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WFC 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Belial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vijur Sabian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xavier Belial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vijur Sabian!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabian takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sabian is rocked!
Belial throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Sabian crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Xavier Belial!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Balinko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry The Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Beast has chosen I believe in Miracles - Hot chocolate as his entrance music. Barry The Beast will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Balinko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry The Beast!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Balinko.
Balinko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The Beast thows a body shot but no joy.
Balinko throws a head kick but The Beast moves out of range.
Balinko moves away from the strike by The Beast.
Balinko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balinko closes the distance and clinches.
Balinko gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Balinko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Balinko trying to stand up but can't free himself from The Beast's guard.
Balinko wants to control from the top but The Beast keeps moving.
Balinko decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Balinko lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Beast blocks a head kick by Balinko.
A punch combination from Balinko misses.
The Beast wants to clinch
and Balinko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The Beast wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Beast stops a takedown attempt from Balinko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Beast wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Balinko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Beast wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balinko scores a nice knee to the body.
Balinko prevents The Beast from breaking the clinch.
Balinko landing knees to the body.
The Beast looks gassed!
The Beast throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Balinko.
The Beast wants to get back to striking at distance but Balinko won't allow it.
Balinko manages to pull guard.
The Beast trying to control the position from guard on top but Balinko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balinko wants to get back to his feet but The Beast is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Beast gets to his feet - Balinko follows without any prompting.
The Beast misses with a body shot.
The Beast throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Beast tries to keep at a distance but Balinko has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Beast has had enough of the clinch but Balinko keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balinko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balinko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A lull in the action here.
The Beast keeps Balinko under control for a moment.
Balinko stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Balinko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Balinko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
The Beast is trying to control Balinko's posture but Balinko avoids it.
Balinko stands up and beckons The Beast to his feet.
Balinko forces The Beast back against the cage and clinches.
Balinko landing knees to the body.
Balinko is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. The Beast can't fight it off and eventually Balinko manages to take the fight to the floor. The Beast looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Beast working for submissions but it's allowed Balinko to get to half guard.
Balinko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balinko lands strikes from half guard.
The Beast is trying to get back to full guard.
Balinko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balinko working over The Beast with some ground and pound. The Beast looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Balinko decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The Beast lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balinko at a distance.
The Beast lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The Beast throws a right hand that misses
and Balinko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Balinko.
The Beast has had enough of the clinch but Balinko keeps him there for the moment.
Balinko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Balinko lands a right hand.
The Beast tries to break the clinch but Balinko is controlling the position.
The Beast tries to break the clinch but Balinko is controlling the position.
The is referee keeping an eye on Balinko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Beast is trying to break free.
The Beast misses with the head strike.
The Beast is trying to break free.
The is referee keeping an eye on Balinko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Balinko jumps into guard, dragging The Beast to the mat.
The Beast looking to pass the guard.
The Beast trying to control but Balinko is working from the bottom.
Balinko wants to stand and escape but The Beast is having none of it.
The Beast wants to control from the top but Balinko keeps moving.
The Beast wants to stand but Balinko is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balinko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Balinko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Balinko throws a series of punches but The Beast avoids them all with ease.
A choreographed right hand from The Beast misses the target.
Balinko throws a head kick that misses.
The Beast throws a hook to the side of Balinko's head but Balinko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Beast misses with a left hand
and Balinko moves into the clinch.
The Beast wants to break the clinch but can't.
Balinko avoiding damage.
Balinko keeps control of The Beast as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balinko crunches a lovely knee into The Beast's ribcage.
Balinko gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, The Beast regains guard.
Balinko tries to free his leg and advance position but The Beast is retaining full guard.
The Beast is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The Beast is looking for a kimura here.
Balinko tries to get to full guard but The Beast has control of the leg.
Balinko is trying to stand back up but The Beast is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Beast is tying to control. Balinko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Balinko looks like he's trying to stand up.
Balinko is looking to improve his position.
Balinko is pressing down on The Beast's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Balinko working for a triangle but The Beast defends it easily.
The Beast passes into half guard.
Balinko is not content to let The Beast control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Balinko is positioning himself well to prevent The Beast advancing to mount.
Balinko is looking to improve his position.
Balinko is trying to maintain the position but The Beast is very close to passing his half guard.
Balinko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Balinko tries to get out of the position.
The Beast is trying to work for a kimura but Balinko is defending well.
The Beast prevents Balinko from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Beast throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ray Balinko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid body kick from Balinko.
The Beast tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Balinko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Balinko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Balinko tries to stand but The Beast is controlling from the bottom.
Balinko decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balinko shoots in and drives through. The Beast sprawls well.
Balinko ducks under a wild hook from The Beast.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Balinko, as that shot connected.
Balinko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Beast. That did some damage!
Balinko moves into the clinch successfully.
Balinko stalling in the clinch.
Balinko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Beast keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Balinko 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.
Balinko is looking to work some ground and pound but The Beast has wrist control.
The Beast working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Balinko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Balinko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Balinko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Beast swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Balinko decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The Beast closes the distance but Balinko moves to the side
and Balinko counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for The Beast!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balinko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns The Beast that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The Beast bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The Beast prevents Balinko from getting back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Balinko is on top in guard.
Balinko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Beast can do to turn this around?
The Beast not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Beast keeping moving, preventing Balinko from controlling successfully.
Balinko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Beast on the ground.
The Beast wants to control the position but Balinko says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balinko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Beast gets full guard.
Balinko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Beast looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Balinko puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Balinko dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Balinko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Beast.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Beast looks to score with a jab to the body but Balinko is just out of range.
Barry The Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balinko gets the takedown into side control.
Balinko lands an elbow.
Balinko staying calm.
Balinko working the head with strikes.
The Beast manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The Beast is pressing down on Balinko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Balinko is holding on for now.
Balinko looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ray Balinko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Balinko scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but The Beast manages to mount him!
The Beast can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Balinko is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balinko sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Balinko tries to roll over but The Beast keeps him under control.
The Beast is trying for a kimura here. Balinko looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! The Beast wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Barry The Beast!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gracie's choice of entrance music: Streight Up Menace. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dennis Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carter.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carter.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Carter against the cage.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carter can't break the clinch.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gracie wants to stand up but Carter has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gracie moves nicely into side control.
Carter holds on to Gracie's head and controls the position momentarily.
Gracie trying to control the action but Carter is working from the bottom.
Carter is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carter struggling a bit here.
Gracie trying to control the action but Carter is working from the bottom.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is dominant here and he's now got Carter's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carter is working to get back to half guard.
Carter tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Carter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Carter trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
Gracie tries to control but Carter wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Gracie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracie pinned against the cage. Gracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gracie throws a front kick that sends Carter stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Carter prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carter prevents it.
Carter tries to score a body lock takedown but Gracie shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gracie keeps control of Carter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carter lands a shoulder strike.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Dennis Gracie has been cut.
Carter lands a nice knee to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie darts in and clinches Carter up against the cage.
Carter drags the fight down to the ground.
Carter trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carter gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
Carter misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Carter's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Carter manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie lands an upkick as Carter stands over him.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carter wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up from Carter's guard - Gracie perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Carter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gracie.
Damian Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Carter moves into full guard.
Gracie wants to stand but Carter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to improve his position but instead Gracie has moved into half guard.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carter's head.
Carter has one foot on Gracie's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carter wants to clinch.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dennis Gracie's cut.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Carter passes to full mount!
Carter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Carter scoring with strikes but Gracie is staying in there.
Carter with shots to the head and body - Gracie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Carter lands a nice shot to the head.
Carter controlling the position easily from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Carter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie throwing hammer fists to the chest of Carter. What's that going to do exactly?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Carter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Carter maintains control.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Carter stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Carter against the cage.
Carter tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dennis Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter controlling the position for now.
Carter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carter.
Gracie landing with the ground and pound.
Gracie would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Carter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Carter from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie 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 27:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Bruschi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hito Rama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Bruschi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hito Rama!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rama takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bruschi throws a head kick that misses.
Bruschi gets a clinch.
Bruschi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bruschi.
A head kick from Bruschi lands but Rama takes it in his stride.
Bruschi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rama, pushing him back against the cage.
Bruschi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruschi instigates a clinch.
Bruschi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruschi throws a head kick but Rama moves out of range.
Bruschi throws a head kick that misses.
Bruschi drives through and clinches with Rama against the cage.
Bruschi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruschi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bruschi throws a head kick that misses.
Rama tries to keep at a distance but Bruschi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rama fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bruschi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruschi misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruschi throws a head kick that misses.
Bruschi misses with a head kick.
Bruschi throws a sloppy head kick and Rama moves out of range easily.
Bruschi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bruschi throws a body kick that misses.
Bruschi misses with a head kick.
Bruschi moves into the clinch successfully.
Bruschi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rama moves out of range of the body kick from Bruschi.
An inside leg kick lands from Bruschi.
Bruschi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruschi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruschi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rama's guard.
Bruschi looking to pass the guard.
Rama looking for a guillotine here but Bruschi defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rama is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rama wants to pass the guard but Bruschi is keeping the position.
Rama forces his way into half guard.
Rama prevents Bruschi from improving his position.
Rama is looking to advance position but Bruschi won't allow it.
Rama wants to take a breather but Bruschi is having none of it.
Bruschi is trying to get back to full guard.
Bruschi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rama is working away from the top position though.
Bruschi tries to get to full guard but Rama has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruschi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruschi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bruschi manages to break the clinch.
Dominic Bruschi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruschi throws a sloppy head kick and Rama moves out of range easily.
Rama with a poor takedown
and Bruschi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rama's guard now.
Bruschi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rama on the ground.
Rama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rama working a defensive guard here.
Rama is looking for a triangle but Bruschi pushes his legs off easily.
Bruschi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bruschi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rama looks gassed!
Rama working for a triangle but Bruschi defends it easily.
Bruschi is looking to stand up but Rama won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruschi trying to control but Rama is working from the bottom.
Bruschi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Bruschi wants to control from the top but Rama keeps moving.
Rama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bruschi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bruschi stopping the sweep attempt from Rama.
Bruschi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruschi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bruschi wants to control from the top but Rama keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Bruschi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bruschi misses with a body kick.
Rama avoids the head kick by Bruschi.
Bruschi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruschi throws a head kick but Rama moves out of range.
Bruschi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruschi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruschi clinches with his opponent.
Bruschi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruschi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rama is looking to clinch.
Bruschi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bruschi showed some decent athleticism there.
Rama trying to control but Bruschi postures up.
Bruschi trying to control the action but Rama is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rama wants to improve his position but Bruschi is controlling well.
Rama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bruschi is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rama is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bruschi pulls his head out easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bruschi forces Rama back against the cage and clinches.
Bruschi breaks from the clinch.
Rama with a poor takedown
and Bruschi counters with a solid body kick.
Bruschi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rama sprawls well initially but Bruschi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rama moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rama is on top in guard.
Rama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruschi is keeping the position for now.
Rama drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Rama seems to have locked his on tight now - Bruschi screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Rama, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Hito Rama!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gino Carano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Windstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Windstein has chosen Electric Wizard - Dopethrone as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kirk Windstein enters the cage!
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gino Carano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Windstein!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Windstein as Carano shoots in.
Windstein tries to clinch there but Carano circles away.
Windstein is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Carano or perhaps it was just good defense by Windstein which made him look bad.
Windstein misses with a wild body shot.
Windstein looks for a takedown but Carano sprawls well.
Windstein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Windstein moves in looking to clinch but Carano pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carano doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Windstein counters with a shoot takedown. Carano fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gino Carano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carano controls Windstein momentarily but Windstein frees himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carano manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Windstein wants to control but Carano is having none of it.
Carano goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Windstein turns into him and now he's in Carano's guard.
Windstein wants to control from the top but Carano keeps moving.
Windstein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Windstein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Windstein throwing strikes but missing.
Carano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Windstein doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Carano is tightening it up a little... Windstein has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Windstein reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Windstein taps out! nice BJJ there by Carano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gino Carano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silva Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everhart Cruse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva Silva had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.1lbs, 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. Everhart Cruse is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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193 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Silva Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Everhart Cruse!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Cruse shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruse is one step ahead there.
Cruse has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Silva seems keen to control Cruse's posture.
Cruse won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva controls Cruse momentarily but Cruse frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cruse's guard.
Silva wants to stand but Cruse is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cruse pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruse thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruse tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruse.
Cruse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cruse tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Cruse with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruse thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cruse. That one must have hurt.
Cruse tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Cruse holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cruse crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Cruse looking to slow down the pace here.
Cruse drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Everhart Cruse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruse changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Cruse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva tries to clinch up but Cruse circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruse counters by clinching up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruse can't get the takedown.
Cruse trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
A knee to the head by Cruse.
Cruse stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Cruse crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruse has him pressed against the cage.
Cruse taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruse keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cruse misses with a knee strike.
Cruse wants to stall.
Cruse tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Cruse tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruse has him pressed against the cage.
Cruse throws a head punch that misses.
Cruse misses with a knee to the head.
Cruse scores with a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruse has him pressed against the cage.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva wants to break free but Cruse has control.
Cruse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cruse scores with a knee to the head.
Silva has Cruse pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cruse manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cruse misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruse won't allow it.
Cruse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cruse trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Cruse slows down the pace here.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The referee calls for Cruse to work.
Cruse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Cruse connects with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Cruse is controlling the position.
Cruse stalling in the clinch.
Cruse wants a takedown.
Silva is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Everhart Cruse 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.
Cruse keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Cruse tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cruse.
Cruse throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cruse off to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Cruse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva throws a jab when Cruse was well out of range.
Cruse scores with a jab to the body.
Silva cracks Cruse with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Cruse shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruse forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Cruse has Silva pushed against the cage.
Cruse is breathing heavily.
Cruse prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruse connects with a knee to the head.
Cruse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Cruse seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruse has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Cruse has control.
Cruse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cruse landing knees to the head.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cruse stalling against the cage.
Cruse misses with a knee strike.
Cruse tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Cruse misses with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cruse trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Cruse is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Silva has denied him.
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.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Cruse counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Cruse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Everhart Cruse.
Cruse tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruse.
Cruse fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Cruse closes the distance and clinches.
Cruse taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cruse is trying to stall.
Cruse is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cruse changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruse is rocked!
It looks like Everhart Cruse has been cut.
Cruse shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cruse is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Cruse out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Silva Silva!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and glen sacerty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore comes to the cage accompanied by All Shall Perish - Wage Slaves. glen sacerty struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.7lbs 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. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, glen sacerty!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from sacerty. No joy for Moore on that attempt.
sacerty tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
Moore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but sacerty swivels and escapes.
sacerty takes the fight into the clinch.
sacerty lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
It looks like Aaron Moore has been cut.
Moore tries to pull guard but sacerty won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but sacerty has him pressed against the cage.
Moore avoiding damage as sacerty throws knees to the body.
sacerty trying to land knees to the body.
Moore fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Moore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
sacerty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moore.
sacerty trying to land knees to the body.
Moore avoiding damage as sacerty throws knees to the body.
sacerty looks gassed!
A nice glancing elbow lands by sacerty.
Moore looking to stall.
Moore jumps guard but sacerty stands there with Moore around his waist. Moore gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
sacerty missing with knees to the body.
sacerty lands a knee to the body.
Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moore avoids the elbow strike from sacerty, against the cage.
Moore manages to pull guard.
Moore looking for a triangle here. sacerty is fighting it but it looks tight! Moore pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, sacerty is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aaron Moore!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Goolay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goolay comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Boats n Hos kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonathan Goolay!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis looks for a takedown but Goolay sprawls well.
Goolay explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Goolay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Goolay misses.
Francis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Goolay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Francis doesn't seem bothered though.
Francis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goolay wants to get back to his feet.
Francis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Goolay down.
Francis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Francis controlling the position.
Goolay is trying to buck Francis off.
Goolay is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis working the head and body with strikes.
Francis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Goolay is pushing Francis's head away, looking to escape. Francis manages to hold on to the position though.
Goolay looks gassed!
Francis is putting a hurting on Goolay here, landing some big shots from side control.
Francis is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goolay is not content to let Francis control the position.
Francis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Goolay is trying to get back to his feet.
Francis advances to full mount.
Francis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Goolay is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Francis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Goolay is still in real trouble! Can Francis finish him?
Goolay's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Francis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Goolay is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Goolay defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Francis.
Francis scoring with strikes but Goolay is staying in there.
Francis lands a big elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goolay trying desperately to get to his feet.
Goolay seems to have recovered his senses.
Francis is working for a guillotine from mount but Goolay frees his head quite easily.
Goolay is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis raining down shots from the mount!
Francis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Goolay can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Goolay is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Francis lands a big shot there that rocks Goolay but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Francis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Goolay hang on?
Goolay wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Francis landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Francis.
Francis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Goolay is looking to escape.
Goolay is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Francis.
Goolay in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goolay bucks Francis off and manages to get back to his feet!
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!
Francis gets the takedown into side control.
Francis lands a few punches from side control.
Francis is putting a hurting on Goolay here, landing some big shots from side control.
Goolay is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Francis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Goolay keeps Francis at a distance using the push kick.
Goolay scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Francis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goolay.
Francis fails with a takedown attempt.
Goolay stuffs the takedown.
Francis tries to move into range but Goolay moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goolay swinging wilding here.
Francis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Goolay swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Francis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Goolay. No joy for Francis on that attempt.
Goolay scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Goolay moves in looking to clinch but Francis pushes him off.
Goolay misses with a body kick.
Goolay just misses with a punch to the body.
Francis scores with a takedown into Goolay's guard.
Francis landing with the ground and pound.
Francis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Goolay is pushing Francis's head away, looking to escape. Francis manages to hold on to the position though.
Francis scoring with punches and elbows.
Francis wants to control but Goolay is keeping him busy.
Goolay is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Francis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Francis advances to mount.
Goolay is breathing heavily.
Goolay is trying to stand up.
Francis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Francis raining down shots from the mount!
Goolay is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Francis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Goolay manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Goolay explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Steve Francis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Francis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A combination from Goolay does no damage.
Francis avoids a kick to the body.
Francis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Goolay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goolay throws a body kick that misses.
Goolay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Goolay gets a clinch.
Francis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Goolay gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Goolay manages to break the clinch.
Francis drops his hands momentarily and Goolay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Francis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Francis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Francis stops Goolay from getting back to his feet.
Francis wants to control but Goolay is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goolay taking some punishment here, with Francis in his half guard.
Francis drops an elbow to the side of Goolay's head.
Francis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Goolay pushes Francis off looking to stand but Francis dives back in and keeps control.
Francis is tying to control. Goolay wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Francis throwing shots but Goolay is blocking nicely.
Francis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Francis stops Goolay from getting back to his feet.
Francis trying to pass the guard but Goolay defending well.
Goolay taking some punishment here, with Francis in his half guard.
Goolay wants to get back to his feet.
Goolay has hold of Francis's hands but Francis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Francis wants to pass to mount but Goolay is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis is tying to control. Goolay wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Goolay is defending against the submission attempts here by Francis.
Goolay is trying to stand up here but Francis is controlling him well.
Francis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Francis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Goolay tries to kick Francis off but Francis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Francis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goolay with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Francis prevents Goolay from standing back up.
Goolay manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Francis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Goolay throws a wild body kick that Francis sees coming a mile off.
Francis scores with a takedown into Goolay's guard.
Francis lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Francis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Francis closes the distance looking for a takedown. Francis picks Goolay up and slams him brutally to the floor. Goolay is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Steve Francis!
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