NAFC 18 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Poulain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Poulain had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Justin Edwards will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Poulain
vs
Edwards

169 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Poulain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Poulain ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Poulain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Poulain scores with a jab.
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Poulain is breathing heavily.
A leg kick checked by Poulain.
Edwards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poulain slips under a jab.
Poulain ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Edwards stuffs the takedown attempt from Poulain. Poulain gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Edwards. No joy for Poulain on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Poulain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Poulain checks it.
Edwards keeps the fight on the outside.
Poulain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulain throws a series of punches but Edwards moves out of range.

Poulain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Poulain preventing the sweep.
Edwards manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Edwards has hold of Poulain's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Poulain manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Edwards has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Poulain's face.
Edwards content just to control the position here.

Edwards is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Poulain is surviving well by controlling Edwards's body position as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards controlling from mount.
Poulain tries to control Edwards's body but Edwards pushes him off. Poulain squirms to his side and now Edwards has his back!
Poulain is keeping busy.
Edwards connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Poulain to escape the position.
Edwards lands strikes to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Edwards is persistently looking for the submission but Poulain is defending it well.
Well, with Edwards on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Poulain is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Can Poulain hold on?! Edwards is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

Poulain is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Poulain tries to escape but Edwards has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Edwards really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Poulain.
Edwards has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Poulain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Edwards has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Poulain is defending well but eventually Edwards manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Poulain has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Justin Edwards!

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bret Hart struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Gonzalez
vs
Hart

195 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Hart with a series of wild strikes but Hart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzalez connects with the punch.
Gonzalez scores with a nice head shot.

Hart changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gonzalez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hart trying to control the position but Gonzalez is working away.

Hart thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gonzalez is looking to reverse the position.
Hart scoring with punches from side control.

Hart is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gonzalez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gonzalez prevents Hart from moving into mount.
The strikes coming from Hart are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzalez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart wants to stand but Gonzalez is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez can't do much from the bottom here.
Gonzalez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hart trying to hold on to Gonzalez's head to control him but Gonzalez postures up.
Hart looks gassed!
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hart wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Hart looks for the body kick but Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Hart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gonzalez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hart as he avoids it easily.

Gonzalez shoots in and bounces Hart off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gonzalez advances position into side control!
Gonzalez lands an elbow.
Hart dodges the ground and pound from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gonzalez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Gonzalez stands up and beckons Hart to his feet.
Hart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gonzalez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hart moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Hart has his takedown stuffed
and Gonzalez counters with a left and a right that stings Hart.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A cross from Gonzalez lands.
Gonzalez stuns Hart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gonzalez.

Hart gets a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hart in particular looking to stall.
Hart trying to control from half guard but Gonzalez is working away.
Gonzalez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gonzalez tries to get out of the position.
Hart sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is keen to just control but Gonzalez is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart passes to full mount!
Gonzalez tries to improve his position but instead Hart has taken his back!
Hart lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Gonzalez hold on?!
Gonzalez holding both Hart 's hands and preventing any damage.

Hart tightening his grip on Gonzalez, looking for the choke.
Gonzalez takes a big shot to the side of the head.
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 Nick Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gonzalez scores with a decent looking hook.
Hart tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzalez pinned against the cage. Gonzalez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Hart shoots in and bounces Gonzalez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gonzalez lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Hart slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hart wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzalez is working an open guard so Hart takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gonzalez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hart backs up against the cage.
Nick Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hart misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzalez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nick Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hart.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hart looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gonzalez!

Hart is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gonzalez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hart controlling the position easily from mount.
Hart trying to control but Gonzalez is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is desperately trying to improve his position but Hart has a good base and remains in mount.
Hart wants to control the action but instead Gonzalez gets a body lock and reverses into Hart's guard! Nice work!
Hart controlling Gonzalez's posture.
Hart looking to control.

Despite being in the dominant position, Bret Hart just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick which misses Hart's front leg but catches the back leg as Hart tries to avoid it.

Hart closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Hart decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nick Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez fails with the takedown

so Hart counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gonzalez wants to stand up but Hart is controlling him.

Gonzalez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hart off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez lands a right hook to the body.
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hart is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hart slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Hart ducks right into an uppercut from Gonzalez.
Hart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gonzalez throws a one two combo.

Gonzalez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hart sprawls well initially but Gonzalez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Hart has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hart trying to hold on to Gonzalez's head to control him but Gonzalez postures up.
Hart wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Hart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gonzalez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gonzalez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy right hand. Hart should have avoided that one.
Gonzalez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hart counters with a right hand to the body.
Hart needs to keep his hands up - Gonzalez had a free shot at his head there.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Hart.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzalez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hart walks into a straight right hand from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a one two combo.
A left and a right from Gonzalez both land. Nice combination.
Gonzalez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Hart is out of range.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt - Hart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hart takes one on the button.
Hart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonzalez can pounce on him.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt

and Hart counters with a shoot takedown. Gonzalez fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hart prevents Gonzalez from getting back to his feet.

Gonzalez pushes Hart off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Hart with an uppercut!

Hart gets the takedown into side control.
Hart is putting a hurting on Gonzalez here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lull in the action here.
Gonzalez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gonzalez is working hard here to advance position.
Hart trying to control the position but Gonzalez is working away.
Gonzalez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hart is looking to control Gonzalez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hart avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is looking to improve his position.
Gonzalez wants to take a breather but Hart is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Hart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gonzalez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Gonzalez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the body.

Gonzalez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hart sprawls well initially but Gonzalez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hart is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to free his trapped foot but Hart is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bret Hart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hart tries to get to full guard but Gonzalez has control of the leg.

Gonzalez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hart doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gonzalez.
Hart wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hart is pressing down on Gonzalez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gonzalez manages to get himself to full guard.
Hart slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bret Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hart has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret Hart!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Barzakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Phillips
vs
Barzakov

177 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Barzakov!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barzakov feints and as Phillips raises his hands in defense, Barzakov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Phillips wants to get back to his feet but Barzakov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barzakov wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.
Barzakov throws a big right hand that misses.
Phillips wants to stand but Barzakov is controlling the position.
Phillips wants to sweep but no luck.
Phillips throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barzakov stays in close to Phillips's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Phillips clinches up with Barzakov and pushes him back against the cage.
Barzakov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Phillips gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barzakov jumps guard but Phillips stands there with Barzakov around his waist. Barzakov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barzakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barzakov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brandon Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Barzakov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phillips.
Barzakov jumps guard but Phillips stands there with Barzakov around his waist. Barzakov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Phillips throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Phillips.
Knees in the clinch landing for Phillips.
Phillips misses with a body punch.

Barzakov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Barzakov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phillips. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phillips missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barzakov is on top in guard.
Barzakov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Barzakov wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barzakov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Phillips kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barzakov landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phillips is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barzakov is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Barzakov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Phillips's guard.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Barzakov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barzakov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Phillips bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barzakov's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barzakov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Phillips wants to get up but he can't break Barzakov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barzakov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Phillips preventing the sweep.
Barzakov is controlling Phillips's posture.
Phillips preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries to stand but Barzakov is controlling from the bottom.
Barzakov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Barzakov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Phillips circles away.

Barzakov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Barzakov lands in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barzakov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Phillips wants to get back to his feet but Barzakov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barzakov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Barzakov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Phillips misses with a series of wild punches.
Barzakov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Phillips chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barzakov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phillips.
Barzakov shoots for a double leg takedown but Phillips sprawls well. He's pushed Barzakov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Phillips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barzakov swats away the attempt to clinch by Phillips.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phillips.
Phillips goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barzakov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Phillips as he avoids it easily.
Brandon Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Barzakov.
Phillips feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barzakov's calf.
Barzakov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Phillips.
Phillips looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Phillips.
Phillips lands with a slapping head kick.
Phillips tries to clinch up but Barzakov circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Phillips fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barzakov, pushing him back against the cage.
Barzakov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barzakov is breathing heavily.
Phillips tries to land knees in the clinch but Barzakov avoids the damage to the body.
Phillips stalling.
Phillips lands a shoulder strike.
Phillips missing with knees to the body.

Phillips breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Phillips. No joy for Barzakov on that attempt.
Phillips stuffs the takedown.
Barzakov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phillips scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phillips is looking to clinch but Barzakov is avoiding it.
A combination from Phillips does no damage.

Phillips moves into the clinch.

Phillips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phillips lands a nice shot to the body.
A combination from Phillips does no damage.
Brandon Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barzakov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Phillips wants to clinch.
Phillips lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a right hand that Barzakov ducks under and follows up with a left that Barzakov also avoids with ease.
Alexander Barzakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips tries to land a front kick but Barzakov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barzakov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barzakov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Phillips pinned against the cage. Phillips gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Phillips.
Phillips connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Phillips tries a head kick but it misses.
Barzakov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Phillips's waist but Phillips gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barzakov off to one side.
Phillips lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Phillips throws a nice inside leg kick.
Phillips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phillips misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barzakov gets a takedown into half guard.

Phillips looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barzakov lands with a punch from half guard.
Barzakov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Phillips gets full guard.
Barzakov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Phillips is looking to stand up but Barzakov isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barzakov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Phillips wants to stand but Barzakov is controlling the position.
Barzakov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Phillips dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Barzakov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Barzakov content just to control the position here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Alexander Barzakov just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Phillips tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barzakov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barzakov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barzakov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Phillips.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barzakov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barzakov shoots in and drives through. Phillips sprawls well.
Brandon Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Barzakov.
Phillips throws a leg kick which misses Barzakov's front leg but catches the back leg as Barzakov tries to avoid it.

Barzakov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Phillips regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barzakov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barzakov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barzakov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barzakov controlling from the top position.
Alexander Barzakov has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barzakov advances position into side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Phillips is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Barzakov slows the pace down.
Barzakov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barzakov working the ground and pound.
Barzakov tries to advance to mount but Phillips denies him.
Barzakov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Barzakov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Phillips some visible discomfort.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Despite being in the dominant position, Alexander Barzakov just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Phillips throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barzakov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Some wild striking there from Phillips.

Phillips clinches with his opponent.
Barzakov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Phillips looking to slow down the pace here.
Barzakov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Phillips stalling the fight.

Barzakov has Phillips pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Barzakov pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Phillips tumbling to the mat - Barzakov dives into Phillips's guard.
Phillips is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barzakov is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Barzakov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barzakov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Barzakov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Spang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harrison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to God's Gonna Cut You Down. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Harrison
vs
Spang

185 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

ev0lved Fight Gear

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, William Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Spang!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison slips a jab and a cross from Spang.

Harrison scores a takedown into full mount!
Harrison throwing strikes here but Spang is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Spang is just holding on here. Harrison manages to take his back.
Spang wants to control his opponent's hands but Harrison gets his hands free.
Harrison wants to control but Spang is keeping busy.
Spang can't escape the position.

Harrison working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Spang covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison gets his hands free as Spang looks to control.
Spang is trying to get back to his feet but Harrison has full control of the position and if anything, Spang has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Harrison working for the choke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Harrison 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.
Spang just trying to survive but Harrison is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Spang might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harrison kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Harrison looking for the choke from the back.

Harrison is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Spang defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Spang is trying to get back to his feet but Harrison has full control of the position and if anything, Spang has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Spang's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Spang preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Harrison.

Spang is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Harrison off. It looks like it's working - Harrison slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Spang displaying calm under pressure there.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Spang throws a nice looking combination but Harrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spang is looking to clinch.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spang tries to bum rush Harrison with a series of wild strikes but Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harrison shoots in and drives through. Spang sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jack Spang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrison slips a jab and a cross from Spang.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Spang.
Spang tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harrison staying out of range there.
Spang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spang moves away.
Spang throws a right and a left that Harrison avoids nicely.
Spang throws a right and a left that both miss.

Harrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Harrison stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Harrison slips a jab and a cross from Spang.
Harrison fails with the takedown.

Harrison drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spang is looking for a sweep.

Harrison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Spang knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Harrison creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Spang sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Harrison sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Spang is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Spang is looking for a sweep.
Spang wants to get back to his feet.
Harrison trying to control the action but Spang is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Harrison dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Spang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spang has his takedown stuffed

and Harrison counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Spang's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harrison is staying tight to Spang's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Spang takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Harrison working the body and head with strikes.
Spang is breathing heavily.
Harrison is looking to take a break and control but Spang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Harrison is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Spang has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Spang parries the strikes from Harrison easily there. Harrison is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Spang to escape.
Harrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spang keeps working.
Spang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harrison wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Harrison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Spang knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Spang's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Harrison is looking to clinch but Spang is avoiding it.
Jack Spang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrison shoots for a double leg takedown but Spang sprawls well. He's pushed Harrison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harrison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spang swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Spang.
Spang throws a right hand that Harrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrison also avoids with ease.
Spang fails with an attempt to clinch.

Spang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spang with a knee to the head.
Spang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Spang misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spang misses with a knee strike.
Spang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spang misses with a knee to the head.
Harrison is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Spang gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spang scores with a knee to the head.
Spang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harrison tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spang.
Spang missing with knees to the body.
Spang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spang throws an elbow but it misses.
Spang trying to land knees to the body.
Spang misses with an elbow over the top.
Harrison drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spang with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison fails to pull guard.
Harrison is trying to break free.
Spang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harrison tries to break the clinch but Spang is controlling the position.
Spang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch but Spang keeps him there for the moment.
Spang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harrison has Spang pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Spang manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Spang misses with a knee strike.
Harrison has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spang avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harrison has Spang pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Spang manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Spang missing with knees to the body.
Spang swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrison's face.

It looks like William Harrison has been cut.
Spang lands an elbow inside that Harrison shrugs off.
Spang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jack Spang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on William Harrison's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Harrison takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Harrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spang.
Spang has his takedown stuffed

and Harrison counters with a single leg into guard. Spang didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harrison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spang's head.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Spang keeps moving.
Harrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spang is keeping the position for now.
Harrison trying to control but Spang is working from the bottom.
Harrison stands up over Spang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spang is trying to keep Harrison in close.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Spang keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Spang.
Spang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harrison takes a kick to the side of the head.

Harrison is rocked!
Spang falls off balance throwing a combination

and Harrison counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Oh Harrison is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spang wants to sweep but no luck.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Spang keeps moving.
Harrison seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison wants to pass the guard but Spang is keeping the position.
Spang is looking to stand up but Harrison isn't so interested in that idea.

Harrison decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Spang, up you get!

Spang gets caught flat footed, as Harrison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison tries to free his leg and advance position but Spang is retaining full guard.
Spang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harrison is pushing down on Spang's leg trying to pass to half guard. Spang is fighting to maintain full guard but Harrison has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spang is trying to control but can't.

Harrison is looking for submissions but instead, Spang has regained full guard.
Spang keeping full guard, as Harrison tries to pass.

Harrison stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Spang misses with a two punch combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spang.
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch but Spang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Spang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spang throws a right and a left that Harrison avoids nicely.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spang as he avoids it easily.
Spang fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spang misses with a series of wild punches.
Spang tries to clinch up but Harrison circles away and keeps his distance.
Harrison dodges the punch combination from Spang.
Spang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harrison misses with a wild body shot.
Harrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spang tries to avoid it but Harrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spang to the ground. Spang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Spang both land. Nice combination.
Spang throws a combination. Harrison tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Spang lands a head kick. Harrison smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
William Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Harrison feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Spang keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Spang.
I think Spang has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jack Spang!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Knight
vs
Holt

185 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zack Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Holt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holt as he jumps to the side.
Holt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knight misses with a double jab.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt - Holt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holt looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Holt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Holt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight shoots for a double leg takedown but Holt sprawls well. He's pushed Knight's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Holt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
Holt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Knight counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Holt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knight won't allow Holt to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight pushes down on Holt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Holt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holt is trying to maintain the position but Knight is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holt tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Knight has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Knight throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Knight lands with some strikes.

Knight get's back to his feet.
Holt moves out of range as Knight throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Holt scores with a decent looking hook.
Holt misses with the combination.

Knight closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Holt to the mat! Holt manages to get full guard.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Holt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Knight sitting in guard here, content to control.
Knight trying to control but Holt is working from the bottom.
Knight won't allow Holt to get back to his feet.
Knight being controlled here momentarily.
Knight pushing down on Holt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knight is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Holt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Knight.

Knight is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Knight thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Holt's head.

Knight is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Holt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Knight.

Knight seems to be working for a kimura but Holt defends the submission attempt.

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.
Knight is trying to control the action in half guard but Holt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Knight is working for a kimura but Holt is defending it quite comfortably.

Holt manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Knight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holt misses with a hook.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Knight scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Knight dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Knight shoots for a double leg takedown but Holt sprawls well. He's pushed Knight's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Holt. No joy for Knight on that attempt.
Holt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holt tries to bum rush Knight with a series of wild strikes but Knight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holt misses with a head kick.
Knight shoots for a double leg takedown but Holt sprawls well. He's pushed Knight's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holt throws a series of punches but Knight avoids them all with ease.
Holt throws out a leg kick but Knight moves out of range and Holt only half commits.
Knight walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Holt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knight's head.
Zack Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Knight closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Knight lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knight is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt trying to control the position here.
Holt wants to stand and escape but Knight is having none of it.
Knight pushing down on Holt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Knight passes the guard and advances to mount!
Knight with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Knight working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Knight trying to control but Holt is having none of it.
Holt is trying to stand.
Zack Knight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Knight is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Knight looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holt is fending him off so far but Knight persists. Nope, Holt circles away and we're back to standing.
Holt misses with an uppercut.
Knight tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holt swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knight shoots for a double leg takedown but Holt sprawls well. He's pushed Knight's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Holt misses with a body shot.
Holt throws a series of strikes that have Knight backpedaling.

It looks like Zack Knight has been cut.
Holt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Holt misses.
Holt with a nice cross.
Holt misses with a looping left.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knight shoots in for a double leg but Holt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Holt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knight has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knight and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Knight takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holt is looking to slow Knight down with leg kicks.
Knight shoots in looking for a takedown. Holt tries to sprawl out of it but Knight keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Holt stuffs the takedown attempt from Knight. Knight gets slowly back to his feet.
Knight misses with a hook. Holt ducked under it nicely.
Holt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
No luck for Knight with that takedown attempt.
Michael Holt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holt swivels and escapes.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Holt.
Holt misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Holt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zack Knight's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Holt swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holt circles away.
Holt misses the jab.
Holt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Holt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Knight closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Holt to the mat! Holt manages to get full guard.
Knight passes Holt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Knight trying to mount his opponent but Holt defends it.
Holt is controlling Knight's trapped leg to prevent Knight from advancing to side control.
Holt tries to kick Knight off but Knight keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holt won't allow Knight to pass to mount.
Holt preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Knight is working away from the top position though.
Holt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Knight wants to pass the guard but Holt is keeping the position.
Knight with a flurry of punches that miss.

Holt has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Knight off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Holt throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holt thuds a left hand into Knight's body.
Horrible takedown by Knight or perhaps it was just good defense by Holt which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Holt. No joy for Knight on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight has a takedown stuffed.
Knight tries for a takedown but Holt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Knight shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Holt but Holt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knight changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holt tries to avoid it but Knight manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holt to the ground. Holt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knight throws a series of punches but Holt moves out of range.
Holt throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Michael Holt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Knight shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Knight landing punches.
Holt slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt pushes Knight off looking to stand but Knight dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knight lands a nice short elbow.
Holt wants to get back to full guard.

Holt makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Holt lands an overhand right.
Holt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knight shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holt pinned against the cage. Holt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Holt waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Knight.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Knight.

Knight wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Holt, who protects the arm well.
Holt wants to control but Knight postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Knight wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Holt is right now.

Knight is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Holt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Knight looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Holt is pushing Knight's head away, looking to escape. Knight manages to hold on to the position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Holt.
I think Holt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Holt!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ruiz
vs
Sanders

195 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dante Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruiz.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Ruiz.
Ruiz tries to bum rush Sanders with a series of wild strikes but Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanders.
Ruiz is looking to clinch.
Ruiz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanders.
Ruiz tries to clinch there but Sanders circles away.
Ruiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruiz connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from Ruiz does no damage.
Ruiz tries to score with a low kick but Sanders moves his leg out of the way.
Ruiz digs a good body shot into Sanders's ribs.
A good leg kick by Ruiz.
Ruiz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruiz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruiz pushes Sanders away with a front kick.
Ruiz wants to clinch up but Sanders keeps it at a distance.
Sanders has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanders there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Dante Sanders has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz cracks Sanders with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Sanders is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruiz.
Sanders is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruiz finish him?
Ruiz drops Sanders with a right and a left! Ruiz comes rushing in but Sanders regains his composure and manages to keep Ruiz in guard.
Sanders looks gassed!
Ruiz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Ruiz drops back looking for a leg! Sanders is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sanders manages to kick Ruiz off! Ruiz jumps back into Sanders's guard.
Ruiz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sanders is proving hard to escape from.

Sanders looking for a guillotine here but Ruiz defends easily.
Sanders seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Sanders looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ruiz passes Sanders's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Ruiz.
Ruiz stalling.
Ruiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruiz tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sanders controls his leg.
Sanders is looking to control Ruiz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanders avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ruiz postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sanders to stand up.
Ruiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanders misses with a body shot
and Ruiz counters with a good low kick that Sanders was not able to check.
Ruiz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanders tries to avoid it but Ruiz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanders to the ground. Sanders escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruiz throws a leg kick but Sanders sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanders connects with the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Ruiz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanders with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ruiz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ruiz is looking to clinch but Sanders is avoiding it.
Ruiz cracks Sanders with an open hand slap.
Sanders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanders counters with a big head kick but Ruiz shrugs it off.

Ruiz clinches with his opponent.
Sanders dodges an elbow strike from Ruiz.
Ruiz is trying to stall.
Sanders trying to stall but Ruiz improves his position.
Ruiz lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Ruiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanders doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruiz circles away.
Ruiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanders.
Sanders tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruiz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Sanders misses.
Carlos Ruiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ruiz forces Sanders back against the cage and clinches.
Sanders has Ruiz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ruiz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Ruiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sanders closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Sanders is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ruiz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Ruiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Sanders's cut.
That's time! Ruiz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sanders feints and as Ruiz raises his hands in defense, Sanders changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ruiz keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
Sanders stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ruiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanders in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanders is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanders throws a big right hand that misses.

Sanders drops back looking for a leg! Ruiz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ruiz manages to kick Sanders off! Sanders jumps back into Ruiz's guard.
Sanders tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruiz is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruiz is trying to keep Sanders in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanders blocks the leg kick.
Ruiz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanders checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ruiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanders's calf.

Ruiz pushes Sanders up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ruiz as the two fighters clinch.
Sanders prevents Ruiz from breaking the clinch.
Ruiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanders.

Sanders breaks from the clinch.
Ruiz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanders swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ruiz counters with a good low kick that Sanders was not able to check.
Sanders avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruiz tries to clinch there but Sanders circles away.
Sanders feints and then cracks Ruiz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruiz down.
Sanders on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz is looking to clinch.
Sanders throws a head kick but Ruiz moves out of range.

Ruiz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sanders looking to pass the guard.
Ruiz 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.
Sanders trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanders looking to pass the guard.
Ruiz has Sanders pulled in close to control his posture.
Ruiz can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanders advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is tying to control. Ruiz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ruiz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanders trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanders looking to pass the guard.
Sanders is pushing down on Ruiz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ruiz is fighting to maintain full guard but Sanders has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sanders throwing shots but Ruiz is blocking nicely.

Ruiz is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanders.
Sanders wants to take a breather but Ruiz is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanders missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanders wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruiz keeps working.
Sanders is controlling the pace.
Sanders tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ruiz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanders misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanders scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Sanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dante Sanders's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sanders cracks a nice hook into Ruiz's ribs.
Ruiz tries to clinch but Sanders is having none of it.
Ruiz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruiz.
Ruiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanders counters with a left to the body.
Carlos Ruiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanders tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruiz throws and low kick but Sanders moves out of range easily.
Sanders scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanders wants to clinch.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt

and Sanders holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanders lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruiz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sanders has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ruiz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ruiz wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanders.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sanders lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanders avoids the damage to the body.
Ruiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanders avoids the damage to the body.
Sanders avoiding damage as Ruiz throws knees to the body.
Sanders working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruiz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees to the body from Ruiz.
Ruiz digs a right hand underneath Sanders's ribcage. Sanders let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruiz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sanders dodges an elbow strike from Ruiz.
Sanders cracks Ruiz with a nice body shot.
Ruiz misses with a punch to the body.
Sanders pushes Ruiz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanders digs a right hand into Ruiz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruiz's gas tank.
Ruiz prevents Sanders from breaking the clinch.
Ruiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries to pull guard but Ruiz won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruiz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
Sanders prevents a body shot from Ruiz.
Sanders wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ruiz is stalling here.
Sanders is trying to break free.
Ruiz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanders lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanders looking to stall.
Ruiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanders avoids the damage to the body.
Sanders stalling in the clinch but Ruiz improves position.
Ruiz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Sanders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanders shoots for a double leg takedown but Ruiz sprawls well. He's pushed Sanders's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carlos Ruiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Sanders.
Sanders walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ruiz.
Sanders throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ruiz.
Carlos Ruiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sanders drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sanders tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanders tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sanders trying to control the position but Ruiz is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ruiz is looking to regain half guard here but Sanders keeps moving and retains side control.
Ruiz defending against the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruiz misses with a body shot.

Sanders scores a takedown into full mount!
Ruiz is looking to get to half guard.

Sanders is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ruiz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruiz tries to hold on but Sanders pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Sanders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanders has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Sanders!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Dublin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micah Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micah Daniels has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Danny Dublin's chin.

Dublin
vs
Daniels

195 cm
20
199 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Dublin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Daniels!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dublin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dublin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Daniels shoots in but Dublin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dublin looks to land a combination. Daniels sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dublin tries for a takedown but Daniels circles away easily
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniels seems to be stalking Dublin here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Dublin drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Micah Daniels!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aron Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarence Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Moraes
vs
Jones

167 cm
21
147 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aron Moraes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clarence Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moraes.
Moraes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Jones gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moraes is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones stalling.
Moraes trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Jones throwing shots but Moraes is blocking nicely.
Moraes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Moraes is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
No luck for Moraes with that takedown attempt.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Moraes throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Moraes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Jones rushes Moraes and presses him up against the cage.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moraes's sensitive parts.
Moraes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Moraes. Moraes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aron Moraes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moraes is breathing heavily.
Moraes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones defending well as Moraes loads up on a big left hand.
Jones cracks the inside of Moraes's front leg.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Moraes's ribs.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moraes tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Moraes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moraes is looking to clinch.
Moraes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Moraes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Moraes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Moraes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into 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!
Jones will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones keeping full guard, as Moraes tries to pass.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moraes!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moraes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Moraes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moraes is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Jones has control of Moraes's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Moraes regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Moraes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moraes's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Moraes actively working from the bottom here.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Moraes defending well.
Jones works his way into full mount!
The referee warns Moraes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Jones has hold of Moraes's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Moraes manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Moraes can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clarence Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Moraes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Moraes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Moraes throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Jones swinging wilding here.
Jones misses with a double jab

and Moraes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Moraes looks up at the clock and then as Jones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Moraes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jones wants to improve his position but Moraes is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to roll over but Moraes keeps him under control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Moraes fails to land with a series of punches.
Aron Moraes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones looks to land a combination. Moraes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Moraes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Moraes prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Moraes keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Jones gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Moraes regains guard.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moraes keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jones wanted to stand there but Moraes had control of the position.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Moraes stops Jones from passing to mount.
Moraes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones cracks Moraes with a big right hand but Moraes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Moraes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones trying to control the action but Moraes is working from the bottom.
Moraes is looking for a sweep.
Jones working the body and head with strikes.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Jones gets a clinch.
Jones wants to break free but Moraes has control.
Moraes throws an elbow but it misses.
Moraes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones keeps control of Moraes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Moraes tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moraes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moraes rather than just go for the knockout.

Moraes rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Moraes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aron Moraes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moraes trying to land knees to the body.
Jones tries to stall but Moraes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moraes tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Moraes drops back down to his feet.
Moraes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Moraes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Clarence Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Moraes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moraes swinging wilding here.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Moraes moves out of range.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Moraes shows good takedown defense.
Moraes doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Moraes tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moraes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aron Moraes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moraes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Moraes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Moraes keeping busy on the bottom but Jones has passed one foot through into half guard.
Moraes is looking to improve his position.

Moraes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to pass to full mount but Moraes defends it.
Moraes manages to get to full guard.
Moraes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Moraes is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Moraes 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.
Jones is trying to control but can't.

Moraes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones is trying to control but Moraes passes into side control!
Aron Moraes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moraes working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Moraes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Moraes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Moraes is looking for a kimura here.
Jones throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Moraes is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

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.
Moraes prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones is in a horrible position here. Moraes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Aron Moraes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Moraes looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Moraes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Jones is looking to improve his position but Moraes isn't that keen on the idea.

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 Aron Moraes.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clarence Jones!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Deebo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Veb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Veb's choice of entrance music: Who You Talking To. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Deebo
vs
Veb

210 cm
22
285 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

White Gorilla Nutrition

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Deebo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Veb!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Veb forces Deebo back against the cage and clinches.
Veb tries to score a body lock takedown but Deebo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Deebo wants a takedown but no success here.
Veb looking for a takedown.
Veb works on Deebo's body with a couple of short punches.
Deebo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Veb wants to break free but Deebo has control.
Knees to the body from Deebo.
Veb looking to slow down the pace here.
Veb is trying to break the clinch but Deebo has him pressed against the cage.
Veb avoiding damage as Deebo throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Deebo.
Veb looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deebo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deebo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deebo tries to stall but Veb uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Veb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deebo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like BJ Veb has been cut.
Deebo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Veb is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Veb misses with a knee strike.
Deebo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Veb.
Deebo misses with a knee strike.
Deebo has Veb pushed against the cage.
Veb stalling in the clinch but Deebo improves position.
Deebo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deebo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Veb wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veb avoiding damage as Deebo throws knees to the body.
Deebo scores a nice knee to the body.

Deebo breaks the clinch.
Deebo tries to clinch up.

Veb fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Deebo, pushing him back against the cage.

Veb manages to break the clinch.
Veb misses with a wild combination.
Crack! A monster head kick from Veb and Deebo falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Veb!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). BJ Veb!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grant
vs
Garnett

185 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Random Name Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Grant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant misses with a takedown attempt - Garnett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grant is looking to clinch.
Garnett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Grant shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Garnett is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Grant has latched onto it... Big trouble! Grant pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Garnett is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Grant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ted Grant!
Ted Grant retains his light heavyweight title!