CFC 12 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Kinlaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeAngelo Spite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinlaw comes to the cage accompanied by Numb-Linkin Park. Spite has chosen "Here Comes The Boom" - Nelly as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kinlaw
vs
Spite

180 cm
19
163 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

183 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Kinlaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, DeAngelo Spite!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinlaw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Justin Kinlaw has been cut.
Kinlaw throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spite's waist but Kinlaw gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kinlaw off to one side.

Kinlaw 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kinlaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kinlaw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spite is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kinlaw is controlling him.
Kinlaw advances position into side control!
Kinlaw working the strikes but Spite uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kinlaw is looking to advance position but Spite won't allow it.

Kinlaw wants to work for an arm triangle but Spite is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kinlaw sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spite defending well though.
Kinlaw throwing shots but Spite is blocking nicely.
Spite really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kinlaw. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kinlaw is trying to work for a kimura but Spite is defending well.
Kinlaw is breathing heavily.
Spite keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kinlaw tries to pass to full mount but Spite defends it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Spite throws a combination. Kinlaw tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Spite looks to land a combination. Kinlaw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Spite misses with a series of wild punches.
Kinlaw tries to clinch up but Spite circles away and keeps his distance.
Spite throws a one two combo.
Spite lands a hook that stumbles Kinlaw back into the cage. Spite follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Kinlaw to the canvas! Spite pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Kinlaw has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). DeAngelo Spite!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abel Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Who (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Who has chosen Requiem for a tower as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Zero
vs
Who

180 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Swiss Systems Fight School
Boondock Fightwear

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abel Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Who!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero throws a hook to the side of Who's head but Who sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zero swings for the body but Who moves out of range.
Who tries to clinch up but Zero circles away and keeps his distance.
Who blocks a head kick by Zero.
Zero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Who misses.
Nice takedown defense from Zero. No joy for Who on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Who looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Who shoots in but no luck this time.
Abel Zero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Who.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Who bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Who is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zero is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zero parries the strikes from Who easily there. Who is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Zero to escape.
Zero holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Who trying to control the action but Zero is working from the bottom.
Who passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Zero!
Who avoids the attempt from Zero to control.
Zero knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Who on the ground.
Zero tries to buck Who off but he can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zero is wriggling around trying to escape.

Who looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zero wants to try and get back to his feet.
Who can't control as he wanted to and Zero manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Who looks gassed!
Who has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zero prevents Who from taking his back.
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.
Zero is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Zero is squirming around, avoiding Who's attempts to control the action.
Zero tries to reverse the position but Who maintains control.
Who tries to control but Zero wriggling away.
Zero wants to control but Who is having none of it.
Zero is trying to escape the mount.
Who won't let Zero get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Zero is looking to get to half guard.

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.
Zero'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.
Zero tries to hold on but Who pushes him away.
Who pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Zero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zero is trying to escape the mount but Who keeps good control and instead manages to take Zero's back.
Zero looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Zero fending off the submission attempt from Who.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Zero defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Who's arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Who dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Zero scores with a nice body kick.
Zero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Zero.
Abel Zero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zero tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Zero misses.
Zero connects with a high kick.
Zero misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Who.
Who fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Who moves out of range as Zero strikes.
Zero lands a head shot.
Who takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zero throws a wild body kick that Who sees coming a mile off.
Who takes one to the chin there.
Zero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zero scores with a leg kick.
Abel Zero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Zero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zero.
Zero throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Who is breathing heavily.
Who walks into a stiff left hand from Zero.
Zero lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Who on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zero. Zero obviously looking to wear him down.
Zero lands a slapping body shot.
Zero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Who walks into a jab.
Zero throws a nice looking combination but Who bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zero connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Who takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Who tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Zero counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zero.

Zero breaks from the clinch.
Who takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Who is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zero.
Zero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Who takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zero with a hook.
Zero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zero pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Who on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zero. Zero obviously looking to wear him down.
Who slips a jab and a cross from Zero.
Who checks a low kick from Zero.
Abel Zero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Zero misses.

Zero has closed the distance and engaged Who in a clinch.

Zero breaks the clinch.
Who wants to clinch but Zero slips to the side
and Zero counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zero throws a right hand that Who ducks under and follows up with a left that Who also avoids with ease.
Who has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Zero dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Zero throws a push kick but Who slaps the foot to one side.
Who defending well as Zero loads up on a big left hand.
Zero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Who fails to land the takedown.
Who keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Who blocks a head kick by Zero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Who closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zero counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero tries to clinch but Who moves out of range.
Who tries for a takedown but Zero circles away easily
enabling Zero to counter with a crisp jab.
Abel Zero is winning the standup battle so far.
Who on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zero. Zero obviously looking to wear him down.
Who takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Who bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zero works over Who's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Zero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zero misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Who takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Zero moves into the clinch.
Who tries to pull guard but Zero won't allow it.
Abel Zero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Who.
Who is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zero is keeping busy.

Zero breaks the clinch.
Who takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut there from Zero.
Who takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Zero.
Who gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zero counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Who takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Who is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zero.

Who is rocked!
Zero lands with a nice body punch.
Who is still on wobbly legs! Can Zero finish him?

Who drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Who seems to have recovered his senses.

Who goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Zero has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Who but great work by Zero.

Zero stands up and beckons Who to his feet.
Zero throws a head kick but Who moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Who shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Who was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Who wants to control the pace but Zero is squirming around nicely.
Zero wants to control but Who is having none of it.
Who lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent. Zero tries to hold on but Who postures up.
Zero is squirming around, avoiding Who's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Who.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Who tries to control but Zero wriggling away.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Zero!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liu Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Bjorlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Bjorlin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Liu Kang's chin.

Kang
vs
Bjorlin

170 cm
22
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Green Spirit Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Liu Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy Bjorlin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bjorlin moves away.
Liu Kang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjorlin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bjorlin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bjorlin slips a jab and a cross from Kang.
Kang tries to bum rush Bjorlin with a series of wild strikes but Bjorlin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bjorlin tries to clinch up but Kang circles away and keeps his distance.
Bjorlin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kang is fending him off so far but Bjorlin persists. Nope, Kang circles away and we're back to standing.
Bjorlin checks a leg kick.
Kang misses with a series of wild punches.
Bjorlin moves out of range as Kang strikes.
Kang misses with a few strikes there.
Kang throws a right and a left that Bjorlin avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kang tries to land a leg kick but Bjorlin saw it coming and moves away.
Bjorlin dodges the punch combination from Kang.
Kang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bjorlin moves away.
Kang misses with an uppercut. Bjorlin saw that one coming.
Kang connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kang gets a takedown into half guard.
Kang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bjorlin tries to roll over but Kang keeps him under control.
Kang is thwarting Bjorlin's attempts to control the position.
Kang slows the pace down in half guard.
Bjorlin is trying to control but can't.
Bjorlin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjorlin trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Bjorlin tries to hold on but Kang pushes him away.
Kang lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

It looks like Freddy Bjorlin has been cut.
Kang controlling the pace for now.
Kang scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kang controlling from the full mount.
Bjorlin wants to control but Kang is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Kang connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bjorlin wants to hold on but Kang pushes him away.
Kang sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bjorlin taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kang cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang controlling from mount.
Kang looking to finish Bjorlin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bjorlin!
Kang sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Liu Kang.
Bjorlin checks a leg kick.
Bjorlin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kang loads up on a big right hand but Bjorlin slips the punch.
Bjorlin slips a jab and a cross from Kang.
Kang throws a jab but it's blocked by Bjorlin.
Kang drops Bjorlin with a nice combination! Kang dives into Bjorlin's guard, looking to finish!

Bjorlin is rocked!
Kang looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bjorlin is still on wobbly legs! Can Kang finish him?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liu Kang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Bjorlin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kang looks to land a combination but Bjorlin avoids it well.
Bjorlin seems to have recovered his senses.
Bjorlin misses with a low kick as Kang jumps back.
Kang jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Kang scores a takedown into full mount!
Kang lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kang with the ground and pound from mount.
Kang controlling from the full mount.
Bjorlin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bjorlin is breathing heavily.
Kang controlling from the full mount.
Bjorlin wants to hold on but Kang pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Kang connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kang sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kang landing shots from mount.
Kang raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kang cracks Bjorlin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kang landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kang scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bjorlin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bjorlin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Liu Kang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kang connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kang controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang with the ground and pound from mount.
Kang landing punches.
Kang controlling the position easily from mount.
Bjorlin working to try and regain half guard.
Bjorlin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bjorlin tries to hold on but Kang postures up.
Kang looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjorlin taking shots to the head.
Kang landing strikes from the mount and Bjorlin is in trouble!
Kang lands a big elbow.
Kang with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Kang connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kang looking to finish Bjorlin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bjorlin!
Kang looking to finish Bjorlin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bjorlin!
Bjorlin is looking to get to half guard.
Kang lands a big shot there that rocks Bjorlin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kang looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kang with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liu Kang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Bjorlin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bjorlin shoots and misses

and Kang counters with a big takedown. That's hurt Bjorlin! Kang smells blood and goes in for the kill. Serveral hard shots later and the ref calls an end to the fight by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Liu Kang!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Go to Sleep. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Jones
vs
Gracie

185 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Blaze Ronin Street Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamal Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones steps into range and cracks Gracie with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Gracie flops backwards and Jones dives into his guard looking to finish!

Gracie is rocked!

It looks like Jamal Gracie has been cut.
Gracie looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?

Jones drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Jones controlling from the top position.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.

Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Juan Jones.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Good shot there by Jones.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones misses with a body kick.

Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Gracie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Juan Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Gracie.

Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Gracie misses with a knee strike.
Gracie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gracie.
Gracie trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gracie trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Jones throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

The has opened up Jamal Gracie's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice cross by Jones.
Gracie bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamal Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jones misses with the combination.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Gracie stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie advances nicely into full mount.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jones wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie fails to take his opponent's back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones tries to buck Gracie off but he can't manage it.
Gracie trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jones has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gracie tries to get out of the position.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie wants to take his opponent's back but Jones doesn't allow it.

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.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Jones can't escape the position.
Jones tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie wants to take Jones's back here but Jones is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Gracie turns into Jones and is now in his guard.
Jones pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there

and Gracie moves into the clinch.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Juan Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Gracie.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Jones wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Gracie trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.
Gracie prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones wants to break free but Gracie has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Gracie keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamal Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked

and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Gracie has Jones pressed against the cage.
Gracie lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.

It looks like Juan Jones has been cut.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Gracie jumps guard.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones tries to stand but Gracie is controlling from the bottom.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.

Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Gracie looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.

Gracie gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Jones wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones trying to control the position here.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.

Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Jones's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.

Gracie scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones trying to control the position.
Gracie stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.

Gracie has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Juan Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones swinging wilding here.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie counters with a thumping low kick.
Juan Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Juan Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Gracie.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there

and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie stops Jones from standing up.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Jones struggling a bit here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones lands with a cross.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jones won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.

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

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

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Les Roughneck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roughneck comes to the cage accompanied by Roughest Neck Around - Corb Lund. Joe Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Roughneck
vs
Johnson

184 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Les Roughneck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Roughneck shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Roughneck sits in half guard.
Roughneck trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Roughneck is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
Roughneck wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
Roughneck is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roughneck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roughneck frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Roughneck swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Johnson is now in Roughneck's guard. A big mistake from Roughneck there, giving up the dominant position!
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Roughneck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roughneck looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Roughneck working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson wanted to stand there but Roughneck had control of the position.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson won't allow Roughneck to sweep him here.
Roughneck throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Roughneck keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Roughneck keeps it at a distance.
Roughneck shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roughneck circles away from the clinch attempt.

Roughneck shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Johnson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Roughneck will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Roughneck with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Roughneck throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Roughneck wants to finish this one by submission but Johnson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Roughneck.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Poor strikes thrown by Roughneck there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Roughneck working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is in no mood to give up.

Roughneck looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Roughneck is breathing heavily.
Johnson regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes Roughneck off looking to stand but Roughneck dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.

Roughneck wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnson tries to kick Roughneck off but Roughneck keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Johnson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Roughneck is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johnson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johnson has escaped and now he's on top!

Roughneck is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Roughneck is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Roughneck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Roughneck has wrist control.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Roughneck is keeping the position.
Roughneck keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Roughneck drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Les Roughneck dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson is looking to clinch but Roughneck is avoiding it.

Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Roughneck shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Roughneck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roughneck is controlling him.

Roughneck is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roughneck is controlling him.

Roughneck is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roughneck looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roughneck's guard.
Johnson trying to control but Roughneck is working from the bottom.
Roughneck manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.

Roughneck looking to secure an arm triangle but Johnson defends it well.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Roughneck tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Roughneck looking to secure an arm triangle but Johnson defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Roughneck tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Roughneck takes Johnson's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Johnson is in trouble.

Roughneck working for the choke.
Roughneck misses with a punch to the head.

Roughneck looking for the choke from the back.
Johnson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Johnson is looking to escape but he's done so without protecting himself and Roughneck manages to counter with a nice rear naked choke! Johnson is in trouble and he's forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Les Roughneck!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Lowe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Delgado
vs
Lowe

175 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Fast

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dallas Delgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Lowe!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delgado keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Delgado.

Delgado looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lowe!
Lowe is working to get back to half guard.

Lowe tries to improve his position but Delgado has taken his back! Delgado has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Lowe tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Delgado Pushes Lowe away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dallas Delgado!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kermodian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kermodian has chosen Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Page
vs
Kermodian

179 cm
18
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clayton Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Kermodian!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermodian is looking to clinch but Page is avoiding it.
Kermodian checks the leg kick.
Kermodian looks to land a left hand but Page moved out of range nicely.
Page swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Page checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Page throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mark Kermodian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kermodian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Page misses with a few strikes there.
Page looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kermodian is fending him off so far but Page persists. Nope, Kermodian circles away and we're back to standing.
Page misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kermodian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Page scores with a three punch combo!

Kermodian is rocked!
Page connects with a solid leg kick.
Kermodian is still on wobbly legs! Can Page finish him?
Page will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kermodian seems to have recovered his senses.
Page has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clayton Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Page could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A big left from Page misses.
Page throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Page, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Page takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Page is breathing heavily.
Kermodian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kermodian wants to slow Page down by chopping away at his legs.
Kermodian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kermodian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Page's head backwards.
Page comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Page.
Nice takedown defense from Kermodian. No joy for Page on that attempt.
Kermodian tries a low kick but Page avoids it.
Page throws a one two combo.
Page shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kermodian as he avoids it easily.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kermodian moves away.
Page shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kermodian pinned against the cage. Kermodian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Page is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kermodian.
Kermodian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page circles away from the clinch attempt.
Page looks to land a combination but Kermodian avoids it well.
Page fails to land with a series of punches.
Page fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Page misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mark Kermodian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kermodian throws a body kick that misses.
Kermodian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kermodian has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Page fails to land with a series of punches.
Kermodian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Page is fending him off so far but Kermodian persists. Nope, Page circles away and we're back to standing.
Page rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kermodian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Kermodian forces Page back against the cage and clinches.
Kermodian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Page takes a knee right on the jaw!

Page is rocked!

It looks like Clayton Page has been cut.
Kermodian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Page has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kermodian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Page wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kermodian prevents Page from breaking the clinch.

Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kermodian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Kermodian clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kermodian trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kermodian.
Page is trying to break free.
Page wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Page can't break the clinch.
Page is trying to break free.
Kermodian prevents Page from breaking the clinch.
Kermodian prevents Page from breaking the clinch.
Kermodian scores with a knee to the head.
Page wants to get back to striking at distance but Kermodian won't allow it.
Kermodian tries to land a knee to the head but Page blocks with his arms.
Kermodian misses with a knee strike.
Page wants to break free but Kermodian has control.
Page has had enough of the clinch but Kermodian keeps him there for the moment.

Page breaks the clinch.
Page closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kermodian circles away.
Nice combo by Page! Oh, that's hurt him - Kermodian falls to the canvas and Page follows him into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kermodian is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Page is controlling him well.
Page lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kermodian down.
Kermodian gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kermodian is not content to let Page control the position.

Kermodian looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kermodian is controlling Page's trapped leg to prevent Page from advancing to side control.
Kermodian trying to control from the bottom.
Kermodian wants to get back to full guard.
Kermodian is trying to maintain the position but Page is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Page is keen to just control but Kermodian is a slippery customer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Good work by Kermodian as he checks the leg kick.
Page misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Clayton Page will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clayton Page's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Kermodian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Page misses with a few strikes there.
Page drops Kermodian with a nice combination! Page dives into Kermodian's guard, looking to finish!
Page tries to free his leg and advance position but Kermodian is retaining full guard.
Page trying to control but Kermodian is working from the bottom.
Page won't allow Kermodian to sweep him here.

Kermodian is looking for a triangle but Page pushes his legs off easily.
Page stops Kermodian from standing up.
Kermodian working a defensive guard here.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Kermodian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Page keeps the fight on the outside.
Kermodian tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Page fails with the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kermodian.
Kermodian throws a leg kick which misses Page's front leg but catches the back leg as Page tries to avoid it.
Clayton Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kermodian swings away with a body shot that misses
and Page counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Page keeps the fight on the outside.
Kermodian lands a glancing blow to the side of Page's head.
Page looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kermodian is fending him off so far but Page persists. Nope, Kermodian circles away and we're back to standing.
Kermodian tries to clinch up.
Page keeps the fight on the outside.
Page fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clayton Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Page misses with a wild combination.
Kermodian tries to clinch up but Page circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page misses with a series of wild punches.

Page feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kermodian looking to control.
Kermodian has his hands on Page's head, controlling the position.
Kermodian working a defensive guard here.
Page trying to control but Kermodian is working from the bottom.
Kermodian looking to control.
Kermodian looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Kermodian.
No joy there for Page, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page swinging wilding here.
Good work by Page as he checks the leg kick.
Page throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kermodian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kermodian throws a shot from downtown. Page moves away and avoids it.
Kermodian scores with a leg kick.
Kermodian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kermodian in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Kermodian gets a clinch.
Kermodian looking to throw knees to the head but Page is blocking nicely.

Page breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clayton Page is winning the standup battle so far.
Page shoots in but Kermodian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kermodian, right into the meat.
Kermodian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Page throws a series of punches but Kermodian moves out of range.
Page looks to land a combination but Kermodian avoids it well.
Page throws a low kick but Kermodian avoids it.
Page takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kermodian.
Page misses with a double jab.
Kermodian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Page throws out the jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Kermodian scores with a four punch combination!Kermodian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kermodian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Page.
Page is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Page takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Page lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Page misses with the combination.
Page throws a one two combo.
Kermodian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Page misses with a double jab.
Page chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kermodian can pounce on him.
Kermodian scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Page misses with a low kick.
Page looks for a takedown but Kermodian sprawls well.
Kermodian is looking to clinch but Page is avoiding it.
Kermodian looks to land a body kick but Page moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Kermodian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clayton Page's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Page shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kermodian as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Page, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Page misses with a body shot.
A combination from Page does no damage.
Kermodian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Page misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kermodian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Page chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Page misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Page misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kermodian drives through and clinches with Page against the cage.
Kermodian looking to throw knees to the head but Page is blocking nicely.
Page avoiding damage as Kermodian throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kermodian keeps control of Page as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kermodian prevents Page from breaking the clinch.
Kermodian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Page wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kermodian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Kermodian connects with a knee to the head.
Kermodian tries to land a knee to the head but Page blocks with his arms.
Page can't break the clinch.
Kermodian lands a right hand.
Page can't break the clinch.
Page is trying to break free.
Kermodian lands a body shot in the clinch.

Kermodian connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Page goes down! Kermodian jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Oh Page is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermodian controlling the position easily from mount.

Kermodian stands up from mount. Strange move.
Kermodian throws a shot from downtown. Page moves away and avoids it.
Page seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Kermodian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kermodian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kermodian wants to land a leg kick but Page is out of range.
Page tries for a takedown but Kermodian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clayton Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kermodian thows a body kick. Page tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Page throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kermodian scores with a shot to the body.
A cross from Kermodian lands.
Good exchange - Page coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian throws a shot from downtown. Page moves away and avoids it.
Page lands a nice shot to the body.
Page walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kermodian drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Page swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kermodian's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clayton Page!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between YB Sol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaston Chevarie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sol kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is SFIV - Theme of Ryu 2. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sol
vs
Chevarie

185 cm
25
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Nice elbows
Heavy handed

Blaze Ronin Street Gear

Green Spirit Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, YB Sol!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaston Chevarie!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sol forces Chevarie back against the cage and clinches.
Chevarie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sol has him pressed against the cage.

Sol has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Chevarie clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Sol is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Chevarie knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Chevarie for a finish.
Sol struggling to keep hold of the position.

Sol is looking for a rear naked choke here but Chevarie reverses the position brilliantly into Sol's guard!
Sol is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sol seems keen to control Chevarie's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Chevarie is sitting in close to Sol's body. Sol has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Chevarie is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Chevarie is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sol.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). YB Sol!
YB Sol retains his light heavyweight title!