena blocks it.
Pena connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gambino. Gambino circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gambino moves out of range of the body kick from Pena.
Gambino takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pena throws a head kick that Gambino semi-blocks.
Pena fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Childish Gambino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pena shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gambino eats them both and turns towards Pena to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Pena comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pena has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Pena!
Javier Pena decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Childish Gambino spoke after the fight, saying 'Well that sucks.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mannelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Kaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Mannelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Kaz!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannelly clinches with his opponent.
Kaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaz prevents a body shot from Mannelly.
Kaz missing with knees to the body.
Kaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Kaz avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mannelly.
Mannelly is stalling here.
Kaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mannelly throws a head punch that misses.
Mannelly working aggressively here.
Kaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Mannelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mannelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaz backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaz tries to land a knee to the head but Mannelly blocks with his arms.
Mannelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kaz lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Mannelly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Mannelly - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaz looking to stall.
Kaz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mannelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaz backwards.
Mannelly blocks an elbow strike from Kaz.
Kaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mannelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaz controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Kaz fails to land.
Mannelly blocking some punches.
Kaz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kaz.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kaz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mannelly's brow.
Kaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Mannelly.
Kaz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kaz lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Kaz.
Kaz lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaz scores with a shot to the side of Mannelly's head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kaz fails to land.
Mannelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Mannelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mannelly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mannelly blocks an uppercut.
Mannelly misses with a body punch.
Kaz lands with a light punch inside.
Mannelly tries to work over Kaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mannelly prevents a body shot from Kaz.
Kaz tries to throw a body punch but Mannelly avoids it by throwing Kaz back against the cage.
Kaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kaz blocks a body shot from Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaz backwards.
Mannelly misses with some punches.
Mannelly has a couple of punches blocked by Kaz.
Kaz pushes Mannelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mannelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mannelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Mannelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Mannelly.
A short uppercut from Mannelly.
Mannelly digs a right hand underneath Kaz's ribcage. Kaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mannelly lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaz.
Mannelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Mannelly lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Mannelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kaz blocking some punches.
Come on Mannelly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mannelly cracks Kaz with a nice body shot.
Kaz blocks an uppercut.
Mannelly misses with the head strike.
Kaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mannelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaz wants to stall.
Kaz lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mannelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaz tries to throw a body punch but Mannelly avoids it by throwing Kaz back against the cage.
Kaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Mannelly.
Kaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaz lands a nice elbow.
Kaz tries a body shot but Mannelly blocks it.
Mannelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mannelly managing to block the knees to the body from Kaz.
Mannelly working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kaz.
Mannelly prevents a body shot from Kaz.
A head punch on the inside from Kaz fails to land.
Mannelly scores with a shot to the side of Kaz's head.
Kaz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mannelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaz blocking some punches.
Kaz misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaz misses with the head strike.
Kaz working Mannelly over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Mannelly.
Kaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mannelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Patrick Mannelly will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mannelly throws out a powerful jab.
Mannelly throws a hook but Kaz blocks it.
Mannelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Kaz should have avoided that one.
Kaz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kaz tries to clinch but Mannelly moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mannelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kaz's knee momentarily.
Mannelly misses with an uppercut
and Mannelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mannelly lands a jab.
Mannelly lands an overhand right.
Mannelly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mannelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Mannelly.
Kaz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kaz tries to clinch but Mannelly moves out of range.
Mannelly clobbers Kaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kaz loads up on a big right hand but Mannelly slips the punch.
Mannelly throwing a counter right hand but Kaz manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kaz misses with a low kick as Mannelly jumps back.
Mannelly clobbers Kaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaz clinches up with Mannelly and pushes him back against the cage.
Kaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mannelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kaz is trying to stall.
Kaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mannelly working aggressively here.
Kaz working aggressively here.
Kaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kaz lands a left hand.
Kaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaz missing with knees to the body.
Kaz has a couple of punches blocked by Mannelly.
A short uppercut from Mannelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kaz.
Kaz can't find room to land a body shot as Mannelly controls the action.
Kaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaz takes a shot to the head.
Kaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaz takes a shot to the head.
Mannelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patrick Mannelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kaz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mannelly blocks an elbow strike.
Mannelly misses with the head strike.
Mannelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kaz can't find room to land a body shot as Mannelly controls the action.
Kaz looking to throw knees to the head but Mannelly is blocking nicely.
Mannelly has a couple of punches blocked by Kaz.
Mannelly avoiding damage as Kaz throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mannelly.
Mannelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mannelly misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaz.
Kaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mannelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mannelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kaz can't find room to land a body shot as Mannelly controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaz obliges.
Mannelly blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Mannelly.
Mannelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mannelly prevents a body shot from Kaz.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kaz misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Mannelly.
Mannelly has Kaz pressed against the cage.
Mannelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Mannelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannelly blocks a body shot from Kaz.
Mannelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaz backwards.
Mannelly avoids the elbow strike from Kaz, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mannelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Mannelly on the inside.
Kaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mannelly.
Mannelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaz letting Mannelly take a breather here.
Mannelly avoiding damage.
Mannelly seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaz.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Kaz avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaz blocking some punches.
Mannelly works on Kaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Kaz lands an elbow inside.
Mannelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaz can do to turn this around?
Mannelly lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mannelly dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mannelly throws a series of punches but Kaz avoids them all with ease.
Mannelly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mannelly staying out of range there.
Kaz tries to move into range but Mannelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mannelly throws a right and a left that Kaz avoids nicely.
Kaz misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mannelly.
Mannelly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mannelly clinches up against the cage.
Mannelly tries to throw a body punch but Kaz avoids it by throwing Mannelly back against the cage.
Kaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kaz throws an elbow but misses.
Kaz cracks Mannelly with a nice body shot.
Kaz lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mannelly lands an uppercut.
Mannelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mannelly misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Mannelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mannelly working aggressively here.
Kaz misses with an elbow strike.
Kaz lands a damaging elbow.
Kaz gets through Mannelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Mannelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mannelly gets through Kaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mannelly backwards.
Kaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mannelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaz misses with an elbow over the top.
Mannelly lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kaz fails to land.
Mannelly has a couple of punches blocked by Kaz.
Kaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mannelly dodges an elbow strike from Kaz.
Kaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Max Kaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Mannelly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mannelly.
A head punch on the inside from Mannelly fails to land.
Kaz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mannelly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mannelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mannelly looking to stall.
Kaz letting Mannelly take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaz.
Kaz lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaz.
Mannelly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kaz up against the cage.
Kaz lands an uppercut.
A short left from Kaz.
Kaz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mannelly's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Mannelly on the inside.
Kaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Mannelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaz tries to work over Mannelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mannelly pushes Kaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaz trying to land knees to the body.
Mannelly blocking some punches.
Kaz tries a body shot but Mannelly blocks it.
Patrick Mannelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaz misses with some punches.
Mannelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mannelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mannelly dodges an elbow strike from Kaz.
Mannelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaz tries to throw a body punch but Mannelly avoids it by throwing Kaz back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaz tries to throw a body punch but Mannelly avoids it by throwing Kaz back against the cage.
Mannelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Mannelly cracks Kaz with a nice body shot.
Kaz tries to work over Mannelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mannelly is pushing Kaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kaz blocks an uppercut.
Kaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kaz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Kaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Max Kaz.
Well Mannelly 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Patrick Mannelly!
Patrick Mannelly 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Perseen Suti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohsen Mosaddegh (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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157 lbs
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153 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
24 - 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
25 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mohsen Mosaddegh!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suti shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mosaddegh pushes Suti off and gets back to his feet.
Mosaddegh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mosaddegh misses with an uppercut
and Suti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Suti throws a jab when Mosaddegh was well out of range.
Mosaddegh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suti lands with a shot to the body.
Mosaddegh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Suti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Suti closes the distance and clinches up with Mosaddegh, looking for a takedown. Suti pushes Mosaddegh against the cage but Mosaddegh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mosaddegh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Suti momentarily.
Mosaddegh misses the shot to the body.
Suti lands a jab to Mosaddegh's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh clinches up against the cage.
Suti slows down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Mosaddegh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosaddegh tries to work over Suti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mosaddegh gets through Suti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mosaddegh fails to land.
Suti is trying to stall.
Mosaddegh prevents Suti from breaking the clinch.
Mosaddegh stops a takedown attempt from Suti.
Mosaddegh lands with a light punch inside.
Suti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mosaddegh misses with a punch on the inside.
Mosaddegh just leaning against Suti, taking a breather.
Mosaddegh gets underhooks to prevent Suti's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perseen Suti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mosaddegh stops a takedown attempt from Suti.
Mosaddegh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mosaddegh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suti's elbow.
Mosaddegh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mosaddegh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suti shoots and misses
and Mosaddegh counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suti with a jab.
Suti slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Suti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mosaddegh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suti slips a straight right by Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suti manages to avoid it.
Mosaddegh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good shot there by Suti.
Suti misses with a hook. Mosaddegh ducked under it nicely.
Mosaddegh swinging wildly here.
Mosaddegh moves away from the strike by Suti.
Mosaddegh throws a counter combo.
Mosaddegh misses with a hook. Suti ducked under it nicely.
Mosaddegh has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mosaddegh lands the left hand.
Mosaddegh looks to land a left hand but Suti moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Suti.
Mohsen Mosaddegh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suti lands a nice shot to the body.
Mosaddegh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh scores with a shot to the body.
Suti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Suti misses with a looping left.
Mosaddegh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mosaddegh.
A jab from Suti misses.
Suti throws a right hand that misses
and Mosaddegh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mosaddegh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mosaddegh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suti.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mosaddegh! But no joy.
Suti throws a hook but Mosaddegh blocks it.
Mosaddegh is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Suti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Suti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mosaddegh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice shot lands for Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mosaddegh just misses with a punch to the body.
Suti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mosaddegh, as that shot connected.
Suti instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mosaddegh gets through Suti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suti is rocked!
Mosaddegh lands a left hand.
Oh Suti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mosaddegh stalling in the clinch.
Suti has had enough of the clinch but Mosaddegh keeps him there for the moment.
Mosaddegh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mosaddegh misses with a punch on the inside.
Suti looking for a takedown.
Suti has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mosaddegh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
I was talking to Suti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Mosaddegh.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Suti seems to have got his legs back now.
Suti manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Mosaddegh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Suti under the eye.
Suti circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Mosaddegh misses.
Suti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mosaddeghs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A shot to the liver by Mosaddegh. Beautiful body shot.
Suti drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Mosaddegh manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohsen Mosaddegh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mosaddegh drops Suti with a beautiful combination! Suti stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mosaddegh is looking for the KO!
Jab, jab by Suti - just one landing.
Suti misses with a series of wild punches.
Suti throws a hook to the side of Mosaddegh's head but Mosaddegh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mosaddegh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mosaddegh misses with a few strikes there.
Mosaddegh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suti appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mosaddegh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Mosaddegh coming out on top.
Suti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mosaddegh misses with a straight right.
Mosaddegh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suti avoids the body shot from Mosaddegh.
Suti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mosaddegh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suti fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Mosaddegh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mosaddegh moves out of range as Suti strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosaddegh throws a shot to the body.
Suti jabs Mosaddegh right on the nose. Mosaddegh blinks but takes it well.
Mosaddegh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Suti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suti connects with a body shot that sends Mosaddegh's belly button to the back.
Mosaddegh scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from Suti misses.
Mosaddegh throws out a powerful jab.
Mosaddegh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mosaddegh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suti.
Suti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Suti misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mosaddegh digs a good body shot into Suti's ribs.
Mosaddegh just misses with a punch to the body.
Suti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mosaddegh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mosaddegh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mosaddegh lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mosaddegh.
Suti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Mosaddegh misses.
Suti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Suti misses with a looping right.
Suti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mosaddegh throws an off balance right hand
and Suti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Suti dives in and scores a takedown into Mosaddegh's guard.
Suti won't allow Mosaddegh to get back to his feet.
Suti working some strikes from top position.
Suti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mosaddegh looking to control.
Suti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mosaddegh wants to get back to his feet but Suti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti postures up in Mosaddegh's guard and throws a big left but Mosaddegh blocks it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Suti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mosaddegh.
Suti just misses with a punch to the body.
Mohsen Mosaddegh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mosaddegh throws a right and a left that Suti avoids nicely.
Suti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mosaddegh's guard.
Suti throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mosaddegh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Suti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mosaddegh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mosaddegh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suti is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti with a nice head shot there.
Suti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mosaddegh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Suti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Suti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mosaddegh keeping moving, preventing Suti from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Suti ducks right into an uppercut from Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh stuns Suti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mosaddegh throws a leg kick but Suti checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohsen Mosaddegh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Suti shoots in and bounces Mosaddegh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mosaddegh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mosaddegh pulls Suti in close to prevent any damage.
Suti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosaddegh wants to stand up but Suti is controlling him.
Suti connects with a couple of short punches.
Suti stops Mosaddegh from standing up.
Perseen Suti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti throws a strike but Mosaddegh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mosaddegh wants to stand but Suti is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suti keeps the fight on the outside.
Suti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mosaddegh under the eye.
A left lands for Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh misses the jab.
Mosaddegh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suti manages to avoid it.
Mosaddegh misses with a body shot.
Mosaddegh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mosaddegh as he avoids it easily.
Suti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mosaddegh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mosaddegh throws a lazy right hand but Suti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suti slips a straight right by Mosaddegh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mosaddegh under the eye.
Mosaddegh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mosaddegh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suti throws a looping overhand right but Mosaddegh ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mosaddegh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suti.
Mosaddegh thuds his right hand into Suti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick from Mosaddegh misses.
Suti lands a nice shot to the body.
Mosaddegh lands with an overhand left.
Mosaddegh cracks Suti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mosaddegh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Suti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mosaddegh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mosaddegh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mosaddegh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suti.
Mosaddegh misses the shot to the body.
Mosaddegh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suti moves away.
Suti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Suti throws a hook but Mosaddegh avoids it easily.
Suti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Suti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mosaddegh takes a swing at Suti's ribcage but misses.
Mosaddegh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suti throws a front kick that sends Mosaddegh stumbling back into the cage.
Suti throws an overhand right that lands on Mosaddegh's shoulder, as Mosaddegh tries to avoid the shot.
Mosaddegh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mosaddegh misses with a body shot.
Mosaddegh throws a low kick but Suti avoids it.
Mosaddegh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh thuds a left hand into Suti's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh works the jab nicely.
Suti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suti works the jab nicely.
Mosaddegh lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot lands for Suti.
Suti ducks right into an uppercut from Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mosaddegh slips under a jab from Suti.
Suti looks to land a right hand but Mosaddegh moved out of range.
Mosaddegh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suti.
Mosaddegh appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Suti punishes Mosaddegh's body with a nice straight punch.
Suti moves out of range as Mosaddegh strikes.
Mosaddegh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suti.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suti swings for the body but Mosaddegh moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohsen Mosaddegh really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mosaddegh scores with a jab to the body.
Mosaddegh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mosaddegh feints a jab promting Suti to slip. Mosaddegh then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Suti slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Suti connects with a single shot there.
Suti throws a big shot that misses.
Mosaddegh digs a good hook to Suti's body.
Mosaddegh swinging wildly here.
Suti moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosaddegh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Suti lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mosaddegh wants to stand back up but Suti manages to pass into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mosaddegh is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti wants to control but Mosaddegh is keeping him busy.
Suti in side control, throwing shots but Mosaddegh defends.
Mosaddegh wants to control but Suti postures up.
Mosaddegh tries to escape but Suti is in control.
Suti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Suti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Suti looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mosaddegh is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Suti controlling from side mount.
Suti throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Suti 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.
Suti trying to control the action but Mosaddegh is working from the bottom.
Mosaddegh can't do much from the bottom here.
Suti in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh is trying to work for a sweep but Suti has mounted him!
Suti misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mosaddegh is bucking up trying to escape but Suti cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mosaddegh is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mosaddegh manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Suti wants to take a breather but Mosaddegh is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Suti lands a nice short elbow.
Mosaddegh has a hand on Suti's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Suti takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Suti's lack of action.
Mosaddegh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Suti.
Suti slips a nice elbow through Mosaddegh's hands, connecting with Mosaddegh's forehead.
Suti working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Mosaddegh's thigh. Mosaddegh counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Suti trying to control but Mosaddegh is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mosaddegh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Perseen Suti will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mosaddegh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suti shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mosaddegh is trying to stand back up but Suti is controlling him
Suti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mosaddegh has hold of Suti's hands but Suti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Suti connects with a nice short shot to Mosaddegh's temple.
Suti perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Suti is pressing down on Mosaddegh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mosaddegh is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti wants to control but Mosaddegh is keeping him busy.
Mosaddegh is trying to stand.
Suti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Suti is looking for a kimura but Mosaddegh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suti to get the leverage.
Suti wants to take a breather but Mosaddegh is having none of it.
Mosaddegh kicks Suti off and gets back to his feet.
Suti tries to close the distance and clinch but Mosaddegh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suti throws a looping overhand right but Mosaddegh ducks down to avoid it.
Mosaddegh is looking to chop away at Suti's legs.
Mosaddegh misses the shot to the body.
Suti missing with a left hand there. Mosaddegh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti defending well as Mosaddegh loads up on a big left hand.
Suti lands with an overhand left.
Suti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh checks a low kick from Suti.
Suti throws a jab when Mosaddegh was well out of range.
Suti misses the jab.
Mosaddegh takes a swing at Suti's ribcage but misses.
Mosaddegh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suti moves away.
Suti is looking to counter punch.
Suti shoots in and bounces Mosaddegh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mosaddegh wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Suti manages to pass to side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Suti keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Suti wants a takedown but no success here.
Mosaddegh tries a body shot but Suti blocks it.
Suti takes a shot to the head.
Mosaddegh scores with a shot to the side of Suti's head.
Suti blocking some punches.
Suti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suti scores with a takedown into Mosaddegh's guard.
Suti lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Perseen Suti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mosaddegh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mosaddegh keeping moving, preventing Suti from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh seems keen to control Suti's posture.
Mohsen Mosaddegh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mosaddegh wants to stand and escape but Suti is having none of it.
Suti is pushing down on Mosaddegh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mosaddegh is fighting to maintain full guard but Suti has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mosaddegh is trying to stand up here but Suti is controlling him well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suti looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mosaddegh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Suti is looking for a kimura here.
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 Perseen Suti.
I think Mosaddegh 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 47:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohsen Mosaddegh!
Mohsen Mosaddegh is the new featherweight champion!
Mohsen Mosaddegh decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Con Waterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waterson comes to the cage accompanied by Oasis - Roll With It. Stotch has chosen boom baby as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Con Waterson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Con Waterson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Con Waterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leopold Stotch!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stotch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Waterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stotch misses with a body punch
letting Waterson counter with a right hand.
Stotch lands a body shot.
Stotch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stotch connects with an inside leg kick.
Leopold Stotch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stotch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Waterson.
Waterson walks into a straight right hand from Stotch.
Waterson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barracks - LOD in the buildup to the fight.
Stotch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waterson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stotch just manages to avoid it.
Stotch misses with a straight left.
Waterson throws out a loose jab but Stotch uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waterson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stotchs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stotch throws a head kick but Waterson moves out of range.
Waterson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Waterson sizes up Stotch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stotch just misses with a punch to the body.
Stotch throws a jab but it's blocked by Waterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch throws a body punch but Waterson moves out of range.
Stotch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waterson.
Stotch has Waterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Waterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waterson dodges an elbow strike from Stotch.
Stotch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Waterson stalling.
Waterson misses with a punch to the body.
Waterson blocking some punches.
Stotch lands with a short shot to the head.
Stotch working aggressively here.
Waterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stotch thows a leg kick but Waterson checks it
and Waterson counters with a straight right hand.
Waterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterson throws a sloppy body shot
and Stotch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Stotch.
Stotch cracks the inside of Waterson's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stotch motions for Waterson to come forward. Stotch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stotch throws a leg kick but Waterson moved away.
A jab from Stotch misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stotch.
Stotch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Waterson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Waterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Waterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stotch.
Waterson is looking to counter punch.
Stotch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Waterson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stotch's sensitive parts.
Waterson throws an off balance right hand
and Stotch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch punishes Waterson's body with a nice straight punch.
Stotch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waterson misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Waterson checks a low kick from Stotch.
Stotch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stotch cracks Waterson with an open hand slap.
Stotch lands with an uppercut that bounces Waterson off the cage and back into range.
Stotch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Waterson rather than just go for the knockout.
A leg kick checked by Stotch.
Good shot there by Waterson.
A slow jab from Stotch misses its intended target.
Stotch connects with the punch.
Stotch tries to clinch up.
Stotch stuns Waterson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stotch staying out of range there.
Stotch scores with a hook to the body. Waterson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stotch checks a leg kick nicely.
Stotch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stotch ducks under a wild hook from Waterson.
Stotch wants to slow Waterson down by chopping away at his legs.
Waterson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stotch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Waterson is out of range.
Waterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stotch.
Stotch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stotch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Waterson blocks the leg kick.
Waterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Stotch lands with a shot to the body.
Waterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Waterson throws a body punch but Stotch moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leopold Stotch dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stotch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Waterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stotch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Waterson avoids the body shot from Stotch.
Waterson throws a hook but Stotch blocks it.
Stotch takes a swing at Waterson's ribcage but misses.
Waterson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stotch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waterson is looking to counter punch.
Stotch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Waterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stotch misses with an uppercut. Waterson saw that one coming.
Stotch connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
An inside leg kick from Stotch misses.
Waterson looks to land a right hand but Stotch moved out of range.
Stotch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stotch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stotch thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stotch checks a low kick from Waterson.
Stotch throws a right hand that Waterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Waterson also avoids with ease.
Stotch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waterson.
Stotch stuns Waterson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stotch stuns Waterson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Waterson.
Waterson tries to land a leg kick but Stotch saw it coming and moves away.
Waterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Waterson slips a jab from Stotch.
Waterson throwing a counter right hand but Stotch manages to avoid it.
Stotch throws a head kick that misses
enabling Waterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Stotch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stotch swinging wildly here.
Waterson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stotch dodges the punch combination from Waterson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stotch throws a leg kick
and Waterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stotch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stotch tries to close the distance and clinch but Waterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stotch.
Stotch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stotch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stotch closes the distance but Waterson moves to the side
and Waterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stotch connects with a solid leg kick.
Waterson throws a front kick that sends Stotch stumbling back into the cage.
Waterson looks to throw the jab but Stotch is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Waterson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A low kick from Stotch is predictable there
and Waterson counters with an inside leg kick.
Stotch pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Waterson back to the cage. Stotch follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Waterson scores with a decent looking hook.
Stotch misses with a body punch
and Waterson scores with a counter punch that sends Stotch to the canvas! Waterson smells blood - he's punishing Stotch with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Stotch has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Con Waterson!
Con Waterson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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). Fu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: A Fifth Of Beethoven. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brenden Abbott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manolo Fu!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott shoots in for a takedown but Fu shows good takedown defense.
Abbott pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fu is out of range and Abbott settles back down.
Fu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abbott can pounce on him.
Fu jabs Abbott right on the nose. Abbott blinks but takes it well.
Abbott darts in looking for a takedown but Fu gets double underhooks and turns Abbott into the cage.
Manolo Fu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Fu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abbott.
Abbott has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fu.
Abbott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abbott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu.
Fu tries a quick counter leg kick but Abbott is wise to it.
Fu throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott throws a body shot but no joy.
Fu scores with a push kick.
Fu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Abbott.
Fu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manolo Fu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Abbott throws a shot from downtown. Fu moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Fu.
Fu stuffs the takedown attempt from Abbott. Abbott gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brenden Abbott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abbott thinks about countering with a head kick.
Fu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fu thuds his shin into the meat of Abbott's side.
Abbott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fu.
Abbott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fu is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abbott, right into the meat.
Fu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abbott shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fu has Abbott pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throwing strikes from guard but Fu blocks nicely.
Abbott throwing strikes from guard but Fu blocks nicely.
Abbott trying to control the position from guard on top but Fu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abbott postures up and lands a big shot to Fu's brow.
Abbott is fighting to break Fu's control of his arms but Fu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Abbott scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Abbott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu is controlling Abbott's posture.
Abbott is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Abbott makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Abbott controls from within his opponent's guard.
Abbott throwing strikes but missing.
Fu controlling Abbott's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Abbott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abbott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abbott trying to control the position from guard on top but Fu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Abbott tries to move into range but Fu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fu scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Fu.
Fu tries to work over Abbott's front leg with a kick but Abbott checks it.
Fu throws a body shot but no joy.
Fu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abbott counters with a low kick, right behind Fu 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed right hand from Fu misses the target.
Fu just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAbbott.
Fu looks to score with a jab to the body but Abbott is just out of range.
Abbott appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fu. Abbott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abbott appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Abbott takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Abbott in his tracks.
Abbott loads up on a big right hand but Fu slips the punch.
Fu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fu throws a body kick that misses.
Fu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Abbott's calf.
Fu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fu misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu throws a jab but it's blocked by Abbott.
Fu throws a leg kick but Abbott sees it coming and moves out of range.
Abbott was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abbott throws out a loose jab but Fu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbott throws a head kick but Fu moves out of range.
No luck for Abbott with that takedown attempt.
Abbott takes one to the side of the head.
Abbott is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fu's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A bone on bone clash there as Abbott blocks the leg kick.
Abbott takes a swing at Fu's ribcage but misses.
Abbott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fu is out of range.
Abbott avoids the head kick by Fu.
Abbott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Abbott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Abbott throws a low kick, looking for Fu's leg but Fu calmly moves out of range.
Fu lands a jab to the head.
Abbott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fu! But no joy.
Abbott throws a leg kick but Fu checks it.
Abbott cracks a nice hook into Fu's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fu leaves Abbott with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fu feints and then cracks Abbott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abbott down.
Abbott connects with a leg kick. Fu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott moves away from the strike by Fu.
Abbott appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Decent striking displayed by Fu there.
Fu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Abbott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fu throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Fu.
Abbott changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Abbott misses with a wild body shot.
Fu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abbott.
Abbott blocks a leg kick.
Abbott scores with a sloppy right hand. Fu should have avoided that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fu.
Fu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Abbott.
That kick from Abbott tenderised Fu's leg. Fu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abbott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott blocks a low kick nicely.
Abbott attempts a counter takedown but Fu avoids it well and moves away.
Abbott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fu is out of range.
Fu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbott moves away.
Fu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbott connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Abbott needs to keep his hands up - Fu had a free shot at his head there.
Abbott loads up on a big right hand but Fu slips the punch.
Abbott takes one on the button.
Abbott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fu.
Fu misses with a body kick.
Fu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abbott takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Abbott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fu.
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! Abbott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fu lands a slapping body shot.
Fu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Abbott under the eye.
Fu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abbott at a distance.
Fu lands with a right hand.
Abbott throws a shot from downtown. Fu moves away and avoids it.
Fu avoids the body shot from Abbott.
Fu blocks a leg kick.
Fu throws a body punch but Abbott moves out of range.
Fu moves out of range of the leg kick from Abbott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fu's calf.
Fu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abbott's sensitive parts.
Abbott scores with a jab to the head.
Abbott will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Abbott looks to score with a jab to the body but Fu is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fu.
Fu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abbott. That did some damage!
Abbott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Abbott 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.
Abbott throws a jab but it's blocked by Fu.
Fu connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fu.
Abbott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Abbott.
Nice defenses there by Fu.
Fu feints a counter leg kick.
Abbott is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fu's half guard.
Fu pushes Abbott off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott misses with a leg kick.
Fu lands a jab to Abbott's midsection.
Fu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fu cracks the inside of Abbott's front leg.
Fu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abbott misses with a looping left.
Abbott throws a big shot that misses.
Fu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Abbott connects with a nice looking jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abbott.
Fu digs a good hook to Abbott's body.
Fu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abbott misses with a body kick.
Fu is looking to slow Abbott down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu scores with a hook to the body. Abbott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fu misses with a leg kick.
Abbott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fu.
A slow jab from Fu misses its intended target.
Abbott moves out of range as Fu throws a body kick.
Fu throws a leg kick
and Abbott counters with a nice uppercut.
Fu scores with a decent looking hook.
Abbott just misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abbott is looking to chop away at Fu's legs.
Fu jabs at Abbott's body.
Abbott checks a leg kick.
Abbott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abbott lands a really nice looking cross but Fu seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Abbott lands but Fu takes it in his stride.
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!
Fu blocks a leg kick.
Abbott misses with a low kick.
Abbott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fu.
Abbott motions for Fu to come forward. Abbott throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fu digs a good hook to Abbott's body.
Fu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Abbott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fu.
Fu tries a quick counter leg kick but Abbott is wise to it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fu.
Fu leaves Abbott with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fu, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abbott 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.
A head kick by Abbott misses
and Fu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Abbott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fu, as that shot connected.
Abbott connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abbott drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fu sprawls and moves away.
Fu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abbott throws a lazy right hand but Fu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fu.
Fu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abbott with a poor takedown
and Fu counters with a thumping low kick.
Fu is looking to score with low kicks.
Abbott tries to counter with a takedown but Fu is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Abbott misses
and Fu counters with a left to the body.
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Abbott's calf.
Abbott checks the leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fu. Abbott shrugs it off though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fu. Abbott shrugs it off though.
Fu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fu throws a leg kick but Abbott checks it.
A leg kick checked by Fu.
Abbott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manolo Fu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Abbott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abbott avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu cracks a nice hook into Abbott's ribs.
Fu throws a body kick that misses.
Fu tests Abbott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fu cracks Abbott with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbott blocks a leg kick.
Abbott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fu.
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.
Fu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbott moves away.
Abbott drops his hands momentarily and Fu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fu throws the kick towards the body but Abbott avoids it.
Fu lands a front kick.
Fu connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fu.
Abbott thumps Fu with a low kick.
Abbott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fu can pounce on him.
Abbott takes a swing at Fu's ribcage but misses.
Fu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abbott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Abbott checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fu throws a body shot but no joy.
Fu lands a front kick.
Fu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abbott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fu is looking for the big counter here.
Fu throws a leg kick but Abbott sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Abbott gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abbott.
Abbott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abbott misses with a head kick.
Fu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abbott throws a body punch but Fu moves out of range.
Fu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fu scores with a jab.
Abbott misses with an uppercut.
Abbott takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fu misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Fu.
Abbott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abbott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abbott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Abbott wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fu pushes Abbott away with a front kick.
Abbott staying out of range there.
Fu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abbott's sensitive parts.
Fu slips a jab from Abbott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu misses with a low kick as Abbott jumps back.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fu. Abbott shrugs it off though.
Fu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Abbott if he has to take too many more of those.
Fu throws a sloppy head kick and Abbott moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abbott paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fu misses with a body kick.
Fu throws a leg kick but Abbott checks it.
Fu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fu lands a leg kick that knocks Abbott off balance momentarily.
Fu cracks the inside of Abbott's front leg.
Abbott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abbott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abbott misses with an uppercut.
Brenden Abbott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu tests Abbott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abbott.
Abbott misses with a hook to the body
and Fu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fu slips under a jab.
Fu lands a leg kick that knocks Abbott off balance momentarily.
Fu connects with a solid leg kick.
Fu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abbott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fu slips a jab from Abbott.
Abbott looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Abbott thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Abbott.
Abbott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Abbott wants to control from the top but Fu keeps moving.
Abbott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abbott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Abbott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abbott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fu throws a nice looking combination but Abbott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fu throws a shot from downtown. Abbott moves away and avoids it.
Abbott has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fu finds it's way round the side to connect with Abbott's head.
Abbott misses with an uppercut. Fu saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manolo Fu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolo Fu!
Manolo Fu is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Manolo Fu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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