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SFC 40 - Rizzo vs. Shield PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drake Redflame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sidney Buil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Redflame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sidney Buil!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redflame tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buil loads up on a big right hand but Redflame slips the punch.
Redflame changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Buil tries to avoid it but Redflame manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Buil to the ground. Buil escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Redflame with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Buil to score with a decent uppercut.
Redflame shoots for a double leg takedown but Buil sprawls well. He's pushed Redflame's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Buil throws an overhand right that lands on Redflame's shoulder, as Redflame tries to avoid the shot.
Buil clobbers Redflame with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Buil looks to throw the jab but Redflame is out of range.
Redflame shoots in but Buil avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Redflame. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Redflame fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Redflame swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Buil fakes the body blow, causing Redflame to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Redflame goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sidney Buil!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crispin ONeal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Rigatoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Crispin ONeal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Rigatoni!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeal misses with an uppercut. Rigatoni saw that one coming.
Crispin ONeal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rigatoni forces ONeal back against the cage and clinches.
Rigatoni gets underhooks to prevent ONeal's takedown attempt.
ONeal stops a takedown attempt from Rigatoni.
ONeal wants to get back to striking at distance but Rigatoni won't allow it.
Rigatoni wants a takedown but no success here.
Rigatoni wants a takedown but no success here.
Crispin ONeal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Rigatoni.
Rigatoni jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as ONeal walks away with a smile on his face. Rigatoni gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
ONeal just misses with a punch to the body.
ONeal throws a series of punches but Rigatoni avoids them all with ease.
A jab-cross combination lands for ONeal and sends Rigatoni crashing to the mat! ONeal follows him down to the mat - Rigatoni regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Rigatoni is rocked!
It looks like Joey Rigatoni has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rigatoni is still in real trouble! Can ONeal finish him?
Rigatoni seems to have recovered his senses.
Rigatoni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
ONeal is trying to control. Rigatoni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
Rigatoni flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rigatoni is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but ONeal pulls his head out easily.
Rigatoni wants to get back to his feet.
Rigatoni looks gassed!
ONeal decides to return to a standing position.
Nice shot by ONeal.
Rigatoni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ONeal.
ONeal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
ONeal jabs at Rigatoni's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ONeal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rigatoni ducks under a wild hook from ONeal.
Rigatoni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rigatoni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ONeal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
ONeal cracks Rigatoni with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. ONeal has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rigatoni to stand back up!
Rigatoni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
ONeal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
ONeal lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from ONeal misses the target.
ONeal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rigatoni circles away quickly and effectively.
Rigatoni has managed to clinch.
ONeal is trying to break the clinch but Rigatoni has him pressed against the cage.
ONeal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rigatoni avoids the body shot from ONeal.
ONeal is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rigatoni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crispin ONeal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeal throws a nice looking combination but Rigatoni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
ONeal stuffs the takedown.
ONeal misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from ONeal.
Rigatoni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
ONeal is trying to break free.
Rigatoni tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rigatoni tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
ONeal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rigatoni goes for a takedown in the clinch but ONeal prevents it.
Rigatoni jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as ONeal walks away with a smile on his face. Rigatoni gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rigatoni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rigatoni is on the wrong end of a nice combination from ONeal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeal misses with a hook. Rigatoni ducked under it nicely.
ONeal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rigatoni manages to avoid it.
Rigatoni feints and as ONeal raises his hands in defense, Rigatoni changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rigatoni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
ONeal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rigatoni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
ONeal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rigatoni prevents ONeal from getting back to his feet.
Rigatoni missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rigatoni trying to control but ONeal is working from the bottom.
ONeal wants to get back to his feet but Rigatoni is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crispin ONeal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Rigatoni's cut.
That's time! ONeal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rigatoni changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. ONeal tries to avoid it but Rigatoni manages to keep hold of a leg and drag ONeal to the ground. ONeal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rigatoni fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
ONeal thows a left - swing and a miss!
ONeal takes a swing at Rigatoni's ribcage but misses.
Crispin ONeal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ONeal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rigatoni shoots for a takedown but ONeal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crispin ONeal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Rigatoni.
Rigatoni shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from ONeal as Rigatoni shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ONeal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ONeal lands a body shot.
ONeal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rigatoni can do to turn this around?
ONeal misses with an uppercut. Rigatoni saw that one coming.
ONeal with a hook.
Rigatoni takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rigatoni.
ONeal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
ONeal misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from ONeal.
Rigatoni fails with the takedown.
ONeal tests Rigatoni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rigatoni fails to land the takedown.
ONeal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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.
ONeal throws a series of strikes that have Rigatoni backpedaling.
Rigatoni closes the distance and clinches.
ONeal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
ONeal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rigatoni walks away with a smile on his face. ONeal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rigatoni pushes ONeal up against the cage in a clinch.
Rigatoni tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. ONeal smiles and moves away.
The fighters circling - ONeal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horrible takedown by Rigatoni or perhaps it was just good defense by ONeal which made him look bad.
ONeal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from ONeal does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rigatoni looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? ONeal is fending him off so far but Rigatoni persists. Nope, ONeal circles away and we're back to standing.
ONeal connects with a body shot.
ONeal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rigatoni shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ONeal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
ONeal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rigatoni.
Rigatoni drives through and clinches with ONeal against the cage.
ONeal is trying to break free.
Rigatoni will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning ONeal up against the cage.
Rigatoni tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. ONeal smiles and moves away.
Rigatoni moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by ONeal there.
Rigatoni shoots in looking for a takedown. ONeal tries to sprawl out of it but Rigatoni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. ONeal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
ONeal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rigatoni's hands.
ONeal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rigatoni has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
ONeal thows a body shot but no joy.
Rigatoni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but ONeal swivels and escapes.
ONeal looks to score with a jab to the body but Rigatoni is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ONeal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rigatoni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
ONeal throws a right and a left that Rigatoni avoids nicely.
Rigatoni looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crispin ONeal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Rigatoni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rigatoni fails with a takedown attempt.
ONeal swings for the body but Rigatoni moves out of range.
ONeal takes a swing at Rigatoni's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from ONeal misses its intended target.
ONeal looks to land a left hand but Rigatoni moved out of range nicely.
ONeal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rigatoni circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rigatoni closes the distance and clinches up with ONeal, looking for a takedown. Rigatoni pushes ONeal against the cage but ONeal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rigatoni moves away from the strike by ONeal.
ONeal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ONeal throws a right hand that Rigatoni ducks under and follows up with a left that Rigatoni also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigatoni 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.
Rigatoni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. ONeal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rigatoni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rigatoni drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rigatoni jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
ONeal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
ONeal is working an open guard so Rigatoni takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rigatoni was well out of range. Poor timing from ONeal.
ONeal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rigatoni backs up against the cage.
Rigatoni shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts ONeal as he jumps to the side.
Crispin ONeal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Rigatoni.
A lazy left from ONeal finds it's target.
Rigatoni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from ONeal.
ONeal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rigatoni.
Rigatoni closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming ONeal to the mat! ONeal manages to get full guard.
Rigatoni working some strikes from top position.
ONeal keeping moving, preventing Rigatoni from controlling successfully.
Rigatoni prevents ONeal from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rigatoni looking to pass the guard.
Rigatoni wants to stand but ONeal is controlling his posture from full guard.
ONeal keeping full guard, as Rigatoni tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
ONeal managing to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rigatoni closes this distance looking for a takedown but ONeal circles away.
ONeal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rigatoni on the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rigatoni tries to close the distance and clinch but ONeal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ONeal misses with a looping right.
Joey Rigatoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crispin ONeal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ONeal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joey Rigatoni.
I think ONeal 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crispin ONeal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chico Giovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thugs kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Stevie Walker has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chico Giovanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Walker!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Giovanni avoids the head kick by Walker.
Giovanni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker tries to bum rush Giovanni with a series of wild strikes but Giovanni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker looks to land a combination but Giovanni avoids it well.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Giovanni has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Giovanni has him pressed against the cage.
Giovanni tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Walker is looking to control Giovanni's arms but Giovanni gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walker has his back to the cage.
Walker wants to break free but Giovanni has control.
Giovanni using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giovanni taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Giovanni crunches a lovely knee into Walker's ribcage.
Giovanni lands a left hand.
It looks like Stevie Walker has been cut.
Giovanni landing knees to the body.
Giovanni with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Giovanni throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Giovanni misses with a knee to the head.
Giovanni is trying to drag Walker to the mat but Walker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Giovanni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Walker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker gets caught flat footed, as Giovanni shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Giovanni is breathing heavily.
Walker has Giovanni pulled in close to control his posture.
Giovanni throws a strike but Walker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Walker wants to stand and escape but instead Giovanni has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Giovanni prevents Walker from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giovanni working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Giovanni stands and throws Walker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Giovanni advances nicely into full mount.
Giovanni cracks Walker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Walker is bucking up trying to escape but Giovanni cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Giovanni cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Giovanni connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni has hold of Walker's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Walker manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Giovanni punching from mount but Walker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Walker'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.
Walker is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Giovanni thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Walker is looking to improve his position but Giovanni isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Giovanni throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Giovanni misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Giovanni is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Walker has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Walker!
Giovanni working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Walker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chico Giovanni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Walker'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.
A cross from Walker lands.
Walker throws a low kick but Giovanni avoids it.
Giovanni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walker cracks the inside of Giovanni's front leg.
Giovanni tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker scores with a push kick.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Giovanni's ribs.
Stevie Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheers as Walker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Giovanni doesn't seem phased though.
Walker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Giovanni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker jabs at Giovanni's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walker.
Giovanni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giovanni shoots for a takedown but Walker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni is looking to clinch.
Walker throws a series of punches but Giovanni moves out of range.
Walker digs a good hook to Giovanni's body.
Walker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Giovanni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker throws out a powerful jab.
Walker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walker gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Giovanni fails to land.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Giovanni's calf.
Walker lands with a nice combination. Giovanni backs away looking to recover.
Giovanni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Walker!
Walker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Giovanni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Walker connects with a right hand. Giovanni shakes it off.
A nice combination there by Walker.
It looks like Chico Giovanni has been cut.
Walker scores with a decent looking hook.
Walker scores with a jab to the head.
Walker lands with an uppercut that bounces Giovanni off the cage and back into rage.
Walker lands with a slapping head kick.
Walker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Walker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Walker throws out a powerful jab.
Giovanni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Giovanni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Walker lands a with a good body shot.
Stevie Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
Giovanni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Walker swings for the body but Giovanni moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Walker lands a head shot.
Giovanni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Walker finds it's way round the side to connect with Giovanni's head.
Walker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Giovanni momentarily.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Giovanni on the side of the head.
Chico Giovanni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker drives through and clinches with Giovanni against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Giovanni.
A right hand to the body from Walker.
Giovanni jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Walker walks away with a smile on his face. Giovanni gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Giovanni doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Giovanni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Giovanni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Giovanni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Giovanni tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Walker there.
Giovanni shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Giovanni showed some decent athleticism there.
Giovanni is looking to advance position but Walker won't allow it.
Walker kicks off Giovanni and gets to his feet.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Giovanni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giovanni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Giovanni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Giovanni tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Giovanni shoots in.
Walker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Giovanni tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Giovanni shoots in.
Giovanni tries to clinch but Walker moves away
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Walker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Giovanni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walker moves into the clinch.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Giovanni has time to react.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker cracks Giovanni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giovanni.
Walker throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Walker!
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker scores with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Walker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Walker connects with a single shot there.
Giovanni slips a straight right by Walker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giovanni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker misses with the combination.
Giovanni moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Giovanni.
Giovanni doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Walker darts in and clinches Giovanni up against the cage.
Giovanni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giovanni ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Giovanni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walker misses with a low kick.
Giovanni with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walker counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chico Giovanni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giovanni manages to avoid it.
Giovanni closes the distance but Walker moves to the side
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Giovanni tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Giovanni moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Giovanni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Walker counters with an inside leg kick.
Walker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Giovanni takes a step back to recover.
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Giovanni scores with a takedown into Walker's guard.
Giovanni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walker has his hands on Giovanni's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni thows a big elbow that misses.
Giovanni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walker is pulling down on Giovanni's head to control his posture.
Walker wants to stand up but Giovanni is controlling him.
Walker is working an open guard so Giovanni takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Walker 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Walker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brian tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm comes into the arena with Mainlining Murder blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
231 lbs
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260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
KO power |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lance Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, brian tomas!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tomas misses with the combination.
tomas throws a head kick that misses.
tomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
tomas blocks a low kick nicely.
tomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from tomas.
Storm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
tomas avoids a kick to the body.
Storm avoids a punch combination nicely.
tomas waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Storm.
tomas keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from tomas misses.
Storm bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tomas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Storm controlling the position from side mount.
Storm looks up at the clock and then as tomas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Storm smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Storm cracks tomas with a big elbow.
Storm is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
tomas gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
tomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Storm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm controlling the position easily from mount.
tomas trying desperately to get to his feet.
tomas looks gassed!
Storm lands a big elbow.
Storm with a couple of short strikes.
Storm controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm is landing with some decent strikes but tomas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Storm controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Storm.
Storm 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.
tomas taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Storm.
Storm lands a nice shot to the head.
Storm controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns tomas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Storm controlling the pace for now.
Storm lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm controlling the pace for now.
Storm is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. tomas can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Storm dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
tomas throws a jab when Storm was well out of range.
Storm throws and low kick but tomas moves out of range easily.
tomas tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Storm tries to clinch but tomas moves out of range.
Storm doesn't manage to clinch there - tomas circles away.
A punch combination from tomas misses.
Good exchange - tomas coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
tomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
tomas is breathing heavily.
Storm shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Storm was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Storm controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm lands a big shot there that rocks tomas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Storm with good strikes from the mount here!
Storm landing strikes from the mount and tomas is in trouble!
Storm lands with some strikes.
Storm landing punches.
Storm 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Storm in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Storm controlling from the full mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Lance Storm just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Storm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Storm scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Storm.
tomas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Storm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of tomass head.
Storm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Storm has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm rushes tomas and presses him up against the cage.
Storm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Storm fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from tomas does no damage.
Storm feints and as tomas raises his hands in defense, Storm changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Storm content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm won't allow tomas to get back to his feet.
Storm lands a couple of elbows.
Storm's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lance Storm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Storm dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Storm fails to land the takedown.
Storm moves in looking to clinch but tomas pushes him off.
tomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Storm throws a low kick but it's checked well by tomas.
tomas throws a leg kick but Storm sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Storm throws a leg kick but tomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Storm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Storm throws a solid leg kick but tomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Storm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has tomas pinned against the cage. tomas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Storm has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm is looking to clinch but tomas is avoiding it.
tomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
tomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Storm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Storm tries to clinch but tomas is having none of it.
Storm is looking to clinch but tomas is avoiding it.
tomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Storm.
Storm drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Storm lands an elbow.
tomas pushes Storm away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Storm gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Storm has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for tomas!
Storm with shots to the head and body - tomas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Storm with the ground and pound from mount.
Storm with the ground and pound from mount.
Storm controlling from mount.
Storm looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Storm controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Storm controlling the position easily from mount.
Storm has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Storm raining down shots from the mount!
Storm landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm controlling his opponent.
brian tomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Storm is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Storm cracks tomas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Storm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Storm, 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 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Storm!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Gaspetoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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210 lbs
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221 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brendan Solomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christopher Gaspetoni!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaspetoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solomon.
Christopher Gaspetoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaspetoni misses with a double jab.
A jab from Gaspetoni misses.
Gaspetoni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solomon.
Gaspetoni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Solomon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gaspetoni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solomon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gaspetoni.
Solomon thuds his right hand into Gaspetoni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Christopher Gaspetoni has been cut.
Solomon tries to clinch there but Gaspetoni circles away.
Solomon drops his shoulder and cracks Gaspetoni with a huge uppercut! Gaspetoni goes down! Can Solomon finish him?
Gaspetoni is rocked!
Solomon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gaspetoni is keeping the position for now.
Gaspetoni is still in real trouble! Can Solomon finish him?
Solomon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Solomon wants to pass the guard but Gaspetoni is keeping the position.
Gaspetoni seems to have recovered his senses.
Gaspetoni looking for subs off his back but Solomon has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solomon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gaspetoni knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaspetoni is refusing to be controlled, as Solomon sits in half guard.
Gaspetoni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gaspetoni lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Brendan Solomon has been cut.
Gaspetoni is looking to score with low kicks.
Solomon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gaspetoni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Solomon misses with a series of wild punches.
Gaspetoni closes the distance and clinches up with Solomon, looking for a takedown. Gaspetoni pushes Solomon against the cage but Solomon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gaspetoni looks gassed!
Gaspetoni dodges the punch combination from Solomon.
Gaspetoni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon drops Gaspetoni with a left right combo! Solomon follows him down to the ground into side control.
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!
Solomon is trying to get an arm triangle but Gaspetoni is defending well.
Gaspetoni tries to bench press Solomon off him but Solomon keeps the position.
Solomon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gaspetoni knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gaspetoni tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Solomon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gaspetoni manages to work his way to half guard, despite Solomon's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspetoni tries to get to full guard but Solomon has control of the leg.
Gaspetoni looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gaspetoni is refusing to be controlled, as Solomon sits in half guard.
Gaspetoni punching from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gaspetoni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Solomon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Solomon slips under a jab.
Solomon gets a clinch.
Solomon can't get the takedown.
Solomon has clasped his hands together around Gaspetoni's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Solomon is looking to take a break and control but Gaspetoni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspetoni regains half guard.
Solomon trying to pass the guard but Gaspetoni defending well.
Solomon blocks the strikes from Gaspetoni.
Gaspetoni is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Solomon pulls his head out easily.
Gaspetoni flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Solomon stands up from half guard.
Solomon throws a combination. Gaspetoni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solomon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Solomon blocks a jab.
Gaspetoni loads up on a big right hand but Solomon slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Solomon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Solomon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Solomon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Solomon.
Gaspetoni is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Solomon darts in and clinches Gaspetoni up against the cage.
Gaspetoni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaspetoni misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaspetoni prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gaspetoni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Solomon.
Solomon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brendan Solomon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Solomon's corner calls for a 1-2. Solomon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Solomon walks into a jab.
Brendan Solomon is winning the standup battle so far.
Solomon misses with a double jab
and Solomon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaspetoni throws a hook to the side of Solomon's head but Solomon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaspetoni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solomon.
Gaspetoni misses with a double jab.
Gaspetoni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Solomon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gaspetoni throws out a loose jab but Solomon uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon throws a right hand that Gaspetoni ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaspetoni also avoids with ease.
Solomon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gaspetoni lands with a nice combination. Solomon backs away looking to recover.
Solomon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gaspetoni regains full guard. Nicely done.
Solomon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gaspetoni doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gaspetoni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gaspetoni looking for a guillotine here but Solomon defends easily.
Solomon won't allow Gaspetoni to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaspetoni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Solomon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gaspetoni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Solomon trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaspetoni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gaspetoni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaspetoni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaspetoni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gaspetoni scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solomon scores with the left hand. Gaspetoni knows he should have avoided that one.
Gaspetoni falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Solomon counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Solomon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon takes a swing at Gaspetoni's ribcage but misses.
Gaspetoni fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Solomon sprawls well initially but Gaspetoni persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gaspetoni missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gaspetoni looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Solomon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Solomon moves into full guard.
Gaspetoni pushes down on Solomon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gaspetoni thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gaspetoni is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gaspetoni 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.
Solomon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gaspetoni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gaspetoni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gaspetoni thows a big elbow that misses.
Solomon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gaspetoni throwing strikes from guard but Solomon blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solomon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Solomon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gaspetoni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Gaspetoni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Gaspetoni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Solomon defending well as Gaspetoni loads up on a big left hand.
Solomon throws a series of punches but Gaspetoni moves out of range.
Solomon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gaspetoni doesn't seem bothered though.
Some wild striking there from Gaspetoni.
Solomon looks to land a right hand but Gaspetoni moved out of range.
Solomon works Gaspetoni's body with a nice hook.
Solomon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaspetoni throws a jab when Solomon was well out of range.
Gaspetoni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Solomon counters with a series of strikes. Gaspetoni will be more careful next time no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Solomon.
Solomon lands a right hook to the body.
Gaspetoni throws a jab when Solomon was well out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Solomon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspetoni dips to his left and cracks Solomon with an uppercut!
Solomon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gaspetoni misses with a looping right.
Gaspetoni lands the left hand.
A punch combination from Solomon misses.
Gaspetoni lands a glancing blow to the side of Solomon's head.
Nice defenses there by Solomon.
Gaspetoni has his takedown stuffed
and Solomon counters with a stiff right hand.
Solomon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Solomon lands a head shot.
Gaspetoni lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Solomon backs up against the cage.
Gaspetoni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Solomon to score with a decent uppercut.
Solomon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gaspetoni.
Gaspetoni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gaspetoni throws a right and a left that Solomon avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Gaspetoni.
Gaspetoni misses with a looping left.
Solomon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaspetoni shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Solomon wants to improve his position but Gaspetoni is controlling well.
Solomon wants to control but Gaspetoni is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gaspetoni lands a nice short elbow.
Gaspetoni not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gaspetoni throws a strike but Solomon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Solomon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gaspetoni flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspetoni tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gaspetoni misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Solomon winds up and cracks Gaspetoni with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Solomon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gaspetoni punching from the bottom.
Solomon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gaspetoni doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Solomon.
Gaspetoni manages to get to full guard.
Solomon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gaspetoni looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gaspetoni looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gaspetoni!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Gaspetoni.
Gaspetoni is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Solomon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Solomon struggling a bit here.
Gaspetoni working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gaspetoni is trying to ground and pound but Solomon uses the momentary lack of control by Gaspetoni to regain half guard.
Solomon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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 Brendan Solomon.
Well Solomon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Solomon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Valjean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baron Von Barva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valjean comes to the cage accompanied by Saftey dance. Von Barva has chosen Imperial March as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Valjean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baron Von Barva!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Barva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice sprawl there from Von Barva as Valjean shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Von Barva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Valjean.
Valjean fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Von Barva is out of range.
Von Barva pushes Valjean up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Valjean.
Von Barva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Von Barva missing with knees to the body.
Valjean tries to stall but Von Barva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Von Barva.
Valjean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Barva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valjean blocks it with crossed arms.
Valjean pressing his opponent against the cage.
Von Barva with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Valjean dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short uppercut from Valjean.
Von Barva misses with a knee to the head.
The is referee keeping an eye on Von Barva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valjean dodges an elbow strike from Von Barva.
Von Barva landing knees to the body.
Von Barva lands a nice knee to the body.
Valjean is breathing heavily.
Von Barva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valjean's defenses.
Von Barva lands with a right to the head.
Valjean misses with a body punch.
Von Barva misses with an elbow over the top.
Von Barva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Von Barva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valjean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valjean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Von Barva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valjean avoids the elbow strike from Von Barva, against the cage.
Valjean tries for a takedown. No joy.
Von Barva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Von Barva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valjean blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Von Barva throws an elbow but misses.
Von Barva lands with a light punch inside.
Von Barva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valjean takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Von Barva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valjean takes a knee right on the jaw!
Von Barva crunches a lovely knee into Valjean's ribcage.
Von Barva works on Valjean's body with a couple of short punches.
Von Barva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Von Barva.
Von Barva stalls.
Von Barva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valjean blocks it with crossed arms.
Valjean takes a shot to the head.
Von Barva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Barva lands an elbow inside that Valjean shrugs off.
Von Barva scores a nice knee to the body.
Von Barva connects with a knee to the head.
Von Barva throws an elbow but it misses.
Valjean tries to pull guard but Von Barva won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Valjean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valjean struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Barva controls his hands.
Valjean tries a body shot but Von Barva blocks it.
Von Barva misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Von Barva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Barva lands an elbow inside that Valjean shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Von Barva.
Valjean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Barva lands a nice elbow.
Von Barva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valjean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Barva's elbow.
Valjean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valjean effectively controlling the action here.
Valjean takes a knee right on the jaw!
Von Barva tries to land a knee to the head but Valjean blocks with his arms.
Valjean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von Barva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valjean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Von Barva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Barva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Von Barva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Von Barva throws an elbow but misses.
Von Barva lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valjean can't get the takedown.
Von Barva is pushing Valjean up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Von Barva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Von Barva misses with a knee strike.
Von Barva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Von Barva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valjean has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Barva lands an elbow just above Valjean 's eye.
Valjean digs a right hand underneath Von Barva's ribcage. Von Barva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Von Barva scores a nice knee to the body.
Von Barva avoiding damage.
Von Barva landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valjean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Von Barva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Valjean.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Von Barva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Valjean swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jean Valjean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valjean throws a wild body kick that Von Barva sees coming a mile off.
Jean Valjean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valjean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valjean lands a high kick!
Valjean throws a lazy right hand but Von Barva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valjean has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Von Barva.
Von Barva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baron Von Barva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Von Barva lands an elbow that stopped Valjean in his tracks for a moment.
Von Barva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Von Barva slowing the pace effectively.
A right hook to the body lands for Von Barva.
Von Barva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valjean's defenses.
Von Barva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valjean blocks it with crossed arms.
Von Barva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valjean's face.
Valjean dodges an elbow strike from Von Barva.
Von Barva trying to land knees to the body.
Von Barva is trying to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Von Barva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Von Barva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Barva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Von Barva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Barva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Von Barva misses with a knee strike.
Von Barva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Von Barva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Von Barva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valjean blocks it with crossed arms.
Valjean holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Valjean.
Von Barva stalling against the cage.
Von Barva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Von Barva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valjean has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valjean has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Von Barva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Valjean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Valjean.
Von Barva landing knees to the head.
Von Barva missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Valjean.
Valjean takes an elbow to the forehead.
Valjean dodges an elbow strike from Von Barva.
Valjean drops down looking for an ankle pick but Von Barva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Valjean throws a hook to the side of Von Barva's head but Von Barva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valjean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valjean fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Valjean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Von Barva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Von Barva.
Von Barva forces Valjean back against the cage and clinches.
Von Barva lands a nice elbow.
Von Barva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valjean takes a knee right on the jaw!
Von Barva misses with a knee to the head.
Von Barva is trying to maintain a safe position but Valjean gets an underhook and turns Von Barva into the cage.
Valjean has Von Barva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Von Barva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Barva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Von Barva on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Von Barva.
Von Barva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valjean's defenses.
Valjean has Von Barva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Von Barva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Valjean throws a head punch that misses.
Von Barva lands an elbow that stopped Valjean in his tracks for a moment.
Von Barva trying to land knees to the body.
Von Barva crunches a lovely knee into Valjean's ribcage.
Valjean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Barva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Von Barva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Von Barva.
Von Barva crunches a lovely knee into Valjean's ribcage.
A short right from Valjean on the inside.
Knees to the body from Von Barva.
Valjean trying to control the position but instead, Von Barva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Valjean into the cage.
Von Barva blocks a body shot from Valjean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valjean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valjean swinging wilding here.
Valjean misses with a head kick.
Von Barva darts in and clinches Valjean up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Von Barva - that landed with a thud.
Von Barva tries a knee to the head but Valjean blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Von Barva.
Valjean can't find room to land a body shot as Von Barva controls the action.
Von Barva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valjean drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Von Barva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valjean's face.
Von Barva landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Von Barva.
Valjean taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Von Barva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Von Barva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Von Barva moves in looking to clinch but Valjean pushes him off.
Von Barva instigates a clinch.
Von Barva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Von Barva lands an elbow inside that Valjean shrugs off.
Valjean blocks an elbow strike.
Valjean misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Von Barva.
Valjean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Barva lands an uppercut.
Von Barva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Von Barva digs a right hand into Valjean's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valjean's gas tank.
Knees in the clinch landing for Von Barva.
Stalling in the clinch from Von Barva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Von Barva tries a knee to the head but Valjean blocks it.
Nice elbow from Von Barva.
Von Barva lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Barva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Valjean.
Von Barva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valjean's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Von Barva throws an elbow but misses.
Valjean takes a shot to the head.
Valjean scores with a shoulder strike.
Valjean takes an elbow to the forehead.
Valjean wants to break free but Von Barva has control.
Von Barva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Von Barva lands a nice elbow.
Von Barva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Barva misses with an elbow strike.
Von Barva misses with an elbow over the top.
Von Barva tries to land knees in the clinch but Valjean avoids the damage to the body.
Von Barva misses with a knee to the head.
Valjean throws a head punch that misses.
Von Barva pushes off an throws an elbow but Valjean leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Von Barva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valjean.
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.
Valjean misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valjean drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Von Barva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Von Barva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Von Barva tries to stall but Valjean uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Valjean avoids a wild elbow strike from Von Barva.
Valjean works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Valjean tries to free his leg and advance position but Von Barva is retaining full guard.
Valjean won't allow Von Barva to get back to his feet.
Valjean wants to control from the top but Von Barva keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valjean postures up in Von Barva's guard and throws a big left but Von Barva blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valjean throwing strikes but missing.
Von Barva keeping moving, preventing Valjean from controlling successfully.
Von Barva wants to get back to his feet but Valjean is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Valjean tries for a takedown but Von Barva circles away easily
and Von Barva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Valjean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Barva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Barva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Von Barva lands an elbow that stopped Valjean in his tracks for a moment.
Von Barva lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Von Barva.
Jean Valjean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Von Barva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Von Barva misses with a knee strike.
Valjean misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valjean dodges an elbow strike from Von Barva.
Valjean lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Von Barva.
Valjean taking a breather.
Von Barva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Von Barva.
Baron Von Barva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valjean tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Von Barva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Valjean lands a right hand.
Valjean is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Valjean struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Barva controls his hands.
Valjean swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Barva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valjean dodges an elbow strike from Von Barva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baron Von Barva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Von Barva 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baron Von Barva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duy Vo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Cohen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Duy Vo's chin.
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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, Brian Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duy Vo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vo tries to clinch but Cohen moves out of range.
Vo tries to clinch up.
Cohen closes the distance and clinches.
Vo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vo rushes Cohen and presses him up against the cage.
Vo is trying to drag Cohen to the mat but Cohen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vo scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cohen!
Cohen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cohen regains half guard.
Vo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cohen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vo gets to his feet - Cohen follows without any prompting.
Cohen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vo circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vo moves into range and clinches up with Cohen.
Cohen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Vo.
Vo wants the takedown. Cohen is fighting it off but Vo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cohen's guard against the cage.
Cohen wants to sweep here but Vo controlling him for the moment.
Cohen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Vo has passed into half guard!
Vo wants to control but Cohen is keeping him busy.
Cohen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cohen tries to roll over but Vo keeps him under control.
Cohen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen moves into full guard.
Vo is looking to stand up but Cohen won't let him.
Vo wants to control from the top but Cohen keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cohen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Vo looks gassed!
Vo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cohen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cohen is looking to improve his position but Vo isn't that keen on the idea.
Cohen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen trying to control here.
Cohen is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Vo pulls his head out easily.
Vo is trying to work for a kimura but Cohen is defending well.
Cohen actively working from the bottom here.
Cohen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cohen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cohen missing with punches from the bottom.
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.
Vo stalling away here and it's allowed Cohen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vo tries to clinch up but Cohen circles away and keeps his distance.
Vo clinches but Cohen breaks the clinch
and Cohen counters by clinching up.
Vo lands a left hand.
Vo fails to pull guard.
Cohen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vo has him pressed against the cage.
Cohen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cohen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Vo is trying to keep an underhook but Cohen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Cohen working over Vo with some ground and pound. Vo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cohen 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cohen prevents Vo from improving his position.
Cohen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duy Vo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cohen digs a good hook to Vo's body.
Vo swats away the attempt to clinch by Cohen.
Cohen fails with the takedown
and Vo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cohen's guard now.
Cohen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cohen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cohen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cohen keeping full guard, as Vo tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen misses with a few strikes there.
Vo clinches but Cohen breaks the clinch
letting Cohen counter with a right hand.
Vo clinches with his opponent.
Cohen misses with a punch on the inside.
Cohen taking a breather.
Cohen being controlled against the cage.
Vo taking a breather.
Vo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cohen as Vo tries to tie him up.
Vo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vo is looking to clinch but Cohen is avoiding it.
Vo wants to clinch but Cohen slips to the side
and Cohen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cohen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cohen counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cohen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cohen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vo, who protects the arm well.
Cohen is trying to get an arm triangle but Vo is defending well.
Cohen working the body and head with strikes.
Cohen trying to control the position but Vo is working away.
Cohen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen is trying to get an arm triangle but Vo is defending well.
Cohen throwing strikes but Vo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Vo is looking to take a break and control but Cohen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cohen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cohen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cohen tries to get to full guard but Vo has control of the leg.
Cohen missing with punches from the bottom.
Cohen is trying to stand up here but Vo is controlling him well.
Cohen trying to hold on to Vo's head to control him but Vo postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cohen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cohen rushes Vo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Cohen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vo moves in looking to clinch but Cohen pushes him off.
Cohen wants to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cohen.
Cohen just misses with a punch to the body.
Cohen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cohen moves in looking to clinch but Vo pushes him off.
Brian Cohen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vo tries to clinch up
and Cohen counters with a one-two to the body.
Vo tries to clinch up
and Cohen moves into the clinch.
Cohen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vo lands an uppercut.
Vo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cohen up against the cage.
Cohen taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen tries to land knees in the clinch but Vo avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cohen.
Cohen tries a body shot but Vo blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Vo.
Vo digs a right hand into Cohen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cohen's gas tank.
Vo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cohen can't fight it off and eventually Vo manages to take the fight to the floor. Cohen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cohen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cohen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Cohen is tightening it up a little... Vo has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Vo reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Vo taps out! nice BJJ there by Cohen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Brian Cohen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wandy Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sachel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Walker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kung Fu Fighting. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wandy Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Sachel!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sachel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sachel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walker. Walker obviously looking to wear him down.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sachel wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker misses with a double jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Sachel is blocking nicely.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sachel.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walker just leaning against Sachel, taking a breather.
Walker is trying to maintain a safe position but Sachel gets an underhook and turns Walker into the cage.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sachel wants a takedown but no success here.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Sachel blocks with his arms.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Sachel blocks with his arms.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sachel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sachel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Walker prevents it.
Sachel has Walker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wandy Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Sachel.
Sachel has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Walker regains guard immediately.
Sachel slips nicely into half guard.
Walker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sachel on the ground.
Sachel in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Walker tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sachel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Sachel!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Al Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Pratt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Al Pratt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pratt swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Pratt misses with a wild combination.
Pratt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pratt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pratt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like BJ Penn has been cut.
Pratt drops Penn with a huge uppercut! Penn drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Pratt is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Pratt!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Rizzo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Shield!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rizzo.
Nice takedown defense from Shield. No joy for Rizzo on that attempt.
Shield lands with a nice combination. Rizzo backs away looking to recover.
Rizzo throws a jab when Shield was well out of range.
Shield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rizzo misses the jab.
Shield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rizzo.
Shield lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Rizzo sprawling to the canvas. Shield follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Rizzo hang on?
Rizzo is rocked!
It looks like Michael Rizzo has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rizzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rizzo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rizzo wants to get back to full guard but Shield has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shield is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Shield ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shield's corner calls for a 1-2. Shield obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rizzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shield ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rizzo is breathing heavily.
Shield lands a big uppercut and Rizzo crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rizzo looks OK. Shield waves Rizzo back to his feet!
Oh Rizzo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shield dances in with a quick combination. Rizzo is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Shield snaps Rizzo's head back. Rizzo stumbles backwards against the cage. Shield steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Rizzo's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Rizzo just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matt Shield!
Matt Shield is the new heavyweight champion!
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