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CFC 89: Compétiteurs PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Vasiliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moy Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasiliev comes to the cage accompanied by Hate me now. Mendez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: War Machine - AC/DC. Moy Mendez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oleg Vasiliev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Moy Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasiliev shoots in looking for a takedown. Mendez tries to sprawl out of it but Vasiliev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mendez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mendez scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Oleg Vasiliev has been cut.
Vasiliev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mendez tries to hold on but Vasiliev postures up.
Mendez is looking to improve his position but Vasiliev isn't that keen on the idea.
Mendez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Vasiliev. What's that going to do exactly?
Vasiliev trying to control but Mendez is having none of it.
Vasiliev looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mendez gets back to half guard.
Vasiliev is working for a kimura but Mendez is defending it quite comfortably.
Mendez is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Vasiliev pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vasiliev works his way into side control.
Vasiliev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mendez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasiliev working away.
Mendez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vasiliev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mendez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vasiliev is breathing heavily.
Mendez is looking for a sweep.
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vasiliev working away.
Mendez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vasiliev kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mendez is looking to regain half guard here but Vasiliev keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Mendez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mendez tries to clinch up but Vasiliev circles away and keeps his distance.
Mendez lands a head kick that stumbles Vasiliev and the fighters go to the mat.
Vasiliev working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mendez has passed into half guard!
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Vasiliev is defending well.
Mendez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vasiliev is just riding it out for now. Mendez eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev trying to control but Mendez postures up.
Mendez trying to pass the guard but Vasiliev defending well.
Mendez seems to be looking for submissions.
Mendez slips a nice elbow through Vasiliev's hands, connecting with Vasiliev's forehead.
Mendez 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.
Mendez is looking to take a break and control but Vasiliev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vasiliev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vasiliev actively working from the bottom here.
Mendez is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasiliev is refusing to be controlled, as Mendez sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moy Mendez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Vasiliev'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.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasiliev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendez tries to clinch up.
Mendez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vasiliev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mendez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vasiliev struggling a bit here.
Mendez is trying to get an arm triangle but Vasiliev is defending well.
Vasiliev struggling a bit here.
Mendez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendez working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vasiliev tries to improve position but can't.
Mendez working the head and body with strikes.
Mendez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vasiliev has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vasiliev tries to improve position but can't.
Mendez working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez decides to stand back up. Mendez steps back and let's Vasiliev get back to his feet.
Vasiliev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mendez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mendez is working Vasiliev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vasiliev keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
Vasiliev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mendez is pushing down on Vasiliev's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vasiliev is fighting to maintain full guard but Mendez has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Vasiliev is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Moy Mendez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orland Kurtenbach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin has chosen Slaughterhouse-WoodStock as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Orland Kurtenbach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin keeps the fight on the outside.
Kurtenbach misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Franklin misses.
Kurtenbach swats away the attempt to clinch by Franklin.
Kurtenbach keeps the fight on the outside.
Franklin throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Franklin misses the target.
Franklin misses with a straight right.
Franklin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kurtenbach swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Franklin misses.
Kurtenbach blocks a jab.
Kurtenbach connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Franklin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kurtenbach. Kurtenbach obviously looking to wear him down.
Franklin loads up on a big right hand but Kurtenbach slips the punch.
Franklin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Franklin looks gassed!
Kurtenbach tries a head kick but it misses.
Franklin throws a lazy head kick
enabling Kurtenbach to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurtenbach throws a series of punches but Franklin moves out of range.
Kurtenbach moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Franklin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Franklin connects with a crisp jab.
Franklin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Orland Kurtenbach has been cut.
Jake Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin fails with the takedown.
Orland Kurtenbach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Franklin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtenbach works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick lands from Kurtenbach that sends Franklin to the canvas. Franklin tries to scramble back to his feet but Kurtenbach brings him back down into side control.
Franklin tries to escape but Kurtenbach is in control.
Kurtenbach misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kurtenbach wants to lay and pray for a moment but Franklin keeps working.
Franklin dodges the ground and pound from Kurtenbach.
Kurtenbach wants to stand but Franklin is controlling his arm.
Kurtenbach misses with the ground and pound.
Kurtenbach wants to stand but Franklin has his arm trapped.
Franklin wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Franklin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Franklin misses.
Franklin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurtenbach throws out the jab.
Franklin throws the left hand but Kurtenbach avoids the punch easily.
Franklin misses the shot to the body.
Franklin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kurtenbach.
Kurtenbach takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kurtenbach slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Franklin.
Kurtenbach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtenbach throws a lazy right hand but Franklin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kurtenbach does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick by Franklin misses
and Kurtenbach counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Franklin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurtenbach.
Kurtenbach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Franklin does no damage.
Franklin misses with a jab to the body
and Kurtenbach counters with a nice low kick that buckles Franklin's knee momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Franklin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick
and Kurtenbach counters with a three punch combo that has Franklin backing up. Franklin nods at Kurtenbach to acknowledge the strikes.
Franklin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Franklin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kurtenbach is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Franklin.
Franklin throws a hook but Kurtenbach blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orland Kurtenbach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orland Kurtenbach'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.
Franklin avoids the head kick by Kurtenbach.
Franklin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kurtenbach counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kurtenbach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Franklin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Franklin wants to land a leg kick but Kurtenbach is out of range.
Franklin throws a head kick but Kurtenbach moves out of range.
Kurtenbach misses with a combination
letting Franklin counter with a right hand.
Franklin wants to clinch.
Franklin misses with a looping right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtenbach takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Franklin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kurtenbach. Kurtenbach circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kurtenbach throws a series of punches but Franklin moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Franklin misses the target.
Franklin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurtenbach manages to avoid it.
Kurtenbach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Franklin. That snapped Kurtenbach's head back.
Orland Kurtenbach's cut is getting worse.
Franklin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kurtenbach circles away quickly and effectively.
Kurtenbach slips under a jab from Franklin.
Franklin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kurtenbach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Franklin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws a right hand that Kurtenbach ducks under and follows up with a left that Kurtenbach also avoids with ease.
Franklin throws a body punch but Kurtenbach moves out of range.
Kurtenbach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franklin throws out the jab.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kurtenbach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurtenbach slips under a jab.
Kurtenbach throws a hook but Franklin avoids it easily.
Franklin misses the jab.
Kurtenbach throws a head kick that misses.
Franklin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franklin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtenbach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franklin.
Kurtenbach throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Franklin on the side of the head.
Kurtenbach slips under a jab from Franklin.
Franklin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Franklin avoids the head kick by Kurtenbach.
Kurtenbach slips a jab from Franklin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurtenbach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franklin avoids the head kick by Kurtenbach.
Nice uppercut there from Franklin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin wants to clinch.
Franklin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kurtenbach, right into the meat.
Franklin misses with the combination.
Franklin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kurtenbach as he jumps to the side.
Franklin just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Franklin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Orland Kurtenbach's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Kurtenbach connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from Franklin misses.
Kurtenbach misses with a head kick.
Kurtenbach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Franklin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin stands up from Kurtenbach's guard - Franklin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kurtenbach throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kurtenbach slips a straight right by Franklin.
Franklin throws a big shot that misses.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses.
Orland Kurtenbach is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurtenbach scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Franklin slips a jab and a cross from Kurtenbach.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Franklin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kurtenbach gets caught flat footed, as Franklin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kurtenbach is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Franklin stands up and waves to Kurtenbach to follow him.
Kurtenbach throws a sloppy head kick and Franklin moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurtenbach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franklin throws out the jab.
Franklin misses the jab.
Franklin throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin misses with a looping left.
Franklin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurtenbach.
Franklin blocks a head kick by Kurtenbach.
Franklin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Franklin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a straight right.
Kurtenbach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Franklin looks to throw a body kick
and Kurtenbach counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Franklin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kurtenbach throws a nice looking combination but Franklin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franklin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses
and Kurtenbach counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Franklin throws out a loose jab but Kurtenbach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franklin blocks a head kick by Kurtenbach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kurtenbach ducks under a wild hook from Franklin.
Kurtenbach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurtenbach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Franklin misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Kurtenbach.
Kurtenbach lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from Franklin lands but Kurtenbach takes it in his stride.
Orland Kurtenbach's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin clobbers Kurtenbach with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Franklin looks to land a left hand but Kurtenbach moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Franklin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Franklin 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Franklin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Belisle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nike Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Adonis's choice of entrance music: The Game. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Belisle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nike Adonis!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adonis throws a nice looking combination but Belisle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belisle slips under a jab.
Adonis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adonis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adonis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belisle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adonis misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belisle.
Belisle misses with a body shot.
Belisle closes the distance and clinches.
Belisle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adonis lands with a right to the head.
Adonis misses with some punches.
Belisle blocks an uppercut.
Adonis lands an uppercut.
Belisle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Belisle crunches a lovely knee into Adonis's ribcage.
Belisle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adonis has Belisle pushed against the cage.
Adonis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belisle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adonis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonis presses Belisle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adonis has a couple of punches blocked by Belisle.
Belisle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Belisle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belisle tries to pull guard but Adonis holds him up against the cage and eventually Belisle drops back down to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adonis. Belisle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adonis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belisle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belisle darts in and clinches Adonis up against the cage.
Belisle trying to stall but Adonis improves his position.
Belisle pushes off an throws an elbow but Adonis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Belisle tries to land knees in the clinch but Adonis avoids the damage to the body.
Belisle tries to land a knee to the head but Adonis blocks with his arms.
Belisle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adonis's face.
Belisle lands a knee to the head.
Adonis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belisle.
Adonis has Belisle pressed against the cage.
Belisle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adonis blocks it with crossed arms.
Belisle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belisle tries to stall but Adonis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Belisle tries to land a knee to the head but Adonis blocks with his arms.
Belisle trying to stall but Adonis improves his position.
Adonis taking a breather.
Belisle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Belisle throws an elbow that misses.
Adonis lands a nice shot to the body.
Come on Adonis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A knee to the head by Belisle.
Belisle trying to land knees to the body.
Adonis lands a nice uppercut.
Belisle tries to work over Adonis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belisle missing with knees to the body.
Belisle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adonis.
Belisle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adonis scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Adonis.
Belisle is breathing heavily.
Adonis wants to get back to striking at distance but Belisle won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Adonis.
Adonis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Adonis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonis digs a right hand into Belisle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belisle's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Adonis - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Adonis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adonis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belisle backwards.
Belisle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adonis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adonis is pushing Belisle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Belisle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Belisle tries to land knees in the clinch but Adonis avoids the damage to the body.
Adonis is working Belisle over against the cage.
Adonis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belisle backwards.
Belisle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adonis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adonis scores with a shoulder strike.
Belisle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adonis.
Adonis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adonis lands a body shot.
Adonis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Belisle tries a knee to the head but Adonis blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adonis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Adonis.
Nike Adonis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belisle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adonis misses with an uppercut. Belisle saw that one coming.
Adonis throws a series of punches but Belisle avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adonis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adonis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belisle at a distance.
Belisle throws the kick towards the body but Adonis avoids it.
Adonis connects with a body shot.
Belisle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adonis throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adonis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belisle takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick misses from Belisle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nike Adonis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Belisle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adonis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adonis lands a nice shot that snaps Belisle's head back.
Belisle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adonis.
Belisle looks to land a right hand but Adonis moved out of range.
Belisle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adonis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adonis misses with a two punch combination.
Adonis just misses with a punch to the body.
Adonis misses the jab.
A left lands for Adonis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adonis throws the left hand but Belisle avoids the punch easily.
Belisle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adonis pinned against the cage. Adonis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belisle shoots for a takedown but Adonis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Adonis connects with a nice looking jab.
Adonis throws the left hand but Belisle avoids the punch easily.
Adonis throws a nice looking combination but Belisle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adonis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Belisle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belisle throws a series of punches but Adonis avoids them all with ease.
No luck for Belisle with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Belisle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adonis throws an overhand right that lands on Belisle's shoulder, as Belisle tries to avoid the shot.
Adonis throws a right and a left that Belisle avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Belisle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Belisle moves into the clinch.
Come on Adonis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Adonis cracks Belisle with a nice body shot.
Belisle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Adonis just stands there and leans against the cage.
A hook to the body from Adonis.
Belisle tries to land a knee to the head but Adonis blocks with his arms.
Belisle throws a head punch that misses.
Belisle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Adonis is leaning against Belisle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adonis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Adonis.
Adonis lands a shoulder strike.
Belisle tries to pull guard but Adonis holds him up against the cage and eventually Belisle drops back down to his feet.
Adonis pushes Belisle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adonis cracks Belisle with a nice body shot.
Adonis avoiding damage.
Belisle tries to land knees in the clinch but Adonis avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belisle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adonis.
Belisle tries to land a knee to the head but Adonis blocks with his arms.
Adonis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adonis wants to get back to striking at distance but Belisle won't allow it.
Adonis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adonis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belisle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adonis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adonis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adonis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nike Adonis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Belisle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adonis blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adonis.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adonis lands a body punch.
Adonis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adonis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belisles head.
Belisle missing with knees to the body.
Adonis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adonis managing to block the knees to the body from Belisle.
Adonis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Adonis.
Nice body punch from Adonis.
Adonis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Belisle or not.
A hook to the body from Adonis.
Adonis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Belisle up against the cage.
Adonis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Adonis.
Adonis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adonis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belisle.
Adonis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adonis misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A cross from Adonis lands.
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!
Adonis tries to clinch but Belisle moves out of range.
Adonis scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nike Adonis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Adonis looks to score with a jab to the body but Belisle is just out of range.
Adonis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Adonis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belisle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Belisle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adonis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Steve Belisle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adonis looks to land a combination but Belisle avoids it well.
Belisle is looking to clinch.
Adonis lands a nice hook to Belisle's body. Belisle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steve Belisle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belisle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adonis cracks Belisle with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belisle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adonis.
Belisle missing with knees to the body.
Adonis wants to break free but Belisle has control.
Adonis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Belisle misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonis lands a body punch.
Adonis wants to break free but Belisle has control.
Adonis gets through Belisle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belisle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adonis blocks it with crossed arms.
Belisle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Adonis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Adonis - that landed with a thud.
Adonis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Belisle or not.
Adonis taking a breather.
Adonis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adonis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adonis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adonis cracks Belisle with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Adonis.
Adonis is trying to break free.
Adonis digs a right hand underneath Belisle's ribcage. Belisle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adonis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adonis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Adonis presses Belisle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adonis presses Belisle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Adonis.
Adonis works on Belisle's body with a couple of short punches.
Adonis digs a right hand underneath Belisle's ribcage. Belisle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adonis lands a body punch.
Adonis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belisle has him pressed against the cage.
Adonis is trying to break free.
Adonis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adonis lands a body punch.
Belisle has a couple of punches blocked by Adonis.
Adonis lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Adonis.
Adonis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adonis cracks Belisle with a nice body shot.
Adonis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belisle.
Adonis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Steve Belisle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adonis pushes Belisle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adonis digs a right hand underneath Belisle's ribcage. Belisle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adonis lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Adonis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Adonis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belisle.
Adonis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adonis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belisle misses with a knee strike.
Belisle misses with a knee strike.
Adonis cracks Belisle with a nice body shot.
Adonis digs a right hand underneath Belisle's ribcage. Belisle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adonis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adonis looks to land a combination but Belisle avoids it well.
Belisle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Adonis moves out of range of the leg kick from Belisle.
Belisle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adonis pinned against the cage. Adonis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adonis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nike Adonis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adonis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belisle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Belisle tries to clinch up but Adonis circles away and keeps his distance.
Adonis connects with a right hand. Belisle shakes it off.
Adonis cracks Belisle with a good jab.
Adonis lands a nice shot to the body.
Adonis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belisle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adonis dips to his left and cracks Belisle with an uppercut!
Adonis checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nike Adonis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adonis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 25:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nike Adonis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Polk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daigo Goto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for James Polk has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Polk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daigo Goto!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Polk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Polk misses with a hook.
Goto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Polk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Polk cracks Goto with a big right hand and Goto goes down!
It looks like Daigo Goto has been cut.
Goto looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Polk puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Goto wants to improve his position but Polk is controlling well.
Goto is looking to get back to full guard here but Polk has managed to pass to side control instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Goto wants to control but Polk is having none of it.
Polk controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Polk wants to get back to his feet but Goto is holding on tight.
Goto is looking to get to half guard.
Goto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Polk tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Goto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Polk looking to ground and pound but Goto is blocking nicely.
Goto tries to reverse the position but Polk maintains control.
Polk controlling from mount.
Polk's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Polk wants to control the pace but Goto is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Goto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Polk looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Polk working for a submission but Goto is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Polk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daigo Goto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goto shoots in but no luck this time.
Polk misses with a wild body shot.
Goto slips under a jab from Polk.
James Polk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Polk tests Goto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Polk misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Polk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Goto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Goto shoots in and bounces Polk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Polk keeping full guard, as Goto tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Polk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Polk has control of Goto's left arm, preventing Goto from doing any damage.
Polk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Polk seems keen to control Goto's posture.
Goto distracts Polk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goto slips nicely into half guard.
Goto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Polk's head.
Polk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Goto wants to control but Polk is keeping him busy.
Polk is trying to maintain the position but Goto is very close to passing his half guard.
Goto is looking to stall here but Polk recovers full guard.
Polk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Goto is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Polk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Polk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Polk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goto shoots in for a double leg but Polk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Polk throws a hook but Goto avoids it easily.
Goto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Polk as he avoids it easily.
James Polk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daigo Goto.
Goto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goto trying to mount his opponent but Polk defends it.
Goto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Goto is looking to pass Polk's guard but actually Polk recovers to full guard.
Goto pushing down on Polk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Polk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Polk tries to get out of the position.
Polk is trying to stand.
Polk trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Goto won't let Polk get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daigo Goto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daigo Goto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Polk throws a jab but it's blocked by Goto.
Goto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Polk throws out the jab.
Polk looks to throw the jab but Goto is out of range.
Polk misses with the combination.
Goto staying out of range there.
Polk lands a with a good body shot.
Polk misses with a looping left.
Polk misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Polk throws the left hand but Goto avoids the punch easily.
Goto misses with a straight right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Polk lands a nice hook to Goto's body. Goto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polk looks to land a right hand but Goto moved out of range.
Goto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Polk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Polk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Polk throws a big shot that misses.
Polk throws a hook but Goto blocks it.
A jab from Polk does it's job there.
Polk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goto blocks a jab.
Polk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Polk misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Goto shoots for a takedown but Polk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Goto thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Polk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
James Polk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daigo Goto.
Goto moves in looking to clinch but Polk pushes him off.
Goto throws a hook to the side of Polk's head but Polk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Polk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
James Polk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Polk throws a shot from downtown. Goto moves away and avoids it.
Polk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goto.
Polk throws a jab when Goto was well out of range.
Goto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Polk throws a series of punches but Goto avoids them all with ease.
Polk misses with an uppercut. Goto saw that one coming.
Goto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Polk.
Goto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Polk pinned against the cage. Polk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Polk scores with a decent looking hook.
Goto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Polk.
Polk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goto shoots in and drives through. Polk sprawls well.
Polk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Polk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That has opened up Daigo Goto's cut even more.
Polk misses with a wild combination.
Polk throws a series of punches but Goto moves out of range.
Polk misses with a looping right.
Polk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Polk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goto was well out of range. Poor timing from Polk.
Goto closes the distance and clinches up with Polk, looking for a takedown. Goto pushes Polk against the cage but Polk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Goto ducks under a wild hook from Polk.
Polk misses with a hook. Goto ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Polk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Polk 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Polk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Shadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phal Um (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Shadows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phal Um!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadows misses with an uppercut.
Um looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Um thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Um trying to control the action but Shadows is working from the bottom.
Shadows wants to get back to his feet.
Um moves into full mount! Shadows won't be happy about that!
Shadows is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shadows tries to buck Um off but he can't manage it.
Um lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Um throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shadows because Um loaded up on that one.
Um throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Um 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.
Shadows wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Um.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Um punishing his opponent with strikes.
Um lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Shadows really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shadows can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Um controlling the pace for now.
Shadows really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Um wants to control the pace but Shadows is squirming around nicely.
Shadows gets back to half guard.
Um looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Um thows a huge punch but Shadows dodges it nicely.
Um tries to pass to full mount but Shadows defends it.
Um takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shadows wants to get back to his feet.
Um wants to take a breather but Shadows is having none of it.
Um missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Um has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Um is taking a breather. Shadows says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shadows is looking for a sweep. Um is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Um slows the pace down in half guard.
Shadows is refusing to be controlled, as Um sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shadows has hold of Um's hands but Um slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phal Um dominated that round.
That's time! Shadows's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shadows lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Um backs up against the cage.
Shadows avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shadows throws out a powerful jab.
Max Shadows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Um closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Um looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shadows throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shadows.
Um slips under a jab from Shadows.
Um keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Um throws a body punch but Shadows moves out of range.
Um uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shadows.
Shadows tries to bum rush Um with a series of wild strikes but Um uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shadows cracks a nice hook into Um's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Shadows misses the target.
Um closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Um prevents Shadows from improving his position.
Um takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Um's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Um looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Um scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shadows trying to hold on to Um's head to control him but Um postures up.
Um thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shadows's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shadows wants to control but Um is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Um looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shadows is looking to control Um's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shadows avoid being mounted?
Shadows regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Um.
Um looking to sit in guard and control but Shadows gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Um is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Um keeping moving, preventing Shadows from controlling successfully.
Um looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Um has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Um not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shadows stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Um closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Um looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shadows trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Phal Um will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Um uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shadows.
Um throws a hook to the side of Shadows's head but Shadows sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shadows displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shadows throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shadows misses with a jab to the body
and Um counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shadows throws a series of punches but Um moves out of range.
Um misses with a looping right.
Shadows swinging wilding here.
Shadows throws a series of punches but Um moves out of range.
Um fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shadows sprawls well initially but Um persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Um content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadows is looking to control Um's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shadows avoid being mounted?
Um stops Shadows from getting back to his feet.
Um is controlling the pace.
Um is trying to control the action in half guard but Shadows is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Um seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shadows manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Shadows swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Um counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Um trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Um trying to control the position from guard on top but Shadows is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shadows looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Um sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shadows's guard.
Shadows regains full guard. Nicely done.
Phal Um has got the better of the ground game so far.
Um trying to control but Shadows is working from the bottom.
Um stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shadows swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Max Shadows has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phal Um is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Um is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Um in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shadows avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Um is stalling in the full guard.
Shadows pushes Um off and gets back to his feet.
Shadows misses with a body punch
and Um counters with a takedown into side control.
Um connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shadows some visible discomfort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phal Um comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Um 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phal Um!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Kanehara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 lbs
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213 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Kanehara!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanehara misses with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Kanehara as Wood shoots in.
Kanehara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kanehara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kanehara stuffs the takedown attempt from Wood. Wood gets slowly back to his feet.
Kanehara throws a chopping leg kick but Wood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Wood throws a series of punches but Kanehara moves out of range.
Kanehara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kanehara scores with a nice strike.
Kanehara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wood dips to his left and cracks Kanehara with an uppercut!
Wood works the jab nicely.
Kanehara throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
Wood moves out of range as Kanehara strikes.
Kanehara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanehara.
Kanehara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wood's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanehara is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Wood hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Akira Kanehara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duke Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hollis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by the Offspring - Beheaded. Hollis has chosen UGK - Pocket Full of Stones as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duke Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Hollis!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollis loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hollis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hollis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Hollis slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Hollis throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hollis counters with a straight right hand.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hollis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hollis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hollis looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davis throws a series of strikes that have Hollis backpedaling.
Hollis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davis tries to clinch up
and Hollis counters with a two punch combo.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hollis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Duke Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hollis counters with a series of strikes. Davis will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hollis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hollis counters with a right hand to the body.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollis lands with a right hand.
Hollis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Duke Davis has been cut.
Davis looks to land a combination but Hollis avoids it well.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Hollis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Davis looks up at the clock. Bad move! Hollis lands a right hand from hell, dropping Davis. Hollis pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Hollis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meat Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snatch Dat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dat's choice of entrance music: Bring The Pain. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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216 lbs
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Snatch Dat!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machine wants to clinch up but Dat keeps it at a distance.
Machine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machine tries to clinch there but Dat circles away.
Dat fails to land the takedown.
Machine fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dat shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dat was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Machine is bucking up trying to escape but Dat cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine bucks up and throws Dat to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Meat Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machine throws a looping overhand right but Dat ducks down to avoid it.
Machine throws a big shot that misses.
Machine connects with a jab.
It looks like Snatch Dat has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dat shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Machine as he avoids it easily.
Machine scores with a jab to the body.
Dat looks gassed!
A big right from Machine misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine misses the shot to the body.
Dat defending well as Machine loads up on a big left hand.
Machine jabs at Dat's body.
Machine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dat swats away the attempt to clinch by Machine.
Machine wants to clinch up but Dat keeps it at a distance.
Machine takes a swing at Dat's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine doesn't manage to clinch there - Dat circles away.
Machine just misses with a punch to the body.
Dat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dat swats away the attempt to clinch by Machine.
Machine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dat.
Dat changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Machine tries to avoid it but Dat manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Machine to the ground. Machine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Meat Machine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Snatch Dat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine swings for the body but Dat moves out of range.
Machine is looking to clinch but Dat is avoiding it.
Dat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Machine pinned against the cage. Machine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dat swats away the attempt to clinch by Machine.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machine throws a shot from downtown. Dat moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meat Machine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Snatch Dat's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Machine throws a looping overhand right but Dat ducks down to avoid it.
Dat shoots in for a double leg but Machine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Machine throws a hook but Dat avoids it easily.
Dat closes this distance looking for a takedown but Machine circles away.
Dat throws a hook to the side of Machine's head but Machine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machine throws a big shot that misses.
Dat closes this distance looking for a takedown but Machine circles away.
Meat Machine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Snatch Dat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine tries to clinch up but Dat circles away and keeps his distance.
Machine scores with a hook to the body. Dat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Machine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dat shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Machine is trying to stand back up but Dat is controlling him
Dat misses with a head shot. Machine uses the momentum to regain guard.
Machine wants to stand and escape but Dat is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dat trying to control but Machine is working from the bottom.
Dat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Machine keeping moving, preventing Dat from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Machine waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Dat.
Dat moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine misses with a looping right.
Machine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dat.
Dat fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dat shoots in for a double leg but Machine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dat keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Machine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machine takes the fight into the clinch.
Machine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machine is working Dat over against the cage.
Machine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dat.
Dat is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Machine.
A hook to the body from Machine.
Machine lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Machine.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Machine.
Machine scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Machine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meat Machine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Snatch Dat's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Machine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dat shoots in but no luck this time.
Machine tries to clinch up but Dat circles away and keeps his distance.
Dat scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dat trying to control the action but Machine is working from the bottom.
Machine gets back to half guard.
Dat is just content to waste time from the top position. Machine takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dat prevents Machine from getting back to his feet.
Dat postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Machine is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dat, into his guard.
Machine is looking to stand up but Dat won't let him.
Dat working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machine has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dat is proving hard to escape from.
Dat had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Machine is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Dat Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Machine's back instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dat misses with a punch to the head.
Machine trying to get back to his feet but Dat is in full control for now.
Dat looking for the choke from the back.
Dat throws strikes from the back but Machine rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Machine.
Machine is trying to control the position but Dat postures up.
Dat looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine keeping moving, preventing Dat from controlling successfully.
Dat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Machine is fending him off so far but Dat persists. Nope, Machine circles away and we're back to standing.
Machine just misses with a punch to the body.
Dat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dat swats away the attempt to clinch by Machine.
Dat gets a takedown into half guard.
Machine pushes Dat off looking to stand but Dat dives back in and keeps control.
Dat is trying to control. Machine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Snatch Dat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meat Machine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Machine makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that's the end of the fight!
Meat Machine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Machine, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meat Machine!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aivan Kamala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quan Raiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quan Raiden told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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22
163 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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19
167 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aivan Kamala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quan Raiden!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamala misses with a wild body shot.
Raiden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raiden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kamala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kamala. That snapped Raiden's head back.
Kamala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raiden avoids the head kick by Kamala.
Raiden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamala connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Raiden lands a jab to the head.
Kamala just misses with a punch to the body.
Raiden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamala throws out the jab.
Kamala is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kamala throws a big shot that misses.
Kamala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raiden misses with a low kick.
Raiden misses with a looping right.
Kamala has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raiden finds it's way round the side to connect with Kamala's head.
Raiden moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Raiden.
Kamala throws a looping overhand right but Raiden ducks down to avoid it.
Raiden has Kamala up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Raiden.
Kamala pushes Raiden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Raiden lands a right hand.
Kamala avoiding damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raiden.
A head punch on the inside from Kamala fails to land.
Kamala drops down looking for an ankle pick but Raiden pulls his leg out and moves away.
Raiden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raiden jabs at Kamala's body.
Kamala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kamala shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot by Raiden.
Kamala misses with a body punch
and Raiden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kamala takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kamala misses with a hook to the body
and Raiden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Kamala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raiden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kamala throws a hook to the side of Raiden's head but Raiden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamala takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kamala on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raiden. Raiden obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamala digs a good hook to Raiden's body.
Kamala tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kamala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raiden was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raiden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kamala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kamala slips a jab from Raiden.
Kamala looks to score with a jab to the body but Raiden is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamala misses the target.
Kamala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raiden counters with a straight right hand.
Raiden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Raiden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kamala throws a body punch but Raiden moves out of range.
Raiden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamala tries a head kick but it misses.
Raiden stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aivan Kamala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raiden, as that shot connected.
Raiden takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Kamala.
Kamala throws a hook but Raiden avoids it easily.
Kamala takes a swing at Raiden's ribcage but misses.
Raiden lands with an overhand left.
Kamala moves out of range as Raiden strikes.
Kamala takes a swing at Raiden's ribcage but misses.
Kamala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raiden was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamala.
Raiden walks into a straight right hand from Kamala.
Kamala slips under a jab from Raiden.
A telegraphed right hand from Raiden misses the target.
Kamala displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raiden misses with a series of wild punches.
Kamala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raiden.
Raiden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aivan Kamala dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Raiden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raiden lands the left hand.
A jab from Kamala misses.
Kamala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kamala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Raiden as he connects with a hook.
Kamala is rocked!
Raiden lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quan Raiden!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilari Hurma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hurma's choice of entrance music: Yello - Oh Yeah. Rick Robinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ilari Hurma!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson misses with a body kick.
Robinson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Robinson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Hurma.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robinson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Hurma.
Hurma moves out of range as Robinson strikes.
Robinson takes a swing at Hurma's ribcage but misses.
Hurma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hurma throws out the jab.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hurma crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Robinson - the referee stops the clock and Hurma gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Robinson. Hurma manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurma misses the jab.
Robinson cracks the inside of Hurma's front leg.
Robinson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hurma looks gassed!
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robinson throws a leg kick which misses Hurma's front leg but catches the back leg as Hurma tries to avoid it.
Hurma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robinson.
Ilari Hurma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson is looking to slow Hurma down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Robinson.
Hurma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robinson scores with a sloppy right hand. Hurma should have avoided that one.
Robinson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robinson.
Hurma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Robinson digs a good body shot into Hurma's ribs.
Hurma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robinson feints and then cracks Hurma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hurma down.
Robinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab by Robinson.
Hurma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robinson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Robinson.
Robinson cracks the inside of Hurma's front leg.
Nice shot by Robinson.
Robinson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hurma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurma tries to keep at a distance but Robinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Robinson presses Hurma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hurma misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson.
Robinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hurma.
Hurma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hurma.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Robinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hurma's face.
Hurma is rocked!
Robinson lands a big knee! That's hurt Hurma! Oh, he's all over the place! Robinson lands another knee that sends Hurma to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Robinson!
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