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Monday Night Melee VIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panda Bare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benoit comes into the arena with Whatever - Our Lady Peace blaring out of the sound system. Bare has chosen Ashes of the Wake as his entrance music. Panda Bare has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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234 lbs
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275 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Panda Bare!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Panda Bare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benoit moves out of range of the strikes.
Bare ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice cross by Bare.
Bare stuffs the takedown attempt from Benoit. Benoit gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Bare finds it's way through Benoit's defenses.
Benoit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bare avoids it really well and circles away.
Benoit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bare tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benoit was well out of range. Poor timing from Bare.
Benoit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benoit there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bare thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bare thuds his right hand into Benoit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bare lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Bare - just one landing.
Bare cracks Benoit with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bare has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Benoit to stand back up!
It looks like Chris Benoit has been cut.
Bare fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Benoit square on the jaw! Damn, Benoit is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Panda Bare!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jai White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruas's entrance music is Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction. A fine choice. Marco Ruas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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198 lbs
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187 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Jai White!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a half hearted mid kick.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruas's sensitive parts.
White swings away with a leg kick that misses.
White clinches up against the cage.
White landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White tries a knee to the head but Ruas blocks it.
Ruas tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Ruas drops back down to his feet.
White manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
White trying to land knees to the body.
White lands a damaging elbow.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruas blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from White.
It looks like Marco Ruas has been cut.
White lands an elbow inside.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
White is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ruas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ruas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White lands an elbow that stopped Ruas in his tracks for a moment.
White lands a good knee to the midsection. Ruas won't want to take too many of those.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
White lands an elbow inside.
White is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
White gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
White with the ground and pound but Ruas uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ruas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and White defends well.
Ruas has momentary wrist control but White slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruas is trying to control the position but White postures up.
Ruas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
White throws a strike but Ruas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ruas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ruas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Ruas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White moves into range and clinches up with Ruas.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
Ruas is breathing heavily.
White gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
White scores with a knee to the head.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
White crunches a lovely knee into Ruas's ribcage.
Ruas takes an elbow to the temple.
Ruas avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Ruas blocks with his arms.
Ruas blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
White drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ruas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marco Ruas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jai White.
White lands a nice elbow.
White working Ruas over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
White lands an elbow just above Ruas 's eye.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
White leaning his opponent against the cage.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ruas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jai White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Ruas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ruas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
White misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
White lands an elbow inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
White stalls.
Ruas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White lands a nice elbow.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White missing with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from White.
Michael Jai White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Ruas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ruas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
White is looking to score with low kicks.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White throws a leg kick which misses Ruas's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruas tries to avoid it.
White thuds his shin into the meat of Ruas's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
White misses with a body kick.
Ruas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
White tries to clinch up.
White drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
White working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas is not content to let White control the position.
White cracks Ruas with a big right hand but Ruas just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White is looking to take a break and control but Ruas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ruas defending against the ground and pound.
White goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ruas has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for White but great work by Ruas.
White manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is concentrating on defense, preventing Ruas from advancing position.
Ruas trying to pass the guard but White defending well.
Ruas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and White defends it well.
Ruas tries to pass the half guard into mount. White knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four 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.
White is looking to escape.
White is defending against the submission attempts here by Ruas.
Ruas prevents White from improving his position.
Ruas is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jai White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marco Ruas'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. This is the final round!
Ruas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by White.
A cross from Ruas lands.
Good work by Ruas as he checks the leg kick.
Ruas moves out of range of the leg kick from White.
White tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ruas is able to avoid easily.
Michael Jai White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruas tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ruas avoids it really well and circles away.
White lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ruas checks a leg kick nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ruas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, White rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ruas's guard! Nice work there by White!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruas keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
White wanted to stand there but Ruas had control of the position.
White working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ruas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
White's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marco Ruas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
White cracks Ruas with a solid left hand.
White landing with the ground and pound.
Ruas is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.
Ruas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
White with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
White is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White works a leg free and moves into half guard.
White lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ruas trying to control here.
White scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
White working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
White thows a huge punch but Ruas dodges it nicely.
White lands strikes from half guard.
Ruas tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
Michael Jai White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is just content to waste time from the top position. Ruas takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
White working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
White keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ruas's head.
White wants to control from the top but Ruas keeps moving.
White is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ruas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
White passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jai White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Jai White!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akira Kurosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thunder Struck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurosawa comes into the arena with War drums blaring out of the sound system. Struck is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thunderstruck. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
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175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Kurosawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thunder Struck!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosawa moves forwards but Struck connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Struck lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kurosawa.
Struck lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Struck throws a good cross that connects.
Kurosawa blocks a head kick by Struck.
Struck connects with a nice looking jab.
Kurosawa throws a push kick but Struck slaps the foot to one side.
Struck lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Struck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Struck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kurosawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Thunder Struck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Struck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kurosawa avoids the body shot from Struck.
Kurosawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Struck.
Struck is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Struck lands with a kick to the temple. Kurosawa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosawa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Struck feints and then cracks Kurosawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kurosawa down.
Thunder Struck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Struck thuds his right hand into Kurosawa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Struck has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Struck throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Struck throws a hook but Kurosawa avoids it easily.
A lazy body kick from Struck
and Kurosawa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Struck!
Kurosawa avoids the attempt from Struck to control.
Kurosawa goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Struck is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Struck wants to stand and escape but instead Kurosawa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struck trying to keep a closed guard but Kurosawa is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa wants to control from the top but Struck keeps moving.
Struck can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kurosawa controls the pace.
Kurosawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Struck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Struck is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kurosawa is controlling him.
Kurosawa has gone for a leg lock! Struck slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kurosawa's guard.
Kurosawa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Struck can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thunder Struck dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kurosawa thows a leg kick but Struck checks it
and Struck counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick from Struck is predictable there
and Kurosawa counters with a thumping low kick.
Struck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Struck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A cross from Struck lands.
Struck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Struck missing with a left hand there. Kurosawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurosawa ducks under a wild hook from Struck.
Struck displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kurosawa.
A low kick from Struck is predictable there
and Kurosawa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Struck's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurosawa throws a big right hand that misses.
Kurosawa trying to control but Struck is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosawa is really struggling to control Struck but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Struck is controlling Kurosawa's posture.
Kurosawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kurosawa throws a strike but Struck rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kurosawa has his foot on Struck's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Struck works his way back into a safe position though.
Kurosawa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struck tries to stand but Kurosawa is controlling from the bottom.
Kurosawa working for a triangle but Struck defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Struck controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thunder Struck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Struck throws a right hand that Kurosawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Kurosawa also avoids with ease.
Kurosawa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Struck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurosawa defending well as Struck loads up on a big left hand.
Struck throws a looping overhand right but Kurosawa ducks down to avoid it.
Kurosawa checks a low kick from Struck.
A low kick from Struck misses
and Kurosawa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thunder Struck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struck misses the shot to the body.
Struck throws a shot from downtown. Kurosawa moves away and avoids it.
Struck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurosawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Struck throws a wild body kick that Kurosawa sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Struck misses
and Kurosawa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Struck's guard now.
Kurosawa stopping the sweep attempt from Struck.
Kurosawa wants to pass the guard but Struck is keeping the position.
Struck pulls Kurosawa in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa trying to control but Struck is working from the bottom.
Struck wants to get back to his feet but Kurosawa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kurosawa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Struck seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kurosawa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Struck is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kurosawa, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosawa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Struck defends well.
Akira Kurosawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thunder Struck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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.
Kurosawa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Struck can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Struck tries to free his leg and advance position but Kurosawa is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Kurosawa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Struck has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thunder Struck!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Joonatan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williamson has chosen LTJ Bukem - Atlantis as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Teppo Joonatan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Teppo Joonatan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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218 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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221 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teppo Joonatan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joonatan blocks a jab.
Joonatan tries to clinch up but Williamson circles away and keeps his distance.
Joonatan throws a one two combo.
Williamson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joonatan.
Williamson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Williamson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joonatan.
Williamson closes the distance but Joonatan moves to the side
and Joonatan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joonatan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Williamson is just riding it out for now. Joonatan eventually gives up the hold.
Williamson is trying to stand back up but Joonatan is controlling him
Joonatan looks to land a strike but Williamson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Joonatan stands and throws Williamson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Joonatan is looking to take a break and control but Williamson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williamson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joonatan lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williamson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Joonatan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Williamson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
You can see the frustration on Williamson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Williamson pushes Joonatan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Joonatan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Joonatan working the ground and pound from side control.
Joonatan 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.
Joonatan scores with punches from side control.
Williamson dodges the ground and pound from Joonatan.
Williamson tries to buck Joonatan off but Joonatan is having none of it.
Williamson wants to get back to his feet but Joonatan drags him back down.
Joonatan lands some shots froms side control.
Williamson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williamson is not content to let Joonatan control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson dodges the ground and pound from Joonatan.
Williamson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williamson wants to control but Joonatan postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joonatan looks up at the clock and then as Williamson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Joonatan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Joonatan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Williamson is pushing Joonatan's head away, looking to escape. Joonatan manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williamson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joonatan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joonatan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joonatan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Joonatan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williamson.
Williamson looks gassed!
Williamson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williamson manages to break the clinch.
Joonatan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joonatan slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson misses with a straight right.
Williamson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williamson slips a jab and a cross from Joonatan.
A combination from Joonatan does no damage.
Williamson thows a body shot but no joy.
Joonatan with a nice cross.
Joonatan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williamson misses with a straight right.
Williamson misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Joonatan to counter with a crisp jab.
Joonatan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Joonatan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williamson pushes Joonatan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Joonatan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Joonatan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Joonatan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Williamson down.
Joonatan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Joonatan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joonatan working the body and head with strikes.
Joonatan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Williamson is pushing Joonatan's head away, looking to escape. Joonatan manages to hold on to the position though.
Williamson is looking to reverse the position.
Williamson is pushing Joonatan's head away, looking to escape. Joonatan manages to hold on to the position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joonatan working the head and body with strikes.
Williamson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Joonatan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Joonatan landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Joonatan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Joonatan scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch combination from Joonatan misses.
Joonatan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab by Williamson.
Williamson slips a jab and a cross from Joonatan.
Joonatan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williamson's head backwards.
Joonatan swings for the body but Williamson moves out of range.
Joonatan tries for a takedown but Williamson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Williamson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Joonatan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williamson thinking.
Joonatan moves into range and clinches up with Williamson.
Williamson swings wildly with an uppercut but Joonatan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joonatan misses with a body punch.
Joonatan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Williamson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williamson is looking to break free of the clinch but Joonatan has double underhooks.
Joonatan works on Williamson's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williamson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joonatan backwards.
Williamson tries to circle away but Joonatan has him pinned against the cage.
Williamson has Joonatan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Williamson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Joonatan tumbling to the mat - Williamson dives into Joonatan's guard.
Williamson trying to control the position from guard on top but Joonatan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williamson postures up.
Joonatan looking for a sweep. Not yet Joonatan, not yet.
Joonatan keeping moving, preventing Williamson from controlling successfully.
Joonatan 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williamson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Joonatan is fending him off so far but Williamson persists. Nope, Joonatan circles away and we're back to standing.
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.
Williamson keeps the fight on the outside.
Joonatan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williamson.
Teppo Joonatan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williamson misses with a looping left.
Joonatan clinches up against the cage.
Joonatan lands a left hand.
Williamson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joonatan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Teppo Joonatan is winning the standup battle so far.
Williamson moves out of range of the strikes.
Dan Williamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williamson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joonatan circles away quickly and effectively.
Joonatan misses with a looping right.
Joonatan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williamson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williamson throws a jab when Joonatan was well out of range.
Joonatan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Joonatan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Joonatan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williamson defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is trying to stand.
Teppo Joonatan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joonatan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Williamson is looking to escape.
Joonatan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williamson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Williamson has one foot on Joonatan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Williamson just misses with a punch to the body.
Joonatan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williamson lands with a right hand.
Williamson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Joonatan is fending him off so far but Williamson persists. Nope, Joonatan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joonatan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joonatan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williamson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joonatan cracks Williamson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Joonatan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williamson avoids it really well and circles away.
Joonatan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joonatan slips under a jab from Williamson.
Williamson lands with an uppercut that bounces Joonatan off the cage and back into rage.
Williamson throws a jab when Joonatan was well out of range.
Joonatan misses with an uppercut. Williamson saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joonatan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joonatan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joonatan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Joonatan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Williamson lands with an uppercut that bounces Joonatan off the cage and back into rage.
Joonatan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williamson moves out of range of the strikes.
Williamson misses with a straight left.
Joonatan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williamson.
Joonatan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left lands for Williamson.
Joonatan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williamson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williamson swinging wildly here.
Williamson thuds a left hand into Joonatan's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williamson. Joonatan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Williamson.
Williamson looks to land a right hand but Joonatan moved out of range.
Joonatan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson scores with the left hand. Joonatan knows he should have avoided that one.
Joonatan looks to throw the jab but Williamson is out of range.
Williamson misses with a jab to the body
so Joonatan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Joonatan prevents Williamson from getting back to his feet.
Williamson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Joonatan!
Williamson prevents Joonatan from getting the reversal.
Joonatan tries to hold on but Williamson postures up.
Williamson controlling his opponent.
Joonatan wants to hold on but Williamson pushes him away.
Williamson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joonatan is in a horrible position here. Williamson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Williamson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Williamson dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joonatan is desperately trying to improve his position but Williamson has a good base and remains in mount.
Joonatan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Williamson trying to control the pace.
Williamson lands strikes from half guard.
Williamson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joonatan is looking to improve his position.
Williamson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Joonatan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Teppo Joonatan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williamson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Joonatan can't escape the position.
Williamson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Joonatan looks a forlorn figure.
Williamson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Williamson controlling from the full mount.
Joonatan is in a horrible position here. Williamson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Joonatan tries to hold on but Williamson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Joonatan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Williamson lands with some strikes.
Williamson controlling from the full mount.
Joonatan tries to reverse the position but Williamson maintains control.
Dan Williamson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williamson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Joonatan's face.
Joonatan gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williamson stands up out of the half guard.
Williamson defending well as Joonatan loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williamson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Joonatan is trying to defend but Williamson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Joonatan is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Williamson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joonatan 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teppo Joonatan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshimo Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley comes to the cage accompanied by Get Up. Hiro has chosen My Hero as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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179 lbs
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175 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshimo Hiro!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiro takes one on the button.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hiro.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiro manages to avoid it.
Hiro swinging wildly here.
Hiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Riley is just out of range.
Hiro stuns Riley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hiro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hiro lands with a nice combination. Riley backs away looking to recover.
Hiro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Riley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley blocks a jab.
Hiro fails to land the takedown.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hiro takes a swing at Riley's ribcage but misses.
Riley looks to throw the jab but Hiro is out of range.
Hiro misses with a straight left.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
Riley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hiro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hiro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hiro avoids the attempt from Riley to control.
The referee warns Riley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley regains half guard.
Hiro wants to pass the guard but Riley is defending well.
Riley is looking to improve his position.
Hiro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hiro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Riley gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley kicks Hiro off and gets to his feet.
Riley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Riley defending well as Hiro loads up on a big left hand.
Hiro shoots for a takedown but Riley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley drives through and clinches with Hiro against the cage.
Riley keeps control of Hiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hiro is trying to break the clinch but Riley is controlling him.
Riley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hiro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Riley tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riley.
Riley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hiro smiles and moves away.
Riley walks into a stiff left hand from Hiro.
Hiro misses with a body shot.
Riley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hiro has time to react.
Riley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hiro scores with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Hiro as Riley shoots in.
Good standup being displayed there by Hiro as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Hiro.
Hiro sizes up Riley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Hiro.
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Hiro.
Hiro looks to land a combination but Riley avoids it well.
A cross from Hiro lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riley.
Hiro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hiro lands a nice shot that snaps Riley's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hiro throws a hook but Riley blocks it.
Riley scores with a sloppy right hand. Hiro should have avoided that one.
Hiro throws a series of punches but Riley avoids them all with ease.
Riley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riley missing with a left hand there. Hiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Riley looks to land a right hand but Hiro moved out of range.
Hiro missing with a left hand there. Riley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hiro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Riley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Riley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hiro works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riley wants to control but Hiro is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hiro raining down shots from the mount!
Riley tries to hold on but Hiro pushes him away.
Riley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiro looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Riley covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroshimo Hiro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ciaran Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Shy FX - On the Run as his entrance music. Ciaran Anderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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166 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ciaran Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Williams!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Williams misses the body punch
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Williams connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Donk. Williams catches Anderson right on the button with a cross.
Williams wants to clinch.
Ciaran Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Williams avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming.
Williams misses with a body punch
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams looks gassed!
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anderson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams wants to clinch
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Williams.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Anderson is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A left and a right from Anderson both land. Nice combination.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Anderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Anderson jabs at Williams's body.
Anderson cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
Anderson 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.
Anderson digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Williams misses with a hook to the body
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson throws a shot to the body.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciaran Anderson 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.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice cross by Anderson.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anderson swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Jab by Anderson.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Anderson. That snapped Williams's head back.
Anderson scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into rage.
Anderson clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Anderson lands with a cross.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Anderson lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Williams avoids the body shot from Anderson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Anderson jabs at Williams's body.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams's head backwards.
Anderson swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson stalks Williams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Williams's face. Williams staggers backwards, shaken.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ciaran Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson checks a leg kick nicely.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Anderson throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson stalls.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Anderson swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Anderson scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Anderson lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Williams throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Williams looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Williams.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Williams stalling the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Anderson.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams trying to stall but Anderson improves his position.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Anderson lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson scores with a one two! Williams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciaran Anderson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Anderson works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Williams gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Williams missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anderson is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams's head.
Williams avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Good standup being displayed there by Anderson as he connects with a hook.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anderson counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Anderson throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Williams backs up against the cage.
Anderson tries to land a leg kick but Williams saw it coming and moves away.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Anderson.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Anderson lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab by Anderson.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Andre Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anderson with a nice cross.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Anderson dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Anderson throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderson throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williams throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ciaran Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Williams misses with a shot to the body
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
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!
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ciaran Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ciaran Anderson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mini Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Mankiw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mini Me has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mini Me!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregory Mankiw!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mankiw paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Me tries to clinch up but Mankiw circles away and keeps his distance.
Mankiw closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mankiw lands in his opponent's guard.
Mankiw is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mankiw wants to control from the top but Me keeps moving.
Mankiw is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Me is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Me has escaped and now he's on top!
Mankiw bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Me's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankiw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mankiw stops Me from standing up.
Mankiw wants to control from the top but Me keeps moving.
Mankiw throws a big right hand that misses.
Me is looking to stand up but Mankiw isn't so interested in that idea.
Mankiw throwing strikes from guard but Me blocks nicely.
Me wants to get back to his feet but Mankiw is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Me on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Me tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mankiw wants to control from the top but Me keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mankiw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Me ducks under a wild hook from Mankiw.
Me just misses with a punch to the body.
Mankiw slips under a jab.
Mankiw tries to score a power double leg takedown but Me sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mankiw somewhat.
Mankiw moves away from the strike by Me.
Mankiw swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Me counters with a stiff right hand.
Mankiw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mankiw shoots in and drives through. Me sprawls well.
Mankiw connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Me's hands.
Me lands with a right hand.
Mankiw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch but Mankiw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mini Me seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Me clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mankiw.
Mankiw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Me takes a shot to the head.
Me lands a shot to the body.
Me pushes Mankiw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mankiw pushes off an throws an elbow but Me leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Me throws a head punch that misses.
Mankiw has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Me uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mankiw is on top in guard.
Me wants to get back to his feet but Mankiw is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankiw throws and elbow that misses. Me uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mankiw's guard. Nice move by Me!
Mankiw tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mankiw had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Me defends it easily.
Me postures up.
Mankiw looking for a sweep. Not yet Mankiw, not yet.
Mankiw is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Mankiw 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.
Mankiw closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mankiw happy to just control the position for now.
Me is trying to buck Mankiw off.
Mankiw working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mankiw thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mankiw throws a strike aimed at the side of Me's head but Me avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankiw swings around for an armbar but Me sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mankiw's guard.
Me has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mankiw wants to control but Me passes easily into half guard.
Mankiw flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mankiw is looking for a sweep. Me is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mankiw is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Me jumps into side control!
Me decides to stand back up. Me steps back and let's Mankiw get back to his feet.
Mankiw throws a nice outside leg kick.
Me misses with an uppercut.
Mankiw drops his hands momentarily and Me takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Gregory Mankiw has been cut.
A punch combination from Me misses.
Mankiw scores with a sloppy right hand. Me should have avoided that one.
Me fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mankiw manages to avoid it.
Me tries to clinch there but Mankiw circles away.
Me fails in his attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Me.
A left and a right from Mankiw both land. Nice combination.
Mini Me is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me looks to land a combination but Mankiw avoids it well.
Me tries to clinch up but Mankiw circles away and keeps his distance.
Mankiw wants to slow Me down by chopping away at his legs.
Mankiw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mankiw fails to land with a series of punches.
Me dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mankiw connects with a crisp jab.
Me looks to land a right hand but Mankiw moved out of range.
Me waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mankiw.
Me scores with a hook to the body. Mankiw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Me moves into the clinch.
Mankiw drops down looking for an ankle pick but Me pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mankiw shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Me but Me pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mankiw is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Me misses with a body punch
and Mankiw decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Me's guard.
Me wants to stand but Mankiw is controlling the position.
Mankiw throws and elbow that misses. Me uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mankiw's guard. Nice move by Me!
Mankiw is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Me would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gregory Mankiw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gregory Mankiw's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Me avoids the body shot from Mankiw.
Mankiw lands a jab to the head.
Me connects with a crisp jab.
Mankiw circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mankiw is defended easily by Me.
Me on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No luck for Mankiw with that takedown attempt.
Me tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mankiw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Me.
Mankiw thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Me - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Me closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Me moves away from the strike by Mankiw.
Me gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mankiw jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Me walks away with a smile on his face. Mankiw gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mini Me has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Mankiw.
Me rushes Mankiw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Me lands with a right to the head.
Mankiw manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mankiw not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mankiw is working an open guard so Me takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Me tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mankiw counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mankiw. Me does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mankiw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me ducks under a wild hook from Mankiw.
Me clinches up with Mankiw and pushes him back against the cage.
Mankiw tries to pull guard but Me won't allow it.
Me blocks an elbow strike.
Mankiw throws a head punch that misses.
Me pushes Mankiw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mankiw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Me throws a punch but it's blocked by Mankiw.
Mankiw tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mankiw tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Me smiles and moves away.
Mankiw misses with a takedown attempt - Me sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Me connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mankiw. Mankiw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mankiw scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Me throws a series of strikes that have Mankiw backpedaling.
Mankiw shoots in looking for a takedown. Me tries to sprawl out of it but Mankiw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Me manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Me tries to clinch there but Mankiw circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mankiw scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Me has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mankiw has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Me is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Me misses with some punches.
Me lands a left hand.
Me throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mankiws head.
Mankiw drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Me gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mankiw is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Me lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Me.
Nice body punch from Me.
Me makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Me lands an uppercut.
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!
Me lands a right hand.
Mankiw is rocked!
Me misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mankiw is still on wobbly legs! Can Me finish him?
Me swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Me misses with a punch on the inside.
Mankiw seems to have recovered his senses.
Mankiw throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Me is leaning against Mankiw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me lands an uppercut.
Me lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Me lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mankiw or not.
Me pushes Mankiw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Me unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mankiw! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Me is unloading with more strikes now! Mankiw drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mini Me!
Mini Me is the new featherweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kryler Crimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EJ Tap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tap has chosen Pop Lock and Drop It as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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22
180 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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28
180 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kryler Crimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, EJ Tap!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tap tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tap staying out of range there.
Tap misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crimson.
Tap throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crimson's waist but Crimson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tap off to one side.
Tap takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crimson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crimson misses with a body shot.
Crimson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tap.
Crimson cracks Tap with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like EJ Tap has been cut.
Tap walks into a jab.
Crimson thows a body shot but no joy.
Kryler Crimson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crimson misses the shot to the body.
Tap uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crimson.
Crimson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crimson scores with a jab.
Tap moves out of range as Crimson strikes.
Tap looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crimson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tap staying out of range there.
Crimson throws a body punch but Tap moves out of range.
Tap will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kryler Crimson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of EJ Tap.
Crimson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tap.
Crimson scores with a nice head shot.
That has opened up EJ Tap's cut even more.
A big right from Crimson misses.
Tap gets the takedown into side control.
Tap looks gassed!
Crimson is looking to reverse the position.
Crimson wants to get back to his feet but Tap drags him back down.
Tap sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Crimson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tap tries to move into full mount but can't pass Crimson's legs.
Crimson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tap wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tap working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Crimson defending against the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Crimson scores with a hook to the body. Tap takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crimson connects with a jab.
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!
Crimson drops Tap with a beautiful combination! Tap stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Crimson is looking for the KO!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson tries to bum rush Tap with a series of wild strikes but Tap uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crimson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crimson misses with a body punch
and Tap counters with a stiff right hand.
Tap shoots in and drives through. Crimson sprawls well.
Tap moves out of range as Crimson throws a body kick.
Crimson blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crimson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The cut above EJ Tap's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Crimson tests Tap's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crimson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crimson throws a right hand that Tap ducks under and follows up with a left that Tap also avoids with ease.
Tap tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crimson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tap somewhat.
Crimson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crimson wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crimson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tap uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crimson.
Tap misses with a combination
and Crimson counters with a one-two to the body.
EJ Tap's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at EJ Tap's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kryler Crimson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Micks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Harvath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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200 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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216 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Micks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dirk Harvath!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvath staying out of range there.
A cross from Micks lands.
It looks like Dirk Harvath has been cut.
Harvath lands with a cross.
Micks misses with a looping left.
Harvath stuffs the takedown attempt from Micks. Micks gets slowly back to his feet.
Micks drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvath is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Micks thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Micks swings around for an armbar but Harvath sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Micks's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvath sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Micks's guard.
Micks is staying active underneath Harvath, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harvath is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Micks is looking for a sweep. Harvath is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Micks is trying to maintain the position but Harvath is very close to passing his half guard.
Micks is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harvath's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harvath's back!
Harvath showing good submission defense here.
Harvath preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Micks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Micks trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Micks is trying to stick to Harvath's back but Harvath is turning into Micks. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Micks's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Harvath.
Micks keeping moving, preventing Harvath from controlling successfully.
Harvath is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Harvath trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Micks swinging wildly here.
Micks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Micks misses with a hook.
Harvath lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harvath throws a push kick but Micks slaps the foot to one side.
Micks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Micks throws a one two combo.
Micks staying out of range there.
Micks throws a big shot that misses.
Micks defending well as Harvath loads up on a big left hand.
Micks takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Micks misses with a hook.
Dirk Harvath is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Micks misses with an uppercut. Harvath saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Harvath.
Micks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harvath on the side of the head.
Harvath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Micks throws a lazy right hand but Harvath sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harvath slips a jab and a cross from Micks.
Harvath dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Micks checks a low kick from Harvath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harvath moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Micks throws a leg kick
and Harvath finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Micks is breathing heavily.
Harvath throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Harvath dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Harvath's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Harvath - that will leave a mark!
Harvath throws a leg kick which misses Micks's front leg but catches the back leg as Micks tries to avoid it.
Harvath lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Micks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harvath.
Harvath moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harvath scores with a push kick.
Harvath lands a big head kick that sends Micks tumbling to the mat! Harvath takes a step backwards and waves Micks back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Micks is rocked!
Crunch! Harvath slams his shin into Micks's torso.
Oh Micks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harvath drops Micks with a straight right hand, right on the button! Harvath follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirk Harvath!
Dirk Harvath is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Salmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liha Pulla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulla has chosen Arvo Pärt - De Profundis as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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20
275 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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22
327 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cleon Salmon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Liha Pulla!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulla looks to score with a jab to the body but Salmon is just out of range.
Pulla takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Salmon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulla lands a body shot.
Pulla punishes Salmon's body with a nice straight punch.
Pulla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pulla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salmon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salmon thows a body shot but no joy.
Pulla throws a shot from downtown. Salmon moves away and avoids it.
Pulla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salmon.
Pulla takes a swing at Salmon's ribcage but misses.
Pulla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salmon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pulla darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Salmon looks to land a right hand but Pulla moved out of range.
Salmon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salmon lands a nice looking body shot.
Salmon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmon tries to land a front kick but Pulla steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Salmon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pulla.
Pulla ducks under a wild hook from Salmon.
Salmon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Liha Pulla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salmon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salmon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pulla has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Salmon.
Pulla is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salmon rather than just go for the knockout.
Pulla looks gassed!
Salmon drops Pulla with a beautiful combination! Pulla stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Salmon is looking for the KO!
Pulla is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Salmon.
Salmon moves into the clinch.
Salmon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Salmon lands a nice uppercut.
Pulla is still on wobbly legs! Can Salmon finish him?
Salmon lands a nice uppercut.
Salmon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pulla misses with a looping left.
Salmon drives through and clinches with Pulla against the cage.
Pulla seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salmon misses the shot to the body.
Salmon tries to clinch but Pulla is having none of it.
Salmon throws a body kick that misses.
Salmon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salmon is looking to clinch.
Pulla walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Salmon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pulla swats away the attempt to clinch by Salmon.
Salmon drops Pulla with a big left hand! Pulla is injured, injured bad! Salmon jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cleon Salmon!
Cleon Salmon retains his super heavyweight title!
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