As Per Request - Redemption PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayder Garner (ranked 560 p4p, 70 weight class) and Draszen Ibisevicz (ranked 2343 p4p, 278 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Garner
vs
Ibisevicz

176 cm
31
215 lbs
13 - 1 - 1

225 cm
22
285 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rayder Garner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Draszen Ibisevicz!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ibisevicz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Garner to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ibisevicz is trying to keep Garner in close.

Garner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ibisevicz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Garner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ibisevicz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Garner with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garner postures up and lands a big shot to Ibisevicz's brow.
Ibisevicz keeping full guard, as Garner tries to pass.
Garner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Garner prevents Ibisevicz from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ibisevicz being controlled here, momentarily.
Garner lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Garner controlling from the top position.
Garner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ibisevicz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Garner controls the pace.
Garner 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.
Garner stays in close to Ibisevicz's body and controls the position.
Ibisevicz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Garner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Garner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Garner seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ibisevicz for as long as he can get away with.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Garner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ibisevicz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ibisevicz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner taking a breather here.
Garner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Garner scoring with punches from side control.
Ibisevicz can't do much from the bottom here.

Garner has an Americana. Ibisevicz didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Garner is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Garner hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rayder Garner!
Rayder Garner retains his heavyweight title!
Rayder Garner 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Lichen (ranked 985 p4p, 122 weight class) and Darko Vader (ranked 4084 p4p, 388 weight class). Vader has chosen Return of Darko as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Lichen
vs
Vader

170 cm
26
142 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

168 cm
33
145 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Lichen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Darko Vader!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lichen misses with an uppercut
and Vader counters with a nice body kick.
Lichen throws a looping overhand right but Vader ducks down to avoid it.
Vader on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vader goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vader misses with a body shot.
Vader tries to land a front kick but Lichen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lichen looks to land a right hand but Vader moved out of range.
Lichen sizes up Vader with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vader connects with a body shot that sends Lichen's belly button to the back.
Lichen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lichen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lichen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vader counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lichen misses the target.
Vader throws a body kick that misses.
Vader bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lichen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lichen misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Vader.
Vader throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lichen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Lichen misses its intended target.
Lichen throws a lazy right hand but Vader sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vader uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lichen.
Lichen moves to clinch but Vader breaks away
and Vader counters with a nice body shot.
Lichen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vader moves out of range of the strikes.
Vader is trying to counter with his kicks.
Vader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vader is looking for the big counter here.
Lichen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lichen misses with an uppercut.
Lichen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vader moves away.
David Lichen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vader looks for the body kick but Lichen saw that one coming.

Lichen closes the distance and clinches.
Lichen lands a left hand.
Lichen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A head punch on the inside from Lichen fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Lichen as the two fighters clinch.
Vader is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lichen misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lichen misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lichen lands with a left to the head.
Vader tries to pull guard but Lichen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lichen misses with a body punch.
Lichen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vader's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vader.
Vader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lichen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vader blocks a body shot from Lichen.
Nice body punch from Lichen.

Lichen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lichen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lichen.
Vader slips a jab from Lichen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lichen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lichen looks to throw the jab but Vader is out of range.
Lichen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lichen just misses with a punch to the body.
Lichen throws a right and a left that Vader avoids nicely.
Vader throws a body kick that misses.
Vader is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lichen rather than just go for the knockout.
Lichen throws out a loose jab but Vader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vader looks for the body kick but Lichen saw that one coming.
Vader uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lichen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lichen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vader.
Lichen is looking to counter punch.
Vader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lichen.
Vader looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lichen avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Lichen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vader misses with a body kick.
Vader looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lichen throws a jab when Vader was well out of range.
Vader throws a counter combo.
Darko Vader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vader misses with a body kick.
Lichen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vader misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lichen throws a looping overhand right but Vader ducks down to avoid it.
Lichen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vader.
Lichen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vader manages to avoid it.
Vader is looking for the big counter here.
Lichen misses with a double jab.
Vader misses with a body kick.
It looked like Lichen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vader.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader fakes the leg kick and cracks Lichen in the body.
Vader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lichen.
Lichen wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lichen throws a right hand that misses
and Vader counters with a left to the body.
Lichen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vader is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lichen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vader thinks about the counter body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vader. Lichen shrugs it off though.
Vader misses with a body shot.
Vader throws a wild body kick that Lichen sees coming a mile off.
Vader lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lichen at a distance.
Lichen throws a body shot but no joy.
Lichen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vader has time to react.
Lichen avoids a kick to the body.
Lichen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lichen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vader counters with a left and a right that stings Lichen.
Vader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lichen misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lichen moves out of range as Vader throws a body kick.
Lichen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vader throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vader.
An attempted straight right counter from Lichen misses the target.
Vader with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lichen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vader.

Lichen instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lichen.
Vader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lichen tries to throw a body punch but Vader avoids it by throwing Lichen back against the cage.
Lichen can't find room to land a body shot as Vader controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Lichen fails to land.
Vader leaning against his opponent.
Vader prevents a body shot from Lichen.
Vader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lichen throws a punch but it's blocked by Vader.
Lichen tries to work over Vader's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vader lands a damaging elbow.
Lichen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lichen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lichen tries a body shot but Vader blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lichen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vader has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lichen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lichen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vader has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lichen working aggressively here.
Lichen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vader slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vader.
Lichen prevents Vader from breaking the clinch.
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 David Lichen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Vader slips under a jab.
Lichen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vader now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vader shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lichen eats them both and turns towards Vader to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lichen throws a lazy right hand but Vader sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Lichen.
Vader ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lichen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lichen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vader manages to avoid it.
Lichen looks to score with a jab to the body but Vader is just out of range.
Vader uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lichen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lichen throws a big shot that misses.
Lichen throws a right and a left that Vader avoids nicely.
Lichen throws a lazy right hand but Vader sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lichen misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lichen moves to clinch but Vader breaks away
and Vader counters with a one-two to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vader.
The fighters circling - Lichen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vader takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vader avoids the body shot from Lichen.
Vader throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lichen misses with a body shot.
As Lichen backs off Vader throws a huge counter combo but Lichen manages to avoid it all.
Lichen looks to score with a jab to the body but Vader is just out of range.
Lichen tries to close the distance and clinch but Vader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vader appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lichen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vader moves away.
Lichen tries to clinch but Vader is having none of it.
Vader comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vader pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lichen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lichen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vader throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lichen misses with an uppercut.
Lichen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vader throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lichen throws a shot from downtown. Vader moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Lichen misses.
Lichen misses with a straight right.
Lichen misses with a wild body shot.
Lichen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vader is trying to counter with his kicks.
Vader slips a straight right by Lichen.
Vader slips under a jab.
Vader counters with a body kick.
Lichen misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vader avoids the body shot from Lichen.
Vader counters with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Lichen.
Lichen throws a jab when Vader was well out of range.
Vader follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lichen tries to clinch up.
Vader slips under a jab from Lichen.
Vader counters with a body kick.
Lichen tries to clinch there but Vader circles away.
A slow jab from Lichen misses its intended target.
Vader is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vader is looking to land body kicks.
Vader moves away from the strike by Lichen.
Vader counters with a body kick.
A combination from Vader does no damage.
Lichen throws an off balance right hand
and Vader counters with a right hand to the body.
Vader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lichen looks to clinch
and Vader counters with a good, hard body kick but Lichen shrugs it off.
Lichen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lichen avoids a kick to the body.
Lichen tries to clinch up but Vader circles away and keeps his distance.
Lichen throws a looping overhand right but Vader ducks down to avoid it.
Vader scores with a spinning back kick!
Vader throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lichen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lichen throws the left hand but Vader avoids the punch easily.
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!
Vader avoids the body shot from Lichen.
Vader looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little feinted left hand from Lichen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lichen moves out of range as Vader throws a body kick.
Lichen wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Darko Vader.
I think Lichen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... David Lichen!
After winning the bout, David Lichen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Darko Vader spoke after the fight, saying 'I wanna thank all my fans for their support, and to the people who came to witness this great match. Gotta go my chika babes are now waiting in my room. '.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Gilms (ranked 2645 p4p, 393 weight class) and Gary Lorent (ranked 4124 p4p, 559 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gilms
vs
Lorent

178 cm
25
192 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

179 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregory Gilms!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Lorent!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Gilms finds it's target.
Gilms tries to clinch there but Lorent circles away.
Lorent now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gilms throws a head kick that misses.
Gregory Gilms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilms throws a sloppy head kick and Lorent moves out of range easily.
Lorent wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gilms scores with a jab to the body.
Gilms throws a hook but Lorent avoids it easily.
Lorent takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lorent takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorent takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gilms wants to slow Lorent down by chopping away at his legs.
Gilms tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilms throws a hook but Lorent blocks it.
Lorent now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gilms works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lorent doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gilms lands with an overhand left.
Lorent swings for the body but Gilms moves out of range.
Lorent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gilms ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lorent moves away.
A nice side step and Lorent releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gilms. Lorent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gilms scores with a hook.
Gilms scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Gilms.
Lorent tries to move into range but Gilms moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gilms scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Gilms jabs at Lorent's body.
Gilms lands a lovely overhand right.
Lorent takes a swing at Gilms's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Gilms.
Gilms throws a hook but Lorent avoids it easily.
Lorent is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gilms scores with a jab.
A left lands for Gilms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilms with a hook.
It looks like Gilms has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gilms throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gilms scores with a nice head shot.
Gilms keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gilms throws a solid leg kick but Lorent takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gilms.
A nice side step and Lorent releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gilms throws the left hand but Lorent avoids the punch easily.
Lorent is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gilms with a body shot.
Lorent takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lorent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gilms moves away.
Gilms lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorent on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot by Gilms.
Gilms with a nice cross.
Gilms swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Lorent misses.
Lorent is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gilms rather than just go for the knockout.
Gilms scores with a jab. Lorent acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Lorent.
Gilms throws a hook but Lorent blocks it.
Lorent appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A cross from Gilms lands.
Lorent on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Gilms dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gilms with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lorent takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lorent jabs Gilms to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gilms misses the shot to the body.
Lorent now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gregory Gilms is winning the standup battle so far.
Gilms throws a lazy right hand but Lorent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lorent thinks about the counter body kick.
Gilms works over Lorent's head and body with a nice combination.
Gilms lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilms misses with an uppercut. Lorent saw that one coming.
A jab from Gilms finds it's way through Lorent's defenses.
Gilms comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilms displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gilms lands a nice hook to Lorent's body. Lorent takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gilms wants to clinch up but Lorent keeps it at a distance.
Gilms misses with a looping right.
Gilms waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lorent.
Lorent throws a push kick but Gilms slaps the foot to one side.
Gilms is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lorent can do to turn this around?
Lorent ducks right into an uppercut from Gilms.
Gilms wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Gilms darts in and clinches Lorent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorent pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gilms working aggressively here.
Gilms misses with a punch to the body.
Lorent takes a shot to the head.
Lorent stalling.
Lorent has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lorent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gilms misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gilms trying to control the position but instead, Lorent has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gilms into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorent's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gilms misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lorent - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lorent has Gilms pressed against the cage.
Gilms softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lorent.
Lorent dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lorent blocking some punches.
Gilms lands a left hand.
Lorent blocking some punches.
Gilms scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lorent taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lorent is stalling here.
Lorent avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Gilms dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gilms connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Gilms coming out on top.
Gilms scores with a decent looking hook.
Gilms 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.
Lorent takes one to the chin there.
Gilms misses with a lunging right hand
and Lorent counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilms uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lorent has time to react.
Gilms tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lorent manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gilms loads up on a big right hand but Lorent slips the punch.
Lorent let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lorent will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gilms up against the cage.
Gilms scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gilms throws a head punch that misses.
Gilms misses with some punches.
Gilms lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lorent backwards.
Lorent slowing the pace effectively.
Gilms misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilms lands a shoulder strike.
Gilms softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lorent leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lorent taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lorent dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Gilms.
Lorent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gilms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorent effectively controlling the action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gilms.
Still in the clinch, Gilms scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gilms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gilms - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gilms crunches a lovely knee into Lorent's ribcage.
Come on Gilms - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gilms lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lorent backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gilms.
Gilms lands a left hand.
Gilms lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gilms working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Gilms.
Gilms lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lorent backwards.
A short right from Gilms.
Gilms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gilms presses Lorent against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gilms gets through Lorent's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Gilms clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gilms lands a jab.
Lorent lands a nice shot to the body.
Gilms clobbers Lorent with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gilms lands a nice shot to the body.
Gilms looks to land a body kick but Lorent moved away.
Jab by Gilms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilms scores with a jab.
Lorent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilms manages to avoid it.
Gilms throws a shot to the body.
Lorent is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilms paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lorent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gilms.
Lorent blocks a jab.
Lorent looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gilms misses with a low kick.
Lorent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gilms.
Lorent walks into a stiff left hand from Gilms.
Gilms moves in looking to clinch but Lorent pushes him off.
Lorent appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gilms lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lorent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gilms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Gilms.
Lorent moves forwards but Gilms connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lorent on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gilms scores with a sloppy right hand. Lorent should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gilms lands a right hook to the body.
Gilms ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gilms scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gilms lands a really nice looking cross but Lorent seems unphased.
Lorent shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorent gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gilms.
Lorent gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gilms.
Lorent swings for the body but Gilms moves out of range.
Gilms thuds a left hand into Lorent's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gilms.
Gilms is looking to clinch.
Lorent wants to counter with a clinch but Gilms pushes him away.
Gilms works over Lorent's head and body with a nice combination.
Lorent moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gilms thuds a left hand into Lorent's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilms scores with a nice strike.
Gilms tests Lorent's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gilms throws a front kick aimed at Lorent's knee but Lorent avoids it well.
Gilms sets himself, and Lorent steps forward looking for the clinch! Gilms avoids it this time.
Nice straight punches there by Gilms. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gilms.
Lorent lands a lovely overhand right.
Gilms lands a really nice looking cross but Lorent seems unphased.
Gilms uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gilms is looking to score with low kicks.
Lorent tries to counter with a clinch but Gilms shakes him off and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Gilms had his way with Gary Lorent in that round.
That's time! Gilms's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lorent takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gilms just misses with a punch to the body.
Gilms sets himself, and Lorent steps forward looking for the clinch! Gilms avoids it this time.
Gilms misses the shot to the body.
Gilms moves in looking to clinch but Lorent pushes him off.
Gilms misses with a hook. Lorent ducked under it nicely.
Gilms misses with an uppercut. Lorent saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorent staying out of range there.
Lorent takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gilms looks to score with a jab to the body but Lorent is just out of range.
Lorent let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilms throws out a loose jab but Lorent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lorent steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gilms.
Gilms tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lorent was well out of range. Poor timing from Gilms.
Lorent looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gilms throws a right hand that misses
and Lorent counters with a left to the body.
Gilms lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lorent throws a sloppy body shot
and Gilms counters with a stiff right hand.
Gilms lands with a straight right. Lorent didn't see that one coming.
Gilms throws a jab when Lorent was well out of range.
Lorent moves forwards but Gilms connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gilms bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lorent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilms connects with a body shot.
A jab from Gilms misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Lorent misses.
Gilms misses with a body punch

and Lorent counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gilms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lorent will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gilms up against the cage.
Lorent is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lorent blocks an uppercut.
Lorent has Gilms pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilms misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gilms stalling in the clinch.
Gilms working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gilms digs a right hand underneath Lorent's ribcage. Lorent let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gilms misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gilms working aggressively here.
Gilms lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lorent backwards.
A short right from Gilms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gilms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorent blocks an uppercut.
Lorent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gilms lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lorent backwards.
Gilms pushes Lorent back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gilms lands a shoulder strike.
Gilms lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gilms working aggressively here.
Gilms lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Gilms.
Gary Lorent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lorent looking to slow down the pace here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Gilms showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gilms 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:41
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:42
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Gilms!
Gregory Gilms is the new light heavyweight champion!
Gregory Gilms seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
54%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Paris (ranked 384 p4p, 59 weight class) and Alexander Reynolds (ranked 681 p4p, 108 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Paris
vs
Reynolds

175 cm
29
183 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

162 cm
27
145 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cody Paris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reynolds lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot by Reynolds.
Reynolds cracks Paris with a good jab.
Reynolds scores with a jab. Paris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reynolds cracks Paris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reynolds throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paris on the side of the head.

Paris is rocked!
Reynolds sizes up Paris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Paris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
and Reynolds counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Paris! He's just covering up as Reynolds starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Reynolds!
Alexander Reynolds is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Alexander Reynolds made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Cody Paris was interviewed post fight and said 'Who cares, I'm here for a good time, not a long time.'.