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EMPIRE 12: Kaca vs Bellington PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Lawler (ranked 24946 p4p, 4957 weight class) and Novak Stack (ranked 609 p4p, 540 weight class). Lawler comes to the cage accompanied by Donna Summer - I Feel Love. On his way into the cage it seems that Rick Lawler has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rick Lawler seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Lawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Novak Stack!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stack with a poor takedown
and Lawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawler lands a high kick!
Stack feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stack drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stack jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lawler wants to stand but Stack is controlling the position.
Lawler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stack on the ground.
Stack stopping the sweep attempt from Lawler.
Stack thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stack drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stack jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stack drops back looking for a leg! Lawler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lawler manages to kick Stack off! Stack jumps back into Lawler's guard.
Stack drops back looking for a leg! Lawler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lawler manages to kick Stack off! Stack jumps back into Lawler's guard.
Stack thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lawler is keeping the position for now.
Stack thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stack passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lawler struggling a bit here.
Stack tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stack has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stack has hold of Lawler's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Lawler seems comfortable defending it but Stack has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Lawler is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Lawler is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Stack couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Novak Stack!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Joyce (ranked 5228 p4p, 5318 weight class) and Andre Paul (ranked 572 p4p, 575 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Joyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Paul!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joyce takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Joyce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joyce scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Joyce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paul looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paul has closed the distance and engaged Joyce in a clinch.
Joyce has a couple of punches blocked by Paul.
Paul tries to circle away but Joyce has him pinned against the cage.
Joyce throws a punch but it's blocked by Paul.
Joyce tries to throw a body punch but Paul avoids it by throwing Joyce back against the cage.
Joyce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paul backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joyce.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joyce.
Paul tries to break the clinch but Joyce is controlling the position.
Joyce swings wildly with an uppercut but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul tries to circle away but Joyce has him pinned against the cage.
Paul misses with a body punch.
Joyce misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joyce throws a punch but it's blocked by Paul.
Paul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paul wants to break free but Joyce has control.
Joyce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paul wants to get back to striking at distance but Joyce won't allow it.
Joyce has Paul pressed against the cage, preventing Paul from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paul tries to break the clinch but Joyce is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joyce.
Paul lands with a left to the head.
Joyce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paul tries to circle away but Joyce has him pinned against the cage.
Joyce misses with some punches.
Paul lands a nice shot to the body.
Paul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joyce fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paul slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul moves into the clinch successfully.
Joyce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joyce misses with a punch on the inside.
Joyce misses with some punches.
Joyce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paul blocks an uppercut.
Paul tries to break free but Joyce pushes him back against the cage.
Joyce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joyce working aggressively here.
Paul wants to get back to striking at distance but Joyce won't allow it.
Paul is trying to force a seperation but Joyce has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Joyce fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joyce.
Paul is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Paul is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joyce has Paul pressed against the cage, preventing Paul from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paul blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paul.
Joyce has a couple of punches blocked by Paul.
Paul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joyce swings wildly with an uppercut but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joyce swings wildly with an uppercut but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Paul on the inside.
Paul cracks Joyce with a nice body shot.
Paul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joyce misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Joyce fails to land.
Joyce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joyce throws a head punch that misses.
Paul blocking some punches.
Paul tries to circle away but Joyce has him pinned against the cage.
Joyce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paul is trying to break free.
Joyce misses with a punch on the inside.
Joyce misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joyce.
Joyce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paul tries to break free but Joyce pushes him back against the cage.
Joyce looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paul.
Paul tries to circle away but Joyce has him pinned against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Joyce dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Joyce avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joyce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joe Joyce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paul looks to throw the jab but Joyce is out of range.
Paul moves into the clinch successfully.
Paul working hard to break the clinch.
Joyce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paul effectively controlling the action here.
Joyce misses with a punch on the inside.
Paul blocking some punches.
Paul blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joyce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paul blocking some punches.
Joyce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joyce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Joyce fails to land.
Paul blocks an uppercut.
Joyce throws a punch but it's blocked by Paul.
Joyce swings wildly with an uppercut but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joyce misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Paul has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Paul blocks an uppercut.
Paul looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joyce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paul can do to turn this around?
Joyce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paul blocking some punches.
Joyce throws a head punch that misses.
Paul misses with a body punch.
Paul is trying to break the clinch but Joyce has him pressed against the cage.
Paul working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joyce swings wildly with an uppercut but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joyce.
Paul holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Joyce fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paul.
Joyce working aggressively here.
Joyce throws a punch but it's blocked by Paul.
A nice left hand lands by Paul.
Paul wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joyce has him pressed against the cage.
Paul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paul.
Paul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Joyce fails to land.
Joyce has a couple of punches blocked by Paul.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyce throws a punch but it's blocked by Paul.
Paul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paul blocking some punches.
Paul working hard to break the clinch.
Paul blocks an uppercut.
Paul lands an uppercut.
Joyce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paul wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paul blocking some punches.
Paul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paul is working Joyce over against the cage.
Joyce misses with some punches.
Joyce working aggressively here.
Joyce working aggressively here.
Paul is looking to break free of the clinch but Joyce has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Paul.
Paul working hard to break the clinch.
Joyce misses with the head strike.
Joyce tries to throw a body punch but Paul avoids it by throwing Joyce back against the cage.
Joyce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paul presses Joyce against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Joyce misses with a punch on the inside.
Joe Joyce has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joyce swings wildly with an uppercut but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joyce misses with the head strike.
Paul blocking some punches.
Joyce misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Joyce fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paul.
Joyce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paul blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Joyce dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Joyce lands a really nice looking cross but Paul seems unphased.
 It looks like Andre Paul has been cut.
Joyce on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Joyce sizes up Paul with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paul tries a head kick but it misses.
Paul throws a sloppy head kick and Joyce moves out of range easily.
Joyce is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paul.
Joyce thumps Paul with a low kick.
Paul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joyce.
A head kick misses from Paul.
Paul lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joyce backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Paul.
Andre Paul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joyce thuds a left hand into Paul's body.
Paul moves away from the strike by Joyce.
Paul looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paul takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joyce misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Paul.
Joyce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joyce throws a lazy uppercut
and Paul counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul throws a series of punches but Joyce avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Paul.
Joyce listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Joyce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe Joyce is winning the standup battle so far.
Paul takes one to the side of the head.
 Paul is rocked!
Paul is holding his hands too far apart here. Joyce throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Paul is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Joyce!
In his post fight interview, Joe Joyce started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Wenzel (ranked 5400 p4p, 4742 weight class) and Taisto Thai (ranked 567 p4p, 531 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Wenzel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taisto Thai!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wenzel counters with a straight right hand.
Igor Wenzel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wenzel misses with a straight left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thai.
Wenzel's corner calls for a 1-2. Wenzel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wenzel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thai.
Wenzel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thai has his takedown stuffed
and Wenzel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Igor Wenzel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taisto Thai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai looks to clinch
and Wenzel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thai is rocked!
Thai slips under a jab.
Thai is still on wobbly legs! Can Wenzel finish him?
Wenzel misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thai is defended easily by Wenzel.
A big right from Wenzel misses.
Wenzel throws a monster overhand right that drops Thai! Wenzel follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Wenzel!
The defeated Taisto Thai had this to say: 'Back To the gym.. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinko Naragami (ranked 3843 p4p, 5295 weight class) and Kai Reynolds (ranked 364 p4p, 423 weight class). The key to victory for Shinko Naragami has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinko Naragami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kai Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naragami wants to clinch up but Reynolds keeps it at a distance.
Reynolds moves in looking to clinch but Naragami pushes him off.
A jab from Naragami finds it's way through Reynolds's defenses.
Naragami scores with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Naragami coming out on top.
Naragami connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reynolds shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reynolds showed some decent athleticism there.
Reynolds takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Naragami is trying to maintain the position but Reynolds is very close to passing his half guard.
Naragami's coaches at Tokyo Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Naragami is trying to get back to full guard.
Reynolds is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Reynolds slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naragami wants to improve his position but Reynolds is controlling well.
Reynolds seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Reynolds moves nicely into side control.
Reynolds is trying to get an arm triangle but Naragami is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reynolds controls the position from side control.
Reynolds tries to advance to mount but can't.
Reynolds content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA St Petersburg. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Reynolds is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Naragami is trying to escape and Reynolds transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Naragami is forced to tap! Nice work there by Reynolds! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kai Reynolds!
Post fight, an emotional Kai Reynolds said 'Sweep the leg'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie Crawford (ranked 3407 p4p, 3477 weight class) and Mitch Incons (ranked 456 p4p, 461 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richie Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitch Incons!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crawford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Incons misses the jab.
Crawford throws a series of strikes that have Incons backpedaling.
Crawford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawford backing away here, and Incons unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Crawford slips under a jab from Incons.
Incons connects with a looping right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crawford.
We've been hearing reports that Crawford has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crawford. That's going to slow Incons down.
Incons fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crawford avoids it really well and circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Crawford - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Incons.
Crawford moves into the clinch.
Crawford is struggling to control the position.
Incons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crawford blocks it with crossed arms.
Crawford can't find room to land a body shot as Incons controls the action.
Incons blocks a body shot from Crawford.
Crawford avoiding damage.
Crawford tries to throw a body punch but Incons avoids it by throwing Crawford back against the cage.
Incons tries to land a knee to the head but Crawford blocks with his arms.
Incons throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Incons being controlled against the cage.
Incons is trying to drag Crawford to the mat but Crawford just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Crawford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Incons backwards.
Crawford landing knees to the body.
Incons looks winded!
Crawford pressing his opponent against the cage.
Crawford taking a breather.
Crawford is struggling to control the position.
Crawford seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford struggles to land a body shot inside as Incons controls his hands.
Crawford is struggling to control the position.
Crawford lands with a right to the head.
Crawford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Incons is defending well for now.
Crawford tries to throw a body punch but Incons avoids it by throwing Crawford back against the cage.
Crawford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crawford lands a knee to the body.
Crawford lands a knee to the body.
Crawford avoiding damage.
Crawford works on Incons's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Incons backwards.
Crawford stalling the fight.
Crawford stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Crawford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Richie Crawford.
That kick from Crawford tenderised Incons's leg. Incons is trying to keep his angry face on.
Incons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloppy strikes from Crawford. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawford scoring well with a low kick there.
Crawford tries to clinch up but Incons circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Crawford.
Crawford closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Crawford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Incons on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Richie Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
Incons loads up on a big right hand but Crawford slips the punch.
Crawford throwing a counter right hand but Incons manages to avoid it.
Incons tries to keep at a distance but Crawford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crawford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crawford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crawford stalling the fight.
Incons takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Incons.
Crawford controlling the action here for a moment.
Crawford tries a body shot but Incons blocks it.
Incons is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Incons is defending well for now.
Crawford tries to work over Incons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crawford is leaning against Incons and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crawford leaning against his opponent.
Crawford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Incons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crawford pushes Incons back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crawford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Incons backwards.
Crawford stalls.
Incons has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Crawford avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Crawford is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Incons backwards.
Crawford is struggling to control the position.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
Incons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawford slows down the pace here.
Crawford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crawford lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Incons turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Incons manages to end up in side control.
Crawford struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford manages to get back to half guard.
Crawford is concentrating on defense, preventing Incons from advancing position.
Incons sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crawford defending well though.
Crawford is pressing down on Incons's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Incons stopping the sweep attempt from Crawford.
We've been informed that Incons has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Crawford managing to control the position.
Crawford is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Incons rolls with it to try and escape but Crawford cranks on the arm and Incons is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richie Crawford!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Sasuage (ranked 3780 p4p, 3091 weight class) and Christophe Pouliot (ranked 466 p4p, 396 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Sasuage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christophe Pouliot!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pouliot throws a looping overhand right but Sasuage ducks down to avoid it.
Sasuage tries to counter with a takedown but Pouliot is quick to defend against it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sasuage or perhaps it was just good defense by Pouliot, which made it look bad.
Pouliot leaves Sasuage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sasuage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pouliot.
Sasuage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pouliot is fending him off so far but Sasuage persists. Nope, Pouliot circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Sasuage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sasuage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pouliot circles away quickly and effectively.
Pouliot throws a body punch but Sasuage moves out of range.
Sasuage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasuage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pouliot.
Pouliot misses with a left hand
and Sasuage counters by clinching up.
Sasuage slows down the pace here.
Pouliot lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasuage blocks a body shot from Pouliot.
Pouliot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sasuage jumps guard but Pouliot stands there with Sasuage around his waist. Sasuage gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pouliot tries to throw a body punch but Sasuage avoids it by throwing Pouliot back against the cage.
Sasuage wants to take the fight to the mat but Pouliot manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pouliot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sasuage.
Sasuage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pouliot misses with a straight right.
Pouliot misses the jab.
Pouliot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sasuage was well out of range. Poor timing from Pouliot.
The fighters circling - Pouliot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sasuage fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasuage closes the distance and pushes Pouliot back into the cage.
Pouliot misses with a punch on the inside.
Sasuage tries to pull guard but Pouliot holds him up against the cage and eventually Sasuage drops back down to his feet.
Sasuage is trying to maintain a safe position but Pouliot gets an underhook and turns Sasuage into the cage.
Sasuage manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Sasuage.
Sasuage clinches.
Sasuage blocking some punches.
Pouliot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pouliot content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasuage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sasuage drives through and clinches with Pouliot against the cage.
Pouliot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sasuage misses with a body punch.
Sasuage breaks the clinch.
Sasuage has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sasuage blocking some punches.
Sasuage is trying to stall.
Pouliot misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pouliot.
Sasuage looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pouliot controlling the action here for a moment.
Pouliot manages to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouliot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sasuage manages to get himself to full guard.
Sasuage keeping moving, preventing Pouliot from controlling successfully.
Sasuage has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pouliot throwing strikes from guard but Sasuage blocks nicely.
Sasuage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christophe Pouliot dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pouliot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sasuage changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pouliot tries to avoid it but Sasuage manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pouliot to the ground. Pouliot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sasuage tries to keep at a distance but Pouliot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sasuage is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pouliot can't fight it off and eventually Sasuage manages to take the fight to the floor. Pouliot looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pouliot throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sasuage slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pouliot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouliot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sasuage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouliot is trying to control the position but Sasuage postures up.
Pouliot wants to control but Sasuage passes easily into half guard.
Sasuage controlling the action here.
Sasuage is thwarting Pouliot's attempts to control the position.
Pouliot wants to improve his position but Sasuage is controlling well.
Pouliot wants to get back to full guard but Sasuage has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasuage wants to control the pace but Pouliot is squirming around nicely.
Sasuage controlling from mount.
Sasuage avoids the attempt from Pouliot to control.
Sasuage controlling the position easily from mount.
Pouliot tries to hold on but Sasuage postures up.
Pouliot is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Sasuage prevents Pouliot from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've been informed that Pouliot has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pouliot slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pouliot is looking to control Sasuage's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pouliot avoid being mounted?
Sasuage sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sasuage is thwarting Pouliot's attempts to control the position.
Sasuage keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pouliot punching from the bottom.
Pouliot is looking for a sweep. Sasuage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pouliot is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pouliot is trying to maintain the position but Sasuage is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pouliot just misses with a punch to the body.
Pouliot misses the jab.
No luck for Sasuage with that takedown attempt.
Pouliot throws an off balance right hand
and Sasuage counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pouliot won't be happy with that.
Sasuage working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pouliot can't do much from the bottom here.
Sasuage working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Sasuage dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sasuage has Pouliot up against the cage in a clinch.
Sasuage tries to land knees in the clinch but Pouliot avoids the damage to the body.
Sasuage successfully pulls guard.
Pouliot working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sasuage is pulling down on Pouliot's head. It's preventing any offense from Pouliot, at least for the moment.
Pouliot trying to control but Sasuage is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouliot landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouliot won't allow Sasuage to sweep him here.
Sasuage has his hands on Pouliot's head, controlling the position.
Sasuage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sasuage is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sasuage 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.
Pouliot is looking to work some ground and pound but Sasuage has wrist control.
Pouliot won't allow Sasuage to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pouliot makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pouliot lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pouliot passes Sasuage's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sasuage is refusing to be controlled, as Pouliot sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pouliot lands a nice short elbow.
Sasuage trying to control here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pouliot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pouliot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pouliot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouliot looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sasuage with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pouliot working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pouliot working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pouliot seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sasuage does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Felix Sasuage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pouliot lands strikes from half guard.
Sasuage tries to get to full guard but Pouliot has control of the leg.
Pouliot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pouliot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pouliot seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouliot scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pouliot lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pouliot is looking to pass Sasuage's guard but actually Sasuage recovers to full guard.
Sasuage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sasuage trying to keep a closed guard but Pouliot is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pouliot trying to control the position from guard on top but Sasuage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pouliot works over Sasuage with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christophe Pouliot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pouliot has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christophe Pouliot!
After winning the bout, Christophe Pouliot thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lydell Poag (ranked 3541 p4p, 3285 weight class) and Ferman Battah (ranked 468 p4p, 443 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lydell Poag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ferman Battah!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poag swings for the body but Battah moves out of range.
Battah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poag throws a right hand that misses
enabling Battah to counter with a crisp jab.
Poag tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battah was well out of range. Poor timing from Poag.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poag. Battah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poag shoots for a takedown but Battah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It seemed like Battah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Battah takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Battah cracks Poag with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Battah has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Poag to stand back up!
 It looks like Lydell Poag has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poag throws a hook but Battah avoids it easily.
Battah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Poag looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Battah is fending him off so far but Poag persists. Nope, Battah circles away and we're back to standing.
Poag swings widly with a right hand
and Battah counters with a huge left! Poag is in big trouble! He's backing up but Battah isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Poag from any more damage. A dominating finish by Battah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ferman Battah!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Punter (ranked 2912 p4p, 2461 weight class) and Ihme Mies (ranked 405 p4p, 347 weight class). Ihme Mies has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Punter's chin.
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Solid boxing
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Punter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ihme Mies!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punter swings widly with a right hand
and Punter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jack Punter has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Punter.
Mies moves in looking to clinch but Punter pushes him off.
Punter misses with a left hand
and Mies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Punter is rocked!
Mies dodges the punch combination from Punter.
Punter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mies to the ground. Punter is now in Mies's guard.
Punter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mies looking for a sweep. Not yet Mies, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punter could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Punter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mies bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Punter's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mies gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies moves to clinch but Punter breaks away
and Punter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Punter's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mies takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mies gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mies makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Punter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Punter breaks from the clinch.
Punter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mies manages to avoid it.
Mies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mies scores with a jab.
Mies looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Punter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mies swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Punter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mies lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mies misses with a wild body shot.
Punter misses with a hook.
Punter misses with a body shot
and Mies counters with a straight right hand.
Mies rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Punter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mies swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Punter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mies scores with a decent looking hook.
Oh Punter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mies lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ihme Mies!
A pretty intense looking Ihme Mies took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marco Polo (ranked 1771 p4p, 2253 weight class) and Tony Spade (ranked 191 p4p, 241 weight class). Spade has chosen A Better View as his entrance music. 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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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Polo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Spade!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spade misses with a hook to the body
and Polo counters with a straight right hand.
Spade slips a jab from Polo.
Polo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spade was well out of range. Poor timing from Polo.
It seemed like Spade was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spade scores with a jab. Polo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Polo throws a lazy right hand but Spade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spade slips under a jab from Polo.
Spade throws out a counter right but Polo avoids it with no problem.
Polo tries to score with a low kick but Spade moves his leg out of the way.
Spade throws out a counter right but Polo avoids it with no problem.
Polo slips a jab from Spade.
Polo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spade manages to avoid it.
Polo misses with a hook
and Spade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spade has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spade there as he acknowledges the shot.
Polo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Polo scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spade blocks a jab.
Nice shot by Spade.
Spade uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spade misses the jab.
Polo throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spade! But no joy.
Spade throws an off balance right hand
enabling Polo to counter with a crisp jab.
Spade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Polos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Polo.
Polo loads up on a big right hand but Spade slips the punch.
Spade lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Polo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spade.
Polo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Polo misses with a looping right.
Spade has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spade throws the left hand but Polo avoids the punch easily.
Spade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Polo.
It looks like Marco Polo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polo.
Spade looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Polo throws a body punch but Spade moves out of range.
Spade throws a shot from downtown. Polo moves away and avoids it.
Polo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spade was well out of range. Poor timing from Polo.
Spade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polo.
Polo defending well as Spade loads up on a big left hand.
Spade takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Polo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Polo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Spade throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Polo on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spade misses with a left hand
and Polo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Polo looks to land a right hand but Spade moved out of range.
Polo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spade catches Polo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Polo scores with a body shot.
Spade throws a poor cross that misses
and Polo counters with a stiff right hand.
Spade looks to throw the jab but Polo is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Polo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Polo blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Polo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spade is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Polo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Spade swings widly with a right hand
and Polo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spade looks to land a left hand but Polo moved out of range nicely.
Polo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch combination from Spade misses.
Polo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spade misses with an uppercut. Polo saw that one coming.
Spade tries to clinch up but Polo circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Polo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Spade.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spade might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Polo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Polo with a nice cross.
Spade is rocked!
Polo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spade is still on wobbly legs! Can Polo finish him?
Spade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spade seems to have recovered his senses.
Spade throws a looping overhand right but Polo ducks down to avoid it.
Spade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spade looks to land a left hand but Polo moved out of range nicely.
Polo cracks a nice hook into Spade's ribs.
Polo thumps Spade with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Polo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Polo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Polo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spade throws out the jab.
Polo misses with an uppercut. Spade saw that one coming.
Polo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Polo slips a straight right by Spade.
Polo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Spade throws a right and a left that Polo avoids nicely.
Polo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Spade throws an off balance right hand
and Polo counters with a nice uppercut.
Polo tests Spade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spade moves into range and connects with a jab.
Polo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Polo walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Spade drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Polo swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Spade's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Polo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gatot Kaca (ranked 1161 p4p, 2365 weight class) and Tim Bellington (ranked 174 p4p, 331 weight class). Bellington has chosen โCar Warsโ as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gatot Kaca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Bellington!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Kaca blocks the leg kick.
Kaca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bellington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaca moves away.
Bellington takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bellington throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaca as he connects with a hook.
Bellington takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kaca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bellington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaca scores with a hook to the body. Bellington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kaca lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Bellington - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Kaca!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gatot Kaca!
Gatot Kaca retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Gatot Kaca, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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