Glory PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rua Amiliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by A Country Boy Can Survive. Rua Amiliano will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Henderson
vs
Amiliano

190 cm
18
255 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
230 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rua Amiliano!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amiliano tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amiliano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson swinging wilding here.
Amiliano tries to grapple but his opponent circles

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

Henderson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Amiliano regains guard.

Henderson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Amiliano wants to stand but Henderson is controlling the position.
Amiliano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amiliano is looking to stand up but Henderson isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute 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.
Amiliano tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Amiliano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amiliano wants to clinch
and Henderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Amiliano moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Jimmy Henderson has been cut.
Amiliano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amiliano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amiliano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amiliano wants to clinch.
Amiliano lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Amiliano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amiliano wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amiliano doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Amiliano tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amiliano is looking to clinch.
Amiliano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Amiliano.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amiliano.
Amiliano wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Amiliano doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Amiliano closes the distance but Henderson moves to the side
and Henderson counters with a series of strikes. Amiliano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Amiliano is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Henderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Amiliano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Amiliano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Jimmy Henderson's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amiliano throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Jimmy Henderson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rua Amiliano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Amiliano clinches with his opponent.
Amiliano trying to stall but Henderson improves his position.
Henderson is trying to drag Amiliano to the mat but Amiliano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Amiliano.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Amiliano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
Amiliano lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Amiliano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Amiliano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amiliano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.

Jeez, Jimmy Henderson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A right hook to the body lands for Amiliano.
Amiliano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Amiliano landing knees to the head.
Amiliano wants to stall.
A knee to the head by Amiliano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiliano trying to stall but Henderson improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Amiliano looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Amiliano has double underhooks.
Amiliano landing knees to the head.
Amiliano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
Amiliano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Henderson has Amiliano pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Amiliano manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Henderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Amiliano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amiliano lands a shoulder strike.
Amiliano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amiliano lands an elbow inside.
Amiliano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Amiliano lands a right hand.
Amiliano is trying to maintain a safe position but Henderson gets an underhook and turns Amiliano into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rua Amiliano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Henderson'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.

Amiliano misses with a wild combination.
Amiliano is looking to clinch.
Amiliano is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Amiliano tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Amiliano wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Amiliano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Henderson shoots in for a double leg but Amiliano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Amiliano tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Amiliano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jimmy Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Amiliano.
Amiliano tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Amiliano is looking to clinch.
Amiliano tries to clinch up.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson dodges the punch combination from Amiliano.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amiliano tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiliano tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Amiliano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amiliano tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
Amiliano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amiliano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amiliano doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Horrible takedown by Henderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Amiliano which made him look bad.
Henderson tries to clinch up
and Amiliano counters with a series of strikes. Henderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Amiliano wants to clinch.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Henderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amiliano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amiliano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Amiliano tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Amiliano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amiliano moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Amiliano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Henderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rua Amiliano!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmund Dorrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think D might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nine Inch Nails - The Great Destroyer. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

D
vs
Dorrance

192 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big D!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edmund Dorrance!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorrance wants to clinch.

D scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dorrance is staying active underneath D, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
D frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dorrance tries to reverse the position but D maintains control.
D with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dorrance takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

It looks like Edmund Dorrance has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

D is working for a guillotine from mount but Dorrance frees his head quite easily.
Dorrance wants to hold on but D pushes him away.
D postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dorrance looks a forlorn figure.

That has opened up Edmund Dorrance's cut even more.
Dorrance has given up his back.
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.

Dorrance fending off the submission attempt from D.
D is breathing heavily.
D trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Dorrance is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

D working for the choke.
Dorrance trying to control but not successfully.
Dorrance is trying to break free.
Dorrance looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
D lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Dorrance.
Dorrance is trying to get back to his feet but D has full control of the position and if anything, Dorrance has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Dorrance is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if D gets his way!
D not allowing Dorrance to control his hands.
D is working the ground and pound. Can Dorrance escape?

D is cranking Dorrance's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Dorrance! He's tightened the choke and Dorrance is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Big D!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Senecal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santino Gigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Senecal
vs
Gigante

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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, Alex Senecal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santino Gigante!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senecal shoots in for a takedown but Gigante shows good takedown defense.

Senecal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Senecal lands a heavy elbow.
Gigante is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gigante tries to hold on but Senecal pushes him away.
Gigante is trying to stand up.
Senecal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Senecal working Gigante over with strikes here.
Senecal putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gigante tries to lock up and control but Senecal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Senecal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Senecal putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Senecal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gigante keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Senecal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gigante can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Senecal is landing with some decent strikes but Gigante is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Senecal putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Senecal wants to control the pace but Gigante is squirming around nicely.
Gigante working to try and regain half guard.
Senecal wants to control the pace but Gigante is squirming around nicely.
Senecal with a couple of short strikes.
Gigante is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gigante can't escape the position.
Gigante looks gassed!
Senecal dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Senecal lands a nice shot to the head.

Gigante is rocked!
Senecal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee warns Gigante that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gigante is still in real trouble! Can Senecal finish him?
A nice elbow there by Senecal.
Gigante seems to have recovered his senses.
Senecal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Senecal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Senecal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gigante taking shots to the head.
Senecal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gigante on the ground.
Senecal working Gigante over with strikes here.
Senecal raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Senecal is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gigante has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Senecal working Gigante over with strikes here.
Senecal with good strikes from the mount here!

Senecal working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Senecal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gigante is desperately trying to improve his position but Senecal has a good base and remains in 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.
Senecal punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gigante tries to lock up and control but Senecal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Senecal with the ground and pound from mount.
Gigante in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gigante is bucking up trying to escape but Senecal cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Senecal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Senecal landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gigante is working to get back to half guard.
Senecal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Senecal 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.

Senecal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gigante keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gigante is looking to control Senecal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gigante avoid being mounted?
Senecal is looking to take a break and control but Gigante is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gigante is trying to control but can't.
Gigante is breathing heavily.
Senecal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gigante is not content to let Senecal control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Senecal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

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

Senecal has closed the distance and engaged Gigante in a clinch.

Senecal jumps guard and drags Gigante to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Senecal 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.

Gigante decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Senecal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gigante is working to get back to half guard.
Senecal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gigante can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gigante is trying to escape the mount.
Gigante is in a horrible position here. Senecal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gigante can't escape the position.

Senecal has control of Gigante's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gigante regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Senecal with the ground and pound from mount.
Gigante is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Senecal wants to finish this one by submission but Gigante is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Senecal.
Senecal with the ground and pound from mount.
Senecal breaks from Gigante's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Senecal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gigante hang on?
Senecal avoids the attempt from Gigante to control.
Gigante working to try and regain half guard.
Senecal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gigante wants to control but Senecal is having none of it.
Senecal lands a big shot there that rocks Gigante but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Senecal lands a big elbow.
Senecal with good strikes from the mount here!
Senecal cracks Gigante with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Senecal avoids the attempt from Gigante to control.
Gigante'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.
Senecal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Senecal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Senecal lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Senecal dominated that second round.
That's time! Senecal'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.

Senecal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gigante manages to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Senecal there.
Gigante is holding on to half guard well.
Senecal drops an elbow to the side of Gigante's head.
Senecal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gigante does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Senecal passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gigante!
Gigante is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Senecal landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Senecal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gigante wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Senecal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gigante can do to turn this around?
Senecal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gigante is squirming around, avoiding Senecal's attempts to control the action.
Gigante wants to hold on but Senecal pushes him away.
Gigante is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Senecal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

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.
Senecal working the ground and pound effectively.
Senecal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Senecal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gigante can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gigante is looking to improve his position but Senecal isn't that keen on the idea.
Senecal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gigante?
Senecal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gigante's face.
Gigante is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Senecal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Senecal controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gigante flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Senecal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gigante wants to control but Senecal is having none of it.
Gigante regains half guard.
Gigante is refusing to be controlled, as Senecal sits in half guard.
Senecal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Senecal blocks the strikes from Gigante.
Alex Senecal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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.
Senecal passes to full mount!
Senecal landing strikes from the mount.
Senecal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gigante is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gigante manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Senecal stalling away here and it's allowed Gigante to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gigante is trying to keep Senecal in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Senecal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Senecal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Senecal!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Marquardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Force is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Marquardt
vs
Force

194 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Marquardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Force!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquardt wants to clinch.

Marquardt moves into range and clinches up with Force.
Marquardt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marquardt is pressed up against the cage. Force has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marquardt down to the mat. Marquardt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Force rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marquardt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marquardt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marquardt tries to close the distance and clinch but Force swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Force looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marquardt is looking to clinch.
Marquardt slips a jab and a cross from Force.
Marquardt tries to clinch up.

Force closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marquardt to the mat! Marquardt manages to get full guard.
Force pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marquardt is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Force trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquardt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Force should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Force wants to pass the guard but Marquardt is keeping the position.
Force is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Marquardt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Force trying to control but Marquardt is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marquardt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mark Marquardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marquardt closes the distance and clinches up with Force, looking for a takedown. Marquardt pushes Force against the cage but Force circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Force tries a head kick but it misses.
Marquardt shoots and misses

and Force counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Force.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Marquardt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Force stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marquardt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Force makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Force pushes down on Marquardt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Force not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Force connects with a nice short shot to Marquardt's temple.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marquardt is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Force passes to full mount!
Marquardt wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Marquardt grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Marquardt is keeping busy.
Force throwing sloppy strikes.

Force patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Force dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Force throws a right and a left that both miss.

Force tries to keep at a distance but Marquardt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marquardt looking to throw knees to the head but Force is blocking nicely.
Marquardt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marquardt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marquardt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marquardt stalling in the clinch.
Marquardt scores with a knee to the head.
Marquardt trying to land knees to the body.
Marquardt landing knees to the head.
Force blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Force avoiding damage as Marquardt throws knees to the body.
Force jumps guard but Marquardt stands there with Force around his waist. Force gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marquardt scores with a shoulder strike.
Marquardt scores a nice knee to the body.
Force trying to stall but Marquardt improves his position.
Marquardt lands a nice knee to the body.
Force takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marquardt lands a left hand.
Marquardt lands a knee to the head.
Marquardt lands an elbow just above Force 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquardt lands a nice shot to the body.
Force has had enough of the clinch but Marquardt keeps him there for the moment.
Marquardt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marquardt lands a right hand.
Marquardt scores a nice knee to the body.
Marquardt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Force blocks it with crossed arms.
Force blocking some punches.
Force fails to pull guard.
Mark Marquardt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Force.
Force is trying to break free.
Marquardt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Force backwards.
Marquardt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Force lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marquardt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Force tries to stall but Marquardt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Marquardt - that landed with a thud.
Marquardt scores with a hook to the body.
Force tries to score a body lock takedown but Marquardt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marquardt scores with a knee to the head.
Marquardt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marquardt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Force jumps guard but Marquardt stands there with Force around his waist. Force gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Force throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marquardt.
Marquardt missing with knees to the body.
Force misses with the head strike.
Force is trying to break the clinch but Marquardt has him pressed against the cage.
Marquardt slows down the pace here.
Marquardt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marquardt working aggressively here.
Marquardt tries to land a knee to the head but Force blocks with his arms.
Force fails to pull guard.
Marquardt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Force wants to stall.
Force tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marquardt smiles and moves away.
Marquardt tries to clinch but Force moves out of range.
Marquardt wants to clinch up but Force keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Force will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mark Marquardt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Force fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marquardt looks to clinch

so Force counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Marquardt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Force on the ground.
Force looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Force trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquardt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Force is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Marquardt has Force pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Marquardt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Marquardt is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Marquardt as Force shoots in.
Marquardt tries to close the distance and clinch but Force swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Marquardt moves into the clinch.
Marquardt cracks Force with a nice body shot.
Force is trying to break the clinch but Marquardt has him pressed against the cage.
Marquardt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marquardt is leaning against Force and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marquardt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marquardt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marquardt lands with a left to the head.
Marquardt scores a nice knee to the body.
Marquardt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Force takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marquardt lands a knee to the head.
Marquardt just leaning against Force, taking a breather.
Marquardt lands a nice uppercut.
Marquardt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marquardt lands a shoulder strike.
Marquardt lands a nice elbow.
Marquardt lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Force tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marquardt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marquardt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marquardt gets through Force's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marquardt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Force backwards.
Good body shot from Marquardt.
A nice left hand lands by Marquardt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marquardt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Marquardt with a knee to the head.
Force tries to break the clinch but Marquardt is controlling the position.
Marquardt looking to throw knees to the head but Force is blocking nicely.
Force is looking to break free of the clinch but Marquardt has double underhooks.
Force tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marquardt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mark Marquardt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Force.
Marquardt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Force misses with the head strike.
Marquardt with a knee to the head.
Marquardt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Force blocking some punches.
Force wants to stall.

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.
Force fails to pull guard.
Marquardt landing knees to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Force struggles to land a body shot inside as Marquardt controls his hands.
Force tries to pull guard but Marquardt holds him up against the cage and eventually Force drops back down to his feet.
Marquardt lands a knee to the head.
Marquardt prevents the takedown attempt.
Force drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marquardt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Force avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marquardt wants to clinch.
Force swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marquardt tries to clinch up but Force circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Force.
Marquardt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Force pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marquardt has his takedown stuffed

and Force decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marquardt's guard.
Marquardt wants to control but Force passes easily into half guard.

Force is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Force looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Marquardt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marquardt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Marquardt!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between boots diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Baun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baun has chosen 50 Mission Cap - Tragically Hip as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

diaz
vs
Baun

185 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
20
164 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Anti Tapout Clothing
Anti Tapout Clothing

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, boots diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Baun!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
diaz lands a high kick!

It looks like Bob Baun has been cut.
diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Some wild striking there from diaz.

Baun shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Baun showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baun on the ground.

Baun is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so diaz is just riding it out for now. Baun eventually gives up the hold.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice strikes from Baun there.
Baun is trying to control the action in half guard but diaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baun 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.

Baun is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
diaz is looking to improve his position.
diaz wants to get back to his feet.
diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Baun is tying to control. diaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Baun is working for a kimura but diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Baun blocks the strikes from diaz.

Baun is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! diaz is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bob Baun!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladmir Zharov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Zharov
vs
Chace

188 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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, Vladmir Zharov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Chace!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chace throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chace missing with a left hand there. Zharov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Vladmir Zharov has been cut.
Zharov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zharov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chace lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zharov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chace drops Zharov with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Zharov! Chace dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Johnny Chace!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hadley Jagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Hugoboss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Tyson Hugoboss enters the cage!

Jagger
vs
Hugoboss

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Bushido Clothing

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, Hadley Jagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Hugoboss!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugoboss lands with a cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jagger.
Jagger shoots for a takedown but Hugoboss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jagger shoots in and drives through. Hugoboss sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hadley Jagger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hugoboss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jagger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hugoboss swivels and escapes.
Jagger shoots for a takedown but Hugoboss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hugoboss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick by Hugoboss - that's a beauty! Jagger is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Hugoboss can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tyson Hugoboss!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stark
vs
Hall

175 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Hall!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark swinging wilding here.

Hall closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hall lands in his opponent's guard.
Stark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hall on the ground.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hall puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Hall decides to stand up.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Stark.
Stark fails to land with a series of punches.
Stark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hall.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Hall with that takedown attempt.
Tony Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Hall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
Stark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stark misses with a double jab.

Hall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hall showed some decent athleticism there.

Hall decides to stand and escape the position.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stark pinned against the cage. Stark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stark misses with a wild combination.
Stark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tony Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall shoots in and drives through. Stark sprawls well.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tony Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stark swivels and escapes.
Hall tries for a takedown but Stark sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stark scores with a nice head shot.
Stark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stark throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Hall scores a takedown into full mount!

Hall jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Stark manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hall looks gassed!
Stark is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hall off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark has Hall flattened out and is raining down punches.
Stark gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Hall has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Stark.
Hall wants to control his opponent's hands but Stark gets his hands free.
Stark misses with a punch to the head.
Stark just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Stark scores with punches and elbows.
Stark scores with punches from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Hall just trying to survive but Stark is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark controlling well, preventing Hall from escaping the position.
Hall trying to control but not successfully.
Hall staying busy and making it hard for Stark to control.
Hall tries to escape the position.
Hall turns into Stark and is now in his guard.
Stark looking for a sweep. Not yet Stark, not yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stark throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stark stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Don Hall will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stark misses with a body shot.
Hall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stark misses with the combination.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Stark stalks Hall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hall's face. Hall staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Don Hall has been cut.
Stark throws a series of punches but Hall avoids them all with ease.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stark throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stark dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Hall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Hall changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stark looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall advances to full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hall is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stark can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Hall goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Stark turns into him and now he's in Hall's guard.

Hall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Hall looking for a guillotine here but Stark defends easily.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hall's head.
Stark 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.

Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stark can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stark wants to stand but Hall has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall working a defensive guard here.
Stark wants to stand but Hall has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Hall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stark looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hall stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hall counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stark's guard now.
Stark wants to sweep but no luck.
Hall stops Stark from standing up.
Hall sitting in guard here, content to control.

Hall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hall.
Stark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stark working a defensive guard here.

Hall drops back looking for a leg! Stark is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stark manages to kick Hall off! Hall jumps back into Stark's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Hall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Stark throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Stark throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hall wants to get up but he can't break Stark's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hall manages to get himself to full guard.
Stark works over Hall with some ground and pound from guard.
Stark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Hall looking for a guillotine here but Stark defends easily.
Stark showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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.

Hall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Hall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Stark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Don Hall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Hall looking to control.

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.
Stark falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hall wants to take a breather but Stark is having none of it.
Hall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stark is staying active underneath Hall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stark wants to improve his position but Hall is controlling well.
Stark is trying to maintain the position but Hall is very close to passing his half guard.
Stark is in trouble now - Hall has advanced to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark prevents Hall from taking his back.
Don Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stark is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hall avoids the attempt from Stark to control.
Stark keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hall looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tony Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stark tries to reverse the position but Hall maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hall winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Hall!

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FIGHT
RATING
52%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yde Nahoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wayne
vs
Nahoe

180 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yde Nahoe!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nahoe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Nahoe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wayne trying to control but Nahoe postures up.
Wayne tries to roll over but Nahoe keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nahoe escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nahoe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wayne shoots in looking for a takedown. Nahoe tries to sprawl out of it but Wayne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nahoe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wayne with a lazy takedown attempt

so Nahoe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Wayne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Wayne throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nahoe escapes and throws Wayne's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nahoe wants to stand but Wayne has his arm trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahoe trying to control the position but Wayne is working away.
Wayne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wayne is trying to control Nahoe's posture but Nahoe avoids it.
Nahoe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wayne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wayne tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahoe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wayne keeps working.
Wayne sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wayne is looking for a sweep. Nahoe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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

Wayne moves into range and clinches up with Nahoe.
Nahoe trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne stalling against the cage.
Nahoe is looking to control Wayne's arms but Wayne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nahoe has his back to the cage.
Nahoe with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Wayne is trying to trip Nahoe. He has hold of a leg but Nahoe is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Wayne persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne wants to control from the top but Nahoe keeps moving.

Nahoe has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wayne off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nahoe fails with the takedown

and Wayne counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nahoe!
Wayne landing strikes from the mount and Nahoe is in trouble!

Wayne goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Nahoe is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wayne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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 Bruce Wayne will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nahoe closes the distance looking to clinch

and Wayne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nahoe's guard.
Nahoe can't keep his opponent in guard - Wayne advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wayne content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wayne wants to pass to mount but Nahoe is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Wayne is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Wayne is trying to work for a kimura but Nahoe is defending well.
Nahoe wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wayne wants to pass to mount but Nahoe is defending the position.
Wayne is working hard here to advance position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nahoe tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Wayne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wayne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nahoe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wayne sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nahoe's guard.
Bruce Wayne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahoe wants to control but Wayne is keeping busy.
Wayne is looking to advance position but Nahoe won't allow it.
Wayne thows a huge punch but Nahoe dodges it nicely.
Wayne is looking to take a break and control but Nahoe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Wayne is looking for a kimura here.
Wayne winds up and cracks Nahoe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

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.
Nahoe is in trouble now - Wayne has advanced to mount!

Wayne moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Nahoe has worked his arm free - good work by Nahoe!

Wayne tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Wayne tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wayne has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Wayne dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nahoe feints and as Wayne raises his hands in defense, Nahoe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nahoe's guard.
Wayne wants to pass the guard but Nahoe is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahoe keeping moving, preventing Wayne from controlling successfully.
Nahoe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wayne is controlling him.
Nahoe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wayne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wayne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nahoe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wayne looking to sit in guard and control but Nahoe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Wayne looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nahoe preventing the sweep.

Wayne throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nahoe escapes and throws Wayne's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wayne is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nahoe decides to stand back up.
Nahoe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Wayne 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.
Wayne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nahoe is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wayne pushing down on Nahoe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wayne not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne is stalling here. Nahoe is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wayne seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nahoe has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wayne is looking to regain half guard here but Nahoe keeps moving and retains side control.
Wayne regains half guard.
Yde Nahoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wayne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wayne is trying to maintain the position but Nahoe is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wayne regains full guard. Nicely done.

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 Bruce Wayne.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wayne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Wayne!