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OFC 60: Prohaska vs Sanavio II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slacks Houligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Slacks Houligan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Tran!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tran shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Houligan regains half guard.
Tran is thwarting Houligan's attempts to control the position.
Tran is keen to just control but Houligan is a slippery customer.
Houligan moves into full guard.
Houligan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tran wants to stand but Houligan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Houligan controlling the position.
Houligan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Houligan looking for a sweep. Not yet Houligan, not yet.
Houligan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tran controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Slacks Houligan just wasn't active enough.
Tran gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Houligan is trying to maintain a safe position but Tran gets an underhook and turns Houligan into the cage.
Tran works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Houligan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tran puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tran prevents Houligan from improving his position.
Tran controlling the pace.
Houligan wants to control but Tran is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Houligan is trying to get back to full guard.
Tran keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Let's hope that Tran has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lucas Tran has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Houligan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tran counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tran.
Houligan controlling the position.
Houligan looking for a sweep. Not yet Houligan, not yet.
Tran trying to control the position from guard on top but Houligan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tran throwing strikes but missing.
Houligan looking for a sweep. Not yet Houligan, not yet.
Houligan is trying to control the position but Tran postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Houligan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Houligan tries for a takedown but Tran circles away easily
and Tran counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tran is trying to control. Houligan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Tran there.
Houligan is not content to let Tran control the position.
Tran is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Houligan gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houligan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tran!
Tran tries to hold on but Houligan pushes him away.
Tran takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Houligan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tran tries to hold on but Houligan pushes him away.
Houligan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tran is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Houligan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Houligan is breathing heavily.
Tran wants to hold on but Houligan pushes him away.
Houligan thowing shots but they're missing.
Tran keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houligan avoids the attempt from Tran to control.
Tran is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Tran dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Houligan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tran counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Houligan!
Tran wants to control the pace but Houligan is squirming around nicely.
Lucas Tran has got the better of the ground game so far.
A nice elbow there by Tran.
Houligan is looking to improve his position but Tran isn't that keen on the idea.
Tran lands with some strikes.
Tran avoids the attempt from Houligan to control.
Houligan is trying to stand.
BOOM! Tran connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tran tries to control but Houligan wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houligan regains half guard.
Tran with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Houligan pushes Tran off looking to stand but Tran dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Houligan is looking to control Tran's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Houligan avoid being mounted?
Tran stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lucas Tran has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Houligan feints and as Tran raises his hands in defense, Houligan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran pulls Houligan in close to his closed guard and prevents Houligan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tran wants to sweep but no luck.
Houligan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Houligan stops Tran from standing up.
Houligan throws a big right hand that misses.
Houligan connects with a couple of short punches.
Tran is trying to keep Houligan in close.
Tran wants to sweep but no luck.
Houligan postures up and lands a big shot to Tran's brow.
Houligan throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houligan preventing the sweep.
Tran escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Houligan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tran wants to get back to his feet but Houligan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Houligan cracks Tran with a solid left hand.
Tran is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tran avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Houligan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Houligan postures up and lands a big shot to Tran's brow.
Tran looking to control.
Houligan landing with the ground and pound.
Houligan throwing strikes but missing.
Houligan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tran is trying to control the position but Houligan postures up.
Houligan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Houligan won't allow Tran to sweep him here.
Tran is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Houligan postures up in Tran's guard and throws a big left but Tran blocks it.
Houligan scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lucas Tran will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Houligan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tran counters with a nice double leg into side control. Houligan won't be happy with that.
Houligan tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Tran easily slips into full mount!
Houligan wants to hold on but Tran pushes him away.
Houligan regains half guard.
Tran performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Houligan wants to improve his position but Tran is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tran controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tran landing strikes, looking to finish!
Houligan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tran works his way to his opponent's back.
Tran lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Tran is looking to control Houligan but Houligan is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Houligan 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houligan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Tran controlling from the back.
Houligan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tran's guard. Nice work there by Houligan.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Houligan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Houligan!
Tran trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Houligan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tran controlling from the full mount.
Houligan tries to hold on but Tran pushes him away.
That's four 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.
Houligan is desperately trying to improve his position but Tran has a good base and remains in mount.
Tran can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Houligan is looking to escape.
Houligan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tran wants to control the pace but Houligan is squirming around nicely.
Tran jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Houligan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Tran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tran 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Tran!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Christopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bueno Fuentes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
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218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Christopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bueno Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuentes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christopoulos.
Jason Christopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuentes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christopoulos.
Christopoulos wants to clinch.
Fuentes moves out of range as Christopoulos strikes.
Fuentes throws a sloppy head kick and Christopoulos moves out of range easily.
Fuentes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Christopoulos.
Fuentes works over Christopoulos's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Jason Christopoulos has been cut.
Fuentes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christopoulos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Christopoulos pushes Fuentes up against the cage in a clinch.
Fuentes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fuentes.
Christopoulos misses with a body punch
and Fuentes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Christopoulos wants to clinch
and Fuentes counters with a three punch combo that has Christopoulos backing up. Christopoulos nods at Fuentes to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Christopoulos tries to clinch but Fuentes moves away
and Fuentes counters with a two punch combo.
Fuentes stuns Christopoulos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Christopoulos misses with a takedown attempt - Fuentes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Christopoulos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fuentes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fuentes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fuentes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christopoulos misses with a hook to the body
letting Fuentes counter with a right hand.
Christopoulos clinches but Fuentes breaks the clinch
and Fuentes counters with a good low kick that Christopoulos was not able to check.
Fuentes looks to land a combination. Christopoulos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A shot to the body from Christopoulos misses
and Fuentes counters with a left and a right that stings Christopoulos.
Christopoulos is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christopoulos misses with a hook to the body
and Fuentes counters with a good low kick that Christopoulos was not able to check.
Christopoulos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fuentes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Christopoulos shoots in for a takedown but Fuentes shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Christopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuentes scoring well with a low kick there.
Fuentes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Christopoulos dodges the punch combination from Fuentes.
Fuentes throws a head kick that Christopoulos semi-blocks.
Christopoulos tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Fuentes counter with a right hand.
Fuentes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Christopoulos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fuentes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Christopoulos misses with a combination
and Fuentes counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopoulos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Christopoulos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fuentes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fuentes throws a leg kick which misses Christopoulos's front leg but catches the back leg as Christopoulos tries to avoid it.
Fuentes lands with a nice combination. Christopoulos backs away looking to recover.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fuentes!
Jason Christopoulos's cut is getting worse.
Fuentes connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuentes scores with a jab. Christopoulos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fuentes lands a body shot.
Fuentes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fuentes cracks a nice hook into Christopoulos's ribs.
Fuentes lands with a cross.
Fuentes lands a head kick!
Fuentes lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fuentes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christopoulos's head.
Christopoulos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fuentes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fuentes's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fuentes duly obliges.
Jason Christopoulos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fuentes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fuentes throws a front kick that sends Christopoulos stumbling back into the cage.
Bueno Fuentes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Fuentes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fuentes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fuentes lands a head kick. Christopoulos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fuentes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fuentes lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bueno Fuentes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Christopoulos'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.
Fuentes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fuentes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christopoulos's sensitive parts.
Fuentes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bueno Fuentes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuentes looks to land a combination. Christopoulos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Christopoulos misses with a body shot
and Fuentes counters with a nice leg kick.
Christopoulos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fuentes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jeez, Jason Christopoulos's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A shot to the body from Christopoulos misses
and Fuentes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fuentes scores with a three punch combo!
Fuentes lands with a straight right. Christopoulos didn't see that one coming.
Fuentes swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fuentes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christopoulos.
Christopoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuentes.
Christopoulos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fuentes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Christopoulos's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes scores with a nice strike.
Christopoulos is looking to wear down Fuentes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Christopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Fuentes's shoulder, as Fuentes tries to avoid the shot.
Christopoulos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fuentes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuentes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fuentes slips under a jab.
Christopoulos swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Fuentes counter with a right hand.
Fuentes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Christopoulos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fuentes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Christopoulos shoots in and drives through. Fuentes sprawls well.
Christopoulos tries to clinch but Fuentes moves away
and Fuentes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Christopoulos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fuentes.
Christopoulos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fuentes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuentes throws a shot to the body.
Fuentes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Christopoulos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fuentes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Fuentes both land. Nice combination.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jason Christopoulos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bueno Fuentes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aluicious James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpa Chino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chino is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Back on the Scene. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aluicious James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alpa Chino!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chino lands with a nice body punch.
James shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
James takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chino moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chino lands the left hand.
James closes the distance and clinches up with Chino, looking for a takedown. James pushes Chino against the cage but Chino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chino looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Chino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chino misses with the combination.
Chino tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James tries for a takedown but Chino sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aluicious James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chino misses with a body shot.
Chino misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Chino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James tries to clinch but Chino moves out of range.
James shoots for a takedown but Chino saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alpa Chino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Chino as James shoots in.
James shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chino as he avoids it easily.
Chino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
Alpa Chino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chino swinging wildly here.
Chino gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chino trying to keep a closed guard but James is proving a slippery customer.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
James drops back looking for a leg! Chino is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chino manages to kick James off! James jumps back into Chino's guard.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James throwing strikes from guard but Chino blocks nicely.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
James advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Chino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chino avoids any damage from the ground and pound of James.
Chino manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chino tries to roll over but James keeps him under control.
James is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chino doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time James.
Chino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
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.
Chino trying to control here.
Chino regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James postures up in Chino's guard and throws a big left but Chino blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chino keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
James throws a strike but Chino rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
James has an active guard here but Chino has managed to pass into half guard.
James tries to roll over but Chino keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpa Chino dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chino fails to land with a series of punches.
James needs to keep his hands up - Chino had a free shot at his head there.
James will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
James shoots for a double leg takedown but Chino sprawls well. He's pushed James's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
James shoots in and drives through. Chino sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aluicious James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chino scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alpa Chino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chino looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Chino.
James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chino tries to avoid it but James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chino to the ground. Chino escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chino swivels and escapes.
Chino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
James shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chino lands a really nice looking cross but James seems unphased.
Chino lands with a nice combination. James backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Aluicious James has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Chino.
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!
Chino lands a two punch combo.
Chino misses with the combination.
Chino misses with a body shot.
Chino throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chino swinging wildly here.
Chino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice combination there by Chino.
Chino throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Chino keeps the fight on the outside.
Chino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chino cracks James with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chino throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
Chino swinging wildly here.
Chino misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
James dodges the punch combination from Chino.
Chino throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
Alpa Chino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James on the wrong end of a nice jab.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chino throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Chino.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chino throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Chino throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Chino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down James rather than just go for the knockout.
Chino misses the shot to the body.
James dodges the punch combination from Chino.
Chino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chino misses with an uppercut.
Chino misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Chino misses.
Chino throws a series of strikes that have James backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpa Chino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aluicious James'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!
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
James shoots in and drives through. Chino sprawls well.
Chino swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten James somewhat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from James.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aluicious James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James shoots in but Chino avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Chino misses.
James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chino swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chino sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chino wants it to stay on the feet.
Chino scores with a nice right hand.
Chino defends well against a solid takedown attempt from James.
Chino looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Chino misses with an uppercut.
James has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chino finds it's way round the side to connect with James's head.
Chino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chino works over James's head and body with a nice combination.
Chino lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as James backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chino throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Chino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James fails to land the takedown.
James tries to clinch there but Chino circles away.
Chino throws a one two combo.
James tries for a takedown but Chino sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chino moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chino connects with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Chino. No joy for James on that attempt.
Chino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James dodges the punch combination from Chino.
Chino lands with a nice combination. James backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chino looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Chino swinging wildly here.
Chino scores with a jab to the body.
Chino misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from James.
Chino swinging wildly here.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chino circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chino circles away.
Chino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
Chino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chino misses with the combination.
James will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chino scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aluicious James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alpa Chino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chino winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alpa Chino!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Sucre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Ruoska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sucre kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Capital Punishment. Ruoska has chosen Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the devil as his entrance music. Mauri Ruoska has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fernando Sucre's chin.
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fernando Sucre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mauri Ruoska!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sucre gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ruoska to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sucre working a defensive guard here.
Ruoska trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sucre's guard.
Sucre lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ruoska!
Ruoska wants to control but Sucre is having none of it.
Sucre is working for a guillotine from mount but Ruoska frees his head quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sucre tries to control but Ruoska wriggling away.
Ruoska looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Sucre trying to control momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruoska is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sucre avoiding Ruoska 's attempts to control his hands.
Sucre working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sucre is trying to control but Ruoska is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Sucre wants to control the pace but Ruoska is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sucre is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ruoska can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ruoska tries to lock up and control but Sucre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sucre swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ruoska is now in Sucre's guard. A big mistake from Sucre there, giving up the dominant position!
Ruoska trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska pushing down on Sucre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ruoska not doing much here.
Sucre is trying to get back to full guard.
Sucre has hold of Ruoska's hands but Ruoska slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ruoska lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sucre is trying to maintain the position but Ruoska is very close to passing his half guard.
Sucre is trying to get back to full guard.
Ruoska is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sucre looking for submissions off his back.
Sucre trying to control here.
Sucre is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Ruoska dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sucre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ruoska counters with a right hand to the body.
Sucre fails with the takedown
and Ruoska decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sucre's guard.
Sucre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ruoska postures up and lands a big shot to Sucre's brow.
Sucre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ruoska controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ruoska advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruoska stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ruoska throws a sloppy head kick and Sucre moves out of range easily.
Sucre misses with a takedown
and Ruoska counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ruoska.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Sucre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sucre tries to pull guard but Ruoska holds him up against the cage and eventually Sucre drops back down to his feet.
Sucre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sucre pulls guard effortlessly.
Ruoska is pushing down on Sucre's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sucre is fighting to maintain full guard but Ruoska has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ruoska is trying to work for a kimura but Sucre is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruoska is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sucre desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ruoska working the head and body with strikes.
Sucre is looking to improve his position.
Ruoska wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sucre keeps working.
Sucre tries to roll over but Ruoska keeps him under control.
Sucre is looking to get back to full guard here but Ruoska has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ruoska.
Ruoska can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sucre is looking to escape.
Mauri Ruoska has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ruoska sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ruoska prevents Sucre from getting the reversal.
Ruoska is landing with some decent strikes but Sucre is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska controlling from the full mount.
Sucre tries to lock up and control but Ruoska gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sucre is squirming around, avoiding Ruoska's attempts to control the action.
Sucre slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sucre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sucre tries to roll over but Ruoska keeps him under control.
Ruoska decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruoska throws a series of punches but Sucre moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Ruoska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sucre shoots and misses
and Ruoska counters with a two punch combo.
Sucre misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruoska decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sucre's guard.
Ruoska is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sucre is looking for a triangle but Ruoska pushes his legs off easily.
Sucre is looking to sweep but instead, Ruoska has passed into half guard.
Sucre wants to get back to full guard.
Sucre is pressing down on Ruoska's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sucre has an active guard here but Ruoska has managed to pass into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sucre manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sucre is looking for a triangle here but Ruoska uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ruoska has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ruoska instigates a clinch.
Sucre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ruoska walks away with a smile on his face. Sucre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Sucre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruoska closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sucre to the mat! Sucre manages to get full guard.
Sucre keeping moving, preventing Ruoska from controlling successfully.
Ruoska tries to free his leg and advance position but Sucre is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sucre looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ruoska passes into half guard.
Sucre trying to control here.
Ruoska lands with a punch from half guard.
Sucre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ruoska is looking to advance position but Sucre won't allow it.
Sucre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ruoska's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ruoska's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sucre wants to control but Ruoska is keeping busy.
Sucre is persistently looking for the submission but Ruoska is defending it well.
Ruoska tries to break free.
Mauri Ruoska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruoska fending off the submission attempt from Sucre.
Sucre looking for the choke from the back.
That's four 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.
Sucre doesn't have the hooks in and Ruoska manages to turn into his guard.
Ruoska is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sucre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruoska is one step ahead there.
Ruoska wants to stand but Sucre has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ruoska won't allow Sucre to sweep him here.
Ruoska trying to control the position from guard on top but Sucre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernando Sucre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mauri Ruoska wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sucre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauri Ruoska comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruoska 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauri Ruoska!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lambert's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Disturbed - Stricken. Bill Goldberg looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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205 lbs
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23
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Lambert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lambert has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Goldberg tries to clinch up.
Lambert feints and as Goldberg raises his hands in defense, Lambert changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Goldberg keeping full guard, as Lambert tries to pass.
Goldberg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lambert controls the pace.
Lambert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lambert showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Goldberg has momentary wrist control but Lambert slips an elbow through the middle.
Lambert content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert tries to free his leg and advance position but Goldberg is retaining full guard.
Lambert advances position into side control!
Lambert 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.
Goldberg takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
A lull in the action here.
Lambert postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Goldberg taking a bit of punishment here - Lambert scoring with strikes.
Goldberg is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert tries to score with some ground and pound. Goldberg controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lambert lands a nice forearm strike.
Lambert controlling from side mount.
Lambert lands a few punches from side control.
Lambert working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lambert in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Goldberg looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lambert controls the position from side control.
Goldberg is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Goldberg takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lambert in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lambert scores with punches from side control.
Lambert creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lambert controls the position from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lambert has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Goldberg!
Lambert controlling from mount.
Lambert connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Goldberg is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambert looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lambert working the ground and pound effectively.
Lambert landing strikes from the mount.
Goldberg is still in real trouble! Can Lambert finish him?
A big strike lands for Lambert! That's really hurt Goldberg and he's turned his back - Lambert keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Lambert jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Lambert!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Tenorman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Severn comes to the cage accompanied by White Zombie - Electric Head: The Extasy (Pt 2). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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193 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Tenorman!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tenorman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Severn won't allow Tenorman to pass to mount.
Severn is not content to let Tenorman control the position.
Tenorman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tenorman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Severn's head.
Severn trying to control from the bottom.
Tenorman is working for a kimura but Severn is defending it quite comfortably.
Severn is looking to control Tenorman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Severn avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorman prevents Severn from standing back up.
Severn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tenorman is keen to just control but Severn is a slippery customer.
Severn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tenorman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Severn!
Severn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tenorman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Severn wants to control but Tenorman is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tenorman trying to control but Severn is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tenorman unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tenorman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tenorman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Severn is trying desperately to improve position.
Tenorman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Severn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tenorman tries to control but Severn wriggling away.
Tenorman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tenorman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Tenorman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tenorman trying to control but Severn is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Severn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tenorman working Severn over with strikes here.
Tenorman lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Severn is squirming around, avoiding Tenorman's attempts to control the action.
Tenorman punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenorman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tenorman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tenorman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Severn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tenorman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Severn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tenorman with a couple of short strikes.
Severn wants to control but Tenorman is having none of it.
Tenorman with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tenorman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Severn tries to lock up and control but Tenorman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tenorman lands a big shot to the head and Severn winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Scott Tenorman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roque Barretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Lausster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barretto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Last Man Standing - By 4ft Fingers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
24
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
KO power |
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roque Barretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wade Lausster!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Barretto.
Lausster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lausster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barretto slips under a jab from Lausster.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barretto.
Good leg kick by Barretto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lausster throws a leg kick
and Barretto counters with a nice kick to the body.
Barretto lands with a good body shot.
Barretto looks to land a body kick but Lausster moved away.
Barretto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lausster.
Lausster throws a hook but Barretto blocks it.
Lausster shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barretto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barretto misses with a hook. Lausster ducked under it nicely.
Lausster looks to score with a jab to the body but Barretto is just out of range.
Barretto fakes the leg kick and cracks Lausster in the body.
Barretto tries to close the distance and clinch but Lausster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wade Lausster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Barretto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lausster doesn't seem phased though.
Barretto drives through and clinches with Lausster against the cage.
Barretto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barretto tries to stall but Lausster uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barretto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barretto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lausster is defending well for now.
Barretto throws an elbow but it misses.
Barretto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barretto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barretto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lausster.
Lausster avoids the elbow strike from Barretto, against the cage.
Barretto misses with an elbow over the top.
Lausster is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lausster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Barretto scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barretto.
Barretto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barretto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lausster looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barretto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Wade Lausster has been cut.
Barretto lands a right hand.
Lausster avoiding damage as Barretto throws knees to the body.
Barretto lands an elbow inside that Lausster shrugs off.
Barretto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lausster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barretto missing with knees to the body.
Lausster avoids the elbow strike from Barretto, against the cage.
Barretto lands an elbow just above Lausster 's eye.
Barretto leaning against his opponent.
Lausster is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barretto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lausster backwards.
Barretto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barretto is looking to control Lausster's arms but Lausster gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barretto has his back to the cage.
Lausster trying to control the position but instead, Barretto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lausster into the cage.
Barretto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lausster looking to stall.
Barretto throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lausster avoiding damage.
Barretto scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Wade Lausster's cut even more.
Lausster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barretto lands a nice knee to the body.
Barretto working Lausster over with knees to the body.
Barretto pushes off an throws an elbow but Lausster leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barretto throws an elbow but it misses.
Lausster is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barretto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Roque Barretto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Lausster.
Barretto lands an elbow that stopped Lausster in his tracks for a moment.
Barretto misses with an elbow strike.
Barretto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lausster's defenses.
Barretto lands an elbow that stopped Lausster in his tracks for a moment.
Barretto scores with a shot to the side of Lausster's head.
Good body shot from Barretto.
Barretto pushes Lausster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barretto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lausster backwards.
Barretto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barretto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barretto lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Wade Lausster's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barretto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lausster's brow.
Barretto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lausster backwards.
A hook to the body from Barretto.
A hook to the body from Barretto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barretto throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barretto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barretto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lausster blocks the elbow strike.
Barretto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lausster can't find room to land a body shot as Barretto controls the action.
Barretto tries to work over Lausster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barretto lands a nice elbow.
Barretto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barretto throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barretto throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lausster.
Lausster avoiding damage as Barretto throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barretto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lausster's brow.
Lausster is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barretto misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barretto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lausster holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barretto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lausster blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roque Barretto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wade Lausster's cut.
That's time! Barretto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barretto looks to score with a jab to the body but Lausster is just out of range.
Lausster fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barretto is out of range.
Lausster misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barretto, right into the meat.
Barretto thows a body shot but no joy.
Barretto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barretto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lausster throws a hook but Barretto blocks it.
Barretto misses with a wild body shot.
Lausster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barretto throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barretto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wade Lausster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lausster on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barretto misses with a looping left.
Lausster throws a lazy right hand but Barretto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barretto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lausster.
Lausster doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barretto counters with a leg kick.
Lausster is breathing heavily.
Lausster tries for a takedown but Barretto circles away easily
and Barretto counters with a head kick. That will keep Lausster thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Barretto rushes Lausster and presses him up against the cage.
Lausster wants to get back to striking at distance but Barretto won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barretto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roque Barretto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lausster avoids a wild elbow strike from Barretto.
Barretto lands an elbow inside.
Lausster avoids the elbow strike from Barretto, against the cage.
Lausster gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lausster throws a strike but Barretto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lausster looking for subs off his back but Barretto has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lausster tries to roll over but Barretto keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lausster trying to control but Barretto postures up.
Lausster moves into full guard.
Lausster trying to keep a closed guard but Barretto is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barretto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lausster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barretto tries to stand but Lausster is controlling from the bottom.
Barretto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lausster looking for a sweep. Not yet Lausster, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roque Barretto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wade Lausster's cut.
That's time! Barretto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barretto slips a jab from Lausster.
Barretto scores with a nice head shot.
Barretto misses with a kick to the body.
Barretto doesn't manage to clinch there - Lausster circles away.
Barretto moves out of range as Lausster strikes.
Lausster takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A shot to the body from Lausster misses
and Barretto counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lausster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barretto connects with an inside leg kick.
Barretto is looking to chop away at Lausster's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lausster bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lausster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barretto tries to improve position but can't.
Lausster throws an elbow but Barretto slips to the side and avoids it well.
Barretto tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Lausster is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Lausster throws strikes from the back but Barretto rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Barretto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lausster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barretto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barretto keeping moving, preventing Lausster from controlling successfully.
Barretto wants to stand and escape but Lausster is having none of it.
Barretto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barretto tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lausster trying to control but Barretto is working from the bottom.
Barretto controlling Lausster's posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Lausster.
Lausster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wade Lausster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roque Barretto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barretto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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.
Lausster thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Lausster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lausster's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lausster throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barretto counters with an outside leg kick.
Lausster loads up on a big right hand but Barretto slips the punch.
Barretto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lausster cracks Barretto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lausster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barretto.
Barretto throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barretto misses with a head kick.
Lausster misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roque Barretto.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barretto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roque Barretto!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Marceau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justus Sheehan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheehan has chosen Coming Home as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Marceau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehan closes the distance and clinches up with Marceau, looking for a takedown. Sheehan pushes Marceau against the cage but Marceau circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marceau stuffs the takedown.
Marceau scores with a leg kick.
Marceau lands a slapping body shot.
Sheehan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marceau scoring well with a low kick there.
Sheehan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Marceau!
Marceau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marceau tries to hold on but Sheehan pushes him away.
Sheehan is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Marceau to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Marceau shrugs it off.
Sheehan prevents Marceau from getting the reversal.
Marceau is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marceau's face.
Sheehan looking to control but Marceau is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marceau is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marceau holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sheehan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sheehan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Marceau tries to hold on but Sheehan postures up.
Sheehan with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marceau tries to lock up and control but Sheehan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marceau is squirming around, avoiding Sheehan's attempts to control the action.
Marceau wants to hold on but Sheehan pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marceau is desperately trying to improve his position but Sheehan has a good base and remains in mount.
Marceau defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sheehan.
Sheehan throws some wild stikes that Marceau manages to avoid easily.
Sheehan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marceau tries to reverse the position but Sheehan maintains control.
Sheehan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Marceau is squirming around, avoiding Sheehan's attempts to control the action.
Sheehan is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Marceau to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Marceau shrugs it off.
Sheehan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marceau is bucking up trying to escape but Sheehan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Marceau tries to lock up and control but Sheehan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marceau sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marceau wants to control but Sheehan is keeping busy.
Sheehan trying to control the action but Marceau is working from the bottom.
Marceau slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sheehan wants to control from the top but Marceau keeps moving.
Sheehan passes Marceau's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Marceau makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marceau.
Sheehan preventing the sweep.
Sheehan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justus Sheehan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marceau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marceau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sheehan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sheehan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sheehan dives in and grabs Marceau's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marceau pushes down on Sheehan's head and hops out.
Jean Marceau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Marceau slams his shin into Sheehan's torso.
Marceau tries to sprawl but Sheehan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Marceau wants to get back to full guard.
Marceau manages to get to full guard.
Sheehan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sheehan trying to control but Marceau is working from the bottom.
Marceau working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan is stalling in the full guard.
Marceau looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Justus Sheehan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Marceau throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marceau lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marceau connects with an inside leg kick.
Sheehan shoots in looking for a takedown. Marceau tries to sprawl out of it but Sheehan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marceau manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jean Marceau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justus Sheehan.
Sheehan looks to land a combination but Marceau avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Marceau.
Marceau scores with a kick to the body.
Sheehan is breathing heavily.
Marceau lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sheehan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marceau. That one must have hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marceau, right into the meat.
A big right from Marceau misses.
Sheehan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Marceau lands with a slapping head kick.
Sheehan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marceau circles away quickly and effectively.
Marceau connects with a solid leg kick.
Sheehan throws a series of punches but Marceau moves out of range.
Marceau feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sheehan's calf.
Marceau feints and then cracks Sheehan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sheehan down.
Marceau throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheehan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marceau.
Marceau throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marceau.
Jean Marceau is winning the standup battle so far.
Marceau throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marceau scores with a kick to the midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marceau.
Marceau throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marceau fakes the leg kick and cracks Sheehan in the body.
Sheehan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marceau.
Marceau thumps Sheehan with a low kick.
Marceau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marceau scoring well with a low kick there.
Marceau lands a head kick. Sheehan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marceau lands a head kick!
Marceau bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sheehan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marceau - that will leave a mark!
A jab from Marceau finds it's way through Sheehan's defenses.
Marceau throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marceau throws a head kick that half lands.
Marceau thumps Sheehan with a low kick.
Jean Marceau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marceau throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marceau scores with a leg kick.
Marceau lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sheehan will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marceau moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sheehan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marceau.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marceau. That's going to slow Sheehan down.
Marceau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sheehan's sensitive parts.
Sheehan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marceau.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sheehan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marceau - the referee stops the clock and Sheehan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marceau. Sheehan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marceau swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sheehan.
Sheehan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marceau.
Marceau feints and then cracks Sheehan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sheehan down.
Marceau lands a leg kick that knocks Sheehan off balance momentarily.
Marceau throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sheehan's head.
Marceau throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marceau connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marceau feints and then cracks Sheehan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sheehan down.
Marceau with a nice cross.
That kick from Marceau tenderised Sheehan's leg. Sheehan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marceau goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Marceau dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marceau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marceau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marceau misses with a straight left.
Marceau throws a head kick that Sheehan semi-blocks.
Marceau lands a front kick.
Marceau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sheehan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marceau lands a head kick!
Marceau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the body from Sheehan misses
and Marceau counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sheehan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Marceau lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marceau lands a right hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marceau.
Sheehan takes one on the button.
Marceau connects with a solid leg kick.
Sheehan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marceau pushes Sheehan away with a front kick.
Good leg kick by Marceau there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marceau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sheehan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Marceau.
Sheehan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sheehan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Marceau scores with a jab.
Sheehan throws a right hand that Marceau ducks under and follows up with a left that Marceau also avoids with ease.
Good leg kick by Marceau there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marceau scores with a jab.
Marceau throws a front kick that sends Sheehan stumbling back into the cage.
Marceau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marceau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marceau moves into range and connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marceau.
Marceau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marceau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sheehan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body kick there by Marceau.
Marceau throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marceau connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marceau.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marceau thows a body kick. Sheehan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marceau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sheehan's sensitive parts.
Marceau lands a head shot.
Marceau explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Marceau lands with a kick to the temple. Sheehan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marceau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marceau uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sheehan has time to react.
Marceau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marceau scores with a leg kick.
Sheehan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marceau throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sheehan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marceau fakes the leg kick and cracks Sheehan in the body.
Marceau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Justus Sheehan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marceau.
Marceau throws a leg kick which misses Sheehan's front leg but catches the back leg as Sheehan tries to avoid it.
Marceau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sheehan doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marceau throws a head kick that half lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sheehan.
Marceau feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sheehan's calf.
Sheehan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sheehan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marceau.
Marceau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marceau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sheehan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marceau is fending him off so far but Sheehan persists. Nope, Marceau circles away and we're back to standing.
Sheehan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sheehan tries to move into range but Marceau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Marceau.
Marceau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marceau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marceau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheehan can do to turn this around?
Marceau dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sheehan. That did some damage!
Marceau throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marceau fakes the leg kick and cracks Sheehan in the body.
Crunch! Marceau slams his shin into Sheehan's torso.
Marceau lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marceau.
Marceau scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marceau goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sheehan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marceau. That's going to slow Sheehan down.
Marceau throws a nice head kick!
Marceau throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sheehan's head.
Sheehan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marceau lands a leg kick that knocks Sheehan off balance momentarily.
Marceau lands with a kick to the temple. Sheehan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Marceau tenderised Sheehan's leg. Sheehan is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Marceau tenderised Sheehan's leg. Sheehan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body kick from Marceau.
Sheehan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Marceau showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marceau has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Marceau!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janos Prohaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanavio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Janos Prohaska!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanavio!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanavio lands with a right hand.
Prohaska tries to bum rush Sanavio with a series of wild strikes but Sanavio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prohaska misses with a hook.
Prohaska takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Janos Prohaska has been cut.
Sanavio throws a right and a left that Prohaska avoids nicely.
Sanavio pushes Prohaska up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sanavio.
A short body shot lands from Sanavio as the two fighters clinch.
Sanavio lands a body punch.
Sanavio is leaning against Prohaska and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanavio lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanavio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Prohaska blocks a body shot from Sanavio.
Sanavio scores with a shot to the side of Prohaska's head.
Sanavio is leaning against Prohaska and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanavio struggles to land a body shot inside as Prohaska controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanavio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prohaska stalling the fight.
Prohaska has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanavio digs a right hand into Prohaska's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prohaska's gas tank.
Sanavio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prohaska or not.
Prohaska is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sanavio - that landed with a thud.
Prohaska looking to stall.
Sanavio blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanavio works on Prohaska's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanavio.
Sanavio goes for a takedown attempt but Prohaska pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sanavio throws a body punch but Prohaska moves out of range.
Sanavio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanavio misses with a wild body shot.
Prohaska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prohaska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prohaska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanavio.
Sanavio wants to clinch.
Sanavio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prohaska.
Sanavio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Prohaska rather than just go for the knockout.
Prohaska takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanavio. Prohaska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prohaska throws an overhand right that lands on Sanavio's shoulder, as Sanavio tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanavio misses with a wild body shot.
Prohaska doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanavio circles away.
Prohaska throws a series of punches but Sanavio avoids them all with ease.
Sanavio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sanavio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prohaska manages to avoid it.
Sanavio scores with a body shot.
Diego Sanavio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prohaska throws a sloppy head kick and Sanavio moves out of range easily.
Sanavio just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanavio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanavio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Prohaska throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanavio.
Sanavio throws a shot to the body.
Sanavio takes a swing at Prohaska's ribcage but misses.
Sanavio lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanavio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Prohaska throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sanavio quickly recovers to half guard.
Sanavio gets back to full guard.
Sanavio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Prohaska's guard.
Sanavio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Prohaska swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanavio pushing down on Prohaska's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Prohaska regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sanavio.
Prohaska preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanavio trying to control but Prohaska is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanavio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Prohaska working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanavio.
Sanavio throws a strike but Prohaska rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sanavio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prohaska trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanavio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanavio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Janos Prohaska's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sanavio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Prohaska swivels and escapes.
Prohaska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prohaska clinches up with Sanavio and pushes him back against the cage.
Prohaska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prohaska misses with a body punch
and Sanavio counters with a stiff right hand.
Prohaska takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanavio connects with a body shot.
Sanavio tests Prohaska's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanavio tries to close the distance and clinch but Prohaska swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prohaska moves away from the strike by Sanavio.
Prohaska misses with a takedown attempt - Sanavio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Prohaska closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Prohaska misses with a wild combination.
Prohaska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prohaska shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanavio tries to sprawl out of it but Prohaska keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanavio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Prohaska throws a body punch but Sanavio moves out of range.
Prohaska shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanavio sprawls well. Sanavio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Prohaska gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janos Prohaska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanavio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prohaska moves away.
Prohaska scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanavio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Prohaska circles away.
Prohaska closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sanavio is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Prohaska off and has taken his back!
Sanavio is throwing shots to the body but Prohaska manages to wriggle free. Sanavio pounces on him again and ends up in Prohaska's guard.
Sanavio slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio is looking to advance position but Prohaska won't allow it.
Sanavio is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sanavio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prohaska wants to improve his position but Sanavio is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Sanavio.
Sanavio wants to work for an arm triangle but Prohaska is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sanavio seems to be looking for submissions.
Sanavio thows a huge punch but Prohaska dodges it nicely.
Sanavio seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanavio is looking to advance position but Prohaska won't allow it.
Sanavio lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio works his way into full mount!
Prohaska gets back to half guard.
Prohaska avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanavio.
Prohaska trying to control from the bottom.
Sanavio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Prohaska keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Prohaska has his hands clasped together around Sanavio's back. He's all about the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanavio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Janos Prohaska's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanavio wants to clinch.
Prohaska tries to move into range but Sanavio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sanavio just misses with a punch to the body.
Prohaska misses with a body kick.
Sanavio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanavio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prohaska was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanavio.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanavio. Prohaska does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanavio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanavio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanavio darts in trying to clinch
and Prohaska counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanavio misses the shot to the body.
Prohaska takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sanavio lands with a right hand.
Prohaska throws a leg kick but Sanavio moved away.
Sanavio misses with a shot to the body
and Prohaska counters with a stiff right hand.
Prohaska lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanavio's sensitive parts.
Prohaska misses with a few strikes there.
Prohaska pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanavio is out of range and Prohaska settles back down.
Prohaska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanavio.
Sanavio misses with a body shot
and Prohaska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prohaska feints and as Sanavio raises his hands in defense, Prohaska changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Prohaska avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Prohaska throwing strikes from guard but Sanavio blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio trying to keep a closed guard but Prohaska is proving a slippery customer.
Sanavio is looking for a triangle but Prohaska pushes his legs off easily.
Prohaska stands up over Sanavio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanavio trying to control the position.
Prohaska slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sanavio keeping moving, preventing Prohaska from controlling successfully.
Prohaska stays in close to Sanavio's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanavio has wrist control.
Sanavio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prohaska is one step ahead there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Prohaska works over Sanavio with some ground and pound from guard.
Prohaska thows a big elbow that misses.
Prohaska trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanavio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanavio looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sanavio lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Prohaska takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Prohaska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanavio misses the shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Prohaska.
Sanavio blocks a head kick by Prohaska.
Prohaska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanavio.
Prohaska throws a shot from downtown. Sanavio moves away and avoids it.
Sanavio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prohaska.
Sanavio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Prohaska counters with a left and a right that stings Sanavio.
Sanavio misses with a shot to the body
and Prohaska counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Prohaska.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanavio.
Sanavio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanavio moves out of range of the leg kick from Prohaska.
Prohaska shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janos Prohaska clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Janos Prohaska's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanavio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sanavio lands a jab to Prohaska's midsection.
Prohaska takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Sanavio does it's job there.
Sanavio works over Prohaska's head and body with a nice combination.
Prohaska takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanavio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prohaska.
Prohaska ducks under a wild hook from Sanavio.
Sanavio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Prohaska misses with an attempted mid kick.
Prohaska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanavio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prohaska tries to bum rush Sanavio with a series of wild strikes but Sanavio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prohaska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanavio takes a swing at Prohaska's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanavio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prohaska lands with a nice combination. Sanavio backs away looking to recover.
Prohaska bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanavio's head backwards.
Prohaska goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanavio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanavio moves out of range of the body kick from Prohaska.
A jab from Sanavio misses.
Prohaska uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanavio.
Sanavio closes the distance and pushes Prohaska back into the cage.
Sanavio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanavio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanavio takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanavio.
Prohaska looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Prohaska fails to land.
Prohaska breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego Sanavio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prohaska slips a jab from Sanavio.
Prohaska takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanavio thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Sanavio.
Sanavio just misses with a punch to the body.
Prohaska pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanavio is out of range and Prohaska settles back down.
Prohaska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanavio.
Sanavio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Prohaska throws a shot to the body.
Sanavio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prohaska.
Sanavio misses with a looping right.
Prohaska is looking to score with low kicks.
Sanavio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prohaska moves away.
Prohaska throws the kick towards the body but Sanavio avoids it.
Prohaska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanavio.
Sanavio connects with a right hand. Prohaska shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Prohaska with that takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Prohaska. Beautiful body shot.
Prohaska will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanavio takes a swing at Prohaska's ribcage but misses.
Prohaska gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanavio counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janos Prohaska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanavio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Prohaska counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Prohaska gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanavio tries to bum rush Prohaska with a series of wild strikes but Prohaska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Prohaska throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prohaska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Prohaska moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Janos Prohaska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prohaska throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanavio.
Prohaska misses with a head kick.
Sanavio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Prohaska counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Prohaska.
Prohaska wants to control from the top but Sanavio keeps moving.
Sanavio is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanavio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanavio dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Janos Prohaska's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Prohaska throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanavio.
Sanavio misses with a body shot.
Prohaska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanavio misses with a body shot.
Sanavio 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.
Prohaska takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanavio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanavio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Prohaska misses with a low kick.
Sanavio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Prohaska counters with a shoot takedown. Sanavio fights it but they end up in guard.
Sanavio 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.
Sanavio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Prohaska landing with the ground and pound.
Janos Prohaska overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prohaska trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanavio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanavio 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.
Sanavio has control of Prohaska's left arm, preventing Prohaska from doing any damage.
Sanavio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Prohaska defends well.
Sanavio is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sanavio 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.
Prohaska has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two 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.
Prohaska missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanavio 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.
Prohaska trying to control but Sanavio is working from the bottom.
Sanavio looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Prohaska puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Prohaska is trying to control. Sanavio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prohaska throwing shots but Sanavio is blocking nicely.
Sanavio trying to hold on to Prohaska's head to control him but Prohaska postures up.
Sanavio is pressing down on Prohaska's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prohaska with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanavio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanavio wants to sweep here but Prohaska controlling him for the moment.
Janos Prohaska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanavio trying to control the position.
Sanavio is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Prohaska loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanavio looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanavio, not yet.
Diego Sanavio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Prohaska trying to control but Sanavio is working from the bottom.
Prohaska is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanavio has wrist control.
Prohaska trying to control but Sanavio is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Prohaska misses with a double jab.
Prohaska looks to land a body kick but Sanavio moved away.
Sanavio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prohaska manages to avoid it.
Prohaska tries a low kick but Sanavio avoids it.
Prohaska throws a hook to the side of Sanavio's head but Sanavio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanavio looks to score with a jab to the body but Prohaska is just out of range.
Sanavio defending well as Prohaska loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Sanavio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janos Prohaska showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanavio 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:48
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Sanavio!
Diego Sanavio is the new middleweight champion!
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