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LEGACY! 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buster Knott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Niederreiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knott kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kanye West vs. The xx - Touch The Sky (Carlos Serrano Mix) . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buster Knott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nino Niederreiter!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws a lazy body kick
and Knott counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Knott.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Knott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knott postures up in Niederreiter's guard and throws a big left but Niederreiter blocks it.
Knott tries to free his leg and advance position but Niederreiter is retaining full guard.
Knott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Niederreiter wants to sweep but no luck.
Knott controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Niederreiter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Knott trying to control the position from guard on top but Niederreiter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niederreiter wants to sweep here but Knott controlling him for the moment.
Niederreiter looking for a guillotine here but Knott defends easily.
Knott lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Knott stopping the sweep attempt from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knott gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Knott postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Niederreiter looking for a sweep. Not yet Niederreiter, not yet.
Knott is working Niederreiter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knott stands up over Niederreiter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Knott wants to control from the top but Niederreiter keeps moving.
Knott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niederreiter looking to control.
Knott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Niederreiter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Niederreiter keeping moving, preventing Knott from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niederreiter trying to control the position.
Knott throws an elbow that misses. Niederreiter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knott's guard. Nice move by Niederreiter!
Knott looking to control.
Niederreiter passes Knott's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Niederreiter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Knott is just riding it out for now. Niederreiter eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knott wants to control but Niederreiter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Knott gets full guard.
Knott not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Knott is pulling down on Niederreiter's head to control his posture.
Niederreiter trying to control but Knott is working from the bottom.
Niederreiter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knott is keeping the position for now.
Niederreiter postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Knott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Niederreiter keeps working.
Knott prevents Niederreiter from improving his position.
Niederreiter keeps trying to improve his position.
Niederreiter manages to get to full guard.
Niederreiter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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 Buster Knott will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Knott doesn't manage to clinch there - Niederreiter circles away.
Knott throws a head kick that misses.
Knott lands with a slapping head kick.
Knott swings for the body but Niederreiter moves out of range.
Knott sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Knott throws a head kick but Niederreiter moves out of range.
Knott fails to land the takedown.
Niederreiter only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Niederreiter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knott doesn't seem phased though.
A punch lands to the side of Knott 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A cross from Knott lands.
A head kick by Knott misses
and Niederreiter counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knott lands with a slapping head kick.
Niederreiter checks a leg kick.
Knott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Niederreiter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Knott shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Niederreiter pinned against the cage. Niederreiter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Niederreiter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Niederreiter connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niederreiter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Knott will feel that in the morning.
Nino Niederreiter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Niederreiter.
Knott moves out of range as Niederreiter throws a body kick.
Nino Niederreiter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick by Knott misses
and Niederreiter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Niederreiter finds it's way through Knott's defenses.
Niederreiter connects with a solid leg kick.
Niederreiter clobbers Knott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Knott tries a low kick but Niederreiter avoids it.
Niederreiter swinging wildly here.
Knott throws the left hand but Niederreiter avoids the punch easily.
Niederreiter lands a nice hook to Knott's body. Knott takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Niederreiter wants to land a leg kick but Knott is out of range.
Knott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knott moves in looking to clinch but Niederreiter pushes him off.
Niederreiter throws out a counter right but Knott avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niederreiter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knott just misses with a punch to the body.
Knott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knott throws a head kick that misses.
Niederreiter gets caught flat footed, as Knott shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Niederreiter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knott is one step ahead there.
Niederreiter keeping moving, preventing Knott from controlling successfully.
Niederreiter is trying to keep Knott in close.
Knott looking to pass the guard.
Knott is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knott trying to control but Niederreiter is working from the bottom.
Niederreiter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knott defends well.
Knott wants to get up but he can't break Niederreiter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Knott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Buster Knott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Niederreiter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Knott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Niederreiter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Niederreiter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knott trying to control but Niederreiter is working from the bottom.
Knott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Niederreiter is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Niederreiter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knott defends well.
Knott scoring with some ground and pound.
Knott looking to pass the guard.
Niederreiter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Niederreiter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knott defends well.
Niederreiter 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Knott with a nice cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niederreiter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knott.
Knott takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Knott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knott moves into the clinch.
Niederreiter breaks from the clinch.
Niederreiter stuffs the takedown attempt from Knott. Knott gets slowly back to his feet.
Knott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Niederreiter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knott 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.
Niederreiter is looking to slow Knott down with leg kicks.
Niederreiter throws a hook to the side of Knott's head but Knott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knott throws a looping overhand right but Niederreiter ducks down to avoid it.
Knott misses with a low kick.
Knott looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niederreiter.
Knott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Niederreiter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knott moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Niederreiter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Niederreiter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Niederreiter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Niederreiter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knott closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Niederreiter did well to prevent Knott getting side control.
Knott thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Knott trying to control from half guard but Niederreiter is working away.
Niederreiter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Knott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knott is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Niederreiter wants to sweep here but Knott controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knott postures up in Niederreiter's guard and throws a big left but Niederreiter blocks it.
Niederreiter has his feet on Knott's thighs here. He's pushed Knott off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Knott screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nino Niederreiter!
Buster Knott was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm young and still have a lot of upside. The same cannot be said of you.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conor Harris will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid Muay Thai
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conor Harris!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gracie's head.
It looks like Anderson Gracie has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Harris gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
Harris lands a jab-cross combination.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Gracie gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harris sees it coming and defends easily.
Harris kicks off Gracie and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Gracie moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHarris.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Good leg kick by Harris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris is looking for the big counter here.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Conor Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Harris.
Harris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie lunges at Harris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harris's hand.
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!
Gracie has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good body shot from Gracie.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Harris pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harris walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie clinches.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Harris shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gracie pulls Harris into guard.
Gracie looking to control but Harris passes into half guard.
Harris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harris pulls his head out easily.
Gracie wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
Harris prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Harris is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harris is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Harris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harris throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Harris.
Anderson Gracie's cut is getting worse.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie trying to hold on to Harris's head to control him but Harris postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harris clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris stuffs the takedown.
Harris avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Harris instigates a clinch.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Harris turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris lands a jab.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Gracie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Harris manages to circle out of the way.
Harris stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Gracie has Harris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harris pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson Gracie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Harris connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Gracie to the floor! Harris dives in looking for the finish!
Gracie is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harris.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Harris is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Gracie is hurt! He's hurt bad - Harris fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Gracie from any more punishment! Congratulations to Harris! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Harris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sungwon Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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174 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sungwon Jung!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks to land a combination but Jung avoids it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Jung, which made it look bad.
Jung misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brown scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jung wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jung tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Jung is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jung is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brown trying to control the pace.
Jung is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Jung trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brown scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brown wants to control but Jung is keeping him busy.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jung taking some punishment here, with Brown in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung trying to control here.
Jung is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jung looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown stands up over Jung, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jung's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Brown cracks Jung with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Jung blocks nicely.
Brown cracks Jung with a solid left hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jung is on top in guard.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jung manages to get himself to full guard.
Jung tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jung keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jung looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brown passes into half guard.
Jung is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Brown sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jung's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Jung is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jung has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Brown is keen to just control but Jung is a slippery customer.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Jung's hands, connecting with Jung's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ground and pound from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Brown dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jung stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Jung closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Jung leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jung closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Jung misses.
Nice sprawl there from Jung as Brown shoots in.
Brown throws a series of punches but Jung avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Brown misses.
Jung just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jung changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jung can do to turn this around?
Jung shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Jung with that takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Jung there.
Jung throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Jung, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jung closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Jung is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jung lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jung gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brown drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jung gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brown has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jung after a bit of a struggle.
Jung tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jung misses with a punch to the body.
Jung gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Brown tries to reverse the position but Jung maintains control.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jung prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brown sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Brown is staying active underneath Jung, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jung keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jung pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Jung trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung looking to pass the guard.
John Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jung is one step ahead there.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Jung throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown wants to sweep here but Jung controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jung throws a big shot that misses.
Jung throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jung but Jung pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sungwon Jung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Brown stalks Jung and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jung's face. Jung staggers backwards, shaken.
Jung throws a one two combo.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Jung saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jung.
Jung looks to clinch
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jung won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown cracks Jung with a big right hand but Jung just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jung is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brown connects with a decent elbow.
Jung is trying to get back to half guard.
Jung manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jung is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown striking off his back but it's not causing Jung any problems.
Jung forces his way into half guard.
Jung tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brown working a defensive guard but Jung manages to pass into side control anyway.
Brown looks to move to half guard but instead Jung has passed into mount! Damn!
Jung takes Brown's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Brown is in trouble.
Jung trying to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to break free.
Brown is keeping busy.
Brown is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Brown is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jung gets his way!
Jung trying to control momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung controlling well, preventing Brown from escaping the position.
Jung misses with a punch to the head.
Jung is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Brown defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Jung punches the canvas rather than the man.
Brown tries to escape the position.
Can Brown hold on?! Jung is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Jung keeps control of the position easily here as Brown tries to buck him off.
Brown is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung cracks Brown with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Brown from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Jung is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
I really don't envy Brown right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sungwon Jung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jung has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sungwon Jung!
Post fight, an emotional Sungwon Jung said 'Thank you so much, thank you for coming.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Hall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kukulcan Tonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Hall!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonga.
Tonga throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hall.
Tonga throws a leg kick but Hall moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Tonga misses the target.
Tonga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tonga throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tonga seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonga throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tonga throws a big shot that misses.
Hall throws a wild body kick that Tonga sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Tonga throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tonga wants to slow Hall down by chopping away at his legs.
Hall tries a quick counter leg kick but Tonga is wise to it.
Tonga throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Tonga.
Tonga scores with a leg kick.
Tonga missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall throws a solid leg kick but Tonga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hall.
Tonga misses with an uppercut
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Hall as he connects with a hook.
Tonga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hall under the eye.
Tonga throws a leg kick
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonga scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonga misses the jab.
Tonga misses with a straight left.
Tonga throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Tonga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Hall backs away, Tonga returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters circling - Tonga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hall moves out of range as Tonga throws a body kick.
Tonga throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tonga throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hall tries to counter with a clinch but Tonga shakes him off and moves away.
Hall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tonga misses.
Hall tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Tonga moved out of range.
Tonga cracks Hall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Tonga.
Hall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tonga.
Tonga throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Tonga lands a brutal head kick. Hall looks out on his feet and Tonga throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Kukulcan Tonga!
Kukulcan Tonga thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Hitscock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hitscock comes to the cage accompanied by My Drinking Problem. Erik Kramer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfred Hitscock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer scores with the left hand. Hitscock knows he should have avoided that one.
Hitscock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kramer.
Kramer throws a hook but Hitscock avoids it easily.
Kramer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kramer throws a body punch but Hitscock moves out of range.
Hitscock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kramer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hitscock.
Kramer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kramer throws a right hand that misses
enabling Hitscock to counter with a crisp jab.
Kramer lands with a hook. Hitscock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kramer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hitscock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hitscock throws an overhand right that lands on Kramer's shoulder, as Kramer tries to avoid the shot.
We've been informed that Kramer has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hitscock lands a jab.
Hitscock with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitscock moves forwards but Kramer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kramer lands a really nice looking cross but Hitscock seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer throws an off balance right hand
and Hitscock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hitscock with a nice cross.
Kramer is rocked!
Hitscock closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kramer! Hitscock dives in looking to finish! Kramer is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfred Hitscock!
Alfred Hitscock 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edward Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grey Worm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worm comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Der Kaptain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Grey Worm told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edward Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Grey Worm!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Worm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Worm moves away and avoids it.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Worm.
Worm closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown clinches up against the cage.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
Brown pulls guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Worm from controlling successfully.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worm throws an elbow that misses. Brown uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Worm's guard. Nice move by Brown!
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Worm is keeping the position for now.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Worm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Worm can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace.
Brown postures up in Worm's guard and throws a big left but Worm blocks it.
Brown trying to control but Worm is working from the bottom.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Worm has wrist control.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Worm has wrist control.
Brown distracts Worm with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Worm wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is looking to advance position but Worm has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Worm controlling from mount.
Brown suckers Worm into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Brown is now in Worm's guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Worm pulls Brown in to control the position.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Worm working a defensive guard but Brown manages to pass into side control anyway.
Brown in side control, throwing shots but Worm defends.
Brown throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Worm keeps working.
Brown is trying to get an arm triangle but Worm is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Brown crashes against the mat.
Worm tries to improve position but can't.
Brown misses with the ground and pound.
Worm is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
Worm can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown wants to control but Worm is keeping him busy.
Brown throws a strike aimed at the side of Worm's head but Worm avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Brown dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Worm misses.
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Worm defends it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Worm.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Worm can do to turn this around?
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Worm should have avoided that one.
Worm throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brown digs a good hook to Worm's body.
Worm throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Worm throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Worm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Worm.
Worm throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Worm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Worm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grey Worm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Worms head.
Worm is looking to control Brown's arms but Brown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Worm has his back to the cage.
Worm misses with some punches.
Worm misses with the head strike.
Worm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Good body shot from Brown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Worm gets control of Brown's arms and successfully pulls guard. Worm will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Worm is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Worm's head.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Worm gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Worm trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Worm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Worm manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Worm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Worm manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worm slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Worm wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown seems keen to control Worm's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Worm trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown is trying to control the position but Worm postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Worm controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown with a hook.
Worm lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Grey Worm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Worm throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Worm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Worm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worm was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Worm swinging wildly here.
Brown pushes Worm up against the cage in a clinch.
Worm wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Worm misses with some punches.
Worm throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Worm controls the action.
Worm is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Brown.
Worm can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Come on Brown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good body shot from Worm.
Brown presses Worm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Worm goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Worm misses with the combination.
Brown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Worm sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Worm blocks a jab.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Worm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown misses with a hook
and Worm counters with a nice leg kick.
Worm loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Worm lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brown backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worm misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Worm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Worm manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Worm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Worm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Worm is retaining full guard.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Worm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown trying to control but Worm is working from the bottom.
Edward Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Worm keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Worm working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Worm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sloppy strikes there by Brown.
Worm manages to get back to half guard.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Worm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Worm defending well though.
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. Brown connects with a nice short shot to Worm's temple.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Worm wants to get back to his feet.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Worm defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Brown!
After winning the bout, Edward Brown thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Wickam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Palmer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sans Pression - Numero 1. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
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Good kicks
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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
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Randall Wickam!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer misses with a body kick.
Palmer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Palmer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Palmer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wickam defends it nicely.
Wickam 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.
Wickam ducks under a wild hook from Palmer.
A jab from Wickam misses.
Wickam misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wickam throws a looping overhand right but Palmer ducks down to avoid it.
Palmer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wickam fails to land with a series of punches.
Wickam misses with a straight left.
Wickam lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wickam sprawls well initially but Palmer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wickam is looking for a sweep. Palmer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Palmer trying to control from half guard but Wickam is working away.
Wickam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Palmer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Palmer trying to control the action but Wickam is working from the bottom.
Palmer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wickam defends it well.
Palmer trying to control the action but Wickam is working from the bottom.
Palmer prevents Wickam from improving his position.
Wickam looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Palmer is trying to control. Wickam wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is trying to work for a kimura but Wickam is defending well.
Palmer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Palmer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wickam has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palmer finds it's way round the side to connect with Wickam's head.
Palmer is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Palmer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wickam lands a jab to the head.
Palmer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wickam is fending him off so far but Palmer persists. Nope, Wickam circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wickam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wickam stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Palmer.
Wickam swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Palmer.
Wickam ducks under a wild hook from Palmer.
Wickam swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wickam lands a lovely overhand right.
Palmer is rocked!
Wickam misses the jab.
Wickam chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palmer can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Wickam misses its intended target.
Wickam looks to land a right hand but Palmer moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Palmer slams his shin into Wickam's torso.
Wickam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palmer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palmer throws a sloppy head kick and Wickam moves out of range easily.
Wickam throws a jab when Palmer was well out of range.
Palmer throws a leg kick but Wickam moved away.
Wickam throws a looping overhand right but Palmer ducks down to avoid it.
Palmer throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wickam avoids it.
Wickam looks to land a left hand but Palmer moved out of range nicely.
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 George Palmer will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wickam avoids the head kick by Palmer.
Wickam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Palmer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wickam was covering up waiting for the punch and Palmer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wickam is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Palmer tries to roll over but Wickam keeps him under control.
Wickam working over Palmer with some ground and pound. Palmer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
George Palmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wickam is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Palmer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wickam.
Palmer regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wickam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wickam postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wickam advances position into side control!
The strikes coming from Wickam are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Palmer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer being controlled for a moment.
Palmer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wickam.
Wickam scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Palmer to see if he's OK.
Wickam in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wickam creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Palmer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wickam wants to control but Palmer is keeping him busy.
Wickam is trying to get an arm triangle but Palmer is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wickam working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wickam tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wickam goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Palmer rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wickam's guard! Nice work there by Palmer!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wickam is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wickam is looking for a triangle but Palmer pushes his legs off easily.
Palmer tries to free his leg and advance position but Wickam is retaining full guard.
Wickam wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wickam bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Palmer's guard.
Wickam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palmer trying to keep a closed guard but Wickam is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Wickam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wickam misses with a body shot.
Wickam missing with a left hand there. Palmer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palmer throws a hook to the side of Wickam's head but Wickam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wickam is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Palmer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Palmer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palmer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Palmer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wickam 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.
Palmer avoids the body shot from Wickam.
Palmer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wickam misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wickam shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Palmer eats them both and turns towards Wickam to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oh Palmer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wickam ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wickam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wickam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickam keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Palmer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wickam.
Palmer seems to have got his legs back now.
A big right from Wickam misses.
Palmer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palmer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wickam defends well and Palmer ends up having to push Wickam into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wickam swinging wildly here.
Palmer misses with a low kick.
Wickam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palmer circles away quickly and effectively.
Palmer misses the jab.
Wickam fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Palmer cracks the inside of Wickam's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wickam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wickam closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Palmer did well to prevent Wickam getting side control.
Wickam lands with a punch from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Palmer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wickam works his way into side control.
Wickam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wickam working away.
Wickam throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wickam wants to control but Palmer is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is trying to control Wickam's posture but Wickam avoids it.
Wickam tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Palmer wants to control but Wickam postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by Wickam.
Wickam is looking to take a break and control but Palmer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wickam in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wickam with the ground and pound but Palmer regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wickam thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wickam wants to control but Palmer is keeping him busy.
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. Wickam connects with a nice short shot to Palmer's temple.
Wickam throws a strike but Palmer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Palmer pulls Wickam in close to prevent any damage.
Palmer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palmer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Wickam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wickam 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Wickam!
During a confident post fight interview, Randall Wickam thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
George Palmer was interviewed post fight and said 'Great job Terry I have no excuses. You are clearly a better fighter tonight. You hit so freaking hard man.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Oketch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dead Man. 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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21
145 lbs
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24
142 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Oketch!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Oketch is predictable there
and Blake counters with a single leg into guard. Oketch didn't expect that.
Oketch working a defensive guard here.
Blake is pushing down on Oketch's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oketch is fighting to maintain full guard but Blake has managed to sneak the leg through.
Oketch wants to get back to full guard.
Oketch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blake pulls his head out easily.
Blake perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Oketch is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blake scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oketch is looking for a sweep. Blake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oketch's head.
Blake 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.
Blake controlling the action here.
Blake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blake is working for a kimura but Oketch is defending it quite comfortably.
Oketch keeping hold of Blake's head, controlling as best he can.
Oketch is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Blake's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Blake's back!
Blake wants to escape the position.
Blake rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blake trying to hold on to Oketch's head to control him but Oketch postures up.
Blake gets full guard.
Blake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oketch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oketch distracts Blake with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blake looking for subs off his back but Oketch has passed one foot through into half guard.
Blake is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oketch is working for a kimura but Blake is defending it quite comfortably.
Blake is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oketch pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Blake dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oketch slips a straight right by Blake.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oketch.
Nice defenses there by Oketch.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
Blake takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
Blake checks a low kick from Oketch.
Oketch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Oketch.
Oketch wants to counter with a clinch but Blake pushes him away.
Oketch has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Oketch throws a leg kick but Blake moved away.
Oketch throws a solid leg kick but Blake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oketch.
Blake appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blake checks a leg kick.
Oketch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oketch looks for the body kick but Blake saw that one coming.
Blake tries to counter with a takedown but Oketch is quick to defend against it.
Oketch misses with a low kick.
It looked like Blake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oketch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Oketch lands but Blake takes it in his stride.
Blake has been working on his balance at Slaughterhouse MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Oketch.
Oketch looks to throw a body kick
and Blake counters with a shoot takedown. Oketch fights it but they end up in guard.
Oketch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blake manages to get himself to full guard.
Blake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Oketch wants to pass the guard but Blake is keeping the position.
Blake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oketch is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oketch manages to get himself to full guard.
Oketch keeping full guard, as Blake tries to pass.
Blake with a nice head shot there.
Blake throws a big elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oketch looking for a guillotine here but Blake defends easily.
Blake pushes down on Oketch's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake misses with a head shot. Oketch uses the momentum to regain guard.
Oketch pulls Blake in close to prevent any damage.
Blake distracts Oketch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blake is looking to work some ground and pound but Oketch has wrist control.
Blake is looking to work some ground and pound but Oketch has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oketch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blake tries to free his leg and advance position but Oketch is retaining full guard.
Blake trying to control but Oketch is working from the bottom.
Blake avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Oketch pulls Blake in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that William Blake will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Blake checks a leg kick.
Oketch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blake ducks right into an uppercut from Oketch.
A low kick from Oketch is predictable there
and Blake counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Oketch!
Blake lands a decent elbow from side control.
Blake trying to control the action but Oketch is working from the bottom.
Blake landing strikes.
Blake fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Blake tries to advance to mount but Oketch denies him.
Oketch is trying to control Blake's posture but Blake avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake in side control, throwing shots but Oketch defends.
Oketch is looking to reverse the position.
Oketch is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Blake 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.
Blake cracks Oketch with a big elbow.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oketch can do to turn this around?
Blake landing a few strikes.
Blake landing strikes.
Oketch is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake is trying to get an arm triangle but Oketch is defending well.
William Blake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oketch tries to improve position but can't.
Blake misses with the ground and pound.
Blake swings around for an armbar but Oketch sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Blake's guard.
Oketch is fighting to break Blake's control of his arms but Blake is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Blake working for a triangle but Oketch defends it easily.
Vincent Oketch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake working a defensive guard here.
Oketch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blake is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oketch defends well.
Oketch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oketch trying to control but Blake is working from the bottom.
Oketch wants to pass the guard but Blake is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blake controls Oketch momentarily but Oketch frees himself.
Oketch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blake's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blake, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Blake!
A very excited looking William Blake made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lorne Malvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
160 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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24
164 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorne Malvo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Malvo misses.
Donnelly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Malvo.
Donnelly connects with a body shot that sends Malvo's belly button to the back.
Liam Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malvo moves away.
Donnelly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Malvo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donnelly manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Malvo's head coaches at The Cooker that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Malvo tries a low kick but Donnelly avoids it.
Donnelly staying out of range there.
Malvo throws a wild body kick that Donnelly sees coming a mile off.
Malvo lands with an uppercut that bounces Donnelly off the cage and back into range.
Malvo jabs at Donnelly's body.
Donnelly thuds his shin into the meat of Malvo's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malvo blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly lands with an uppercut that bounces Malvo off the cage and back into range.
Donnelly checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly lunges at Malvo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malvo's hand.
Malvo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donnelly's calf.
Donnelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donnelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malvo.
It seemed like Donnelly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donnelly with a jab.
Donnelly avoids the body shot from Malvo.
Donnelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Donnelly is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Donnelly punishes Malvo's body with a nice straight punch.
A clash of legs there as Donnelly blocks the low kick.
Jab, jab by Donnelly - just one landing.
Donnelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Malvo in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnelly lands a nice hook to Malvo's body. Malvo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Malvo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Donnelly checks a leg kick.
Donnelly tries a quick counter leg kick but Malvo is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Malvo misses with a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Donnelly misses.
Good exchange - Donnelly coming out on top.
A lazy left from Donnelly finds it's target.
Donnelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Malvo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malvo misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Donnelly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donnelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Malvo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donnelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Malvo should have avoided that one.
Donnelly moves out of range as Malvo strikes.
Donnelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malvo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donnelly steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Malvo.
Donnelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Donnelly misses.
Donnelly with a hook.
Malvo connects with a leg kick. Donnelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donnelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donnelly looks to clinch
and Malvo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malvo looks to score with a jab to the body but Donnelly is just out of range.
Malvo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malvo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malvo looks for the body kick but Donnelly saw that one coming.
Donnelly tries to clinch but Malvo is having none of it.
Malvo misses with an uppercut. Donnelly saw that one coming.
Malvo takes the fight into the clinch.
Malvo pushes Donnelly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly tries to throw a body punch but Malvo avoids it by throwing Donnelly back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Donnelly.
Donnelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnelly is leaning against Malvo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Donnelly lands a shoulder strike.
Malvo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malvo is leaning against Donnelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Malvo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donnelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly misses with the head strike.
Donnelly working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Donnelly.
Donnelly has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Malvo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Donnelly can turn it around.
Donnelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malvo backwards.
Malvo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Donnelly dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Donnelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malvo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malvo checks a leg kick.
Malvo throws a jab when Donnelly was well out of range.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malvo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donnelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Donnelly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Malvo does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Malvo misses the target.
Donnelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly misses the jab.
Donk. Malvo catches Donnelly right on the button with a cross.
Donnelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Malvo on the side of the head.
Liam Donnelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donnelly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Donnelly appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Donnelly throws a chopping leg kick but Malvo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Malvo misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malvo misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Donnelly! But no joy.
Donnelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Malvo throws out a leg kick but Donnelly moves out of range and Malvo only half commits.
Donnelly is looking to chop away at Malvo's legs.
Donnelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malvo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malvo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donnelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donnelly scores with a jab to the body.
Donnelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donnelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malvo.
Nice defenses there by Donnelly.
Donnelly lands a nice hook to Malvo's body. Malvo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Malvo blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
That kick from Donnelly tenderised Malvo's leg. Malvo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malvo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donnelly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malvo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Donnelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malvo.
Donnelly punishes Malvo's body with a nice straight punch.
Malvo connects with a single shot there.
Donnelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Donnelly throws an overhand right that lands on Malvo's shoulder, as Malvo tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Donnelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malvo takes a swing at Donnelly's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donnelly, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malvo. That's going to slow Donnelly down.
Donnelly staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly looks to land a right hand but Malvo moved out of range.
Malvo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donnelly moves away.
That kick from Malvo tenderised Donnelly's leg. Donnelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Donnelly misses with a jab to the body
and Malvo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malvo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Malvo throws out a leg kick but Donnelly moves out of range and Malvo only half commits.
Donnelly 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.
Donnelly misses with a looping right.
Donnelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malvo can pounce on him.
Malvo wants to clinch up but Donnelly keeps it at a distance.
Malvo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick misses from Malvo.
Malvo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donnelly. That's going to slow Malvo down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly avoids the body shot from Malvo.
Malvo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Donnelly.
Malvo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donnelly can pounce on him.
Donnelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malvo doesn't seem bothered though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donnelly checks a leg kick.
Malvo drives through and clinches with Donnelly against the cage.
Donnelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly has a couple of punches blocked by Malvo.
Malvo struggles to land a body shot inside as Donnelly controls his hands.
Malvo misses with some punches.
Malvo is looking to control Donnelly's arms but Donnelly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malvo has his back to the cage.
Malvo blocking some punches.
Donnelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donnelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donnelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malvo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Liam Donnelly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Malvo. Those never looked like landing.
Donnelly lands with an uppercut that bounces Malvo off the cage and back into range.
Malvo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donnelly slips a jab from Malvo.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Donnelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donnelly lands with an overhand left.
Donnelly throws a push kick but Malvo slaps the foot to one side.
Malvo throws a big shot that misses.
Malvo checks a low kick from Donnelly.
Malvo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly works the jab nicely.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malvo.
Malvo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malvo gets tackled into the cage by Donnelly. Donnelly maintains the clinch.
Malvo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly has a couple of punches blocked by Malvo.
Malvo lands a right hand.
Malvo throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnelly.
Donnelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malvo is trying to stall.
Malvo lands a knee to the body.
Liam Donnelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Malvo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donnelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donnelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malvo controlling the action here for a moment.
Donnelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Donnelly lands an uppercut.
Malvo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donnelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Malvo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donnelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malvo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Liam Donnelly has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donnelly lands an uppercut.
Donnelly tries to work over Malvo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donnelly.
Donnelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donnelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Donnelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donnelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Donnelly misses with some punches.
Donnelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Malvo fails to land.
Malvo lands with a short shot to the head.
Malvo throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
Malvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malvo misses with some punches.
Malvo has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donnelly.
Malvo misses with some punches.
Donnelly tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
Malvo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donnelly slows down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Malvo.
Malvo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Malvo is predictable there
and Donnelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Malvo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Donnelly is out of range.
Malvo misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Malvo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malvo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donnelly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donnelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malvo swinging wildly here.
Donnelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malvo defending well as Donnelly loads up on a big left hand.
Malvo throws a hook but Donnelly blocks it.
Malvo throws a leg kick but Donnelly moved away.
Malvo misses with a straight left.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. Malvo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Liam Donnelly just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Liam Donnelly's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Donnelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Donnelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Malvo misses with a body kick.
Malvo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donnelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malvo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malvo throws a lazy uppercut
and Donnelly counters by moving into the clinch.
Malvo misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly tries a body shot but Malvo blocks it.
Malvo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donnelly managing to block the knees to the body from Malvo.
A right hand to the body from Donnelly.
Malvo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malvo can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Donnelly.
Malvo scores with a shoulder strike.
Donnelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malvo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Malvo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malvo stalls.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donnelly is leaning against Malvo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Malvo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donnelly.
Donnelly tries to work over Malvo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donnelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Donnelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donnelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Malvo.
Donnelly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Malvo up against the cage.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
Donnelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malvo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malvo trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands an uppercut.
Malvo is trying to maintain a safe position but Donnelly gets an underhook and turns Malvo into the cage.
Donnelly has a couple of punches blocked by Malvo.
Donnelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malvo misses with some punches.
Malvo blocking some punches.
A short right from Donnelly.
Malvo taking a breather.
Donnelly tries to work over Malvo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malvo misses with a knee strike.
Malvo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Donnelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Donnelly lands a shoulder strike.
Donnelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donnelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malvo has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Donnelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donnelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donnelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Malvo.
Malvo prevents a body shot from Donnelly.
Malvo has Donnelly pressed against the cage.
Donnelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donnelly.
A head punch on the inside from Malvo fails to land.
Donnelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donnelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Malvo is rocked!
Donnelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Malvo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donnelly misses with some punches.
Donnelly working aggressively here.
Donnelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Malvo tries to work over Donnelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malvo seems to have got his legs back now.
Donnelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Donnelly tries to throw a body punch but Malvo avoids it by throwing Donnelly back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Donnelly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malvo misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malvo.
Malvo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malvo throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnelly.
A head punch on the inside from Malvo fails to land.
A short right from Donnelly on the inside.
Donnelly blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Malvo.
Malvo is working Donnelly over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donnelly.
Donnelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly.
Donnelly misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donnelly.
Donnelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Malvo controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donnelly.
A head punch on the inside from Donnelly fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Donnelly dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Liam Donnelly's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Malvo just misses with a punch to the body.
Malvo throws a leg kick but Donnelly moved away.
A big left from Donnelly misses.
Donnelly clinches.
Malvo blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donnelly.
Malvo digs a right hand underneath Donnelly's ribcage. Donnelly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Donnelly tries to work over Malvo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donnelly misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malvo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malvo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Donnelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo is leaning against Donnelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Malvo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donnelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malvo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Donnelly works on Malvo's body with a couple of short punches.
Malvo struggles to land a body shot inside as Donnelly controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Donnelly.
Malvo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malvo.
Donnelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly.
Malvo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donnelly blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Malvo to work.
Malvo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lorne Malvo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malvo.
Donnelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donnelly lands a right hand.
Donnelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malvo misses with a punch to the body.
Malvo digs a right hand into Donnelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donnelly's gas tank.
Donnelly is leaning against Malvo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
Malvo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Donnelly.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Malvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly misses with some punches.
Malvo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly scores with a shot to the side of Malvo's head.
Donnelly lands a nice uppercut.
Malvo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Donnelly working aggressively here.
Donnelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Donnelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donnelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donnelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Malvo.
Malvo misses with the head strike.
Malvo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malvo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donnelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Malvo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Malvo.
Malvo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malvo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donnelly's elbow.
Donnelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Malvo fails to land.
Malvo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
Malvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malvo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Donnelly on the inside.
Malvo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malvo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly.
Donnelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malvo blocking some punches.
Donnelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malvo working aggressively here.
Malvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly misses with a body punch.
Malvo misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liam Donnelly.
Well Donnelly 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Donnelly!
Liam Donnelly decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arlington Beech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes to the cage accompanied by Flash - Queen . Beech has chosen You Know My Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelvin Parker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arlington Beech!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beech moves away from the strike by Parker.
Parker is looking to clinch.
Beech takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Parker takes the fight into the clinch.
Parker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beech.
Beech lands with a right to the head.
Parker pushes Beech back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Beech works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beech tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Beech tries to work over Parker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beech lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Beech.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beech is leaning against Parker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beech misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Beech.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Beech on the inside.
Parker tries to work over Beech's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beech pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelvin Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beech thumps Parker with a low kick.
Parker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beech tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beech turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beech throws a nice inside leg kick.
Parker misses with an uppercut
and Beech counters with an outside leg kick.
Beech is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Parker misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beech.
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beech feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Parker's calf.
Parker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Beech finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beech cracks Parker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Parker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Beech lands with a good body shot.
Beech throws a front kick that sends Parker stumbling back into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Parker.
Beech bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Parker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beech, right into the meat.
Parker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Beech blocks a jab.
Beech pushes Parker away with a front kick.
Beech blocks a jab.
Parker misses with a low kick.
Parker throws the left hand but Beech avoids the punch easily.
Parker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beech can pounce on him.
Beech lets loose with a powerful body kick. Parker will feel that in the morning.
Beech dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Beech. No joy for Parker on that attempt.
Parker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Beech.
Beech looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Parker tries for a takedown but Beech circles away easily
and Beech counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arlington Beech is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Parker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beech can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beech.
Beech lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beech.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch but Beech swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beech scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beech paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beech lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheers as Beech lands an impressive looking overhand right. Parker doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker misses with the body kick
and Beech counters with a straight right hand.
Beech dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beech lands an uppercut.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beech softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beech lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beech struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Beech misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beech blocking some punches.
Beech digs a right hand into Parker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parker's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Beech.
Beech pushes Parker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beech's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beech throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Beech avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Beech lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Parker or not.
Parker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlington Beech dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beech slips under a jab.
It seemed like Beech was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Beech throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beech slaps away a takedown attempt from Parker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Parker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beech paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Beech ducks down to avoid it.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and Beech counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Beech lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Beech has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A solid body kick from Beech.
Parker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Beech. That one must have hurt.
Beech delivers a nice body kick.
Parker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beech.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beech darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beech throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Beech fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beech has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Beech moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Parker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beech lands with a kick to the ribs.
Beech lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Parker is rocked!
Beech circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Parker to the canvas! Parker doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Beech keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arlington Beech!
Arlington Beech is the new welterweight champion!
Arlington Beech thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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FIGHT
RATING
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