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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Moby Kick (ranked 5593 p4p, 2934 weight class) and David Goldberg (ranked 528 p4p, 336 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 middleweight 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, Moby Kick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kick delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Kick.
Goldberg throws a big shot that misses.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Goldberg is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Goldberg lands a couple of elbows.
Goldberg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kick's head.
Goldberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Goldberg is in close to Kick's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Goldberg forces his way into half guard.
Goldberg controlling the pace.
Kick is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
 Kick is rocked!
Goldberg is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kick is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Goldberg!
A very excited looking David Goldberg rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Johnson (ranked 2293 p4p, 3171 weight class) and Patrick Nielson (ranked 267 p4p, 358 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Nielson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nielson misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A low kick from Nielson misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nielson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nielson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nielson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nielson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nielson.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Nielson.
Nielson prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Nielson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nielson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nielson misses with a body punch.
Nielson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from Nielson.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Nielson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nielson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nielson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nielson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Nielson tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nielson's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson tries a body shot but Nielson blocks it.
Nielson lands a body shot.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nielson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Nielson.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nielson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nielson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nielson tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nielson controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Nielson lands a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Nielson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nielson works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Nielson blocking some punches.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nielson controls his hands.
Nielson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Nielson tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nielson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Nielson gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Nielson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nielson can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nielson.
Nielson lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Nielson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Nielson fails to land.
Nielson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Nielson tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Nielson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nielson misses with a body punch.
Nielson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nielson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nielson can pounce on him.
Nielson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Nielson throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nielson.
Nielson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson with the inside leg kick.
Nielson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Nielson scores with a jab to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Nielson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johnson.
Nielson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Nielson moves away and avoids it.
Nielson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nielson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Nielson slips under a jab.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nielson.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Nielson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nielson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nielson connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Nielson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Nielson counters with a head kick.
Nielson misses with a body kick.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Nielson counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Marcus Johnson has been cut.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Johnson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Nielson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is not content to let Nielson control the position.
Nielson is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nielson wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnson tries to kick Nielson off but Nielson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nielson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nielson is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson won't allow Nielson to pass to mount.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nielson on the ground.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Nielson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nielson is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Nielson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson is trying to stand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Nielson tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Nielson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Nielson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielson throws a counter combo.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Nielson shoots in.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson tries a low kick but Nielson avoids it.
A low kick from Nielson is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Nielson moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Nielson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson catches Nielson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Nielson's head back.
Nielson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nielson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielson swings widly with a right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson tries to work over Nielson's front leg with a kick but Nielson checks it.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marcus Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nielson.
Nielson throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Nielson's ribs.
Johnson cracks Nielson with an open hand slap.
Johnson connects with a high kick.
Nielson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nielson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielson was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nielson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nielson gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcus Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Nielson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nielson.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nielson.
Nielson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Nielson throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Nielson misses with a body shot.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Nielson's defenses.
Nielson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Nielson shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Nielson fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nielson wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Nielson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Nielson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nielson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nielson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Nielson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nielson looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nielson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses the jab.
Nielson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Good exchange - Nielson coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Nielson misses.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nielson.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nielson can do to turn this around?
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nielson lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Nielson misses with a left hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nielson lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Nielson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nielson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nielson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nielson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nielson working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
Nielson wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws Nielson to one side and escapes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nielson rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Nielson avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Nielson blocks an uppercut.
Nielson takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Nielson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nielson.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nielson backwards.
Nielson misses with the head strike.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nielson tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Nielson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nielson - that landed with a thud.
Nielson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nielson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Nielson.
Nielson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nielson.
A right hook to the body lands for Nielson.
Nielson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nielson pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nielson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson tries a body shot but Nielson blocks it.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Nielson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nielson pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Nielson.
Nielson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nielson pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Nielson.
Come on Nielson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nielson tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nielson blocking some punches.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nielson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nielson scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Nielson.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Patrick Nielson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nielson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nielson lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nielson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Nielson.
A head punch on the inside from Nielson fails to land.
Nielson tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Nielson drops back down to his feet.
Nielson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nielson taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johnson motions for Nielson to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nielson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nielson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Nielson.
Nielson ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Nielson misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Nielson misses with a double jab
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson punishes Nielson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nielson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Marcus Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Nielson lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Nielson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nielson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nielson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nielson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Nielson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Nielson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nielson looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
It looked like Johnson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nielson.
Nielson connects with a jab.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Nielson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nielson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nielson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nielson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nielson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Nielson.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Nielson seems unphased.
Nielson ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Nielson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Nielson misses
and Nielson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nielson tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nielson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nielson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nielson working aggressively here.
Nielson is trying to stall.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nielson pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson tries a body shot but Nielson blocks it.
Nielson blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Nielson lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Nielson blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nielson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Nielson controls the action.
Nice body punch from Nielson.
Nielson scores with a hook to the body.
Nielson blocking some punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nielson lands a body punch.
Nielson prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Nielson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
A right hook to the body lands for Nielson.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nielson working aggressively here.
Nielson cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Nielson gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nielson prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nielson blocking some punches.
Nielson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Nielson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Nielson struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Nielson.
Johnson pushes Nielson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nielson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Nielson misses with a body punch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Nielson.
Nielson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nielson blocks an elbow strike.
Nielson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Nielson.
Nielson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nielson prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Nielson blocking some punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nielson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nielson is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nielson controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nielson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nielson backwards.
Nielson misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Nielson swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Nielson.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nielson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nielson blocking some punches.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Nielson.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nielson prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Nielson prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nielson tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nielson scores with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Johnson!
A very excited looking Marcus Johnson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between VC Barre (ranked 2184 p4p, 2231 weight class) and Rodriguez Rodriguez (ranked 256 p4p, 264 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, VC Barre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodriguez Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Barre.
Barre lands with a slapping head kick.
Barre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Barre throws a head kick that half lands.
Barre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Barre wants to land a leg kick but Rodriguez is out of range.
A nice leg kick from Barre, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barre throws a leg kick but Rodriguez moved away.
Rodriguez throws a poor cross that misses
and Barre counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown
and Barre counters with a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez swings for the body but Barre moves out of range.
Barre looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Rodriguez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barre. Barre obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown but Barre sprawls well.
Barre leaves Rodriguez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
VC Barre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodriguez Rodriguez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barre misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barre avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
A low kick from Barre is predictable there
and Rodriguez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Barre!
Rodriguez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rodriguez trying to control the position but Barre is working away.
Rodriguez swings around for an armbar but Barre sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rodriguez's guard.
Barre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodriguez on the ground.
Rodriguez working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodriguez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barre defends well.
Rodriguez 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rodriguez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barre defends it easily.
Rodriguez has his foot on Barre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barre works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to sweep here but Barre controlling him for the moment.
Barre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rodriguez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barre has managed to get both his arms back between Rodriguez's legs - danger averted.
Barre wants to pass the guard but Rodriguez is keeping the position.
Barre's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rodriguez looking for a guillotine here but Barre defends easily.
Barre preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barre trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
VC Barre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez throws a looping overhand right but Barre ducks down to avoid it.
Barre half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodriguez. That did some damage!
Barre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barre throws a counter high kick but Rodriguez was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Barre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barre can pounce on him.
Barre misses with a low kick.
And Rodriguez tries to counter it with a takedown but Barre pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Barre.
Barre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barre is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Barre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rodriguez's head.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barre was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez checks a low kick from Barre.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barre moves away.
Rodriguez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barre can pounce on him.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the leg kick from Barre.
Barre lands a head kick!
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Barre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barre thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rodriguez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Barre tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rodriguez is in Barre's guard.
That's six 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!
Barre keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez passes Barre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barre trying to hold on to Rodriguez's head to control him but Rodriguez postures up.
Barre tries to roll over but Rodriguez keeps him under control.
Rodriguez wants to control but Barre is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura here.
Rodriguez trying to control from half guard but Barre is working away.
Rodriguez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barre is staying active underneath Rodriguez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barre keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Barre misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barre defends well and Rodriguez ends up having to push Barre into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barre scores with a jab.
Rodriguez's coach down at Ragnarok\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rodriguez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Barre throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rodriguez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barre.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Barre.
Barre just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Rodriguez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Barre does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Barre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barre jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodriguez shoots for a double leg takedown but Barre sprawls well. He's pushed Rodriguez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barre throws a leg kick that misses.
Rodriguez shoots in and gets a takedown into Barre's guard.
Barre wants to get back to his feet but Rodriguez passes into half guard.
Barre tries to get to full guard but Rodriguez has control of the leg.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Barre is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez is working for a kimura but Barre is defending it quite comfortably.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
VC Barre 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.
Barre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rodriguez is out of range.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barre as he avoids it easily.
Barre connects with an inside leg kick.
Barre cracks Rodriguez with a good jab.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Barre moves out of range.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barre but Barre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barre.
Barre avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
A counter left hand to the body from Barre misses its target.
Barre lands an overhand right.
Barre tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Barre connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Rodriguez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rodriguez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rodriguez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
VC Barre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodriguez Rodriguez.
Rodriguez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barre staying out of range there.
Rodriguez shoots in but Barre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Barre moves out of range.
Rodriguez thows a leg kick but Barre checks it
and Barre counters with a left and a right that stings Rodriguez.
Barre connects with a single shot there.
Rodriguez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rodriguez lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Barre.
Rodriguez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
VC Barre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Rodriguez blocks the leg kick.
And Rodriguez tries to counter it with a takedown but Barre pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barre wants it to stay on the feet.
Barre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick
and Barre counters with a nice leg kick.
Barre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barre as he avoids it easily.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick but Barre checks it.
Barre scores with a hook to the body. Rodriguez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barre connects with an inside leg kick.
Rodriguez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rodriguezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barre feints and then cracks Rodriguez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodriguez down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Rodriguez misses
and Barre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barre defends it nicely.
Barre throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barre counters with a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barre rather than just go for the knockout.
Rodriguez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barre looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Barre is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rodriguez off and has taken his back!
Rodriguez trying to control the position but Barre manages to sink in the hooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Barre.
Rodriguez Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rodriguez tries to escape the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rodriguez actively working from the bottom here.
Rodriguez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barre moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Rodriguez.
That's six 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.
Barre trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez is looking to reverse the position.
Barre slows the pace down.
Rodriguez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rodriguez stalling away here and it's allowed Barre to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Barre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez works over Barre with some ground and pound from guard.
Barre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Barre pulls Rodriguez in close to his closed guard and prevents Rodriguez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rodriguez looking to pass the guard.
That's eight 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.
Barre is pulling down on Rodriguez's head to control his posture.
Barre keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Barre being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Barre uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Barre.
Barre stuffs the takedown.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Barre enables Rodriguez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Barre manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rodriguez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Barre manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control the position.
Rodriguez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodriguez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barre controls the pace.
Rodriguez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
VC Barre dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Barre. No joy for Rodriguez on that attempt.
A good leg kick by Barre.
Barre jabs Rodriguez right on the nose. Rodriguez blinks but takes it well.
Barre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodriguez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
VC Barre is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Barre moved out of range nicely.
Rodriguez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barre.
Nice takedown defense from Barre. No joy for Rodriguez on that attempt.
It looked like Barre was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodriguez's sensitive parts.
Barre motions for Rodriguez to come forward. Barre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barre connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Barre.
Barre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barre scores with a leg kick.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot
and Barre counters with an inside leg kick.
Barre tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barre.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barre as he avoids it easily.
VC Barre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodriguez Rodriguez.
Barre misses with a leg kick.
Rodriguez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barre moves out of range of the leg kick from Rodriguez.
Barre lands with a nice body punch.
Barre tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barre moves away.
Rodriguez misses the body punch
and Barre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez misses with a right hand
and Barre counters with a three punch combo that has Rodriguez backing up. Rodriguez nods at Barre to acknowledge the strikes.
Rodriguez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barre scores with a body shot.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Barre. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barre cracks Rodriguez with a good jab.
Barre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barre stuffs the takedown.
Barre is looking to chop away at Rodriguez's legs.
Barre with the inside leg kick.
Barre tries a head kick but it misses.
You can see that Rodriguez has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Rodriguez scores with a jab. Barre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barre was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown. Barre tries to sprawl out of it but Rodriguez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Barre saw that one coming.
Barre throws a sloppy head kick and Rodriguez moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barre stuns Rodriguez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barre scores with a jab to the jaw.
A combination from Barre does no damage.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Barre saw that one coming.
Barre throws a quick counter head kick but Rodriguez was just out of range.
Barre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barre throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rodriguez counters with a takedown into side control.
Barre avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rodriguez.
Barre sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rodriguez looking to finish with strikes here!
Rodriguez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Barre turns into him and now he's in Rodriguez's guard.
Barre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rodriguez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barre stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriguez.
Barre trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six 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.
Rodriguez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Barre passes into side control.
Barre wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Rodriguez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rodriguez manages to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez looking for submissions off his back.
Rodriguez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Rodriguez trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Barre controlling the pace for now.
That's eight 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.
Rodriguez tries to reverse the position but Barre maintains control.
Barre controlling from the full mount.
Rodriguez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barre avoids the attempt from Rodriguez to control.
Barre prevents Rodriguez from getting the reversal.
Rodriguez manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Barre keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rodriguez wants to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barre pulls his head out easily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Barre keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
VC Barre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barre, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... VC Barre!
Our winner, VC Barre, 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Marks (ranked 2862 p4p, 1307 weight class) and Peyton Moore (ranked 370 p4p, 201 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Marks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peyton Moore!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks lands with a cross.
Marks throws a wild body kick that Moore sees coming a mile off.
Marks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marks manages to avoid it.
Marks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moore scores with a push kick.
Moore checks a leg kick.
Marks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marks moves out of range as Moore throws a body kick.
Moore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moore feints a jab promting Marks to slip. Moore then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Jeremy Marks has been cut.
Moore swings widly with a right hand
and Marks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marks lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore is looking to chop away at Marks's legs.
A punch lands to the side of Moore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Moore misses.
Marks scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Marks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marks misses with a head kick.
Marks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Moore if he has to take too many more of those.
Marks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marks thinking.
Marks moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Moore misses with a hook. Marks ducked under it nicely.
Marks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moore.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Marks is out of range.
Marks misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Marks thumps Moore with a low kick.
Marks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marks misses with a body kick.
Marks throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Moore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Moore avoids the head kick by Marks.
Moore throws the left hand but Marks avoids the punch easily.
Marks checks a leg kick nicely.
Moore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
Marks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moore misses with a straight left.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marks was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Marks throws a big counter combination but Moore scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Marks misses with a head kick.
Marks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
Moore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marks.
Nice body kick from Marks.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marks finds it's way round the side to connect with Moore's head.
Marks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marks is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marks moves away from the strike by Moore.
Marks is looking to counter punch.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Marks is out of range.
Marks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marks can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a right hook to the body.
Moore scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Moore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marks is looking to counter with head kicks.
Marks slips under a jab.
As Moore looks to move away, Marks throws a big counter combo but Moore just gets out of the way.
Moore looks for the body kick but Marks saw that one coming.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marks misses with a looping right.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Marks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Moore lands a glancing blow to the side of Marks's head.
Marks plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Moore throws a hook to the side of Marks's head but Marks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moore is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Marks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marks throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Marks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moore.
Moore fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marks.
Moore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marks misses with a head kick.
Marks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moore.
Moore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moore misses with a hook.
Moore avoids a kick to the body.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Moore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marks jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Marks misses with a looping right.
Moore misses with a right hand
and Marks counters with a straight right hand.
Moore takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Marks dips to his left and cracks Moore with an uppercut!
Moore checks a leg kick nicely.
Marks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moore looks for the body kick but Marks saw that one coming.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marks blocks the body kick.
Marks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Moore. That one must have hurt.
Marks moves out of range as Moore throws a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Marks.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
Moore misses with an uppercut
and Marks counters with a thumping low kick.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Marks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moore.
Moore throws a nice looking combination but Marks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marks misses with a wild combination.
Marks digs a good hook to Moore's body.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marks was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Marks pushes Moore away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Moore.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Moore moves out of range easily.
Moore throws out a counter right but Marks avoids it with no problem.
Marks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a lazy head kick
and Moore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marks. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marks throws a quick counter kick to the body but Moore avoids it.
Moore will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Moore just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMarks.
Marks throws out a leg kick but Moore moves out of range and Marks only half commits.
Marks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marks throws a nice head kick!
Marks tries a head kick but it misses.
Moore lands a lovely overhand right.
Marks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moore. That did some damage!
Marks misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Marks saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peyton Moore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Marks'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.
Marks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moore has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marks.
Moore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marks throws a low kick, looking for Moore's leg but Moore calmly moves out of range.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Marks moves away and avoids it.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marks moves away.
Marks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks connects with a solid leg kick.
Moore is looking to score with low kicks.
Moore clobbers Marks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marks connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Marks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Marks slips the punch.
Marks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marks looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marks was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Moore throws a lazy body kick
and Marks counters with a solid body kick.
Moore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marks.
A punch combination from Moore misses.
It appears Marks was looking to counter with a kick there.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marks plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Moore.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marks fails to land with a series of punches.
Marks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Moore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Marks looks to land a body kick but Moore moved away.
Moore throws out a counter right but Marks avoids it with no problem.
Good leg kick by Moore.
Marks throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Moore avoids a kick to the body.
Moore moves out of range of the body kick.
Moore misses with a low kick as Marks jumps back.
A nice combination there by Marks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks slips a straight right by Moore.
Peyton Moore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marks scores with a leg kick.
Marks moves away from the strike by Moore.
A big right from Moore misses.
Marks connects with a looping right hand.
Marks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marks scores with a body shot.
Moore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marks misses with a head kick.
Marks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Marks tries a head kick but it misses.
Marks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moore tries to land a front kick but Marks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Marks.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marks thinks about countering with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Moore cracks Marks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
Marks lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Moore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marks moves away.
Marks lands a nice shot that snaps Moore's head back.
Moore tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marks. Marks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marks scores with a push kick.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Marks throws a quick counter head kick but Moore was just out of range.
A head kick misses from Moore.
Marks lands a front kick.
Moore throws a solid leg kick but Marks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moore.
Marks throws a head kick that misses.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Moore looks to land a left hand but Marks moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marks tries a head kick but it misses.
Moore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Moore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moore needs to keep his hands up - Marks had a free shot at his head there.
Marks avoids the body shot from Moore.
Moore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marks circles away quickly and effectively.
Moore throws a good cross that connects.
Marks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marks.
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marks throws out the jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Marks moves away and avoids it.
Marks lands with an overhand left.
Moore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marks throws out the jab.
Marks moves out of range of the body kick.
Marks throws a head kick that misses.
Moore feints a counter leg kick.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Marks moved out of range.
Marks throws a nice head kick!
Marks throws a lazy uppercut
and Marks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as Marks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marks throws a quick counter kick to the body but Moore avoids it.
Marks looks for the body kick but Moore saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a combination. Marks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marks misses the shot to the body.
Marks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marks feints and then cracks Moore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moore down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moore on the side of the head.
Marks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Moore's head.
Marks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marks throws a solid leg kick but Moore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marks.
Marks tries to land a front kick but Moore steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Marks is looking to counter with a body kick.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marks manages to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Moore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Marks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moore throws a body punch but Marks moves out of range.
Marks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Moore moves out of range easily.
Marks throws a leg kick that misses.
Marks is looking to score with low kicks.
Marks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Moore if he has to take too many more of those.
Marks cracks Moore with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Marks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Marks'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. And we move into the final round!
Marks throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marks.
Marks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Moore's head.
Marks checks a low kick from Moore.
Good standup being displayed there by Moore as he connects with a hook.
Marks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
Moore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Marks misses
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marks lands a leg kick that knocks Moore off balance momentarily.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Marks moves away and avoids it.
Moore misses with a right hand
and Marks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marks throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Marks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moore to score with a decent uppercut.
Moore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marks.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moore walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marks throws a series of punches but Moore moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marks looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Marks avoids the body shot from Moore.
Marks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Moore throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marks.
Marks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Moore moves out of range easily.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore moves out of range of the body kick from Marks.
Marks lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a nice head kick!
Moore avoids the head kick by Marks.
Marks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marks misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moore checks a leg kick.
Marks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marks throwing a counter right hand but Moore manages to avoid it.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marks appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Marks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marks staying out of range there.
Marks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marks stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a hook but Marks blocks it.
Marks throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
Marks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Moore misses with a lunging right hand
and Marks counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marks lands with a right hand.
Marks lands a front kick.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Marks defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Moore swings for the body but Marks moves out of range.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Moore misses with a right hand
and Marks counters with a three punch combo that has Moore backing up. Moore nods at Marks to acknowledge the strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marks!
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marks backing away here, and Moore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Moore.
Moore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marks with the inside leg kick.
Moore throws a sloppy head kick and Marks moves out of range easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Marks there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore checks a low kick from Marks.
Marks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marks is looking to land body kicks.
Moore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good leg kick by Marks.
Marks defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Moore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marks counters with a good low kick that Moore was not able to check.
Marks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moore follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Marks slips under a jab.
Marks is looking to counter punch.
Marks digs a good body shot into Moore's ribs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marks looks for the body kick but Moore saw that one coming.
Moore looks to land a left hand but Marks moved out of range nicely.
Marks checks a leg kick.
Moore walks into a stiff left hand from Marks.
Marks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Moore if he has to take too many more of those.
Moore misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Marks.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marks misses with a body kick.
Marks looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a jab when Marks was well out of range.
Marks connects with a single shot there.
Marks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marks throws a head kick that misses.
Marks looks to land a body kick but Moore moved away.
Marks throws a wild body kick that Moore sees coming a mile off.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marks blocks a jab.
Marks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marks staying out of range there.
Marks tries a head kick but it misses.
Moore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marks counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Moore is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marks throws a head kick that misses.
Marks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marks pushes Moore away with a front kick.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moore just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMarks.
Marks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marks looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Marks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marks 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Marks!
A relieved looking Jeremy Marks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Manfred (ranked 2497 p4p, 2545 weight class) and Kaven Murphy (ranked 338 p4p, 343 weight class). Kaven Murphy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Klaus Manfred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaven Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy scores with a hook.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Manfred off balance momentarily.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manfred.
Manfred half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
Manfred can't get the takedown.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Manfred blocking some punches.
Murphy tries to work over Manfred's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manfred goes for a takedown in the clinch but Murphy prevents it.
Manfred avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.
Manfred is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Manfred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Manfred controls the action.
Murphy lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manfred is defending well for now.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Klaus Manfred has been cut.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Manfred drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manfred swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manfred drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murphy prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manfred goes for a takedown in the clinch but Murphy prevents it.
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy working Manfred over with knees to the body.
Manfred is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
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!
Murphy presses Manfred against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murphy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Murphy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Murphy lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murphy.
Manfred avoiding damage as Murphy throws knees to the body.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Manfred backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Manfred's defenses.
Klaus Manfred's cut is getting worse.
Murphy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Manfred tries to pull guard but Murphy won't allow it.
A short left from Murphy.
Murphy digs a right hand into Manfred's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manfred's gas tank.
Murphy lands an elbow just above Manfred 's eye.
Murphy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murphy landing knees to the body.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manfred or not.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfred takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy landing knees to the head.
Klaus Manfred's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short right from Murphy.
Manfred takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murphy obliges.
Manfred has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Manfred's head.
Jeez, Klaus Manfred's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nice elbow from Murphy.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Klaus Manfred's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kaven Murphy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Braxton (ranked 1186 p4p, 1357 weight class) and Arthur King (ranked 145 p4p, 162 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Braxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur King!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braxton misses with an uppercut.
King tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Danga de danga de dang - Braxton scores with a four punch combination!
Braxton slips under a jab from King.
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Braxton.
King darts in looking for a takedown but Braxton gets double underhooks and turns King into the cage.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Braxton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Braxton tries to clinch but King moves away
and King counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by King.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Braxton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King is working Braxton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
King landing with the ground and pound.
Braxton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton is really struggling to control King but he's trying to hold on to the position.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King trying to control but Braxton is working from the bottom.
Braxton 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.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Braxton is trying to keep King in close.
King showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Braxton looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Braxton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Braxton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Braxton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice sprawl there from Braxton as King shoots in.
Braxton is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Braxton tries to sprawl but King drives through with a takedown into half guard.
King prevents Braxton from improving his position.
King scoring with strikes to the body and head.
King is nestled in close to Braxton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Braxton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton is trying to get back to full guard.
King is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Braxton has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is working for a kimura but Braxton is defending it quite comfortably.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Braxton is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Braxton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Braxton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Braxton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King trying to control but Braxton is working from the bottom.
Braxton trying to control the position.
Braxton controlling King's posture.
King drops back, looking for a kneebar! Braxton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Braxton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Braxton!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Braxton stands up and beckons King to his feet.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Braxton momentarily.
King takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Braxton stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Braxton lands with a good body shot.
King dives in and grabs Braxton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Braxton pushes down on King's head and hops out.
Danny Braxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur King.
Braxton moves into range and clinches up with King.
A short uppercut from King.
Braxton lands a shoulder strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King is looking for a takedown.
Braxton lands a body shot in the clinch.
King tries a body shot but Braxton blocks it.
Braxton is working King over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King trying to stall but Braxton improves his position.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
King breaks the clinch.
Danny Braxton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braxton is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Braxton lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
Braxton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
King tries to move into range but Braxton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Braxton lands with a cross.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from King misses
and Braxton counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Braxton to acknowledge the strikes.
King gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
 King is rocked!
Braxton looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
King checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Braxton throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King looks to throw the jab but Braxton is out of range.
Braxton is looking to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch.
King scores with a nice strike.
Braxton throws a leg kick that misses.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Braxton tries to counter by clinching up but King breaks away and moves out of range.
Braxton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braxton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Braxton tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
King has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Braxton clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braxton is covering up but some of the strikes from King are getting through and doing damage.
You can see the frustration on Braxton's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
King wants to control the position but Braxton frees himself and scrambles - King manages to regain control in side control.
King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Braxton is trying to improve his position.
King working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Braxton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
King moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
King is pulling down on Braxton's head to control his posture.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Braxton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
King throws a low kick but it's checked well by Braxton.
Braxton looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
King throws out a counter right but Braxton avoids it with no problem.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Braxton swivels and escapes.
Braxton scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
Braxton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Braxton.
King feints the counter takedown.
King misses the body punch
and Braxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braxton scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braxton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Braxton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Braxton checks a leg kick.
Danny Braxton is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice cross by King.
Braxton connects with a jab.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braxton digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
Braxton clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
King lands an overhand right.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braxton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Braxton checks it well.
A quick step to the side and Braxton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braxton throws a half hearted mid kick.
King feints the counter takedown.
Braxton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a leg kick
and Braxton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King misses the shot to the body.
Braxton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braxton. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braxton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braxton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
King ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Braxton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Braxton counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Braxton looks at the referee who does nothing so Braxton lands a crushing right that sends King to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Braxton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 1174 p4p, 1192 weight class) and Trent Temple (ranked 175 p4p, 179 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Rush - Subdivisions. Temple has chosen HonestKey- What My Life For as his entrance music. Trent Temple has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Temple!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a takedown
and Temple counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Temple tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Temple uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Temple lands with a nice body punch.
Temple lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Smith misses.
Temple jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Temple sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've been hearing reports that Smith has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Temple, which made it look bad.
It seemed like Temple was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temple takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Temple misses with a looping left.
Temple lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Temple takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith slips under a jab.
Temple throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Temple misses with a straight right.
Temple jabs at Smith's body.
Trent Temple is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith stalling.
Temple moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith trying to control but Temple is working from the bottom.
Temple had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Temple is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Temple working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Temple has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Temple looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Temple throws his legs up looking for a submission but Smith uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith lands a few punches from side control.
Smith scores with punches from side control.
Temple is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Temple's face as Smith controls the position.
Smith lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Temple down.
Smith lands an elbow.
Temple takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Smith working the body and head with strikes.
Temple gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Temple is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Temple taking some punishment here, with Smith in his half guard.
Temple looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've been informed that Temple has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Temple wants to get back to full guard.
Smith 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.
Temple is trying to stand.
Smith wants to take a breather but Temple is having none of it.
Temple scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Smith manages to mount him!
Smith is trying to control here but Temple has managed to regain half guard.
Temple wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Temple blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Temple wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Temple has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Temple is trying to get back to full guard.
Temple moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smith is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith passes Temple's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Temple trying to control from the bottom.
Temple wants to sweep but Smith has passed to side control!
Smith is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Temple will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
A control attempt from Temple but he's now mounted!
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Temple is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Temple bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Temple is posturing up here but Smith has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Temple tries to roll out but it's too tight and Temple has to tap! Slick submission there by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Smith!
An out of breath Mike Smith thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Pauli (ranked 1025 p4p, 1545 weight class) and Timothy Combs (ranked 119 p4p, 179 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wolfgang Pauli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timothy Combs!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Combs lands a jab to the head.
Combs misses with a straight right.
Timothy Combs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Combs throws a jab when Pauli was well out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Combs has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pauli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice takedown defense from Pauli. No joy for Combs on that attempt.
Pauli is looking to counter punch.
Combs throws a leg kick
and Pauli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Combs misses with a lunging right hand
letting Pauli counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Timothy Combs has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Combs.
Pauli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Combs looks to score with a jab to the body but Pauli is just out of range.
Pauli swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pauli ducks under a wild hook from Combs.
Combs tries for a takedown but Pauli circles away easily
and Combs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pauli slips under a jab from Combs.
Combs swings for the body but Pauli moves out of range.
Pauli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been told by Pauli's head coaches at Monkey Magic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Combs looks to score with a jab to the body but Pauli is just out of range.
Combs has his takedown stuffed
and Pauli counters with a crisp right hand that drops Combs! Pauli lets Combs back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Combs is rocked!
Wolfgang Pauli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timothy Combs.
Combs misses with a wild body shot.
Combs is still on wobbly legs! Can Pauli finish him?
Combs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Combs seems to have recovered his senses.
Pauli throws a monster overhand right that drops Combs! Pauli follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolfgang Pauli!
After winning the bout, Wolfgang Pauli thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gigi Woerner (ranked 626 p4p, 880 weight class) and Floyd Gayweather (ranked 81 p4p, 105 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gigi Woerner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Floyd Gayweather!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woerner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Woerner scores with a body shot.
Gayweather clinches up with Woerner and pushes him back against the cage.
Gayweather's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woerner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woerner throws a low kick but Gayweather avoids it.
Woerner digs a good hook to Gayweather's body.
A punch lands to the side of Gayweather 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gayweather takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woerner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gayweather looks for a takedown but Woerner sprawls well.
Woerner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick from Woerner, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner misses the shot to the body.
Gayweather tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gayweather takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gigi Woerner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woerner loads up on a big right hand but Gayweather slips the punch.
Gayweather is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Woerner misses with a body shot.
Woerner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Woerner walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Gayweather drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Woerner swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Gayweather's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gigi Woerner!
Gigi Woerner retains his heavyweight title!
Gigi Woerner very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Kilgore (ranked 585 p4p, 878 weight class) and Grady Bronze (ranked 82 p4p, 129 weight class). Kilgore's entrance music is HonestKey- Change. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Kilgore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grady Bronze!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kilgore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kilgore thuds his right hand into Bronze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kilgore lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jeremy Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilgore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A good leg kick by Kilgore.
Kilgore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kilgore throws a leg kick
and Bronze counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kilgore won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronze gets to mount! Kilgore was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Kilgore is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kilgore is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore tries to lock up and control but Bronze gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bronze thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kilgore is desperately trying to improve his position but Bronze has a good base and remains in mount.
Bronze is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bronze throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kilgore is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bronze with good strikes from the mount here!
Kilgore blocking the ground and pound.
Bronze lands a big elbow.
Bronze with the ground and pound from mount.
Bronze thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronze wants to control the pace but Kilgore is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore working to try and regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronze with good strikes from the mount here!
Kilgore can't escape the position.
Bronze with the ground and pound from mount.
Bronze looking to finish with strikes here!
Kilgore is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bronze punching from mount but Kilgore doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore wants to control but Bronze is having none of it.
Kilgore is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kilgore is squirming around, avoiding Bronze's attempts to control the action.
Bronze misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bronze breaks from Kilgore's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kilgore avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bronze.
Bronze can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kilgore is looking to escape.
Bronze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kilgore blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore is looking to get to half guard.
Bronze thowing shots but they're missing.
Bronze throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bronze thowing shots but they're missing.
Kilgore tries to hold on but Bronze pushes him away.
Kilgore in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bronze connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronze can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kilgore is looking to escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bronze is landing with some decent strikes but Kilgore is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bronze raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kilgore is rocked!
Bronze landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Kilgore is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilgore trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bronze cracks Kilgore 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 5:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grady Bronze!
Grady Bronze is the new light heavyweight champion!
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