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Ascension 0513 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ashton Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen LeFleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eaton's entrance music is Eminem - Berzerk. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ashton Eaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Allen LeFleur!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eaton tries to score a power double leg takedown but LeFleur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Eaton somewhat.
Allen LeFleur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eaton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Eaton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but LeFleur is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Eaton trying to control the action but LeFleur is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Eaton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton swings around for an armbar but LeFleur sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Eaton's guard.
Eaton is pulling down on LeFleur's head. It's preventing any offense from LeFleur, at least for the moment.
LeFleur wants to get up but he can't break Eaton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Eaton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eaton trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeFleur got a little sloppy there for a moment and Eaton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, LeFleur has managed to get both his arms back between Eaton's legs - danger averted.
Eaton throws his legs up looking for a submission but LeFleur uses it to pass to side control.
Eaton is trying to control LeFleur's posture but LeFleur avoids it.
LeFleur decides to stand back up. LeFleur steps back and let's Eaton get back to his feet.
LeFleur gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Eaton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
LeFleur wants to stand and escape but Eaton is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeFleur uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Eaton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eaton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from LeFleur.
Eaton seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
LeFleur cracks Eaton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Eaton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. LeFleur quickly recovers to half guard.
Eaton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Eaton is working for a kimura but LeFleur is defending it quite comfortably.
Eaton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, LeFleur has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Eaton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Eaton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
LeFleur is refusing to be controlled, as Eaton sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eaton prevents LeFleur from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Allen LeFleur will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
LeFleur throws a shot from downtown. Eaton moves away and avoids it.
Eaton shoots and misses
and LeFleur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice takedown defense from LeFleur. No joy for Eaton on that attempt.
LeFleur looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eaton shoots in for a takedown but LeFleur shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashton Eaton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. LeFleur catches Eaton right on the button with a cross.
LeFleur defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Eaton.
LeFleur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No joy there for LeFleur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eaton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Eaton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eaton shoots in and drives through. LeFleur sprawls well.
Ashton Eaton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LeFleur lands a high kick!
Eaton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eaton is looking to counter punch.
Eaton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton shoots in for a takedown but LeFleur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eaton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. LeFleur tries to avoid it but Eaton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag LeFleur to the ground. LeFleur escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
LeFleur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
LeFleur catches Eaton napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Eaton to the canvas!
Eaton is rocked!
Eaton is trying to keep LeFleur in close.
Oh Eaton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
LeFleur stands up and waves to Eaton to follow him.
Eaton shoots and misses
and LeFleur counters with a crisp right that sends Eaton to the canvas! LeFleur follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Allen LeFleur!
Allen LeFleur was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paha Hemmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buzz Meeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paha Hemmo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paha Hemmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Buzz Meeks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemmo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meeks misses with a kick to the body
so Hemmo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hemmo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meeks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hemmo passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemmo is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Meeks is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paha Hemmo!
A less than humble Paha Hemmo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kassius Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kingsley's choice of entrance music: Alpenglow (instrumental) - Nightwish. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
15 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kassius Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kingsley!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kingsley is fending him off so far but Halo persists. Nope, Kingsley circles away and we're back to standing.
Kingsley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halo. That did some damage!
Halo fails in his attempt to clinch.
James Kingsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo tries to clinch up but Kingsley circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Halo.
Kingsley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Halo sprawls well. Halo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kingsley gets slowly back to his feet.
Kingsley keeps the fight on the outside.
Halo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kingsley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kingsley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingsley lands a jab to Halo's midsection.
Kingsley misses with a wild combination.
Halo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kingsley lands a head shot.
Kingsley swats away the attempt to clinch by Halo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Halo's hands.
Kingsley lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingsley. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo tries to clinch but Kingsley moves out of range.
Kingsley shoots in and drives through. Halo sprawls well.
Halo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingsley circles away.
Kingsley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halo wants to clinch.
Halo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halo wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Halo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kingsley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Halo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kingsley has managed to get both his arms back between Halo's legs - danger averted.
Kingsley works over Halo with some ground and pound from guard.
Kingsley with a nice head shot there.
Kingsley trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo is trying to control the position but Kingsley postures up.
Kingsley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kingsley stands up over Halo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kingsley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kingsley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kingsley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Halo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kingsley has managed to get both his arms back between Halo's legs - danger averted.
Halo is trying to keep Kingsley in close.
Kingsley trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kingsley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kingsley is working Halo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Halo has momentary wrist control but Kingsley slips an elbow through the middle.
Kingsley passes Halo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Halo is trying is best to control the position here.
Halo actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo trying to control but Kingsley postures up.
Halo gets full guard.
Halo is looking for a triangle but Kingsley pushes his legs off easily.
Halo has momentary wrist control but Kingsley slips an elbow through the middle.
Kingsley is working Halo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kingsley is looking to work some ground and pound but Halo has wrist control.
Halo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kingsley stacks Halo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kingsley!
Kingsley is working Halo over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kingsley working the ground and pound.
Halo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kingsley off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Kingsley dominated that round.
That's time! Halo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kingsley misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kingsley slaps away a takedown attempt from Halo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kingsley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Halo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Kingsley as he connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from Kingsley.
Nice takedown defense from Kingsley. No joy for Halo on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingsley fails with the takedown.
Halo tries to clinch but Kingsley moves out of range.
Halo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Halo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kingsley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James Kingsley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kingsley throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Halo counters with a takedown into side control.
Halo scoring with punches from side control.
Halo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Halo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kingsley hang on?
Halo punching from mount but Kingsley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Halo wants to control the pace but Kingsley is squirming around nicely.
Halo unloads with some shots from mount but Kingsley bucks and avoids them well.
Halo goes for an armbar but Kingsley turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kingsley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingsley postures up and lands a big shot to Halo's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley pushing down on Halo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kingsley prevents Halo from improving his position.
Kingsley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Halo has hold of Kingsley's hands but Kingsley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Halo wants to control but Kingsley is keeping busy.
Halo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kingsley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Halo is looking to improve his position.
Halo wants to control but Kingsley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kingsley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kingsley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Halo trying to control but Kingsley postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo looking for submissions off his back.
Halo is not content to let Kingsley control the position.
Kingsley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Halo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kingsley is thwarting Halo's attempts to control the position.
Halo is looking to improve his position.
Halo has hold of Kingsley's hands but Kingsley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Halo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kingsley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo is pressing down on Kingsley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Halo wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kingsley is now in half guard.
Kingsley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Halo is looking to improve his position.
Halo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kingsley works his way into full mount!
Kingsley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kingsley softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Halo is out cold! Kingsley jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Kingsley!
James Kingsley took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Clap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clap has chosen Burn it to the ground as his entrance music. Rubin Carter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Erick Clap's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rubin Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Erick Clap!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clap misses with a leg kick
and Carter counters by moving into the clinch.
Clap has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Clap.
Clap pushes Carter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clap successfully pulls guard.
Clap working for a triangle but Carter defends it easily.
Clap can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carter controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clap looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Clap pulls Carter in close to his closed guard and prevents Carter from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clap looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Carter passes into half guard.
Clap is trying is best to control the position here.
Clap is refusing to be controlled, as Carter sits in half guard.
Carter wants to stand up but Clap is controlling the position.
Carter trying to control from half guard but Clap is working away.
That's two 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.
Carter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Carter stands up from half guard.
A head kick by Clap misses
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clap feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carter's calf.
Clap rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clap.
Clap throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
As Clap looks to move away, Carter throws a big counter combo but Clap just gets out of the way.
Clap throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Clap walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clap misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clap throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carter misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Clap does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clap changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clap misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
It looked like Carter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Clap.
Erick Clap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clap throws a body shot but no joy.
Rubin Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carter checks a leg kick.
Clap circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clap throws a body shot but no joy.
Clap throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clap, right into the meat.
Clap lands with a shot to the body.
Clap throws a solid leg kick but Carter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clap.
Carter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carter is looking to clinch but Clap is avoiding it.
Carter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Clap.
Carter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Carter avoids a kick to the body.
Clap will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clap lands with an overhand left.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clap closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carter quickly recovers to half guard.
My spies in River's Edge Gym inform me that Clap has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Clap's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Clap's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Clap dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Clap clinches up with Carter and pushes him back against the cage.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clap.
A head punch on the inside from Clap fails to land.
Clap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Clap managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Carter tries to work over Clap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clap looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clap jumps guard but Carter stands there with Clap around his waist. Clap gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Carter connects with a knee to the head.
Clap has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clap blocks it with crossed arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Clap.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clap tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Clap back against the cage.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Clap lands a body shot.
Clap manages to break the clinch.
Clap has closed the distance and engaged Carter in a clinch.
Clap drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clap avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carter as Clap tries to tie him up.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carter tries to pull guard but Clap forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Clap stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clap works on Carter's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter pushes Clap back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clap lands a right hand.
Clap is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clap avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Clap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Carter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clap trying to stall but Carter improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Clap scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clap throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Clap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Clap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clap.
Carter looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Clap with a hook.
Clap forces Carter back against the cage and clinches.
Clap throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Erick Clap seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Clap.
Carter pushes Clap back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carter trying to control the position but instead, Clap has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carter into the cage.
Carter manages to break the clinch.
Clap clinches with his opponent.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
Clap lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Clap.
Clap is working Carter over against the cage.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
Carter taking a breather.
Clap tightens his grip and picks Carter up, before dumping him to the ground. Carter manages to land in 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!
Clap wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to keep a closed guard but Clap is proving a slippery customer.
Carter pulls Clap in to control the position.
Clap pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
Clap postures up.
Clap wants to pass the guard but Carter is keeping the position.
Carter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clap defends well.
Clap trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Clap presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Clap 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. This is the final round!
Clap lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clap scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Erick Clap seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clap connects with a solid leg kick.
Carter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Clap tries to score with a low kick but Carter moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick from Carter lands but Clap takes it in his stride.
Carter lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Carter manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched 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!
Carter prevents a body shot from Clap.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Clap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter fails to pull guard.
Clap tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Clap back against the cage.
Clap scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clap avoiding damage.
Clap lands a nice uppercut.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clap.
Clap misses with a body punch.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Clap swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clap is keeping busy.
Clap cracks Carter with a nice body shot.
Clap lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Clap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Clap as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Clap.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Clap avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Clap tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clap blocks it with crossed arms.
Clap manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A hook to the body from Clap.
Clap is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clap lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Clap has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Clap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clap avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clap walks away with a smile on his face. Carter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Clap moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clap.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Clap can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Clap lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clap.
Carter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Clap to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubin Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clap tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Clap avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Clap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carter is defending well for now.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clap throws out a leg kick but Carter moves out of range and Clap only half commits.
Clap just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCarter.
Clap lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carter takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
Clap throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Carter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Clap lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clap circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clap stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Clap paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rubin Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clap fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carter, pushing him back against the cage.
Carter prevents a body shot from Clap.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Clap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter blocks a body shot from Clap.
Clap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Clap avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erick Clap comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clap winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erick Clap!
Erick Clap really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Veikko Pilvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pilvi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Faded. McGuire has chosen Black Stone Cherry - White Trash Millionaire as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Veikko Pilvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 5, fighting out of New York, Charles McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire throws a series of punches but Pilvi moves out of range.
McGuire cracks Pilvi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pilvi misses with a body shot.
McGuire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pilvi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pilvi throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
Pilvi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire.
Pilvi misses with a wild body shot.
Pilvi takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Pilvi moves away and avoids it.
Pilvi throws a leg kick but McGuire moved away.
Pilvi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
Pilvi takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
McGuire is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pilvi counters with a left and a right that stings McGuire.
Pilvi swings widly with a right hand
enabling McGuire to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuire misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pilvi scores with a nice strike.
Pilvi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilvi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pilvi manages to avoid it.
McGuire loads up on a big right hand but Pilvi slips the punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McGuire has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A left lands for McGuire.
Pilvi tries to clinch up.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Pilvi moved away.
Veikko Pilvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pilvi misses with a double jab
and McGuire holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pilvi takes a shot to the head.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Pilvi.
McGuire decides to pull guard.
Pilvi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pilvi uses it to pass to side control.
Pilvi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
McGuire sneaks back into half guard.
Pilvi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
McGuire looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pilvi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
McGuire tries to get to full guard but Pilvi has control of the leg.
McGuire has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pilvi is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McGuire wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pilvi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pilvi tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGuire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pilvi misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Pilvi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGuire throws a lazy uppercut
and Pilvi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGuire takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pilvi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Veikko Pilvi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pilvi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McGuire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Veikko Pilvi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pilvi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGuire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGuire drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pilvi defends it well.
Pilvi moves away from the strike by McGuire.
Pilvi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McGuire checks it well.
A left lands for Pilvi.
Veikko Pilvi is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Pilvi moved out of range nicely.
McGuire 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.
Pilvi misses the shot to the body.
Pilvi scores with a nice head shot.
McGuire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pilvi walks into a straight right hand from McGuire.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pilvi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pilvi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pilvi with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pilvi cracks McGuire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pilvi closes the distance and pushes McGuire back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilvi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Pilvi as the two fighters clinch.
Pilvi scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGuire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pilvi backwards.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire lands with a light punch inside.
Pilvi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pilvi misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pilvi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGuire is looking to control Pilvi's arms but Pilvi gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGuire has his back to the cage.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire trying to stall but Pilvi improves his position.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
Pilvi throws an overhand right that lands on McGuire's shoulder, as McGuire tries to avoid the shot.
McGuire feints a counter leg kick.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pilvi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi throws a leg kick but McGuire checks it.
Pilvi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGuire is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire jabs Pilvi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGuire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGuire throws the left hand but Pilvi avoids the punch easily.
McGuire throws a right hand that misses
and McGuire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pilvi was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
A slow jab from Pilvi misses its intended target.
Pilvi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGuire swats away the attempt to clinch by Pilvi.
Pilvi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pilvi throws a hook but McGuire avoids it easily.
McGuire slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGuire. That's going to slow Pilvi down.
Pilvi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pilvi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pilvi lands with an overhand left.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pilvi moves away.
Pilvi looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
Pilvi misses the shot to the body.
McGuire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pilvi.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pilvi misses with a straight right.
Pilvi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pilvi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGuire takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Pilvi.
Pilvi tries to clinch up but McGuire circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pilvi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pilvi thuds a left hand into McGuire's body.
McGuire moves away from the strike by Pilvi.
A countering left hand to the body from McGuire misses.
McGuire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pilvi lands a nice uppercut.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pilvi throws a leg kick
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
Pilvi clobbers McGuire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pilvi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pilvi fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuire throws an overhand right that lands on Pilvi's shoulder, as Pilvi tries to avoid the shot.
Pilvi moves away from the strike by McGuire.
Pilvi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pilvi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Pilvi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McGuire throws an overhand right that lands on Pilvi's shoulder, as Pilvi tries to avoid the shot.
McGuire smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pilvi throws a sloppy head kick and McGuire moves out of range easily.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of Pilvi's head but Pilvi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire staying out of range there.
McGuire moves out of range of the strikes.
Pilvi fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Pilvi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGuire scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pilvi doesn't seem bothered though.
Pilvi's corner calls for a 1-2. Pilvi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Pilvi misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pilvi misses the shot to the body.
Pilvi throws a right and a left that McGuire avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGuire. That's going to slow Pilvi down.
McGuire motions for Pilvi to come forward. McGuire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pilvi loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilvi lands with a right hand.
Pilvi misses with a hook
and McGuire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pilvi misses with a looping right.
Pilvi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGuire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pilvi moves in looking to clinch but McGuire pushes him off.
McGuire appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McGuire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pilvi misses with a body shot.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Pilvi.
The fighters circling - McGuire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGuire blocks a low kick nicely.
McGuire is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McGuire fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McGuire lands a glancing blow to the side of Pilvi's head.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire lands with a cross.
Pilvi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGuire misses with an uppercut. Pilvi saw that one coming.
Pilvi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McGuire shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than McGuire was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pilvi sneaks out the side door and pushes McGuire away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
McGuire thuds a left hand into Pilvi's body.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
McGuire swings widly with a right hand
and McGuire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGuire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pilvi has time to react.
Pilvi connects with an inside leg kick.
Pilvi works the jab nicely.
McGuire avoids the head kick by Pilvi.
McGuire doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Charles McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi misses the shot to the body.
Pilvi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGuire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pilvi throws a big shot that misses.
Pilvi catches McGuire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A bone on bone clash there as McGuire blocks the leg kick.
McGuire throws the left hand but Pilvi avoids the punch easily.
Pilvi misses with a left hand
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
Pilvi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pilvi looks to land a left hand but McGuire moved out of range nicely.
Pilvi cracks the inside of McGuire's front leg.
Pilvi is looking to chop away at McGuire's legs.
Pilvi wants to land a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Pilvi does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGuire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pilvi's corner calls for a 1-2. Pilvi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Pilvi moved out of range nicely.
Pilvi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGuire lands a glancing blow to the side of Pilvi's head.
McGuire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pilvi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pilvi wants to clinch.
McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pilvi. Pilvi obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pilvi moves away.
McGuire gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pilvi throws a leg kick which misses McGuire's front leg but catches the back leg as McGuire tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charles McGuire.
Well Pilvi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Veikko Pilvi!
Veikko Pilvi tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Moses Ohchooto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastyn Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall has chosen Beast as his entrance music. Moses Ohchooto is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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135 lbs
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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
35 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Moses Ohchooto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastyn Dall!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall throws a leg kick
and Ohchooto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ohchooto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ohchooto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall throws a jab when Ohchooto was well out of range.
Ohchooto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ohchooto avoids the body shot from Dall.
Ohchooto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dall defending well as Ohchooto loads up on a big left hand.
Dall closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ohchooto quickly recovers to half guard.
Ohchooto wants to get back to full guard.
Ohchooto keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Dall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ohchooto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall works his way into side control.
Dall has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ohchooto!
Dall landing punches.
Dall is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ohchooto to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ohchooto shrugs it off.
Dall takes Ohchooto's back.
Dall is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ohchooto knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ohchooto for a finish.
Ohchooto defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Dall's arms.
Well, with Dall on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Ohchooto is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall working for a choke but Ohchooto reverses nicely into Dall 's guard.
Ohchooto passes Dall's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ohchooto not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ohchooto trying to control the action but Dall is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto is pressing down on Dall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dall is holding on for now.
Well, if Ohchooto is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall actively working from the bottom here.
Dall has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ohchooto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dall tries to roll over but Ohchooto keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dall moves into full guard.
Dall is looking to sweep but instead, Ohchooto has passed into half guard.
Ohchooto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dall keeps working.
Dall tries to roll over but Ohchooto keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ohchooto in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bastyn Dall 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.
Ohchooto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dall's calf.
Ohchooto moves into the clinch.
Dall misses with the head strike.
A short right from Ohchooto on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dall.
Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dall.
Dall tries to work over Ohchooto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ohchooto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dall is defending well for now.
Ohchooto lands a hook that snaps the head of Dall backwards.
Dall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dall misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ohchooto misses the shot to the body.
Ohchooto darts in and clinches Dall up against the cage.
Dall tries to stall but Ohchooto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short uppercut from Ohchooto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohchooto landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dall tries a body shot but Ohchooto blocks it.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dall avoids it.
Dall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Ohchooto.
Dall lands a left hand.
Ohchooto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ohchooto lands a good knee to the midsection. Dall won't want to take too many of those.
Dall gets through Ohchooto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dall avoids it.
Dall cracks Ohchooto with a nice body shot.
Dall is trying to drag Ohchooto to the mat but Ohchooto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ohchooto's elbow.
Dall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dall.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dall avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto misses with a punch to the body.
Ohchooto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohchooto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ohchooto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dall decides to pull guard.
Dall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ohchooto defends it easily.
Ohchooto trying to control but Dall is working from the bottom.
Dall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ohchooto.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Ohchooto from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto looking to sit in guard and control but Dall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dall tries to free his leg and advance position but Ohchooto is retaining full guard.
Dall postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ohchooto is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dall, into his guard.
Ohchooto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ohchooto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Ohchooto from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dall is on top in guard.
Dall wants to pass the guard but Ohchooto is keeping the position.
Ohchooto wants to sweep here but Dall controlling him for the moment.
Bastyn Dall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ohchooto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ohchooto working a defensive guard but Dall manages to pass into side control anyway.
Dall throws a strike aimed at the side of Ohchooto's head but Ohchooto avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Ohchooto dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ohchooto doesn't seem bothered though.
Ohchooto misses with a double jab
and Dall counters with a stiff right hand.
Ohchooto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And Dall responds with a good body kick, but Ohchooto manages to step out the way in time.
Dall closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ohchooto looking for a sweep but Dall has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Dall prevents Ohchooto from getting the reversal.
Ohchooto is just holding on here. Dall manages to take his back.
Dall punishes Ohchooto with strikes from the back mount.
Dall is looking for the choke from the back position but Ohchooto is controlling his hands well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohchooto tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ohchooto turns into him and now he's in Dall's guard.
Ohchooto trying to control but Dall is working from the bottom.
Ohchooto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Ohchooto from controlling successfully.
Ohchooto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ohchooto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ohchooto has managed to get both his arms back between Dall's legs - danger averted.
Ohchooto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ohchooto has managed to get both his arms back between Dall's legs - danger averted.
Dall looking for a guillotine here but Ohchooto defends easily.
Ohchooto controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto won't allow Dall to sweep him here.
Ohchooto trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dall wants to improve his position but instead Ohchooto has moved into half guard.
Ohchooto 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.
We've been hearing good reports from Ohchooto's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ohchooto prevents Dall from improving his position.
Dall is looking to get back to full guard here but Ohchooto has managed to pass to side control instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ohchooto remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bastyn Dall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dall 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Moses Ohchooto!
An out of breath and clearly excited Moses Ohchooto thanked Spartan Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einar Magn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hughtavious Mingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magn comes into the arena with Thor - Let the Blood Run Red blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
208 lbs
20 - 8 - 1 |
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215 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Einar Magn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hughtavious Mingo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magn moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Mingo on the inside.
Mingo throws a head punch that misses.
Mingo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mingo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mingo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Mingo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magn misses with a looping right.
Mingo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Magn can pounce on him.
Magn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been informed that Mingo 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mingo misses with a looping left.
Magn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mingo.
Mingo just misses with a punch to the body.
Mingo throws a series of punches but Magn avoids them all with ease.
Magn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn lands a nice hook to Mingo's body. Mingo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mingo avoids the body shot from Magn.
A countering left hand to the body from Mingo misses.
A shot to the body from Magn misses
and Mingo counters with a stiff right hand.
Magn has Mingo up against the cage in a clinch.
Magn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mingo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mingo throws a punch but it's blocked by Magn.
Magn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Magn stalls.
Stalling in the clinch from Magn.
Magn prevents a body shot from Mingo.
Magn tries a body shot but Mingo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Magn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mingo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magn.
Magn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mingo moves away.
Magn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mingo.
Mingo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Magn lands a nice hook to Mingo's body. Mingo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magn misses with an uppercut. Mingo saw that one coming.
Mingo avoids the body shot from Magn.
Mingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mingo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Magn's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mingo misses the jab.
Magn thows a body kick. Mingo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Magn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mingo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magn motions for Mingo to come forward. Magn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mingo! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magn punishes Mingo's body with a nice straight punch.
Mingo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magn.
Mingo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Magn misses with a body shot
and Mingo counters with a nice uppercut.
Mingo misses with a wild body shot.
Mingo throws a body punch but Magn moves out of range.
Magn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mingo if he has to take too many more of those.
Magn is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mingo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Magn takes a swing at Mingo's ribcage but misses.
Magn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mingo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mingo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Magn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Magn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magn connects with a leg kick. Mingo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mingo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Magn misses with a body shot
and Mingo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mingo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Magn throws a low kick but Mingo moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Mingo.
Mingo throws a right and a left that Magn avoids nicely.
A jab from Mingo misses.
Mingo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magn.
Mingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magn manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Magn, as that shot connected.
A shot to the body from Mingo misses
and Magn counters with a crisp one two that drops Mingo! Magn thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mingo to his feet! Mingo is in big trouble!
Mingo is rocked!
Magn rushes Mingo and presses him up against the cage.
Mingo is still on wobbly legs! Can Magn finish him?
Magn struggles to land a body shot inside as Mingo controls his hands.
Mingo seems to have recovered his senses.
Mingo throws a punch but it's blocked by Magn.
Magn misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magn struggles to land a body shot inside as Mingo controls his hands.
Magn trying to stall but Mingo improves his position.
Magn has Mingo pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hughtavious Mingo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magn manages to avoid it.
Magn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magn misses with a body shot.
Magn throws a body punch but Mingo moves out of range.
Mingo misses with a body shot.
Mingo just misses with a punch to the body.
Magn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mingo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magn's head backwards.
Magn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mingo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magn is looking to clinch but Mingo is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mingo connects with a single shot there.
Magn throws a series of punches but Mingo moves out of range.
Magn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Magn blocks a jab.
Hughtavious Mingo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mingo throws a hook but Magn blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo thuds his right hand into Magn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mingo looks to throw the jab but Magn is out of range.
Magn wants to slow Mingo down by chopping away at his legs.
Mingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magn moves away.
Magn tried to counter with a leg kick but Mingo avoided it.
Magn scores with a kick to the body.
Mingo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Magn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mingo throws a shot from downtown. Magn moves away and avoids it.
Magn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mingo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Magn misses the shot to the body.
Magn swings for the body but Mingo moves out of range.
Mingo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Magn under the eye.
Magn is looking to wear down Mingo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mingo moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Mingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mingo tests Magn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magn tests Mingo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magn dips to his left and cracks Mingo with an uppercut!
Mingo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mingo misses with a body shot.
Magn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mingo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magn missing with a left hand there. Mingo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magn takes one to the side of the head.
Magn misses with a low kick.
Mingo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mingo blocks a low kick nicely.
Magn lunges at Mingo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mingo's hand.
Magn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magn throws a low kick, looking for Mingo's leg but Mingo calmly moves out of range.
A big right from Mingo misses.
Magn misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mingo! But no joy.
Mingo misses with an uppercut.
Magn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mingo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Magn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mingo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Magn walks into a straight right hand from Mingo.
Mingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magn moves away.
Mingo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magn circles away quickly and effectively.
Mingo lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Magn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magn swings for the body but Mingo moves out of range.
Magn looks to score with a jab to the body but Mingo is just out of range.
Mingo with a jab.
Magn throws a right and a left that Mingo avoids nicely.
Mingo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Magn tries to clinch up.
Magn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magn lands a nice looking body shot.
Magn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mingo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mingo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mingo thuds his right hand into Magn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mingo lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hughtavious Mingo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Mingo misses the target.
Magn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mingo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Mingo. Those never looked like landing.
Magn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mingo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magn counters with a left to the body.
Magn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mingo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Mingo. Those never looked like landing.
Magn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mingo's calf.
Magn slips under a jab from Mingo.
Magn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mingo.
Magn throws a body punch but Mingo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mingo checks a low kick from Magn.
Mingo takes a swing at Magn's ribcage but misses.
Mingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magn moves away.
Magn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Magn tries to clinch but Mingo moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mingo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn ducks under a wild hook from Mingo.
Mingo lands a jab to the nose.
Magn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mingo counters with a stiff right hand.
Magn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mingo was well out of range. Poor timing from Magn.
Mingo slips a straight right by Magn.
Mingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Magn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Magn throws out a leg kick but Mingo moves out of range and Magn only half commits.
Magn throws a head kick but Mingo moves out of range.
Magn fakes the leg kick and cracks Mingo in the body.
Magn lands a slapping body shot.
Magn lands with a nice body kick.
Mingo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magn misses with a hook.
Mingo lands with a hook. Magn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Einar Magn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Magn throws a right hand that Mingo ducks under and follows up with a left that Mingo also avoids with ease.
Magn moves out of range as Mingo strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magn.
Magn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Magn lands a nice shot to the body.
Magn cracks Mingo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mingo throws an off balance right hand
and Magn counters with a huge left! Mingo is in big trouble! He's backing up but Magn isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Mingo from any more damage. A dominating finish by Magn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Einar Magn!
An out of breath and clearly excited Einar Magn thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Hanak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch - Jekyll And Hyde. Hanak has chosen Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mike McGuire is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukas Hanak!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanak.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hanak!
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanak.
Hanak walks into a jab.
Hanak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGuire.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanak, right into the meat.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McGuire crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hanak - the referee stops the clock and McGuire gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hanak. McGuire manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McGuire shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hanak but Hanak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McGuire misses with a low kick as Hanak jumps back.
Hanak throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McGuire closes the distance and pushes Hanak back into the cage.
Hanak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuires head.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Hanak.
McGuire throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanak uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire cracks Hanak with a nice body shot.
McGuire goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hanak prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire gets through Hanak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGuire has Hanak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hanak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike McGuire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanak misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire tries to work over Hanak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanak lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGuire working aggressively here.
Hanak misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire blocking some punches.
McGuire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hanak backwards.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
McGuire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hanak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hanak lands with a left to the head.
Hanak blocking some punches.
McGuire drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hanak pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lukas Hanak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanak connects with a leg kick. McGuire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanak lunges at McGuire with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGuire's hand.
McGuire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Hanak finds it's way through McGuire's defenses.
Hanak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hanak lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McGuire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGuire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
McGuire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A clash of legs there as McGuire blocks the low kick.
Hanak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGuire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanak tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanak wants to clinch.
Hanak ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Hanak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
Hanak lets loose with a powerful body kick. McGuire will feel that in the morning.
McGuire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak thows a body kick. McGuire tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McGuire takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hanak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Lukas Hanak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
Hanak misses with a straight left.
Hanak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGuire is out of range.
McGuire wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hanak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.
McGuire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hanak in his tracks.
McGuire is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hanak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McGuire takes a swing at Hanak's ribcage but misses.
Hanak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Hanak sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've been told by McGuire's head coaches at River's Edge Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McGuire shoots for a takedown but Hanak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGuire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanak throws a wild body kick that McGuire sees coming a mile off.
Nice body kick from Hanak.
Hanak throws a low kick but McGuire moves out of range easily.
McGuire pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hanak back to the cage. McGuire follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGuire connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from McGuire misses.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanak moves away.
Hanak lands with an uppercut that bounces McGuire off the cage and back into range.
McGuire tries to land a leg kick but Hanak saw it coming and moves away.
Hanak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire.
Hanak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
Good standup being displayed there by McGuire as he connects with a hook.
Hanak throws a shot to the body.
Hanak rushes McGuire and presses him up against the cage.
McGuire trying to stall but Hanak improves his position.
McGuire looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGuire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanak misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuire takes a shot to the head.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
Hanak misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lukas Hanak will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from McGuire.
McGuire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanak.
McGuire takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGuire is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hanak. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McGuire forces Hanak back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Hanak.
Lukas Hanak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGuire looking to slow down the pace here.
McGuire misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Hanak.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Hanak.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire wants to get back to striking at distance but Hanak won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanak lands an uppercut.
Hanak gets through McGuire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hanak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuires head.
McGuire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGuire connects with a leg kick. Hanak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanak. Hanak obviously looking to wear him down.
McGuire will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hanak is out of range and McGuire settles back down.
McGuire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hanak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanak is looking to slow McGuire down with leg kicks.
Hanak tried to score with a low kick but McGuire checks it.
McGuire drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hanak sprawls and moves away.
McGuire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hanak catches McGuire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McGuire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lukas Hanak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGuire swings for the body but Hanak moves out of range.
Hanak throws a leg kick but McGuire moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanak.
Hanak walks into a stiff left hand from McGuire.
McGuire tries to land a leg kick but Hanak saw it coming and moves away.
Hanak staying out of range there.
McGuire tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hanak swivels and escapes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hanak.
Hanak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanak misses the target.
McGuire tries to counter with a takedown but Hanak is quick to defend against it.
A low kick from Hanak misses
and McGuire counters with a body kick that stops Hanak in his tracks momentarily.
McGuire is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McGuire throws out a loose jab but Hanak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanak walks into a straight right hand from McGuire.
McGuire blocks the body kick.
McGuire throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hanak avoids it.
Hanak lands a nice shot that snaps McGuire's head back.
Hanak misses with a low kick.
Hanak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGuire.
McGuire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hanak tries to clinch up.
Hanak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
Hanak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McGuire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hanak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGuire counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McGuire trying to control from half guard but Hanak is working away.
McGuire throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuire is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is keen to just control but Hanak is a slippery customer.
Hanak is looking to escape.
Hanak is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
McGuire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGuire is looking to stall here but Hanak recovers full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McGuire's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McGuire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lukas Hanak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McGuire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hanak.
Hanak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGuire takes the fight into the clinch.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Hanak avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
McGuire tries to work over Hanak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Hanak.
Hanak lands a left hand.
Hanak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanak uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire tries to work over Hanak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanak is working McGuire over against the cage.
McGuire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanak misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak lands a right hand.
A short left from McGuire.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
Hanak tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Hanak back against the cage.
Hanak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hanak.
A head punch on the inside from McGuire fails to land.
Hanak is trying to maintain a safe position but McGuire gets an underhook and turns Hanak into the cage.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGuire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuire sizes up Hanak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hanak cracks the inside of McGuire's front leg.
McGuire looks to land a body kick but Hanak moved away.
A clash of legs there as Hanak blocks the low kick.
Hanak jabs at McGuire's body.
Hanak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanak throws a leg kick
and McGuire counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hanak lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hanak misses with an uppercut.
McGuire feinted with a counter takedown.
Hanak thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McGuire if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters circling a little - Hanak finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
McGuire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hanak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Hanak does it's job there.
Hanak scores with a jab. McGuire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hanak misses with a few strikes there.
Hanak lands a jab.
Hanak tries to clinch but McGuire is having none of it.
Hanak is looking to chop away at McGuire's legs.
McGuire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hanak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hanak connects with a leg kick. McGuire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak throws a wild body kick that McGuire sees coming a mile off.
McGuire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McGuire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanak connects with a body shot that sends McGuire's belly button to the back.
McGuire scores with a jab to the body.
Hanak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire swinging wildly here.
Hanak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanak just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanak feints and then cracks McGuire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGuire down.
Hanak throws out a powerful jab.
Hanak swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGuire counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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!
McGuire misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tries to work over Hanak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanak lands an uppercut.
It looks like Mike McGuire has been cut.
Hanak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanak controls his hands.
Hanak lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanak lands with a right to the head.
Hanak misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hanak fails to land.
Hanak lands a nice uppercut.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire scores with a shot to the side of Hanak's head.
Hanak tries to stall but McGuire uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanak controls his hands.
Hanak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire gets through Hanak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Hanak really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike McGuire's cut.
That's time! McGuire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Hanak. That snapped McGuire's head back.
McGuire swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanak.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Hanak moves away and avoids it.
Hanak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like McGuire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire tries to clinch up but Hanak circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanak misses with a leg kick
and McGuire counters with a good, hard body kick but Hanak shrugs it off.
Hanak wants to slow McGuire down by chopping away at his legs.
McGuire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hanak connects with a right hand. McGuire shakes it off.
Hanak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
McGuire swings for the body but Hanak moves out of range.
Hanak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGuire misses with a double jab.
Hanak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
McGuire attempts a counter takedown but Hanak avoids it well and moves away.
Hanak thuds his right hand into McGuire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good exchange - Hanak coming out on top.
Hanak thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it
and McGuire counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hanak won't be happy with that.
McGuire throws an elbow but Hanak slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from McGuire are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McGuire misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McGuire trying to control the position but Hanak is working away.
McGuire connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hanak some visible discomfort.
McGuire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanak keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hanak is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hanak taking a bit of punishment here - McGuire scoring with strikes.
McGuire looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hanak is avoiding damage well.
McGuire cracks Hanak with a big elbow.
McGuire fails to land a wild elbow strike.
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!
McGuire controlling the position.
Hanak tries to escape but McGuire is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire trying to control the action but Hanak is working from the bottom.
McGuire working the strikes but Hanak uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hanak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGuire.
McGuire wants to free his trapped foot but Hanak is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McGuire.
McGuire connects with a solid leg kick.
Hanak instigates a clinch.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanak's elbow.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire has Hanak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hanak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hanak stalls.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGuire tries to land a front kick but Hanak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGuire throws a jab when Hanak was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Hanak lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGuire doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mike McGuire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike McGuire's cut.
That's time! McGuire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hanak takes a swing at McGuire's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGuire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGuire throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGuire tries for a takedown but Hanak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hanak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGuire throws a looping overhand right but Hanak ducks down to avoid it.
Hanak lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGuire's sensitive parts.
Hanak just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hanak is out of range and McGuire settles back down.
Hanak scores with a one two! McGuire had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hanak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanak tries to clinch but McGuire is having none of it.
McGuire throws a shot to the body.
McGuire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A counter left hand to the body from McGuire misses its target.
Hanak misses with a low kick.
Hanak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuire.
Hanak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanak tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanak, right into the meat.
McGuire tries to land a leg kick but Hanak saw it coming and moves away.
Some wild striking there from McGuire.
McGuire looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crunch! Hanak slams his shin into McGuire's torso.
Hanak misses the shot to the body.
McGuire tries to counter with a takedown but Hanak is quick to defend against it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanak.
McGuire misses the body punch
and Hanak counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hanak throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGuire attempts a counter takedown but Hanak avoids it well and moves away.
Hanak misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanak steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McGuire. That one must have hurt.
Hanak tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanak lands with a straight right. McGuire didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanak misses with a looping right.
Hanak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McGuire shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McGuire steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hanak. That one must have hurt.
McGuire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanak steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McGuire. That one must have hurt.
Hanak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGuire gets a clinch.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire tries to stall but Hanak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
Hanak lands with a left to the head.
Hanak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mike McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lukas Hanak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuire.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body.
McGuire drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hanak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McGuire stalling against the cage.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanak uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tries a body shot but Hanak blocks it.
McGuire is stalling here.
McGuire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuire breaks the clinch.
McGuire throws a hook but Hanak avoids it easily.
Hanak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire.
McGuire throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanak. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from McGuire misses.
Hanak cracks McGuire with a good jab.
McGuire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hanak. That's going to slow McGuire down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Hanak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hanak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lukas Hanak!
Lukas Hanak is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Lukas Hanak 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliitti Paavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Man. Paavo has chosen Brother Firetribe - Winner Takes It All as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eliitti Paavo enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, William Blake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliitti Paavo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paavo moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Paavo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paavo misses with a lunging right hand
and Blake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paavo moves away.
Paavo sizes up Blake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paavo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Paavo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paavo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paavo.
Blake throwing a counter right hand but Paavo manages to avoid it.
Paavo misses with a lunging right hand
and Paavo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paavo throws a leg kick which misses Blake's front leg but catches the back leg as Blake tries to avoid it.
Paavo just misses with a punch to the body.
Paavo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
An attempted straight right counter from Blake misses the target.
Blake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paavo pinned against the cage. Paavo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paavo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blake throws an off balance right hand
and Paavo counters with a nice uppercut.
Paavo misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Paavo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Paavo.
Blake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blake tries to move into range but Paavo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blake tries to move into range but Paavo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blake throws a shot from downtown. Paavo moves away and avoids it.
Paavo wants to slow Blake down by chopping away at his legs.
Paavo takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Blake throws a hook but Paavo blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paavo lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paavo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blake misses with an uppercut.
Paavo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blake throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Paavo was covering up waiting for the punch and Blake finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Paavo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paavo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paavo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blake wants to pass the guard but Paavo is keeping the position.
Blake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake is looking to work some ground and pound but Paavo has wrist control.
Blake wants to pass the guard but Paavo is keeping the position.
Paavo looking for a sweep. Not yet Paavo, not yet.
Blake seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Paavo has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Blake has passed into side control.
Paavo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Paavo pushes Blake away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Blake gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Blake grinds an elbow into Paavo's temple.
Blake is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paavo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Paavo is trying to work for a sweep but Blake has mounted him!
Blake working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Paavo is desperately trying to improve his position but Blake has a good base and remains in mount.
Paavo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eliitti Paavo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blake connects with a jab.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Paavo is just out of range.
Blake needs to keep his hands up - Paavo had a free shot at his head there.
Paavo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blake throws a leg kick but Paavo moved away.
Paavo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blake, as that shot connected.
Eliitti Paavo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paavo catches Blake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Paavo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blake doesn't seem bothered though.
Paavo lands a right hook to the body.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paavo was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Paavo scores with a jab. Blake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paavo misses with a low kick as Blake jumps back.
Paavo lands a leg kick that knocks Blake off balance momentarily.
Blake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paavo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo throws a big shot that misses.
Blake cracks a nice hook into Paavo's ribs.
Paavo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paavo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blake lands a jab to the nose.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake throws a front kick aimed at Paavo's knee but Paavo avoids it well.
Blake gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Paavo counters by moving into the clinch.
Paavo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paavo lands a body punch.
Paavo swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Paavo.
Paavo is trying to force a seperation but Blake has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paavo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paavo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paavo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blake tries to work over Paavo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paavo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Paavo.
It looks like William Blake has been cut.
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!
Blake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paavo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paavo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paavo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paavo's elbow.
Paavo misses with a punch to the body.
Blake misses with a punch to the body.
Paavo misses with a punch to the body.
Paavo working hard to break the clinch.
Paavo misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Paavo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paavo can't find room to land a body shot as Blake controls the action.
I was talking to Blake's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Blake.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Blake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paavo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paavo misses the shot to the body.
Paavo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paavo wants to counter with a clinch but Blake pushes him away.
Paavo avoids a kick to the body.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paavo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blake misses with an uppercut. Paavo saw that one coming.
That kick from Paavo tenderised Blake's leg. Blake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Paavo tries to clinch
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paavo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Paavo feints a counter leg kick.
Paavo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Paavo moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Paavo misses.
Blake tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paavo throws a solid leg kick but Blake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Paavo.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Blake is looking to clinch but Paavo is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Paavo misses its intended target.
Blake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blake moves into the clinch.
Paavo misses with a punch to the body.
Blake misses with some punches.
Paavo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake tries a body shot but Paavo blocks it.
Paavo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eliitti Paavo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paavo throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Paavo misses.
Paavo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paavo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blake misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blake.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paavo.
Paavo lands a nice shot to the body.
Blake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paavo to score with a decent uppercut.
Blake throws a front kick that sends Paavo stumbling back into the cage.
Paavo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
Blake throws a wild body kick that Paavo sees coming a mile off.
Blake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paavo can pounce on him.
Paavo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blake finds it's way round the side to connect with Paavo's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paavo was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake takes a swing at Paavo's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Paavo misses
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake throws a leg kick but Paavo checks it.
Paavo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paavo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Paavo moved out of range nicely.
Blake throws a leg kick but Paavo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paavo blocks a leg kick.
Paavo gets tackled into the cage by Blake. Blake maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Blake.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paavo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eliitti Paavo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Paavo misses with some punches.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Paavo blocks a body shot from Blake.
Paavo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paavo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body punch from Blake.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paavo manages to avoid it.
Blake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paavo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blake throws a solid leg kick but Paavo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blake.
Blake throws a leg kick that misses.
Paavo defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Blake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blake closes the distance and clinches.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paavo misses with some punches.
Blake scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paavo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paavo tries to work over Blake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paavo.
Paavo blocking some punches.
Paavo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paavo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPaavo.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paavo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paavo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eliitti Paavo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake throws a hook but Paavo blocks it.
Blake tries to land a front kick but Paavo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paavo just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paavo.
Blake looks for a takedown but Paavo sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Blake.
Paavo takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Blake scores with a jab. Paavo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paavo walks into a stiff left hand from Blake.
Paavo misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paavo throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
Paavo connects with a body shot that sends Blake's belly button to the back.
Paavo tests Blake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paavo scores with a leg kick.
Blake pushes Paavo up against the cage in a clinch.
Paavo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paavo has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but William Blake did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on William Blake'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.
Paavo gets a clinch.
Blake working aggressively here.
Blake lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Paavo.
Blake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paavo backwards.
Paavo misses with a punch to the body.
Blake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paavo pushes Blake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blake blocks an uppercut.
Paavo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paavo tries to circle away but Blake has him pinned against the cage.
Blake lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake lands a shot to the body.
Paavo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Paavo on the side of the head.
A big right from Blake misses.
Blake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paavo throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Blake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blake keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake swings for the body but Paavo moves out of range.
Paavo wants to slow Blake down by chopping away at his legs.
Blake looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Blake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paavo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blake.
Blake lands with a shot to the body.
Blake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Paavo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake moves into range and clinches up with Paavo.
Paavo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Paavo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Paavo.
Blake tries to work over Paavo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paavo throws a head punch that misses.
Paavo has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
Paavo blocking some punches.
Blake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blake blocks an uppercut.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Paavo controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Paavo pushes Blake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paavo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blake walks into a jab.
Blake is looking to slow Paavo down with leg kicks.
Paavo blocks a jab.
Blake goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paavo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blake swings for the body but Paavo moves out of range.
Blake wants to clinch.
Paavo throws out a counter right but Blake avoids it with no problem.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paavo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Paavo looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
Blake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blake connects with the punch.
Blake checks a low kick from Paavo.
Blake is looking to counter punch.
Paavo misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
Blake avoids the head kick by Paavo.
Paavo checks a leg kick.
Blake walks into a straight right hand from Paavo.
Paavo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice cross by Blake.
Blake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paavo's waist but Paavo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blake off to one side.
Paavo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paavo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Paavo jabs at Blake's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paavo misses with a combination
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake is looking to slow Paavo down with leg kicks.
Blake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Paavo doesn't seem bothered though.
Paavo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blake has time to react.
Blake throws out a leg kick but Paavo moves out of range and Blake only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Blake had his way with Eliitti Paavo in that round.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
That's time! Blake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Blake moves out of range as Paavo strikes.
Eliitti Paavo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake takes one to the chin there.
Blake throws a front kick aimed at Paavo's knee but Paavo avoids it well.
Paavo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blake's calf.
Paavo slips under a jab from Blake.
Paavo throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Blake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blake tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Paavo manages to circle out of the way.
Paavo misses with a left hand
and Paavo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab from Blake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake lands with a nice body punch.
Paavo throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Blake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paavo.
Blake misses with an uppercut.
Blake blocks a jab.
Blake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Blake quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Paavo connects with a body shot that sends Blake's belly button to the back.
Blake blocks a leg kick.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Blake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paavo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paavo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paavo swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Paavo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Paavo misses.
Paavo thows a leg kick but Blake checks it
and Blake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paavo tries to clinch but Blake moves away
and Blake counters with a leg kick.
Paavo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blake can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paavo.
Paavo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paavo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paavo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blake misses with a body kick.
Blake slips under a jab from Paavo.
A swing and a miss from Paavo.
Blake tries a low kick but Paavo avoids it.
Paavo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paavo's corner calls for a 1-2. Paavo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paavo takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Blake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Paavo does it's job there.
Blake pushes Paavo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake lands a nice uppercut.
Blake pushes Paavo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Paavo.
Paavo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Paavo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Paavo fails to land.
Paavo lands a left hand.
Blake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Paavo controls his hands.
Blake blocks a body shot from Paavo.
Paavo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paavo is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Paavo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake has Paavo pressed against the cage, preventing Paavo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paavo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paavo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blake prevents a body shot from Paavo.
Good body shot from Blake.
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!
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Paavo.
Paavo working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paavo.
Blake is rocked!
Blake lands an uppercut.
Paavo swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eliitti Paavo.
I think Paavo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:47
Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eliitti Paavo!
Eliitti Paavo is the new bantamweight champion!
Eliitti Paavo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Clones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coke Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clones Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Pusha T - Blocka. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Clones Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Coke Montana!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clones Jr looks to land a left hand but Montana moved out of range nicely.
Montana misses with a left hand
and Clones Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Clones Jr moves out of range as Montana throws a body kick.
Montana 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.
Montana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Clones Jr.
Montana throws a body shot but no joy.
Montana walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Montana jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Montana misses with a straight left.
Clones Jr misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Montana thows a body kick. Clones Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clones Jr throws a leg kick but Montana sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Montana throws a poor cross that misses
and Clones Jr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Montana really felt that one!
Montana throws a lazy uppercut
and Clones Jr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Montana really felt that one!
Montana looks winded!
Montana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clones Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Clones Jr misses the target.
Montana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clones Jr.
Montana throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Clones Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montana blocks the body kick.
Montana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montana clobbers Clones Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Clones Jr throws out a loose jab but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montana throws a right hand that misses
and Clones Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clones Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Clones Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Coke Montana has been cut.
Montana slips a straight right by Clones Jr.
Montana missing with a left hand there. Clones Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clones Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Montana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clones Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Montana misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr moves out of range as Montana throws a body kick.
Montana throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Montana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Montana misses the body punch
and Montana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clones Jr throws a lazy right hand but Montana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clones Jr.
Montana lands a lovely overhand right.
Clones Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Montana throws the kick towards the body but Clones Jr avoids it.
Clones Jr cracks a nice hook into Montana's ribs.
Montana throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Montana connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montana. Clones Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montana fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clones Jr checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Montana manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A cross from Clones Jr lands.
Montana moves away from the strike by Clones Jr.
Montana scores with a nice right hand.
Clones Jr misses with an uppercut. Montana saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Clones Jr misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Montana.
Clones Jr avoids the head kick by Montana.
Montana throws a sloppy body shot
and Clones Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clones Jr swings widly with a right hand
enabling Montana to counter with a crisp jab.
Montana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clones Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Montana.
Montana missing with a left hand there. Clones Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montana looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Montana slips a straight right by Clones Jr.
Clones Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montana was well out of range. Poor timing from Clones Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Montana just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clones Jr at a distance.
Clones Jr misses with the combination.
Montana catches Clones Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Clones Jr throws a jab when Montana was well out of range.
Clones Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Montana.
Clones Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montana throws a leg kick
and Clones Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Clones Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montana was well out of range. Poor timing from Clones Jr.
Clones Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Montana counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Montana lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Clones Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clones Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
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 Don Clones Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Coke Montana's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Clones Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Montana's shoulder, as Montana tries to avoid the shot.
Montana swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Montana throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clones Jr.
Good shot there by Montana.
Clones Jr throws a hook but Montana blocks it.
Montana is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot lands for Montana.
Clones Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clones Jr connects with a right hand. Montana shakes it off.
Montana throws a sloppy body shot
and Clones Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Montana's knee momentarily.
Montana throws a body punch but Clones Jr moves out of range.
Clones Jr throws the left hand but Montana avoids the punch easily.
Montana with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Montana lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Clones Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clones Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Montana throws a hook but Clones Jr avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana misses with a wild body shot.
Clones Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Clones Jr slips a straight right by Montana.
Clones Jr lands with a straight right. Montana didn't see that one coming.
Montana throws a poor cross that misses
and Clones Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Don Clones Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Clones Jr works over Montana's head and body with a nice combination.
Montana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clones Jr throws out the jab.
Clones Jr connects with the punch.
Montana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clones Jr moves away.
Clones Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clones Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montana.
Montana connects with a solid leg kick.
Clones Jr slips a straight right by Montana.
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!
Montana lands a nice looking body shot.
Montana misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with a jab to the body
and Montana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clones Jr takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Montana blocks the low kick.
Montana connects with an inside leg kick.
Clones Jr throws a looping overhand right but Montana ducks down to avoid it.
Clones Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Montana. That one must have hurt.
Clones Jr misses with an uppercut.
Clones Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Montana cracks Clones Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick from Clones Jr misses
and Montana counters with a nice kick to the body.
Clones Jr misses with an uppercut
and Montana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montana has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Montana scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Montana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clones Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clones Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Montana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr misses with a body shot.
Clones Jr checks a low kick from Montana.
Clones Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A good leg kick by Montana.
A good leg kick by Montana.
Montana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Montana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clones Jr.
Montana misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Montana.
Montana misses with a two punch combination.
Clones Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Clones Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Montana is trying to counter with his kicks.
Clones Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Montana throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Clones Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Montana.
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!
Montana throws the kick towards the body but Clones Jr avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr misses with a hook.
Montana lands a jab to the nose.
Clones Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clones Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab by Montana.
Montana slips a straight right by Clones Jr.
Clones Jr misses with a straight left.
Clones Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Clones Jr scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clones Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Montana is rocked!
That has opened up Coke Montana's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Montana.
Clones Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Montana counters with a right hand to the body.
Montana connects with a body shot that sends Clones Jr's belly button to the back.
Clones Jr tests Montana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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 Don Clones Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Coke Montana's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clones Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clones Jr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A swing and a miss from Montana.
Clones Jr misses with a left hand
and Montana counters with a stiff right hand.
Montana with a nice cross.
A clash of legs there as Montana blocks the low kick.
Montana misses with a body kick.
Clones Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Montana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A cross from Clones Jr lands.
Clones Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Montana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana swings for the body but Clones Jr moves out of range.
Montana with a jab.
Montana misses with a straight left.
Montana has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Clones Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Clones Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Montana throws a jab when Clones Jr was well out of range.
It appears Clones Jr was looking to counter with a kick there.
Clones Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Clones Jr misses.
Clones Jr misses the jab.
Montana throws a chopping leg kick but Clones Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Clones Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clones Jr throws a push kick but Montana slaps the foot to one side.
A nice side step and Montana releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Montana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clones Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Clones Jr thows a leg kick but Montana checks it
and Montana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Montana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Montana throws a jab when Clones Jr was well out of range.
Clones Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Montana moves out of range as Clones Jr strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montana lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Montana walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clones Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montana misses with a kick to the body.
Montana throws a lazy uppercut
and Clones Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clones Jr.
Clones Jr throws a looping overhand right but Montana ducks down to avoid it.
Montana scores with a punch to the head.
Clones Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Montana gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clones Jr.
Montana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clones Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Montana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana slips under a jab.
Clones Jr lands a jab to the head.
Clones Jr throws out a loose jab but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clones Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Clones Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montana throws a body kick that misses.
Montana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Montana looks to land a left hand but Clones Jr moved out of range nicely.
Montana throws an overhand right that lands on Clones Jr's shoulder, as Clones Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Montana moves out of range of the body kick from Clones Jr.
Montana with a jab.
Montana tests Clones Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clones Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr misses with an uppercut
and Montana counters with an outside leg kick.
Clones Jr throws a looping overhand right but Montana ducks down to avoid it.
Montana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clones Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clones Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montana.
Clones Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Montana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clones Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montana thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Clones Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Clones Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Clones Jr misses with a straight right.
Clones Jr misses with a left hand
and Montana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clones Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Montana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clones Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coke Montana really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Coke Montana's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Montana throws a hook to the side of Clones Jr's head but Clones Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montana scores with a hook.
Clones Jr scores with a three punch combo!
Clones Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montana.
Montana moves out of range of the strikes.
Montana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clones Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Montana if he has to take too many more of those.
Montana throws a push kick but Clones Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Clones Jr misses with a hook
and Montana counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Montana.
Clones Jr throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Montana counters with a stiff right hand.
Clones Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clones Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Montana looks to land a body kick but Clones Jr moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Clones Jr misses.
Montana throws out a counter right but Clones Jr avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick lands from Montana.
A nice inside leg kick there by Montana. That's going to slow Clones Jr down.
Clones Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Clones Jr is looking to chop away at Montana's legs.
Montana counters with a body kick.
Clones Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clones Jr wants to land a leg kick but Montana is out of range.
Montana misses with an uppercut
and Clones Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clones Jr misses with a body kick.
Clones Jr misses with a hook
enabling Montana to counter with a crisp jab.
Montana misses with a hook to the body
and Clones Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clones Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Montana is still on wobbly legs! Can Clones Jr finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clones Jr.
A counter left hand to the body from Clones Jr misses its target.
Montana scores with a leg kick.
Montana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clones Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Montana.
Montana seems to have recovered his senses.
Clones Jr tries to land a front kick but Montana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Montana looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Montana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Montana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Montana avoids the head kick by Clones Jr.
Montana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Montana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Montana staying out of range there.
Montana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Montana misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws a shot from downtown. Clones Jr moves away and avoids it.
Montana lands a jab to the nose.
Clones Jr throws a low kick but Montana moves out of range easily.
Clones Jr lands a head kick!
Montana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Montana there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clones Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montana counters with a leg kick.
Montana throws a nice outside leg kick.
Montana lands a nice looking body shot.
Clones Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Montana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Montana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clones Jr.
Montana throws a lazy uppercut
and Clones Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Clones Jr misses
and Montana counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clones Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Montana moves away from the strike by Clones Jr.
Clones Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clones Jr misses with a body shot.
Montana moves out of range of the strikes.
Clones Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Montana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clones Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Montana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clones Jr throws a big counter combination but Montana scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fighters circling - Montana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Montana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clones Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montana has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Coke Montana will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Coke Montana's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Montana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clones Jr.
Montana was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Clones Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Montana blocks a jab.
Montana scores with a nice right hand.
Clones Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Montana.
Montana takes a swing at Clones Jr's ribcage but misses.
Clones Jr feints and then cracks Montana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Montana down.
Montana scores with a sloppy right hand. Clones Jr should have avoided that one.
Clones Jr misses with a left hand
enabling Montana to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana blocks a head kick by Clones Jr.
Clones Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Clones Jr loads up on a big right hand but Montana slips the punch.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clones Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Montana throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana throws the left hand but Clones Jr avoids the punch easily.
Montana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clones Jr slips a straight right by Montana.
Montana works Clones Jr's body with a nice hook.
Clones Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montana.
Clones Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Montana scores with a spinning back kick!
Clones Jr throws a wild body kick that Montana sees coming a mile off.
Montana thows a leg kick but Clones Jr checks it
and Clones Jr counters with a leg kick.
Clones Jr checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Clones Jr misses the target.
Montana swings for the body but Clones Jr moves out of range.
Clones Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Montana misses the target.
Clones Jr scores with a body shot.
Montana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Montana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montana swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Clones Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montana lands a jab.
Montana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clones Jr.
Clones Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Clones Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Clones Jr missing with a left hand there. Montana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Clones Jr.
Clones Jr throws a front kick aimed at Montana's knee but Montana avoids it well.
Clones Jr missing with a left hand there. Montana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clones Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Montana uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clones Jr has time to react.
Clones Jr throws out a powerful jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Montana.
Montana with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Montana throws a body punch but Clones Jr moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Clones Jr misses the target.
Montana thuds his shin into the meat of Clones Jr's side.
Clones Jr blocks a leg kick.
Clones Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Montana's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr throws a looping overhand right but Montana ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clones Jr. That's going to slow Montana down.
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!
Montana misses with a hook. Clones Jr ducked under it nicely.
Montana fakes the leg kick and cracks Clones Jr in the body.
Montana slips a jab from Clones Jr.
Montana throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Clones Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clones Jr lunges at Montana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Montana's hand.
Clones Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montana.
Donk. Clones Jr catches Montana right on the button with a cross.
Montana cracks the inside of Clones Jr's front leg.
Clones Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montana was well out of range. Poor timing from Clones Jr.
Montana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clones Jr in his tracks.
Clones Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Coke Montana.
Well Montana 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:49
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coke Montana!
Coke Montana is the new light heavyweight champion!
Coke Montana thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Don Clones Jr had this to say: 'Damn first loss for me. I guess i go home, shake this off and continue planning for the next guy.'.
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