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NAFC 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between PJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, PJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Pierre counters with a single leg into guard. Penn didn't expect that.
Penn has his foot on St Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
St Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
St Pierre stands up over Penn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Penn is rocked!
St Pierre forces his way into half guard.
Oh Penn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
St Pierre lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Penn quite badly. Penn pulls St Pierre in close trying to recover. St Pierre postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Penn on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Penn doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin St Pierre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Krawd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cory Krawd!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krawd looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Williams throws a wild body kick that Krawd sees coming a mile off.
Williams throws a head kick but Krawd moves out of range.
Williams tries to clinch up but Krawd circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams tries to clinch but Krawd moves out of range.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Krawd avoids it.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Williams.
A clash of legs there as Krawd blocks the low kick.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Krawd moves out of range easily.
Krawd keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams slow jab from Krawd misses its intended target.
Brett Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Williams gets caught flat footed, as Krawd shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Krawd wanted to stand there but Williams had control of the position.
Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Krawd avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams stalling away here and it's allowed Krawd to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break Krawd's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Krawd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Krawd is on top in guard.
Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Krawd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Krawd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Krawd dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawd trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams is looking to reverse the position.
Krawd stands up.
Williams shoots and misses
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Williams misses.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Krawd moves out of range easily.
Krawd shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Krawd showed some decent athleticism there.
Williams gets full guard.
Krawd pushing down on Williams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to get back to full guard but Krawd takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Krawd in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Williams wants to hold on but Krawd pushes him away.
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Williams is working hard here to advance position.
Poor strikes thrown by Krawd there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Krawd landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Brett Williams has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawd connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Williams wants to hold on but Krawd pushes him away.
Krawd trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Krawd looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krawd throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Williams is looking to improve his position but Krawd isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krawd swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Williams is now in Krawd's guard. A big mistake from Krawd there, giving up the dominant position!
Krawd utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory Krawd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brett Williams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Krawd's calf.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Krawd counters with a three punch combo that has Williams backing up. Williams nods at Krawd to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krawd blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Krawd counters with a nice double leg into side control. Williams won't be happy with that.
Krawd tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Krawd has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Williams gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krawd is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Williams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Williams.
Williams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Krawd is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams landing shots from mount.
Williams sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Krawd is working to get back to half guard.
Cory Krawd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Krawd can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Williams landing shots from mount.
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by Williams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Williams swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Krawd is now in Williams's guard. A big mistake from Williams there, giving up the dominant position!
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Krawd keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Krawd is refusing to be controlled, as Williams sits in half guard.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Krawd is just riding it out for now. Williams eventually gives up the hold.
Krawd controlling the position well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Krawd defend it? Williams steps over the head and cranks it - Krawd is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brett Williams!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Patty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dante Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Patty!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patty throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No joy there for Patty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice combo by Patty! Oh, that's hurt him - Sanders falls to the canvas and Patty follows him into side control.
Sanders is rocked!
It looks like Dante Sanders has been cut.
Patty decides to stand back up.
Oh Sanders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Patty misses with a few strikes there.
Sanders throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oooh a lovely combination from Patty sends Sanders down but not out. Patty dives into side control looking to finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sanders is pressing down on Patty's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Patty must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Patty has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sanders is proving hard to escape from.
Patty looks gassed!
Sanders escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Patty gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanders bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Patty's guard.
Sanders seems to have got his legs back now.
Sanders is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Patty keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patty wants to stand and escape but Sanders is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanders forces his way into half guard.
Sanders working Patty over with strikes.
Patty looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sanders is taking a breather. Patty says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sanders works his way into full mount!
Sanders looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanders has hold of Patty's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Patty manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Patty really wants to buck Sanders off and get back to his feet.
Patty is squirming around, avoiding Sanders's attempts to control the action.
Sanders is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Patty is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Patty flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Sanders anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Patty and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Sanders slips an arm under Patty chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Sanders has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Sanders is squeezing on Patty like an anaconda would it's prey. Patty fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dante Sanders!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Del Tron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Isaacson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isaacson has chosen "Fire, Fire" by M.I.A. as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Samuel Isaacson enters the cage!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Del Tron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Isaacson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isaacson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Isaacson thuds a left hand into Tron's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Isaacson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Isaacson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tron moves in looking to clinch but Isaacson pushes him off.
Isaacson thuds a left hand into Tron's body.
Tron throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Isaacson.
Isaacson lands with a nice body punch.
Isaacson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tron.
Isaacson lands with a nice body punch.
Tron misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Isaacson clobbers Tron with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Tron tries a head kick but it misses.
Tron is breathing heavily.
Tron needs to keep his hands up - Isaacson had a free shot at his head there.
Tron is rocked!
Tron looks to land a right hand but Isaacson moved out of range.
Oh Tron is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Isaacson measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Tron! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Samuel Isaacson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Posey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Turner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Posey!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Posey's calf.
Posey swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
Turner tries to clinch there but Posey circles away.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turner tries to clinch but Posey is having none of it.
Posey shoots in looking for a takedown. Turner tries to sprawl out of it but Posey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Turner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Turner tries to clinch but Posey is having none of it.
Turner throws a series of punches but Posey moves out of range.
Turner misses with a looping left.
Turner connects with a high kick.
Turner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Turner thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Posey postures up.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Posey from controlling successfully.
Turner pushes Posey off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner tries to clinch up.
Posey misses with a body shot.
Turner looks for the body kick but Posey saw that one coming.
Posey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Turner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Posey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
James Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Posey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turner takes a swing at Posey's ribcage but misses.
Turner thows a body shot but no joy.
Turner throws a body punch but Posey moves out of range.
Turner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Turner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Posey is controlling him.
Turner 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.
Posey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Posey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner wants to stand but Posey is controlling the position.
Turner pushes Posey off and gets back to his feet.
Turner wants to land a leg kick but Posey is out of range.
Posey avoids a kick to the body.
Posey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Left hook, right uppercut from Turner.
Turner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turner is breathing heavily.
Posey throws a good cross that connects.
Turner slips a jab and a cross from Posey.
Turner misses with a looping right.
Posey swinging wilding here.
Posey checks a low kick from Turner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Posey lands with a nice combination. Turner backs away looking to recover.
Posey misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Posey misses.
Turner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Posey, pushing him back against the cage.
Turner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Posey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Posey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
Turner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Posey waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Turner.
Posey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner lands a head kick!
Posey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Turner swivels and escapes.
James Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Posey.
Posey misses with a hook
and Turner counters with a nice body kick.
Turner digs a good hook to Posey's body.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - Posey circles away.
Turner tries to clinch there but Posey circles away.
Nice jab there from Turner.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Posey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Turner rather than just go for the knockout.
Turner pushes Posey away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Turner misses.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Posey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turner tries to clinch but Posey is having none of it.
Posey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Posey's sensitive parts.
Turner clinches.
Turner pushes Posey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
Posey scores with a shot to the body.
Posey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turner misses with a head kick.
Turner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Posey.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
Posey throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Turner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Posey.
Posey connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Turner tumbling to the canvas! Posey pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Turner was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Josh Posey!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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158 lbs
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160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiago Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franco Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira scores with a jab to the body.
Valdez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pereira is fending him off so far but Valdez persists. Nope, Pereira circles away and we're back to standing.
Pereira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valdez.
Valdez misses with a head kick.
Pereira lands with a nice combination. Valdez backs away looking to recover.
Valdez misses the body punch
and Pereira counters with a straight right hand.
Thiago Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira throws a front kick that sends Valdez stumbling back into the cage.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Pereira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pereira throws a right hand that Valdez ducks under and follows up with a left that Valdez also avoids with ease.
Valdez moves into the clinch.
Pereira is working for takedown but Valdez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Valdez breaks from the clinch.
Valdez throws a front kick aimed at Pereira's knee but Pereira avoids it well.
Valdez misses with a double jab.
Pereira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Valdez at a distance.
Pereira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pereira.
Pereira goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pereira misses with a double jab.
Valdez throws a jab when Pereira was well out of range.
Pereira scores with a jab. Valdez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pereira duly obliges.
Pereira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Valdez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Valdez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pereira lands a nice hook to Valdez's body. Valdez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pereira circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pereira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Valdez is rocked!
Pereira throws a series of punches but Valdez avoids them all with ease.
Pereira misses with a combination
and Valdez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pereira's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira controls Valdez momentarily but Valdez frees himself.
Pereira wants to sweep but no luck.
Pereira controlling the position.
Pereira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valdez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Valdez throwing strikes from guard but Pereira blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pereira lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Valdez!
Pereira is breathing heavily.
Pereira landing strikes, looking to finish!
Valdez is looking to improve his position but Pereira isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valdez is squirming around, avoiding Pereira's attempts to control the action.
Valdez is looking to improve his position but Pereira isn't that keen on the idea.
Pereira with a couple of short strikes.
Pereira working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Valdez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valdez is looking to escape.
Valdez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pereira in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pereira landing shots from mount.
Valdez is trying to escape the mount.
Valdez taking shots to the head.
Pereira 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.
Pereira working the ground and pound effectively.
Pereira is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Valdez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Valdez is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Pereira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pereira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pereira is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Valdez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pereira throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pereira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Franco Valdez has been cut.
Pereira looking to control but Valdez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pereira looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pereira working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pereira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Pereira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franco Valdez's cut.
That's time! Pereira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Valdez wants to land a leg kick but Pereira is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pereira.
Valdez doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira circles away.
Valdez dodges the punch combination from Pereira.
Valdez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pereira gets the takedown into side control.
Valdez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Valdez is looking to get to half guard.
Pereira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Valdez somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Pereira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Valdez is breathing heavily.
Valdez is trying desperately to improve position.
Pereira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pereira lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pereira controlling his opponent.
Pereira landing punches.
Thiago Pereira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pereira prevents Valdez from getting the reversal.
Valdez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Pereira lands a heavy elbow.
Valdez tries to lock up and control but Pereira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pereira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pereira postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Valdez looks a forlorn figure.
Valdez regains half guard.
Pereira working over Valdez with some ground and pound. Valdez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pereira working the head and body with strikes.
Pereira is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Valdez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Valdez tries to roll over but Pereira keeps him under control.
Valdez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Valdez wants to get back to full guard.
Pereira is tying to control. Valdez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Valdez misses the body punch
so Pereira counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pereira preventing the sweep.
Valdez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pereira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pereira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Valdez looking for a guillotine here but Pereira defends easily.
Valdez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pereira!
Valdez has hold of Pereira's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pereira manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pereira is desperately trying to improve his position but Valdez has a good base and remains in mount.
Valdez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pereira gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pereira wants to get back to full guard.
Pereira striking from the bottom.
Valdez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira manages to get to full guard.
Valdez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pereira is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Valdez, into his guard.
Valdez keeping full guard, as Pereira tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pereira trying to control but Valdez is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Pereira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Franco Valdez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Valdez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pereira.
Pereira is looking to wear down Valdez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Valdez fails to land the takedown.
Pereira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valdez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Valdez has a takedown stuffed.
Pereira with a jab.
Pereira scores with a hook.
Pereira looks to land a combination but Valdez avoids it well.
Pereira forces Valdez back against the cage and clinches.
Pereira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valdez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereira.
Valdez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Pereira there.
Valdez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Pereira.
Pereira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pereira lands a nice hook to Valdez's body. Valdez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Pereira misses.
Pereira fails with the takedown
and Valdez counters with a shoot takedown. Pereira fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira is trying to keep Valdez in close.
Pereira is looking for a triangle but Valdez pushes his legs off easily.
Pereira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Valdez manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Valdez is on top in guard.
Valdez prevents Pereira from getting back to his feet.
Valdez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pereira moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pereira is on top in guard.
Valdez looking for a sweep. Not yet Valdez, not yet.
Valdez keeping moving, preventing Pereira from controlling successfully.
Pereira working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira wants to control from the top but Valdez keeps moving.
Pereira passes into half guard.
Valdez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pereira stopping the sweep attempt from Valdez.
Pereira trying to control the position from guard on top but Valdez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Valdez is on top in guard.
Valdez wants to pass the guard but Pereira is keeping the position.
Pereira is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Valdez has his hands clasped together but Pereira extends an breaks Valdez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Pereira.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Pereira!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Boyette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Datt Nikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikka has chosen DMX - Top shotter (Here comes the boom,movie BELLY,1998 as his entrance music. Danny Boyette has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Boyette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Datt Nikka!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyette smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nikka moves out of range of the leg kick from Boyette.
Nikka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nikka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big head kick from Nikka and Boyette is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Boyette is rocked!
It looks like Danny Boyette has been cut.
Nikka wants to control from the top but Boyette keeps moving.
Nikka stopping the sweep attempt from Boyette.
Boyette is trying to control the position but Nikka postures up.
Nikka passes Boyette's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyette is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyette is controlling Nikka's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Boyette regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nikka stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boyette misses with a body shot.
Boyette paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boyette misses with the combination.
Boyette closes the distance and clinches.
Nikka landing knees to the body.
Boyette is breathing heavily.
Nikka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boyette smiles and moves away.
Boyette lands the left hand.
Nikka looks to clinch
and Boyette counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyette trying to control but Nikka is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyette missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boyette throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boyette pushing down on Nikka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nikka is trying to stand up here but Boyette is controlling him well.
Boyette tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nikka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boyette seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nikka tries to kick Boyette off but Boyette keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nikka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Boyette throws a quick inside leg kick.
Datt Nikka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikka closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Boyette to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyette drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Boyette works to advance to full mount. Nikka defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
A nice elbow there by Boyette.
Boyette can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nikka is looking to escape.
Boyette in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Boyette controlling the pace for now.
Nikka is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyette lands with some strikes.
Nikka is looking to improve his position but Boyette isn't that keen on the idea.
Boyette looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Nikka tries to lock up and control but Boyette gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nikka is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Boyette working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyette jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nikka manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Boyette dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Boyette's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nikka wants to clinch
and Boyette counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Datt Nikka has been cut.
Nikka wants to clinch but Boyette slips to the side
so Boyette counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Boyette postures up and lands a big shot to Nikka's brow.
Boyette drops back looking for a leg! Nikka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nikka manages to kick Boyette off! Boyette jumps back into Nikka's guard.
Boyette prevents Nikka from getting back to his feet.
Boyette looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boyette's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nikka keeping full guard, as Boyette tries to pass.
Boyette distracts Nikka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyette stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boyette fails to land with a series of punches.
Boyette connects with a nice looking jab.
Boyette lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boyette.
Boyette ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nikka darts in trying to clinch
and Boyette counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nikka!
Boyette wants to control the pace but Nikka is squirming around nicely.
Boyette landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyette scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boyette landing strikes from the mount and Nikka is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyette won't let Nikka get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyette lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nikka hang on?
Boyette with the ground and pound from mount.
Boyette trying to control but Nikka is having none of it.
Boyette with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Boyette punishing his opponent with strikes.
That has opened up Datt Nikka's cut even more.
Boyette with good strikes from the mount here!
Boyette with shots to the head and body - Nikka looks very uncomfortable down there.
The cut above Datt Nikka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boyette working for a guillotine from mount but Nikka is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikka wants to try and get back to his feet.
Boyette moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Nikka has worked his arm free - good work by Nikka!
Boyette is looking to take a break and control but Nikka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boyette works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Boyette thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nikka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boyette is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nikka has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nikka managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Boyette.
Boyette wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nikka keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyette cracks Nikka with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Datt Nikka'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 Datt Nikka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Danny Boyette!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Aint I as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dennis Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter misses with a straight left.
A combination from Potter does no damage.
Decent striking displayed by Potter there.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Potter scores with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thompson pushes off an throws an elbow but Potter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Potter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Potter is blocking nicely.
Potter managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thompson.
Thompson stalling the fight.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Potter.
Thompson looking to slow down the pace here.
Potter blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter tries to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling the position.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Potter keeps the fight on the outside.
Potter takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Potter circles away.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
Potter tries to clinch up
and Thompson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Thompson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Potter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Potter.
Potter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with a nice leg kick.
Thompson moves into range and clinches up with Potter.
Thompson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Potter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson drops his hands momentarily and Potter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Potter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thompson is trying desperately to improve position.
Potter is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Potter misses with a hook
and Thompson counters with a nice body shot.
Potter misses with an uppercut
and Thompson counters with a low kick, right behind Potter 's knee.
Potter is breathing heavily.
Potter cracks Thompson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Potter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Potter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Potter misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Potter is trying to maintain the position but Thompson is very close to passing his half guard.
Potter is refusing to be controlled, as Thompson sits in half guard.
Potter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thompson on the ground.
Thompson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thompson seems to be looking for submissions.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Potter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Potter throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thompson.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Potter avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Potter avoids the damage to the body.
Potter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Thompson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Potter blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Potter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thompson stalls.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Potter manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Thompson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harry Potter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice takedown defense from Potter. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
Potter looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Potter throws a poor cross that misses
and Thompson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Potter!
Thompson landing punches.
Potter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thompson fails to move to back control.
Thompson landing punches.
Thompson get's back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Potter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson walks into a straight right hand from Potter.
Potter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Potter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thompson.
Potter throws a poor cross that misses
and Thompson counters with a body kick.
Thompson throws a head kick but Potter moves out of range.
Potter scores with a nice strike.
Potter misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a good low kick that Potter was not able to check.
Potter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thompson moves out of range as Potter throws a body kick.
Potter throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
Potter looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
Potter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice combination there by Potter.
Thompson is rocked!
Potter jabs at Thompson's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooh a lovely combination from Potter sends Thompson down but not out. Potter dives into side control looking to finish.
Thompson is still in real trouble! Can Potter finish him?
Potter stands up and beckons Thompson to his feet.
Potter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Potter lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Thompson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Potter dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Potter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Telamon Aeacuson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martti Metsonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aeacuson comes to the cage accompanied by "Cloud Connected" by In Flames. Metsonen has chosen Michael Jackson - Beat It as his entrance music. Martti Metsonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Telamon Aeacuson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martti Metsonen!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metsonen throws a big shot that misses.
Metsonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Metsonen breaks the clinch.
Aeacuson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Metsonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aeacuson moves into range and clinches up with Metsonen.
Metsonen has had enough of the clinch but Aeacuson keeps him there for the moment.
Aeacuson leaning against his opponent.
Metsonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aeacuson dodges an elbow strike from Metsonen.
Metsonen with a knee to the head.
Metsonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aeacuson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Metsonens head.
Metsonen looking to slow down the pace here.
Aeacuson keeps control of Metsonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Aeacuson.
Metsonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Metsonen misses with a knee strike.
Aeacuson scores a nice knee to the body.
Aeacuson is leaning against Metsonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Aeacuson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Metsonen is rocked!
It looks like Martti Metsonen has been cut.
Aeacuson lands a right hand.
Metsonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Aeacuson finish him?
Aeacuson lands a nice knee to the body.
Metsonen looks gassed!
Aeacuson has Metsonen pressed against the cage.
Aeacuson scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Aeacuson.
Metsonen seems to have recovered his senses.
Aeacuson managing to block the knees to the body from Metsonen.
Metsonen is trying to break the clinch but Aeacuson has him pressed against the cage.
Metsonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Metsonen clinches but Aeacuson breaks the clinch
and Aeacuson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Metsonen won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metsonen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Aeacuson's best efforts.
Metsonen wants to improve his position but Aeacuson is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Metsonen wants to get back to full guard but Aeacuson has passed into side control.
Aeacuson prevents Metsonen from getting the reversal.
Aeacuson breaks from Metsonen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Metsonen is looking to improve his position but Aeacuson isn't that keen on the idea.
Aeacuson with good strikes from the mount here!
Metsonen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Aeacuson lands a big shot there that rocks Metsonen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Aeacuson trying to control but Metsonen is having none of it.
Aeacuson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Metsonen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Metsonen gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aeacuson stops Metsonen from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Metsonen is looking for a sweep. Aeacuson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aeacuson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Aeacuson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aeacuson is taking a breather. Metsonen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Metsonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Metsonen is trying to stand.
Aeacuson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aeacuson winds up and cracks Metsonen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Aeacuson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Metsonen manages to get to full guard.
Aeacuson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Metsonen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metsonen keeping moving, preventing Aeacuson from controlling successfully.
Metsonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Metsonen, not yet.
Metsonen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Metsonen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Metsonen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Metsonen is looking for a kimura here.
Aeacuson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Metsonen looking to pass the guard.
Metsonen is working Aeacuson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aeacuson is trying to control the position but Metsonen postures up.
Aeacuson is looking to stand up but Metsonen isn't so interested in that idea.
Metsonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Aeacuson has wrist control.
Aeacuson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aeacuson working the head and body with strikes.
Metsonen gets full guard.
Metsonen trying to strike off his back.
Aeacuson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Metsonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aeacuson preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Metsonen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Aeacuson lands a couple of elbows.
Aeacuson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Metsonen's head.
Aeacuson stands up from Metsonen's guard - Aeacuson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Metsonen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Telamon Aeacuson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martti Metsonen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aeacuson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Metsonen, pushing him back against the cage.
Metsonen scores with a knee to the head.
Metsonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Metsonen.
Metsonen tries to pull guard but Aeacuson won't allow it.
Metsonen tries to pull guard but Aeacuson holds him up against the cage and eventually Metsonen drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Aeacuson.
Aeacuson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Metsonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Aeacuson won't allow it.
Metsonen blocking some punches.
Metsonen looking to throw knees to the head but Aeacuson is blocking nicely.
Aeacuson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Metsonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Metsonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Metsonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aeacuson has him pressed against the cage.
Aeacuson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Metsonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Metsonen successfully pulls guard.
Aeacuson trying to control but Metsonen is working from the bottom.
Metsonen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Metsonen is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Aeacuson frees his head nicely. Oh but Metsonen has switched to an armbar! Aeacuson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Martti Metsonen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeMarcus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Dunlap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, DeMarcus Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Dunlap!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunlap shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dunlap was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Dunlap lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dunlap has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dunlap is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dunlap on the ground.
Johnson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dunlap jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dunlap working the ground and pound from side control.
Dunlap lands some shots froms side control.
Dunlap cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johnson prevents Dunlap from improving position.
Dunlap scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlap tries to advance to mount but can't.
Dunlap scoring with punches from side control.
Dunlap scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson tries to escape but Dunlap is in control.
Dunlap wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson, who protects the arm well.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Dunlap goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Johnson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dunlap but great work by Johnson.
Dunlap looks gassed!
Johnson wants to stand but Dunlap has his arm trapped.
Dunlap sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dunlap wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand up but Dunlap has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Dunlap taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Dunlap misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dunlap slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Dunlap is keeping the position.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dunlap not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dunlap is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Johnson has his hands clasped together but Dunlap extends an breaks Johnson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Dunlap.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Dunlap!
Michael Dunlap is the new heavyweight champion!
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