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Monday Night Melee XIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nino Cabreros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey De Andreas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Andreas has chosen Free Bird by Leonard Skynard as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nino Cabreros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey De Andreas!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Andreas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Andreas is looking to clinch.
De Andreas is looking to clinch.
Cabreros lands with a shot to the body.
Cabreros misses with a kick to the body.
Cabreros shoots in and gets a takedown into De Andreas's guard.
Cabreros wants to control from the top but De Andreas keeps moving.
Cabreros wants to pass the guard but De Andreas is keeping the position.
De Andreas keeping moving, preventing Cabreros from controlling successfully.
Cabreros postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cabreros is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cabreros drops back looking for a leg! De Andreas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Andreas manages to kick Cabreros off! Cabreros jumps back into De Andreas's guard.
Cabreros controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andreas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Andreas wants to get back to his feet but Cabreros is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
De Andreas controls Cabreros momentarily but Cabreros frees himself.
De Andreas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cabreros's guard.
Cabreros keeping moving, preventing De Andreas from controlling successfully.
De Andreas with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabreros controls De Andreas momentarily but De Andreas frees himself.
Cabreros utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Andreas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cabreros's head.
Cabreros has De Andreas pulled in close to control his posture.
De Andreas has gone for a leg lock! Cabreros slips out almost immediately though and dives into De Andreas's guard.
Cabreros trying to control but De Andreas is working from the bottom.
De Andreas seems keen to control Cabreros's posture.
Cabreros pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Andreas is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cabreros postures up in De Andreas's guard and throws a big left but De Andreas blocks it.
De Andreas is trying to control the position but Cabreros postures up.
Cabreros is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Joey De Andreas has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cabreros misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cabreros is defended easily by De Andreas.
Cabreros shoots in looking for a takedown. De Andreas tries to sprawl out of it but Cabreros keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Andreas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nino Cabreros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Andreas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Andreas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabreros.
Cabreros closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De Andreas quickly recovers to half guard.
De Andreas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cabreros looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros wants to control from the top but De Andreas keeps moving.
De Andreas looking for a sweep. Not yet De Andreas, not yet.
Cabreros throwing strikes from guard but De Andreas blocks nicely.
De Andreas being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cabreros wants to control from the top but De Andreas keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Nino Cabreros wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cabreros takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Andreas lands with a right hand.
De Andreas checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nino Cabreros will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cabreros lands a jab.
Cabreros is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Andreas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cabreros slips a straight right by De Andreas.
Cabreros throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cabreros shoots in looking for a takedown. De Andreas tries to sprawl out of it but Cabreros keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Andreas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cabreros looks for a takedown but De Andreas sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nino Cabreros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Andreas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabreros was well out of range. Poor timing from De Andreas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from De Andreas as Cabreros shoots in.
De Andreas throws a hook but Cabreros avoids it easily.
Cabreros scores with a kick to the body.
De Andreas lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by De Andreas as he checks the leg kick.
Cabreros misses with a body kick.
Cabreros throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cabreros tries for a takedown but De Andreas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Andreas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cabreros throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cabreros.
De Andreas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cabreros drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cabreros throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Andreas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cabreros is in De Andreas's guard.
De Andreas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cabreros is one step ahead there.
De Andreas trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros trying to control but De Andreas is working from the bottom.
Cabreros's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cabreros lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Andreas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cabreros working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De Andreas is controlling Cabreros's posture.
De Andreas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cabreros trying to control but De Andreas is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Andreas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andreas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabreros.
De Andreas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from De Andreas enables Cabreros to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Andreas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
De Andreas keeping moving, preventing Cabreros from controlling successfully.
Cabreros looking to pass the guard.
De Andreas looking to control.
De Andreas pulls Cabreros in close to prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joey De Andreas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
De Andreas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cabreros looks for the body kick but De Andreas saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Andreas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cabreros closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Andreas did well to prevent Cabreros getting side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Andreas manages to get to full guard.
Cabreros won't allow De Andreas to get back to his feet.
De Andreas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cabreros in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cabreros trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Andreas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cabreros got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Andreas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cabreros has managed to get both his arms back between De Andreas's legs - danger averted.
Cabreros postures up.
De Andreas trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Cabreros dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cabreros cracks a nice hook into De Andreas's ribs.
Cabreros scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Andreas doesn't seem bothered though.
De Andreas gets caught flat footed, as Cabreros shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cabreros lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Andreas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
De Andreas looking to finish with strikes here!
Cabreros blocking the ground and pound.
De Andreas wants to control the pace but Cabreros is squirming around nicely.
Cabreros is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andreas prevents Cabreros from getting the reversal.
Cabreros wants to control but De Andreas is having none of it.
De Andreas throwing strikes here but Cabreros is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
De Andreas moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cabreros has worked his arm free - good work by Cabreros!
Cabreros regains half guard.
De Andreas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Andreas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cabreros is trying to stand.
Cabreros is refusing to be controlled, as De Andreas sits in half guard.
De Andreas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
De Andreas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andreas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cabreros defends it well.
Cabreros keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Cabreros is refusing to be controlled, as De Andreas sits in half guard.
Cabreros actively working from the bottom here.
De Andreas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros is trying to control but can't.
Cabreros moves into full guard.
De Andreas throwing strikes but missing.
Cabreros is controlling De Andreas's posture.
Joey De Andreas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Andreas trying to control but Cabreros is working from the bottom.
Cabreros looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Andreas is one step ahead there.
De Andreas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cabreros has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Andreas has managed to get both his arms back between Cabreros's legs - danger averted.
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.
De Andreas scoring with some ground and pound.
De Andreas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Andreas thows a big elbow that misses.
De Andreas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Andreas stopping the sweep attempt from Cabreros.
De Andreas distracts Cabreros with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Andreas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cabreros not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Andreas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cabreros utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cabreros tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cabreros has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Andreas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Andreas with a nice head shot there.
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 Nino Cabreros.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cabreros, 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 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Cabreros!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Merker Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane MacKallister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacKallister has chosen Four Horsemen by Metallica as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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177 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Merker Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane MacKallister!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacKallister scores with a jab.
MacKallister looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Merker Junior is looking to clinch but MacKallister is avoiding it.
Merker Junior throws a right and a left that both miss.
Merker Junior misses with a head kick.
Merker Junior leaves MacKallister with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
MacKallister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
MacKallister with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Merker Junior to score with a decent uppercut.
MacKallister misses with a hook. Merker Junior ducked under it nicely.
MacKallister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Merker Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from MacKallister.
MacKallister misses with a takedown attempt - Merker Junior sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mark Merker Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane MacKallister.
The fighters circle momentarily. Merker Junior darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
MacKallister dodges the punch combination from Merker Junior.
Merker Junior stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Merker Junior wants it to stay on the feet.
Merker Junior connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Merker Junior scores with a crisp jab that stopped MacKallister in his tracks.
MacKallister misses with a series of wild punches.
MacKallister misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from MacKallister.
MacKallister uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merker Junior walks into a jab.
Merker Junior has taken the fight to the clinch.
Merker Junior breaks the clinch.
MacKallister avoids the body shot from Merker Junior.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Merker Junior.
MacKallister blocks a head kick by Merker Junior.
MacKallister looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Merker Junior fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacKallister looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Merker Junior takes one on the button.
MacKallister shoots in but no luck this time.
MacKallister swings for the body but Merker Junior moves out of range.
MacKallister pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacKallister takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Merker Junior's jab looks to have found its range, popping MacKallister under the eye.
MacKallister fails with a takedown attempt.
MacKallister looks gassed!
Merker Junior lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
MacKallister throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacKallister will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Merker Junior closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merker Junior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacKallister drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good exchange - Merker Junior coming out on top.
Merker Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacKallister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Merker Junior lands a really nice looking cross but MacKallister seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merker Junior throws a hook but MacKallister blocks it.
A left lands for Merker Junior.
MacKallister looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Merker Junior needs to keep his hands up - MacKallister had a free shot at his head there.
A shot to the liver by Merker Junior. Beautiful body shot.
Merker Junior fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with MacKallister, pushing him back against the cage.
Merker Junior breaks the clinch.
Mark Merker Junior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacKallister shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Merker Junior is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst MacKallister is controlling him.
MacKallister stopping the sweep attempt from Merker Junior.
MacKallister prevents Merker Junior from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merker Junior keeping moving, preventing MacKallister from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Merker Junior scrambles and gets back to his feet.
MacKallister shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Merker Junior defends it nicely.
Merker Junior uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacKallister.
A telegraphed right hand from Merker Junior misses the target.
Merker Junior blocks a jab.
MacKallister misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacKallister. Merker Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Merker Junior moves away from the strike by MacKallister.
A combination from MacKallister does no damage.
Merker Junior misses with a head kick.
MacKallister shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Merker Junior as he avoids it easily.
Merker Junior throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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.
Merker Junior lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Merker Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but MacKallister is just out of range.
Merker Junior is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Merker Junior connects with a body shot.
Merker Junior gets a clinch.
MacKallister wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
MacKallister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Merker Junior.
MacKallister closes this distance looking for a takedown but Merker Junior circles away.
Merker Junior wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
MacKallister takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Merker Junior scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Merker Junior throws a quick head kick that skims the top of MacKallister's head.
It looks like Shane MacKallister has been cut.
Merker Junior closes the distance and pushes MacKallister back into the cage.
Merker Junior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Merker Junior scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
MacKallister is rocked!
Merker Junior is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Merker Junior drops MacKallister with a big left hand! MacKallister is injured, injured bad! Merker Junior jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Merker Junior!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Futcar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and August Wandrei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Futcar comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead - No Remorse. Ivan Futcar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to August Wandrei's chin.
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300 lbs
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291 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Futcar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, August Wandrei!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wandrei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Futcar throws a head kick but Wandrei moves out of range.
Futcar shoots in for a double leg but Wandrei sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wandrei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wandrei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Futcar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Futcar keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab by Futcar.
Futcar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Futcar tries a head kick but it misses.
Futcar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wandrei tries to clinch but Futcar is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futcar shoots in looking for a takedown. Wandrei tries to sprawl out of it but Futcar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wandrei manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A clash of legs there as Wandrei blocks the low kick.
Wandrei throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wandrei throws a leg kick
and Futcar counters with a right hand to the body.
Wandrei tries to clinch
and Futcar counters with a series of strikes. Wandrei will be more careful next time no doubt.
August Wandrei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Futcar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Futcar moves into the clinch.
Futcar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wandrei just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Futcar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Futcar tries to pull guard but Wandrei won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wandrei.
Futcar fails to pull guard.
Wandrei misses with a knee strike.
Wandrei lands an elbow that stopped Futcar in his tracks for a moment.
Wandrei is trying to maintain a safe position but Futcar gets an underhook and turns Wandrei into the cage.
Futcar tries to pull guard but Wandrei holds him up against the cage and eventually Futcar drops back down to his feet.
Futcar letting Wandrei take a breather here.
Futcar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wandrei just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wandrei stalling against the cage.
Futcar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wandrei manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Futcar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Futcar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wandrei just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wandrei landing knees to the head.
Wandrei tries to land a knee to the head but Futcar blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Wandrei.
Futcar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Futcar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Futcar manages to pull guard.
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!
Futcar has his feet on Wandrei's thighs here. He's pushed Wandrei off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Wandrei screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Futcar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Fecchinni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Crayzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crayzle has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Johnny I hardly knew ya as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salvatore Fecchinni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Crayzle !
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fecchinni is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fecchinni avoids the body shot from Crayzle .
Crayzle forces Fecchinni back against the cage and clinches.
Fecchinni is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A frustrated look appears on Crayzle 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crayzle blocks an elbow strike from Fecchinni.
Crayzle wants to break free but Fecchinni has control.
Crayzle blocks a body shot from Fecchinni.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fecchinni.
Crayzle tries to break the clinch but Fecchinni is controlling the position.
Fecchinni is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Crayzle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crayzle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fecchinni looking to stall.
Crayzle is looking to break free of the clinch but Fecchinni has double underhooks.
Crayzle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Crayzle blocks a body shot from Fecchinni.
Fecchinni has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Crayzle clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fecchinni is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Fecchinni is working for a rear naked choke. Crayzle is not defending it well and Fecchinni has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Crayzle refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Crayzle 's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Salvatore Fecchinni!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Sokoudjou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Joe Young has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
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284 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Sokoudjou!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Sokoudjou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sokoudjou shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed Sokoudjou's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sokoudjou takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sokoudjou tries a head kick but it misses.
Young throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sokoudjou decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young trying to control here.
Sokoudjou is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sokoudjou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sokoudjou seems to be working for a kimura but Young defends the submission attempt.
Young tries to kick Sokoudjou off but Sokoudjou keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoudjou is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Young is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rashad Sokoudjou!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Korter Poundre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Metzger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poundre kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Did My Time. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korter Poundre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viktor Metzger!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metzger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Metzger misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Poundre crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Metzger - the referee stops the clock and Poundre gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Metzger. Poundre manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Metzger throws a sloppy head kick and Poundre moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Metzger.
Poundre blocks a head kick by Metzger.
Poundre dives in and grabs Metzger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Metzger pushes down on Poundre's head and hops out.
Metzger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poundre checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poundre fails with the takedown.
Metzger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Poundre throws a jab when Metzger was well out of range.
Metzger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Metzger throws the kick towards the body but Poundre avoids it.
Metzger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Viktor Metzger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Metzger.
Metzger misses with a head kick.
Metzger tries to land a front kick but Poundre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metzger misses with a body kick.
Poundre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Korter Poundre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poundre walks forward, straight into a front kick from Metzger.
Poundre is breathing heavily.
Metzger throws a body punch but Poundre moves out of range.
Poundre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Metzger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Metzger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Metzger.
Poundre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Metzger to score with a decent uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Metzger. Those never looked like landing.
Metzger scores with a head kick.
It looks like Korter Poundre has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metzger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Poundre's head.
Poundre is rocked!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Poundre. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Metzger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Metzger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poundre. That did some damage!
Poundre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Metzger.
Metzger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metzger cracks Poundre with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Metzger has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Poundre to stand back up!
Oh Poundre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Metzger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Metzger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Poundre seems to have got his legs back now.
Metzger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Metzger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Metzger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Metzger lands with a nice body punch.
Metzger thumps Poundre with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Metzger.
Metzger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Metzger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Metzger scores with a nice body kick.
That kick from Metzger tenderised Poundre's leg. Poundre is trying to keep his angry face on.
Poundre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Metzger.
An inside leg kick lands from Metzger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poundre sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Metzger scores with a head kick. Poundre tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Poundre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Poundre walks into a jab.
Metzger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Poundre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Metzger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Metzger.
Metzger tries a head kick but it misses.
Poundre walks forward, straight into a front kick from Metzger.
Metzger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Poundre has a takedown stuffed.
Metzger feints and then cracks Poundre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poundre down.
Metzger misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poundre 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.
Metzger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Metzger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Metzger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Viktor Metzger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Metzger lands a leg kick that knocks Poundre off balance momentarily.
Metzger lands a nice looking body shot.
Poundre blocks a head kick by Metzger.
Metzger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Metzger as he connects with a hook.
Metzger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poundre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Metzger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poundre's sensitive parts.
Metzger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Metzger throws a lazy right hand but Poundre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Metzger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Metzger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Korter Poundre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Metzger.
Both fighters circling a little - Metzger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Metzger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Poundre will feel that in the morning.
Metzger lands a leg kick that knocks Poundre off balance momentarily.
Korter Poundre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Metzger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poundre at a distance.
Metzger lands with an overhand left.
Metzger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Metzger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poundre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Metzger.
Metzger thumps Poundre with a low kick.
Metzger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Metzger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poundre's sensitive parts.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Metzger.
Nice body kick there by Metzger.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metzger feints and then cracks Poundre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poundre down.
Poundre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Metzger.
Metzger lands with an uppercut that bounces Poundre off the cage and back into rage.
Poundre is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Metzger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Metzger connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Jab by Metzger.
Metzger lands a big right hand that sends Poundre crashing to the mat! Metzger stays standing though and waves Poundre back to his feet!
Metzger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poundre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Poundre might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Metzger lands a jab to the head.
Metzger cracks Poundre on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Poundre falls backwards against the cage. Metzger follows up with more strikes that drop Poundre to his knees. Metzger keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Poundre! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Metzger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius comes to the cage accompanied by Requiem For A Dream . Richards comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All My Life kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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21
275 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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257 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Richards!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
Aurelius looks to land a combination. Richards sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Harry Richards has been cut.
Aurelius misses the shot to the body.
Richards gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aurelius postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Richards trying to control the position.
Aurelius got a little sloppy there for a moment and Richards has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aurelius has managed to get both his arms back between Richards's legs - danger averted.
Aurelius stands up over Richards, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aurelius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Richards looking for a guillotine here but Aurelius defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aurelius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aurelius got a little sloppy there for a moment and Richards has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aurelius has managed to get both his arms back between Richards's legs - danger averted.
Richards looking to control.
Aurelius trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aurelius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aurelius trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Aurelius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aurelius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Richards looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aurelius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aurelius got a little sloppy there for a moment and Richards has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aurelius has managed to get both his arms back between Richards's legs - danger averted.
Richards thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Aurelius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Richards has an active guard here but Aurelius has managed to pass into half guard.
Aurelius working Richards over with strikes.
Richards is refusing to be controlled, as Aurelius sits in half guard.
Richards is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to control but Aurelius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Aurelius lands strikes from half guard.
Richards looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Richards is looking to improve his position.
Richards manages to get to full guard.
Aurelius wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
Richards is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aurelius is aware though and is defending well.
Aurelius is working Richards over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Aurelius knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Richards on the ground.
Aurelius working some strikes from top position.
That has opened up Harry Richards's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aurelius defends well.
Richards is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aurelius defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The cut above Harry Richards's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Richards utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aurelius is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harry Richards's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harry Richards's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcus Aurelius!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bot Botanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lupercal Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bot Botanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lupercal Abaddon!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abaddon throws a jab when Botanovic was well out of range.
Abaddon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Abaddon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Botanovic.
Abaddon misses with a body kick.
Botanovic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Botanovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Botanovic shoots in for a takedown but Abaddon shows good takedown defense.
A good leg kick by Botanovic.
Abaddon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Botanovic is out of range.
Botanovic wants to clinch.
Botanovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Botanovic thows a body kick. Abaddon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big right from Abaddon misses.
Abaddon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Botanovic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Abaddon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Botanovic somewhat.
Abaddon misses with a leg kick
and Botanovic counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bot Botanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abaddon tries to stall but Botanovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Botanovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Botanovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Abaddon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Abaddon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abaddon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Botanovic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Abaddon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Botanovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Abaddon won't want to take too many of those.
Abaddon prevents the takedown attempt.
Abaddon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Botanovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abaddon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Botanovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Botanovic tries for a takedown but Abaddon manages to get underhooks.
Botanovic gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Botanovic is fighting to break Abaddon's control of his arms but Abaddon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Botanovic wants to control from the top but Abaddon keeps moving.
Abaddon trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon is trying to keep Botanovic in close.
Botanovic postures up in Abaddon's guard and throws a big left but Abaddon blocks it.
Abaddon is trying to control the position but Botanovic postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lupercal Abaddon was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Abaddon tries to sprawl but Botanovic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Botanovic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Abaddon wants to control but Botanovic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic is working for a kimura but Abaddon is defending it quite comfortably.
Botanovic is trying to control. Abaddon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Abaddon is controlling Botanovic's trapped leg to prevent Botanovic from advancing to side control.
Botanovic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Abaddon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Botanovic.
Botanovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Abaddon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Botanovic is working for a kimura but Abaddon is defending it quite comfortably.
Botanovic seems to be working for a kimura but Abaddon defends the submission attempt.
Botanovic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bot Botanovic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Botanovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Botanovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abaddon as he avoids it easily.
Botanovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bot Botanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Botanovic tries to score with a low kick but Abaddon moves his leg out of the way.
Botanovic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Botanovic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Abaddon defends it well.
Botanovic wants to control but Abaddon is keeping him busy.
Botanovic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Abaddon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon is trying to maintain the position but Botanovic is very close to passing his half guard.
Abaddon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Abaddon.
Abaddon keeping moving, preventing Botanovic from controlling successfully.
Botanovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Botanovic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Botanovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Abaddon is retaining full guard.
Botanovic thows a big elbow that misses.
Abaddon trying to keep a closed guard but Botanovic is proving a slippery customer.
Botanovic wants to control from the top but Abaddon keeps moving.
Botanovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abaddon is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Botanovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic shoots in looking for a takedown but Abaddon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Botanovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Abaddon checks the leg kick.
Abaddon takes a swing at Botanovic's ribcage but misses.
Botanovic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abaddon throws out a leg kick but Botanovic moves out of range and Abaddon only half commits.
Botanovic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Abaddon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Botanovic somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bot Botanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Botanovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Botanovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Abaddon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Botanovic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Botanovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Botanovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Abaddon trying to keep a closed guard but Botanovic is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Abaddon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Botanovic is working Abaddon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Botanovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Abaddon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Botanovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bot Botanovic dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A head kick misses from Botanovic.
Lupercal Abaddon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abaddon throws the kick towards the body but Botanovic avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Botanovic.
Abaddon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Botanovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Botanovic feints and then cracks Abaddon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abaddon down.
A cross from Abaddon lands.
Abaddon throws a head kick that misses.
Abaddon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abaddon misses with a straight left.
Botanovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abaddon swivels and escapes.
Abaddon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Botanovic makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Abaddon really felt that one!
Botanovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Abaddon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bot Botanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abaddon throws a lazy head kick
and Botanovic counters with a body kick that stops Abaddon in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic misses with a low kick.
Botanovic is looking to slow Abaddon down with leg kicks.
Botanovic throws a sloppy head kick and Abaddon moves out of range easily.
Abaddon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Botanovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Abaddon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Botanovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abaddon.
A low kick from Abaddon misses
and Botanovic counters by clinching up.
Botanovic is trying to drag Abaddon to the mat but Abaddon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Abaddon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Abaddon scores with a hook to the body.
Abaddon tries to work over Botanovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Botanovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abaddon avoids it.
Abaddon scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Botanovic is trying to drag Abaddon to the mat but Abaddon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Abaddon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lupercal Abaddon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Abaddon.
A bit of stalling here from Abaddon.
Abaddon throws a punch but it's blocked by Botanovic.
Botanovic trying to stall but Abaddon improves his position.
Abaddon is trying to stall.
Abaddon scores with a hook to the body.
Botanovic trying to land knees to the body.
Abaddon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Abaddon digs a right hand underneath Botanovic's ribcage. Botanovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abaddon missing with knees to the body.
Abaddon tries to land a knee to the head but Botanovic blocks with his arms.
Abaddon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Botanovic is defending well for now.
Botanovic scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abaddon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Abaddon fails to land.
Abaddon lands a shot to the body.
Abaddon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic tries for a takedown but Abaddon manages to get underhooks.
Botanovic jumps guard but Abaddon stands there with Botanovic around his waist. Botanovic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Abaddon is trying to stall.
Botanovic misses with a knee strike.
Abaddon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abaddon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Botanovic backwards.
Abaddon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Botanovic up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Abaddon.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Abaddon managing to block the knees to the body from Botanovic.
Botanovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Botanovic working Abaddon over with knees to the body.
Abaddon looking to throw knees to the head but Botanovic is blocking nicely.
Abaddon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abaddon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abaddon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Botanovic avoids it.
A short uppercut from Abaddon.
Botanovic blocks a body shot from Abaddon.
Botanovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abaddon throws a head punch that misses.
Abaddon avoiding damage as Botanovic throws knees to the body.
Abaddon stalling.
Abaddon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Botanovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abaddon's defenses.
Botanovic has Abaddon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Abaddon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Botanovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Botanovic wants the takedown. Abaddon is fighting it off but Botanovic persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Abaddon's guard against the cage.
Botanovic throws a big right hand that misses.
Abaddon is looking for a triangle but Botanovic pushes his legs off easily.
Abaddon keeping full guard, as Botanovic tries to pass.
Bot Botanovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Botanovic trying to control but Abaddon is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lupercal Abaddon.
I think Botanovic 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bot Botanovic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ball comes to the cage accompanied by Malice In Wonderland. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson blocks a jab.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A leg kick checked by Ball.
Anderson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ball misses the jab.
Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Ball shrugs off.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
Ball is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ball misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson is struggling to control the position.
Ball stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Ball.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ball throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Ball swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ball digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Ball lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Ball misses with a punch to the body.
Ball looking to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ball.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Good body shot from Ball.
Ball digs a right hand underneath Anderson's ribcage. Anderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Anderson stalling against the cage.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ball leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ball pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ball looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ball tries to score with a low kick but Anderson moves his leg out of the way.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Ball does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Ball avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
Ball lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ball lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Ball shrugs off.
Ball throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson looks gassed!
Anderson blocking some punches.
Ball lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ball.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ball misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Ball lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson is rocked!
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ball finish him?
Anderson is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Ball has denied him.
Ball lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Ball misses with the head strike.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Ball scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson trying to stall but Ball improves his position.
Ball unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Anderson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ball is unloading with more strikes now! Anderson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Ball!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tariq Ziyad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison has chosen God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tariq Ziyad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziyad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ziyad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ziyad connects with an inside leg kick.
Harrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ziyad changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harrison tries to avoid it but Ziyad manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harrison to the ground. Harrison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ziyad throws a head kick but Harrison moves out of range.
Ziyad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrison is fending him off so far but Ziyad persists. Nope, Harrison circles away and we're back to standing.
Ziyad tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Harrison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Harrison misses.
Tariq Ziyad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison shoots in and drives through. Ziyad sprawls well.
Harrison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ziyad's waist but Ziyad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harrison off to one side.
Tariq Ziyad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Harrison.
Harrison scores with a punch to the head.
Ziyad shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harrison is trying to defend but Ziyad finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ziyad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harrison gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ziyad trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziyad content to stall in guard here.
Harrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ziyad manages to get himself to full guard.
Harrison passes Ziyad's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Harrison is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ziyad has managed to free his arm - good work.
Harrison is nestled in close to Ziyad, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad is pressing down on Harrison's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harrison trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ziyad manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Ziyad from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ziyad got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harrison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ziyad has managed to get both his arms back between Harrison's legs - danger averted.
Ziyad stopping the sweep attempt from Harrison.
Harrison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ziyad doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ziyad manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ziyad looking to pass the guard.
Ziyad passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison parries the strikes from Ziyad easily there. Ziyad is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Harrison to escape.
Harrison holding on.
Harrison is looking to regain half guard here but Ziyad keeps moving and retains side control.
Ziyad looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ziyad is looking to take a break and control but Harrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ziyad tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ziyad has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tariq Ziyad will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harrison throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ziyad was covering up waiting for the punch and Harrison finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Harrison stopping the sweep attempt from Ziyad.
Ziyad trying to keep a closed guard but Harrison is proving a slippery customer.
Ziyad keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziyad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harrison trying to control but Ziyad is working from the bottom.
Ziyad is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harrison throws a looping overhand right but Ziyad ducks down to avoid it.
Ziyad fails with the takedown
and Harrison counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ziyad moves into full guard.
Harrison not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harrison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ziyad is looking to reverse the position.
Ziyad is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Harrison has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Harrison wants to control for a moment but Ziyad uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison prevents Ziyad from improving his position.
Ziyad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harrison is working away from the top position though.
Ziyad tries to roll over but Harrison keeps him under control.
Ziyad regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ziyad wants to sweep but no luck.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziyad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison won't allow Ziyad to sweep him here.
Harrison thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ziyad trying to control the position.
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.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziyad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ziyad is on top in guard.
Ziyad wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Ziyad with a nice head shot there.
Harrison is looking to sinch up a triangle. Ziyad throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Harrison's body to avoid the submission. Harrison has instead reached around Ziyad's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Harrison arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). William Harrison!
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