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Friday Night Fights XII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fekadeab Dejene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Strike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fekadeab Dejene could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lucky Strike 's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fekadeab Dejene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucky Strike !
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strike doesn't manage to clinch there - Dejene circles away.
Strike has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dejene swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dejene lands with a nice combination. Strike backs away looking to recover.
Strike doesn't manage to clinch there - Dejene circles away.
Dejene throws a right and a left that Strike avoids nicely.
Dejene circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dejene lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dejene fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dejene looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strike looks to land a combination but Dejene avoids it well.
Dejene swinging wildly here.
Dejene throws a one two combo.
Strike tries to clinch but Dejene moves out of range.
Strike is looking to clinch but Dejene is avoiding it.
Dejene lands a jab-cross combination.
A nice combination there by Dejene.
Dejene fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dejene looks to land a combination but Strike avoids it well.
Dejene has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Strike .
Strike avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dejene slips a jab and a cross from Strike .
Strike tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strike clinches up with Dejene and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Strike jumps guard.
Dejene working some strikes from top position.
Dejene wants to control from the top but Strike keeps moving.
Dejene is really struggling to control Strike but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dejene is looking to work some ground and pound but Strike has wrist control.
Strike wants to stand and escape but Dejene is having none of it.
Strike wants to sweep here but Dejene controlling him for the moment.
Strike is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Strike takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dejene lands a jab-cross combination.
Lucky Strike is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dejene lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strike circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strike moves in looking to clinch but Dejene pushes him off.
Strike tries to clinch but Dejene moves out of range.
Strike clinches.
Strike jumps guard but Dejene stands there with Strike around his waist. Strike gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Strike using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dejene has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Strike manages to break the clinch.
Dejene avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strike lands a jab-cross combination.
Dejene misses with a low kick as Strike jumps back.
Dejene jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dejene avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dejene is working the combinations to good effect here.
A right-left combo lands from Dejene.
Dejene closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dejene lands in his opponent's guard.
Strike wants to stand and escape but Dejene is having none of it.
Strike looks gassed!
Strike is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dejene prevents Strike from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dejene lands a couple of digs.
Strike is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dejene throwing strikes from guard but Strike blocks nicely.
Dejene throwing strikes but missing.
Dejene in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dejene has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Strike clinches with his opponent.
Strike lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dejene has had enough of the clinch but Strike keeps him there for the moment.
Strike lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Strike to work.
Dejene is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Strike manages to break the clinch.
Strike throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dejene avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strike falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dejene counters with a series of strikes. Strike will be more careful next time no doubt.
Strike with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dejene to score with a decent uppercut.
Strike misses with a head kick.
Strike moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dejene with a nice cross.
Dejene throws a series of punches but Strike avoids them all with ease.
Strike tries to clinch up but Dejene circles away and keeps his distance.
Dejene scores with a three punch combo!
Strike tries to clinch up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dejene!
Dejene misses with a double jab.
Strike fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strike fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strike gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dejene.
Strike thuds his shin into the meat of Dejene's side.
Strike throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dejene.
Strike is looking to clinch but Dejene is avoiding it.
Strike has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Strike dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dejene lands a nice looking body shot.
Strike doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Strike lands a hook that stumbles Dejene back into the cage. Strike follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Dejene to the canvas! Strike pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Dejene has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lucky Strike !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Day is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hammerfall - At the End of the Rainbow. Jackie Day has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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201 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bart Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackie Day!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Day.
Simpson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Day circles away from the clinch attempt.
Simpson tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Simpson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Simpson, right into the meat.
Bart Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson tries to clinch but Day is having none of it.
Simpson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Day shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Simpson wants to clinch up but Day keeps it at a distance.
Day fails to land with a series of punches.
Simpson wants to clinch.
Day tries to clinch up.
Simpson is looking to land body kicks.
Day is looking to clinch.
Simpson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Day shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Simpson tries to hold on but Day postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Simpson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Simpson is trying desperately to improve position.
Day throws some wild stikes that Simpson manages to avoid easily.
Day has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Day takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Simpson tries to hold on but Day pushes him away.
Day throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Day goes for an armbar but Simpson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Simpson.
Day is trying to keep Simpson in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson won't allow Day to sweep him here.
Simpson trying to control the position from guard on top but Day is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Day throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Day is working an open guard so Simpson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A chopping leg kick lands by Simpson.
Day looks gassed!
A slapping leg kick lands for Simpson.
Good leg kick by Simpson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Simpson looks to clinch
and Day counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Simpson's guard now.
Simpson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Day manages to get himself to full guard.
Simpson wants to stand but Day is controlling his posture from full guard.
Simpson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Day wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Simpson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Simpson.
Simpson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Day paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Simpson throws a head kick but Day moves out of range.
Simpson throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Day stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Simpson follows into mount!
It looks like Jackie Day has been cut.
Day is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Simpson wants to control the pace but Day is squirming around nicely.
Day really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Simpson blocks Day's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day can't escape the position.
Day is breathing heavily.
Simpson controlling from mount.
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.
Simpson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Simpson won't let Day get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Day is trying desperately to improve position.
Simpson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Day is looking to improve his position but Simpson isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson controlling from the full mount.
Simpson trying to control but Day is having none of it.
Simpson wants to control but instead Day manages to regain half guard.
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.
It looks like Simpson is going to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simpson trying to control from half guard but Day is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Simpson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackie Day's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Simpson tries to clinch up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Day crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Simpson - the referee stops the clock and Day gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Simpson. Day manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Simpson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Simpson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Day, pushing him back against the cage.
Day goes for a takedown in the clinch but Simpson prevents it.
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Day won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Simpson.
Simpson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Simpson with a knee to the head.
Simpson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Simpson.
Simpson misses with a knee to the head.
Simpson connects with a knee to the head.
Simpson tries to stall but Day uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Simpson lands an elbow inside.
Simpson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simpson misses with a knee to the head.
Day blocks an elbow strike.
Day takes an elbow to the forehead.
Simpson looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day is trying to drag Simpson to the mat but Simpson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bart Simpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackie Day.
Simpson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Day blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Simpson lands a knee to the head.
Simpson tries a knee to the head but Day blocks it.
Simpson is pressed up against the cage. Day has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Simpson down to the mat. Simpson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Day fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Simpson sprawls well initially but Day persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Day thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Simpson to regain full guard.
Day not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Day trying to move into half guard but instead Simpson has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day wants to stand and escape but Simpson is having none of it.
Simpson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Day, up you get!
Simpson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Simpson.
Day swats away the attempt to clinch by Simpson.
Simpson throws a head kick but Day moves out of range.
Simpson tries to clinch but Day moves out of range.
Day throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Simpson was covering up waiting for the punch and Day finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Day throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simpson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson wants to sweep here but Day controlling him for the moment.
Jackie Day has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Day sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Simpson keeping full guard, as Day tries to pass.
Bart Simpson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Simpson keeping moving, preventing Day from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simpson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bart Simpson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Simpson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bart Simpson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ciaran Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes to the cage accompanied by Dont Sweat The Technique. James Young has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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151 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ciaran Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Anderson misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Young takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson lunges at Young with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Young's hand.
Young tries to score with a low kick but Anderson moves his leg out of the way.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ciaran Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young avoids the body shot from Anderson.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Young looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Young wants to slow Anderson down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a good cross that connects.
Young tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Young moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Young defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Young moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Young. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Young.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Young throws a low kick, looking for Anderson's leg but Anderson calmly moves out of range.
Young throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Young's hands.
Anderson throws a good cross that connects.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Young throws a low kick, looking for Anderson's leg but Anderson calmly moves out of range.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Young.
Young takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Young dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Ciaran Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Young swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Young takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Young staying out of range there.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Anderson throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Young slips under a jab from Anderson.
Young misses with a low kick.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
Anderson throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Young had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Young slips under a jab from Anderson.
A left lands for Anderson.
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Young counters with a two punch combo.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciaran Anderson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young is looking to chop away at Anderson's legs.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Donk. Anderson catches Young right on the button with a cross.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Young counters with a low kick, right behind Anderson 's knee.
Young moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
Young takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Young moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
A good leg kick by Young.
Anderson throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
A head kick from Young lands but Anderson takes it in his stride.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Young moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
James Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Young feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Young throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Young counters with a single leg into guard. Anderson didn't expect that.
Anderson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Young moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson lands a jab to the head.
Anderson misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
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!
Anderson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Young misses with a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Young.
Young gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson digs a good body shot into Young's ribs.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
Young wants to land a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Young blocks a jab.
Young throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Anderson tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Young feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
Young throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Young throws and low kick but Anderson moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Young.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Young counters with an inside leg kick.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Young.
Young chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Young avoids the body shot from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Young dominated that second round.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Young!
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Young looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Young throws a combination. Anderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anderson throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young counters with a two punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Young tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Young, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson digs a good body shot into Young's ribs.
Anderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
James Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young slips under a jab from Anderson.
Young has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Young counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Young throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Young scores with a one two! Anderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson lands with a cross.
Anderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Young in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Young takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Young attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anderson throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Young looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young counters with an inside leg kick.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Young takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Young takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Young takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson blocks a leg kick.
Anderson throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson jabs at Young's body.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Young counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Young.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Young staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
Young looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Young throws a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ciaran Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anderson 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ciaran Anderson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DeAngelo Dunlop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mur Mur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mur Mur told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, DeAngelo Dunlop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mur Mur!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunlop misses with a hook.
Mur has managed to clinch.
Mur lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Dunlop.
Dunlop lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunlop can't find room to land a body shot as Mur controls the action.
Mur tries a body shot but Dunlop blocks it.
Mur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dunlop.
Dunlop misses with the head strike.
Dunlop misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Dunlop.
Mur looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunlop is leaning against Mur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Dunlop.
Dunlop lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunlop lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dunlop.
Nice body punch from Dunlop.
Mur misses with some punches.
Dunlop gets through Mur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dunlop pushes Mur back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dunlop works on Mur's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Dunlop.
Dunlop digs a right hand underneath Mur's ribcage. Mur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dunlop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mur backwards.
Dunlop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mur backwards.
Dunlop struggles to land a body shot inside as Mur controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Dunlop.
Dunlop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dunlop prevents a body shot from Mur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dunlop - that landed with a thud.
Dunlop scores with a shot to the side of Mur's head.
Dunlop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mur backwards.
Dunlop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dunlop lands a right hand.
It looks like Mur Mur has been cut.
Dunlop cracks Mur with a nice body shot.
Dunlop lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dunlop.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunlop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Dunlop - that landed with a thud.
Dunlop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mur misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Dunlop.
Mur blocks a body shot from Dunlop.
Dunlop works on Mur's body with a couple of short punches.
Dunlop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dunlop scores with a shoulder strike.
Dunlop can't find room to land a body shot as Mur controls the action.
Dunlop digs a right hand underneath Mur's ribcage. Mur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dunlop scores with a hook to the body.
Dunlop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dunlop scores with a hook to the body.
Dunlop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dunlop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Dunlop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dunlop lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunlop presses Mur against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dunlop is working Mur over against the cage.
Dunlop lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Dunlop.
Dunlop digs a right hand into Mur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mur's gas tank.
Dunlop works on Mur's body with a couple of short punches.
Dunlop scores with a shoulder strike.
Mur working aggressively here.
Mur swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunlop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunlop misses with a punch to the body.
Mur tries a body shot but Dunlop blocks it.
Dunlop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murs head.
Dunlop works on Mur's body with a couple of short punches.
Dunlop is working Mur over against the cage.
Dunlop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dunlop tries a body shot but Mur blocks it.
Dunlop is working Mur over against the cage.
Dunlop cracks Mur with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Dunlop.
Dunlop lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dunlop is leaning against Mur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mur prevents a body shot from Dunlop.
A body shot lands from Dunlop.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mur.
Dunlop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dunlop pushes Mur back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dunlop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dunlop lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Mur fails to land.
Mur misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunlop lands a body shot.
Dunlop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunlop digs a right hand into Mur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mur's gas tank.
Dunlop scores with a hook to the body.
Dunlop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dunlop.
Dunlop digs a right hand into Mur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mur's gas tank.
Dunlop lands a shot to the body.
Dunlop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dunlop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dunlop lands a shoulder strike.
Dunlop lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Dunlop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mur prevents a body shot from Dunlop.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dunlop.
Dunlop lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunlop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dunlop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunlop tries to throw a body punch but Mur avoids it by throwing Dunlop back against the cage.
Dunlop lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Dunlop on the inside.
Dunlop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mur's elbow.
Mur has a couple of punches blocked by Dunlop.
Mur misses with some punches.
Dunlop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunlop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mur lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dunlop.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mur.
Dunlop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dunlop misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dunlop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mur works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dunlop misses with the head strike.
Dunlop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dunlop tries to throw a body punch but Mur avoids it by throwing Dunlop back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAngelo Dunlop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mur Mur'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.
Dunlop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunlop misses with a wild combination.
Mur lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circling - Dunlop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mur Mur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunlop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dunlop avoids the head kick by Mur.
Mur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunlop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mur tests Dunlop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dunlop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mur.
Dunlop moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunlop avoids the head kick by Mur.
Mur is breathing heavily.
Dunlop scores with a decent looking hook.
Dunlop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mur tries to land a leg kick but Dunlop saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Dunlop misses.
Mur throws a sloppy head kick and Dunlop moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlop scores with a sloppy right hand. Mur should have avoided that one.
Mur walks into a jab.
Mur scores with a leg kick.
Dunlop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunlop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mur at a distance.
Mur tries to clinch there but Dunlop circles away.
Dunlop scores with a shot to the body.
Dunlop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mur can do to turn this around?
Dunlop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dunlop lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunlop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dunlop lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Dunlop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mur doesn't seem phased though.
Mur throws a hook to the side of Dunlop's head but Dunlop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunlop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dunlop moves away from the strike by Mur.
Dunlop with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop cracks Mur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mur moves forwards but Dunlop connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mur walks into a straight right hand from Dunlop.
Dunlop misses with a looping left.
Dunlop connects with a body shot.
Mur misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Dunlop misses.
Mur moves out of range as Dunlop strikes.
Mur moves away from the strike by Dunlop.
Dunlop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mur tries to clinch up but Dunlop circles away and keeps his distance.
Mur tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Mur.
Mur misses with a hook.
Dunlop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mur doesn't seem bothered though.
Mur is looking to clinch but Dunlop is avoiding it.
The crowd cheers as Dunlop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mur doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dunlop with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mur walks into a stiff left hand from Dunlop.
Dunlop misses with a hook. Mur ducked under it nicely.
Mur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mur looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dunlop throws an overhand right that lands on Mur's shoulder, as Mur tries to avoid the shot.
Dunlop lands with an overhand left.
Mur takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dunlop misses with a wild body shot.
Mur misses with a head kick.
Dunlop digs a good hook to Mur's body.
Mur throws a push kick but Dunlop slaps the foot to one side.
Dunlop with a jab.
Dunlop moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dunlop lands a nice looking body shot.
Dunlop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dunlop scores with a shot to the body.
Dunlop with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Dunlop misses the target.
Dunlop tests Mur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dunlop swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mur.
Mur walks into a straight right hand from Dunlop.
Dunlop stalks Mur and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mur's face. Mur staggers backwards, shaken.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donk. Dunlop catches Mur right on the button with a cross.
Mur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Decent striking displayed by Dunlop there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAngelo Dunlop dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mur Mur's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dunlop is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunlop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mur.
Mur clinches with his opponent.
Mur tries to throw a body punch but Dunlop avoids it by throwing Mur back against the cage.
Mur throws a head punch that misses.
Dunlop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mur's elbow.
Dunlop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dunlop can't find room to land a body shot as Mur controls the action.
Dunlop pushes Mur back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dunlop tries to throw a body punch but Mur avoids it by throwing Dunlop back against the cage.
Mur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunlop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mur's elbow.
Dunlop throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dunlop works on Mur's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Dunlop.
Dunlop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Dunlop.
Dunlop is leaning against Mur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dunlop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dunlop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dunlop lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeAngelo Dunlop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dunlop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunlop tries to work over Mur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunlop blocking some punches.
Dunlop throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Dunlop.
A left hand lands to the body for Dunlop.
Dunlop pushes Mur back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dunlop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunlop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dunlop lands a body shot.
Dunlop scores with a hook to the body.
Dunlop tries a body shot but Mur blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dunlop.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dunlop.
A right hook to the body lands for Dunlop.
Dunlop is working Mur over against the cage.
Dunlop lands a shot to the body.
Mur has a couple of punches blocked by Dunlop.
Dunlop tries a body shot but Mur blocks it.
Mur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunlop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dunlop lands a body punch.
Dunlop lands with a right to the head.
Dunlop lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Dunlop.
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!
Dunlop lands a shot to the body.
Dunlop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dunlop.
A hook to the body from Dunlop.
Dunlop digs a right hand underneath Mur's ribcage. Mur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dunlop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murs head.
Dunlop pushes Mur back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dunlop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dunlop scores with a shot to the side of Mur's head.
Dunlop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mur or not.
Nice body punch from Dunlop.
Dunlop scores with a shot to the side of Mur's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Dunlop.
Dunlop presses Mur against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dunlop gets through Mur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dunlop blocking some punches.
Dunlop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dunlop works on Mur's body with a couple of short punches.
Dunlop presses Mur against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dunlop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dunlop misses with a punch to the body.
Dunlop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mur Mur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mur backwards.
Dunlop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dunlop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mur is trying to maintain a safe position but Dunlop gets an underhook and turns Mur into the cage.
Dunlop scores with a hook to the body.
Dunlop lands a shot to the body.
Dunlop is working Mur over against the cage.
Dunlop scores with a hook to the body.
Dunlop lands a left hand.
Dunlop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dunlop - that landed with a thud.
Mur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeAngelo Dunlop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dunlop lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunlop pushes Mur back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dunlop works on Mur's body with a couple of short punches.
Dunlop pushes Mur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dunlop lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dunlop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mur swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunlop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mur misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunlop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mur's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mur backwards.
Mur has a couple of punches blocked by Dunlop.
Dunlop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mur backwards.
Mur misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunlop gets through Mur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dunlop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dunlop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dunlop lands a nice shot to the body.
Mur takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Dunlop.
Dunlop presses Mur against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Dunlop.
Dunlop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dunlop digs a right hand into Mur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mur's gas tank.
Dunlop works on Mur's body with a couple of short punches.
Dunlop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Dunlop.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right handed body shot lands from Dunlop.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunlop lands with a left to the head.
Dunlop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dunlop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Dunlop - that landed with a thud.
Mur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunlop is leaning against Mur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeAngelo Dunlop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dunlop has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:24
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeAngelo Dunlop!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Luc Boivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luc Boivers's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, killing in the name of. Marko has chosen Get Back - Ludacris as his entrance music. Cain Marko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominick Luc Boivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Marko!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luc Boivers misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Marko misses.
Marko defending well as Luc Boivers loads up on a big left hand.
Marko ducks under a wild hook from Luc Boivers.
Luc Boivers swings for the body but Marko moves out of range.
Marko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luc Boivers.
Marko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Luc Boivers coming out on top.
Luc Boivers throws out a loose jab but Marko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marko is looking to clinch.
Marko ducks right into an uppercut from Luc Boivers.
It looks like Cain Marko has been cut.
Marko gets a clinch.
Marko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Luc Boivers has had enough of the clinch but Marko keeps him there for the moment.
Luc Boivers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Luc Boivers blocks an uppercut.
Marko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luc Boivers's efforts to push away.
Luc Boivers letting Marko take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luc Boivers tries to break the clinch but Marko is controlling the position.
Marko misses with a knee to the head.
Luc Boivers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luc Boivers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Marko fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Luc Boivers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marko has Luc Boivers pressed against the cage.
Marko landing knees to the head.
Luc Boivers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marko lands a knee to the head.
Marko slows down the pace here.
Marko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Marko.
Luc Boivers wants to break free but Marko has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marko digs a right hand into Luc Boivers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Luc Boivers's gas tank.
Luc Boivers is trying to break free.
Marko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Marko.
Luc Boivers is trying to break the clinch but Marko has him pressed against the cage.
Marko can't find room to land a body shot as Luc Boivers controls the action.
Marko throws a head punch that misses.
Luc Boivers tries to circle away but Marko has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Marko.
Marko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luc Boivers is trying to break free.
Marko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marko has Luc Boivers pushed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marko obliges.
Luc Boivers is trying to break the clinch but Marko is controlling him.
Luc Boivers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luc Boivers is trying to force a seperation but Marko has the dominant position.
Marko lands a knee to the head.
Marko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Marko tries to land a knee to the head but Luc Boivers blocks with his arms.
Marko tries to work over Luc Boivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luc Boivers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short left from Marko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marko lands a shoulder strike.
Luc Boivers avoids a wild elbow strike from Marko.
Marko'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.
Marko connects with a knee to the head.
Marko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marko looking to throw knees to the head but Luc Boivers is blocking nicely.
Marko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luc Boivers blocks it with crossed arms.
Marko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marko looks gassed!
Marko scores with a shot to the side of Luc Boivers's head.
Marko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marko scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Marko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Marko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Marko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marko throws a low kick but Luc Boivers avoids it.
Luc Boivers scores with a three punch combo!
Marko avoids the body shot from Luc Boivers.
Luc Boivers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A bone on bone clash there as Luc Boivers blocks the leg kick.
Marko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luc Boivers finds it's way round the side to connect with Marko's head.
Luc Boivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Marko throws a hook but Luc Boivers blocks it.
Marko shoots for a double leg takedown but Luc Boivers sprawls well. He's pushed Marko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Luc Boivers slips a jab from Marko.
Marko forces Luc Boivers back against the cage and clinches.
Luc Boivers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luc Boivers wants to break free but Marko has control.
Luc Boivers wants to break free but Marko has control.
Luc Boivers working hard to break the clinch.
Luc Boivers has had enough of the clinch but Marko keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luc Boivers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Luc Boivers is trying to break free.
Marko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luc Boivers or not.
Luc Boivers takes an elbow to the temple.
Luc Boivers is trying to break free.
Luc Boivers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marko throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marko throws a head punch that misses.
Marko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marko obliges.
Marko is breathing heavily.
Marko has Luc Boivers pressed against the cage, preventing Luc Boivers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Luc Boivers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Marko's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Marko keeps control of Luc Boivers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marko just leaning against Luc Boivers, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luc Boivers.
Luc Boivers is trying to break the clinch but Marko has him pressed against the cage.
Marko looking to throw knees to the head but Luc Boivers is blocking nicely.
Luc Boivers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Luc Boivers takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Dominick Luc Boivers has been cut.
Marko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luc Boivers's efforts to push away.
Marko slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luc Boivers backwards.
Marko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Luc Boivers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luc Boivers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Luc Boivers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marko has him pressed against the cage.
Marko taking a breather.
Marko lands a right hand.
Luc Boivers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marko has him pressed against the cage.
Marko has Luc Boivers pressed against the cage, preventing Luc Boivers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marko.
Marko effectively controlling the action here.
Luc Boivers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Luc Boivers is looking to break free of the clinch but Marko has double underhooks.
Marko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Marko.
Luc Boivers blocking some punches.
Marko wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Marko - that landed with a thud.
Luc Boivers wants to get back to striking at distance but Marko won't allow it.
Luc Boivers wants to break free but Marko has control.
Come on Marko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Marko fails to land.
Luc Boivers wants to get back to striking at distance but Marko won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marko.
Marko swings wildly with an uppercut but Luc Boivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luc Boivers tries to break the clinch but Marko is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Marko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Luc Boivers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marko doesn't seem phased though.
Luc Boivers looks to land a right hand but Marko moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luc Boivers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Luc Boivers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luc Boivers cracks Marko with a good jab.
Luc Boivers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luc Boivers swinging wildly here.
Marko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luc Boivers is fending him off so far but Marko persists. Nope, Luc Boivers circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Luc Boivers misses.
Luc Boivers misses with a wild body shot.
Marko ducks under a wild hook from Luc Boivers.
Nice uppercut lands for Marko. That snapped Luc Boivers's head back.
Luc Boivers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marko was well out of range. Poor timing from Luc Boivers.
Marko lands a head kick. Luc Boivers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Luc Boivers connects with the punch.
Marko swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko is looking to score with low kicks.
Luc Boivers takes a swing at Marko's ribcage but misses.
Luc Boivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marko slips a jab and a cross from Luc Boivers.
Luc Boivers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luc Boivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marko throws a solid leg kick but Luc Boivers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marko.
Luc Boivers stalks Marko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marko's face. Marko staggers backwards, shaken.
That has opened up Cain Marko's cut even more.
Luc Boivers checks a leg kick.
Marko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luc Boivers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luc Boivers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Luc Boivers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marko.
A swing and a miss from Luc Boivers.
Marko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luc Boivers tests Marko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luc Boivers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marko circles away quickly and effectively.
Dominick Luc Boivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luc Boivers looks to land a right hand but Marko moved out of range.
Luc Boivers misses with a hook.
Luc Boivers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marko.
Marko slips a jab and a cross from Luc Boivers.
Marko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luc Boivers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marko.
Luc Boivers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marko counters with a good, hard body kick but Luc Boivers shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut there from Luc Boivers.
The cut above Cain Marko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Luc Boivers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marko.
A left and a right from Luc Boivers both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Luc Boivers.
Dominick Luc Boivers is winning the standup battle so far.
Luc Boivers is looking to chop away at Marko's legs.
Marko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Marko defending well as Luc Boivers loads up on a big left hand.
Luc Boivers misses with a hook. Marko ducked under it nicely.
Luc Boivers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luc Boivers takes a swing at Marko's ribcage but misses.
Luc Boivers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cain Marko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Luc Boivers swings for the body but Marko moves out of range.
Luc Boivers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luc Boivers stalks Marko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marko's face. Marko staggers backwards, shaken.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cain Marko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dominick Luc Boivers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruas comes to the cage accompanied by Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction. The key to victory for Marco Ruas has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Junie Silva!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva thows a huge punch but Ruas dodges it nicely.
Silva working over Ruas with some ground and pound. Ruas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ruas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva trying to control but Ruas is working from the bottom.
Ruas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Ruas is keeping the position.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ruas keeps moving.
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Ruas.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ruas's guard.
Ruas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Ruas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva passes to side control.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.
Ruas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ruas is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruas keeping control of the position.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva working over Ruas with some ground and pound. Ruas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ruas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ruas is breathing heavily.
Silva thows a huge punch but Ruas dodges it nicely.
Ruas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junie Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Silva with a hook.
Ruas is rocked!
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Ruas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ruas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ruas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ruas trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva winds up and cracks Ruas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas seems to have got his legs back now.
Ruas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ruas landing rabbit punches to the side of Silva's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ruas wants to control the action here but instead Silva manages to pass to full mount!
Silva working Ruas over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Ruas is in trouble!
Silva cracks Ruas with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junie Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Molozor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Mackenzie King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Molozor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Mackenzie King!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackenzie King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Molozor misses with a takedown attempt - Mackenzie King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice defenses there by Mackenzie King.
Molozor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Samuel Molozor has been cut.
Mackenzie King throws a hook but Molozor avoids it easily.
Molozor throws a series of punches but Mackenzie King avoids them all with ease.
Molozor drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mackenzie King looking to control.
Mackenzie King managing to control the position.
Molozor drops back looking for a leg! Mackenzie King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mackenzie King manages to kick Molozor off! Molozor jumps back into Mackenzie King's guard.
Mackenzie King controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molozor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mackenzie King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Molozor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Molozor drops back looking for a leg! Mackenzie King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mackenzie King manages to kick Molozor off! Molozor jumps back into Mackenzie King's guard.
Mackenzie King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mackenzie King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Molozor throws a looping overhand right but Mackenzie King ducks down to avoid it.
Mackenzie King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mackenzie King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Molozor avoids the body shot from Mackenzie King.
Molozor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mackenzie King's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King is pulling down on Molozor's head to control his posture.
Molozor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Molozor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Molozor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mackenzie King controls Molozor momentarily but Molozor frees himself.
Molozor trying to control the position from guard on top but Mackenzie King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mackenzie King keeping full guard, as Molozor tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mackenzie King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molozor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mackenzie King as he jumps to the side.
Mackenzie King lands a big uppercut and Molozor crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Molozor looks OK. Mackenzie King waves Molozor back to his feet!
Molozor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mackenzie King was well out of range. Poor timing from Molozor.
Samuel Molozor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mackenzie King sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Molozor's defenses. It connects perfectly with Molozor's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Mackenzie King!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pabpy Obeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knarles Grunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obeh comes to the cage accompanied by Quake 2 Big Guns. Grunt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BLUNT- The Iron Maiden kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pabpy Obeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Knarles Grunt!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obeh throws a hook to the side of Grunt's head but Grunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grunt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Obeh is fending him off so far but Grunt persists. Nope, Obeh circles away and we're back to standing.
Obeh misses with a wild body shot.
Grunt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Obeh manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obeh pulls Grunt in to control the position.
Grunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Obeh is keeping the position for now.
Obeh pulls Grunt in to control the position.
Grunt throws a big right hand that misses.
Obeh trying to control the position here.
Grunt stopping the sweep attempt from Obeh.
Grunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Obeh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Obeh looking for a sweep. Not yet Obeh, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Obeh looks to score with a jab to the body but Grunt is just out of range.
Obeh throws an overhand right that lands on Grunt's shoulder, as Grunt tries to avoid the shot.
Grunt ducks under a wild hook from Obeh.
Grunt avoids the body shot from Obeh.
Obeh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grunt counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obeh tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Obeh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grunt passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Obeh!
Obeh is controlling an arm, preventing Grunt from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Grunt is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Obeh has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Obeh!
Obeh works over Grunt with some ground and pound from guard.
Obeh preventing the sweep.
Obeh wants to pass the guard but Grunt is keeping the position.
Grunt wants to sweep here but Obeh controlling him for the moment.
Obeh postures up in Grunt's guard and throws a big left but Grunt blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Obeh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Grunt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grunt is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Obeh can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Grunt looks gassed!
Grunt tries to push Obeh's head away but Obeh is holding on tight.
Grunt landing shots from mount.
Obeh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grunt is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Obeh to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Obeh shrugs it off.
Obeh has given up his back here.
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.
Obeh breaks Grunt's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Obeh sitting in guard here, content to control.
Obeh stands up and waves to Grunt to follow him.
Obeh missing with a left hand there. Grunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Obeh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Obeh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Grunt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Grunt.
Obeh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Knarles Grunt will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Obeh throws a hook but Grunt avoids it easily.
Obeh throws a hook but Grunt avoids it easily.
Grunt blocks a jab.
Grunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obeh.
Obeh misses the body punch
and Grunt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Obeh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Obeh managing to control the position.
Obeh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Obeh pulls Grunt in close to his closed guard and prevents Grunt from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunt stopping the sweep attempt from Obeh.
Obeh looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Grunt preventing the sweep.
Grunt passes Obeh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Grunt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Obeh has managed to free his arm - good work.
Obeh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grunt is working away from the top position though.
Obeh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Obeh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Obeh is retaining full guard.
Obeh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grunt manages to get himself to full guard.
Grunt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grunt is breathing heavily.
Grunt trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Grunt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Obeh's guard.
Obeh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Obeh working a defensive guard here.
Grunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Obeh is keeping the position for now.
Obeh has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Obeh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grunt's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh is working Grunt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Obeh is pushing down on Grunt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grunt is fighting to maintain full guard but Obeh has managed to sneak the leg through.
Obeh throwing shots but Grunt is blocking nicely.
Obeh works his foot free and advances to mount.
Grunt is looking to get to half guard.
Obeh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Obeh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Obeh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Obeh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Obeh lands with some strikes.
Grunt is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obeh lands a big elbow.
Obeh looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Obeh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Grunt is looking to improve his position but Obeh isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Obeh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Obeh scoring with strikes but Grunt is staying in there.
Obeh prevents Grunt from getting the reversal.
Obeh lands a big shot there that rocks Grunt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Obeh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Obeh lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grunt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Obeh lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obeh putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Obeh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pabpy Obeh dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Grunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obeh throws out the jab.
Obeh misses with a takedown
and Grunt counters with a shoot takedown. Obeh fights it but they end up in guard.
Obeh pulls Grunt in close to prevent any damage.
Grunt postures up.
Obeh looking for a sweep. Not yet Obeh, not yet.
Obeh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Obeh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Grunt wants to control but Obeh is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obeh is pressing down on Grunt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grunt is holding on for now.
Grunt trying to hold on to Obeh's head to control him but Obeh postures up.
Grunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obeh is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Grunt trying to control but Obeh postures up.
Pabpy Obeh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grunt throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Obeh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Obeh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pabpy Obeh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grunt is defended easily by Obeh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obeh. Grunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Obeh misses with a looping right.
Obeh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Obeh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Obeh scores with a punch to the head.
Obeh throws a nice looking combination but Grunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh misses with a wild combination.
Obeh throws a right and a left that Grunt avoids nicely.
Obeh misses with a shot to the body
and Grunt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Obeh trying to control the position.
Obeh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Obeh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Grunt is looking to improve his position.
Obeh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunt gets full guard.
Grunt wants to sweep here but Obeh controlling him for the moment.
Obeh distracts Grunt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grunt is trying to control the position but Obeh postures up.
Obeh wants to control from the top but Grunt keeps moving.
Obeh stands up over Grunt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Obeh won't allow Grunt to sweep him here.
Obeh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Grunt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Obeh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Obeh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Obeh stands and throws Grunt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Obeh wants to control but Grunt is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pabpy Obeh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Obeh 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pabpy Obeh!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope has chosen No Sunshine as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Quid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luther Pope!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope jabs Quid right on the nose. Quid blinks but takes it well.
Pope thows a body shot but no joy.
Pope dodges the punch combination from Quid.
Pope scores with a hook to the body. Quid takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quid throws a one two combo.
Pope looks to score with a jab to the body but Quid is just out of range.
Pope throws an overhand right that lands on Quid's shoulder, as Quid tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Pope.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pope, as that shot connected.
Quid feints and then cracks Pope's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pope down.
Pope thows a leg kick but Quid checks it
and Quid counters with a stiff right hand.
Pope throws a shot from downtown. Quid moves away and avoids it.
Pope throws a predictable looking body shot
and Quid counters by clinching up.
Quid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Quid.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quid lands a right hand.
Pope lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Quid.
Pope blocking some punches.
Pope scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Pope.
Quid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pope's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Quid lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Quid fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quid lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quid.
Quid'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.
Quid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pope tries to move into range but Quid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quid throws a sloppy body shot
and Pope cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pope throws an overhand right that lands on Quid's shoulder, as Quid tries to avoid the shot.
Quid wants to clinch up but Pope keeps it at a distance.
Quid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pope misses with a two punch combination.
Pope looks gassed!
Pope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quid takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Pope misses its intended target.
Pope misses with a double jab
and Quid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pope thinking.
Pope keeps the fight on the outside.
Pope tries to move into range but Quid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope looks to land a left hand but Quid moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Pope misses its intended target.
Quid ducks under a wild hook from Pope.
Quid lands a nice shot to the body.
Quid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quid tries to clinch but Pope is having none of it.
Pope throws a right hand that Quid ducks under and follows up with a left that Quid also avoids with ease.
Pope swings away with a body shot that misses
and Quid counters with a series of strikes. Pope will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quid connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pope is rocked!
Quid feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Pope crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Quid!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bot Botanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmelo Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suarez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Busta Rhymes - Everything Remains Raw. Bot Botanovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bot Botanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carmelo Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez throws a right and a left that Botanovic avoids nicely.
Botanovic throws a leg kick but Suarez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Botanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suarez throws out the jab.
Suarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suarez misses with an uppercut. Botanovic saw that one coming.
Suarez throws a body punch but Botanovic moves out of range.
Botanovic takes one on the button.
Botanovic tried to score with a low kick but Suarez checks it.
Botanovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Suarez moves into the clinch successfully.
Suarez is trying to stall.
Suarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Suarez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Botanovic.
Suarez pushes Botanovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Botanovic tries a knee to the head but Suarez blocks it.
Suarez lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls for Suarez to work.
Suarez tries to work over Botanovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Botanovic misses with a knee to the head.
Suarez can't find room to land a body shot as Botanovic controls the action.
A short uppercut from Suarez.
Suarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Botanovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suarez is defending well for now.
Suarez wants to stall.
Botanovic tries a knee to the head but Suarez blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez tries to stall but Botanovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Suarez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Botanovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suarez avoids it.
Botanovic is breathing heavily.
Suarez lands a body shot.
Suarez lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Suarez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Suarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Botanovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Botanovic missing with knees to the body.
Suarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Suarez.
Botanovic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Suarez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Suarez jabs at Botanovic's body.
Suarez lands with a right hand.
Suarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Suarez controlling the action here for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Botanovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Suarez.
Suarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Botanovic or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Suarez - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suarez.
Suarez is trying to stall.
Suarez controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez blocks the elbow strike.
Botanovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from Suarez.
Suarez scores with a shot to the side of Botanovic's head.
Suarez has Botanovic pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Suarez.
Botanovic takes a shot to the head.
Suarez lands a body punch.
Suarez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Suarez lands a left hand.
Suarez presses Botanovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Suarez lands a shot to the body.
Suarez lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Suarez.
Suarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Suarez pushes Botanovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suarez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Suarez lands a body shot.
Suarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Suarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Botanovic.
Suarez leaning against his opponent.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Suarez as the two fighters clinch.
Suarez looking to stall.
Suarez avoiding damage as Botanovic throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Botanovic takes a shot to the head.
Botanovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suarez.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Suarez.
Suarez is leaning against Botanovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suarez.
Suarez is working Botanovic over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Suarez.
Suarez breaks from the clinch.
Suarez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carmelo Suarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suarez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Suarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Suarez connects with a crisp jab.
Suarez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Botanovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Suarez misses with a wild body shot.
Botanovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Suarez, as that shot connected.
Suarez rushes Botanovic and presses him up against the cage.
Suarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Botanovic backwards.
Botanovic being controlled against the cage.
Suarez lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Suarez.
Suarez presses Botanovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Suarez digs a right hand underneath Botanovic's ribcage. Botanovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Suarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Botanovic.
Suarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Botanovic backwards.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Suarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Suarez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Suarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Suarez pushes Botanovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suarez has Botanovic pressed against the cage.
Suarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Suarez lands a body punch.
Suarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Suarez lands a body shot.
Suarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Suarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Botanovic backwards.
Suarez scores with a shot to the side of Botanovic's head.
Suarez stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Suarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Suarez.
Suarez gets through Botanovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suarez lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Suarez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Botanovic drops his hands momentarily and Suarez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Suarez tries to bum rush Botanovic with a series of wild strikes but Botanovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suarez misses with a low kick.
Suarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Botanovic moves forwards but Suarez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Suarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suarez. Botanovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Botanovic.
A cross from Suarez lands.
Nice uppercut there from Suarez.
Botanovic takes one to the chin there.
Suarez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Botanovic tries a knee to the head but Suarez blocks it.
Suarez avoids a wild elbow strike from Botanovic.
Botanovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Suarez tries to throw a body punch but Botanovic avoids it by throwing Suarez back against the cage.
Suarez is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Suarez.
Botanovic looking to throw knees to the head but Suarez is blocking nicely.
A right hand to the body from Suarez.
Suarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Suarez pushes Botanovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Suarez is struggling to control the position.
Good body shot from Suarez.
Suarez taking a breather.
Botanovic tries to land a knee to the head but Suarez blocks with his arms.
Botanovic missing with knees to the body.
Botanovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Suarez avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Suarez.
Suarez pushes Botanovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suarez.
A short uppercut from Suarez.
Good body shot from Suarez.
Suarez just leaning against Botanovic, taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Botanovic as Suarez tries to tie him up.
Suarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Suarez stalls.
Suarez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Botanovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Suarez - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Suarez.
Suarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Botanovic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suarez.
Suarez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters up against the cage, Botanovic throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Suarez.
Suarez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Suarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Botanovic backwards.
A hook to the body from Suarez.
Suarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Botanovic backwards.
Suarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Botanovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suarez.
Botanovic tries to land a knee to the head but Suarez blocks with his arms.
Suarez lands with a left to the head.
Suarez'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.
A short left from Suarez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
Suarez cracks Botanovic with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Suarez.
Suarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Suarez pushes Botanovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Botanovic or not.
Suarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Suarez on the inside.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Suarez presses Botanovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Suarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Suarez.
Suarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Botanovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Suarez lands a right hand.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Suarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Botanovic backwards.
Suarez works on Botanovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Suarez digs a right hand underneath Botanovic's ribcage. Botanovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carmelo Suarez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Suarez.
A short body shot lands from Suarez as the two fighters clinch.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Suarez cracks Botanovic with a nice body shot.
Suarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Suarez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Botanovic is keeping busy.
Suarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suarez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bot Botanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suarez scores with a jab to the head.
Suarez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Botanovic backs up against the cage.
Suarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Suarez.
Botanovic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Botanovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suarez misses with a hook. Botanovic ducked under it nicely.
Suarez throws an overhand right that lands on Botanovic's shoulder, as Botanovic tries to avoid the shot.
Botanovic lands with a kick to the temple. Suarez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four 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!
Botanovic shoots in for a double leg but Suarez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Suarez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Suarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Botanovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Suarez connects with a jab.
Botanovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Suarez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Suarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suarez throws the left hand but Botanovic avoids the punch easily.
Suarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for Botanovic.
Suarez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suarez connects with the punch.
Suarez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Suarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Botanovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Suarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Botanovic slips a jab from Suarez.
Horrible takedown by Botanovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Suarez which made him look bad.
Suarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Botanovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suarez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Suarez scores with a shot to the body.
Suarez scores with a nice head shot.
Suarez stuffs the takedown attempt from Botanovic. Botanovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Carmelo Suarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Botanovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suarez scores with a nice right hand.
Botanovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suarez. That did some damage!
Botanovic connects with a high kick.
Botanovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Suarez stuns Botanovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suarez throws a one two combo.
Suarez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Suarez coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez closes the distance and clinches.
Suarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Botanovic.
Botanovic blocks an uppercut.
Suarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Suarez lands with a left to the head.
Botanovic takes a shot to the head.
Suarez gets through Botanovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suarez lands a left hand.
Suarez looking to slow down the pace here.
Botanovic landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Suarez.
Suarez scores with a shot to the side of Botanovic's head.
Suarez controlling the action here for a moment.
Suarez works on Botanovic's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
Botanovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Suarez has him pressed against the cage.
Suarez digs a right hand underneath Botanovic's ribcage. Botanovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Suarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
Suarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Botanovic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Suarez lands with a left to the head.
Suarez lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Suarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Suarez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Suarez lands an uppercut.
Suarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Suarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Botanovic or not.
Suarez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Botanovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Botanovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suarez.
Suarez breaks the clinch.
Suarez has closed the distance and engaged Botanovic in a clinch.
Suarez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Suarez lands a body shot.
Suarez gets underhooks to prevent Botanovic's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bot Botanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Botanovic misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Botanovic as Suarez tries to tie him up.
Suarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Botanovic backwards.
Suarez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Suarez.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Suarez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Suarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic tries a knee to the head but Suarez blocks it.
Suarez lands a body shot.
Suarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Botanovics head.
Suarez cracks Botanovic with a nice body shot.
Suarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Botanovic.
Suarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Botanovic backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suarez.
A short uppercut from Suarez.
Suarez wants to stall.
Suarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Botanovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Suarez avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Suarez.
A left hand lands to the body for Suarez.
Suarez wants to stall.
Suarez lands a body shot.
Botanovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suarez avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Suarez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Suarez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Suarez gets through Botanovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Suarez.
Suarez dodges an elbow strike from Botanovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez has Botanovic pushed against the cage.
Suarez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Suarez - that landed with a thud.
Suarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Suarez trying to stall but Botanovic improves his position.
Suarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suarez.
Suarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Suarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suarez tries to throw a body punch but Botanovic avoids it by throwing Suarez back against the cage.
Suarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Botanovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Suarez avoiding damage as Botanovic throws knees to the body.
Suarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suarez presses Botanovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Suarez.
Suarez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Suarez digs a right hand underneath Botanovic's ribcage. Botanovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suarez cracks Botanovic with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Suarez.
Suarez is working Botanovic over against the cage.
Suarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Botanovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Suarez.
Suarez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Botanovic is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Suarez really 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.
Suarez clobbers Botanovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Botanovic throws out a leg kick but Suarez moves out of range and Botanovic only half commits.
Botanovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Botanovic 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 Suarez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suarez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Botanovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Botanovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Suarez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Suarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suarez cracks a nice hook into Botanovic's ribs.
Botanovic moves out of range as Suarez strikes.
Botanovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Suarez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez digs a good body shot into Botanovic's ribs.
Botanovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suarez throws a one two combo.
Botanovic is looking to clinch.
Suarez lands the left hand.
Botanovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Botanovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Suarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Botanovic circles away.
Botanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suarez moves in looking to clinch but Botanovic pushes him off.
Carmelo Suarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Botanovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Suarez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Botanovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Botanovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suarez is defending well for now.
Suarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Suarez is struggling to control the position.
Botanovic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Suarez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Botanovic trying to land knees to the body.
Suarez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Botanovic lands a knee to the body.
Botanovic with a knee to the head.
Suarez works on Botanovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Suarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands a body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Botanovic throws an elbow but misses.
Suarez scores with a shot to the side of Botanovic's head.
Suarez digs a right hand into Botanovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Botanovic's gas tank.
Botanovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Suarez.
Suarez pushes Botanovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Suarez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Suarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Suarez stalls.
Suarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Botanovic backwards.
Suarez stops a takedown attempt from Botanovic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bot Botanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suarez lands a body punch.
Suarez presses Botanovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Suarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike.
Suarez wants to stall.
Suarez lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suarez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Suarez.
Botanovic misses with a knee strike.
Suarez lands a body shot.
Suarez is leaning against Botanovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Suarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Botanovic.
A short body shot lands from Suarez as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Suarez.
Botanovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Suarez pushes Botanovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Botanovic backwards.
Botanovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Botanovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Suarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Botanovics head.
Suarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Botanovic backwards.
Suarez pushes Botanovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suarez.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Suarez.
Suarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Suarez lands a body punch.
Suarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Botanovic backwards.
Suarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Suarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Suarez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Suarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Suarez lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
Suarez digs a right hand into Botanovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Botanovic's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Suarez.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Suarez lands a shot to the body.
Suarez lands a body shot.
Suarez effectively controlling the action here.
Suarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez manages to break the clinch.
Suarez scores with a jab.
Botanovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Botanovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suarez. That did some damage!
Botanovic throws a nice head kick!
Suarez misses with a wild body shot.
Botanovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Suarez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Botanovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Suarez stuns Botanovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Botanovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Suarez sprawls well. Suarez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Botanovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Botanovic tries to keep at a distance but Suarez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Suarez is trying to maintain a safe position but Botanovic gets an underhook and turns Suarez into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Suarez dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Botanovic moves out of range as Suarez strikes.
Botanovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Botanovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Botanovic has a takedown stuffed.
Suarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Botanovic misses with a low kick as Suarez jumps back.
Suarez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Suarez throws a shot to the body.
Botanovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Suarez but Suarez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bot Botanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A leg kick checked by Botanovic.
Suarez throws a shot to the body.
Suarez clinches with his opponent.
Botanovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suarez is defending well for now.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A short body shot lands from Suarez as the two fighters clinch.
Suarez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Botanovic backwards.
Suarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Suarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Botanovic.
Nice body punch from Suarez.
Suarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Suarez trying to stall but Botanovic improves his position.
Suarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee calls for Suarez to work.
Suarez cracks Botanovic with a nice body shot.
Suarez taking a breather.
Botanovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suarez avoids it.
Suarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Suarez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Botanovic takes a shot to the head.
Suarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Botanovics head.
Botanovic is trying to break free.
A body shot lands from Suarez.
Suarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Botanovic backwards.
Suarez lands a shot to the body.
Suarez presses Botanovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Suarez.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Suarez is working Botanovic over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suarez.
Suarez works on Botanovic's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Suarez lands a shot to the body.
Suarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Suarez.
Suarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Botanovic.
Suarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Botanovic or not.
Suarez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Botanovic is keeping busy.
Good body shot from Suarez.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike.
Suarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Botanovic.
Suarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Suarez.
Suarez is stalling here.
Botanovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Suarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suarez misses with a low kick.
Suarez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Botanovic.
Suarez lands with a shot to the body.
Suarez misses with a double jab.
Botanovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Botanovic throws a leg kick but Suarez sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Suarez misses with a wild body shot.
Suarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Botanovic shoots in but Suarez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Suarez feints and then cracks Botanovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Botanovic down.
Suarez tries to clinch but Botanovic is having none of it.
Suarez lands a nice hook to Botanovic's body. Botanovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab lands there for Suarez.
Botanovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Botanovic throws an elbow but misses.
Suarez takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee calls for Suarez to work.
Botanovic tries to score a body lock takedown but Suarez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Suarez scores with a shot to the side of Botanovic's head.
Botanovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suarez is defending well for now.
Suarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Suarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Suarez on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suarez.
Botanovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carmelo Suarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Suarez.
Suarez avoiding damage.
Suarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Botanovic throws a front kick that sends Suarez stumbling back into the cage.
Suarez lands with a shot to the body.
Suarez stuffs the takedown attempt from Botanovic. Botanovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Bot Botanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suarez digs a good body shot into Botanovic's ribs.
Suarez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Botanovic has time to react.
Botanovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suarez.
Suarez misses with a wild combination.
Suarez misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Botanovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Botanovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Suarez is able to avoid easily.
Suarez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carmelo Suarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Suarez 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 43:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 43:50
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carmelo Suarez!
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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