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SFC 64 - Johnson vs. Vessey PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Du Pont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Jardine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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222 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Du Pont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Jardine!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jardine rushes Du Pont and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jardine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Du Pont blocks it with crossed arms.
Jardine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Du Pont blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Jardine.
Jardine stalling.
Jardine tries a knee to the head but Du Pont blocks it.
Jardine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jardine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jardine pushes off an throws an elbow but Du Pont leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Du Pont jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jardine walks away with a smile on his face. Du Pont gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Du Pont shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Du Pont wants to clinch.
Jardine leaves Du Pont with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Du Pont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jardine pushes Du Pont up against the cage in a clinch.
Du Pont stalling.
Du Pont tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jardine smiles and moves away.
Jardine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jardine scores with a nice body kick.
Du Pont closes the distance and clinches up with Jardine, looking for a takedown. Du Pont pushes Jardine against the cage but Jardine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Pont on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jardine. Jardine obviously looking to wear him down.
Du Pont is breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jardine.
Jardine darts in and clinches Du Pont up against the cage.
Jardine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jardine pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jardine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jardine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jean Du Pont has been cut.
Du Pont can't get the takedown.
Du Pont is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jardine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jardine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Du Pont in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jardine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Du Pont's face.
Jardine lands an elbow just above Du Pont 's eye.
Jardine slows down the pace here.
Jardine tries a knee to the head but Du Pont blocks it.
Jardine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Du Pont blocks it with crossed arms.
Du Pont working hard to break the clinch.
Jardine lands an elbow just above Du Pont 's eye.
Come on Jardine - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Du Pont wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jardine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jardine tries a knee to the head but Du Pont blocks it.
Jardine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jardine has Du Pont pushed against the cage.
Du Pont is trying to drag Jardine to the mat but Jardine just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Du Pont being controlled against the cage.
Du Pont avoids a wild elbow strike from Jardine.
Du Pont is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jardine landing knees to the head.
Jardine with a knee to the head.
Du Pont takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jardine scores with a knee to the head.
Jardine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Du Pont jumps guard but Jardine stands there with Du Pont around his waist. Du Pont gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Du Pont drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Pont tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jardine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jardine stalling.
Du Pont manages to pull guard.
Du Pont has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jardine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Du Pont keeping moving, preventing Jardine from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jardine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Du Pont works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Du Pont throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jardine 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.
Du Pont thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
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.
Jardine forces his way into half guard.
Du Pont slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jardine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Du Pont preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Du Pont is trying to keep Jardine in close.
Jardine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jardine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Du Pont has his foot on Jardine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jardine works his way back into a safe position though.
Jardine must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jardine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Du Pont swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Du Pont wants to stand but Jardine is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Jardine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Du Pont's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Du Pont.
Du Pont blocks a head kick by Jardine.
Du Pont closes the distance and clinches up with Jardine, looking for a takedown. Du Pont pushes Jardine against the cage but Jardine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Du Pont throws a push kick but Jardine slaps the foot to one side.
Jardine slips under a jab from Du Pont.
Nice body kick from Jardine.
Jardine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Jardine.
Du Pont shoots for a takedown but Jardine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Du Pont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jardine tests Du Pont's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jardine. That's going to slow Du Pont down.
An inside leg kick lands from Jardine.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jardine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Du Pont.
Jardine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jardine moves into the clinch.
Jardine's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Jardine.
Jardine lands an elbow that stopped Du Pont in his tracks for a moment.
Du Pont changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jardine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jardine is looking to land body kicks.
Keith Jardine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jardine thumps Du Pont with a low kick.
Keith Jardine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jardine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jardine misses with a knee to the head.
Jardine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jean Du Pont's cut is getting worse.
Jardine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Du Pont up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jardine.
Jardine tries to land a knee to the head but Du Pont blocks with his arms.
Du Pont doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jardine crunches a lovely knee into Du Pont's ribcage.
Du Pont tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jardine smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Pont fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jardine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jardine stuffs the takedown attempt from Du Pont. Du Pont gets slowly back to his feet.
Jardine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jardine closes the distance and pushes Du Pont back into the cage.
Du Pont blocks the elbow strike.
Jardine pressing his opponent against the cage.
Du Pont wants a takedown.
Jardine taking a breather.
Jardine lands a nice knee to the body.
Jardine misses with an elbow over the top.
Du Pont tries to pull guard but Jardine holds him up against the cage and eventually Du Pont drops back down to his feet.
Jardine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Du Pont's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Du Pont's face.
Jardine stalling in the clinch.
Du Pont tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jardine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Du Pont has Jardine pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jardine manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jardine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Du Pont blocks it with crossed arms.
Jardine misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jardine.
Du Pont is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jardine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Du Pont tries to break the clinch but Jardine is controlling the position.
Jardine tries a knee to the head but Du Pont blocks it.
Du Pont drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jardine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jardine landing knees to the head.
Du Pont tries for a takedown. No joy.
Still in the clinch, Jardine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jardine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Du Pont tries to circle away but Jardine has him pinned against the cage.
Jardine lands a knee to the head.
Jardine wants to stall.
Jardine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Du Pont blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Du Pont drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jardine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Du Pont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jardine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Du Pont is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jardine stalling against the cage.
Jardine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jardine trying to stall but Du Pont improves his position.
Jardine gets underhooks to prevent Du Pont's takedown attempt.
Jardine scores with a shot to the side of Du Pont's head.
Jardine throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Du Pont.
Du Pont decides to pull guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Du Pont not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jardine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Du Pont looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Du Pont is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jardine is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Jardine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jean Du Pont's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jardine connects with a high kick.
Du Pont closes the distance and clinches up with Jardine, looking for a takedown. Du Pont pushes Jardine against the cage but Jardine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jardine is looking to chop away at Du Pont's legs.
Du Pont shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jardine but Jardine pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Jardine as Du Pont shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Du Pont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Du Pont takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Du Pont.
Jardine fakes the leg kick and cracks Du Pont in the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Jardine.
Jardine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jardine moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jardine lands a knee to the head.
Jardine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jardine connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jardine lands a right hand.
Du Pont tries to pull guard but Jardine holds him up against the cage and eventually Du Pont drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardine controlling the action here for a moment.
Du Pont wants to get back to striking at distance but Jardine won't allow it.
Jardine scores a nice knee to the body.
Jardine trying to stall but Du Pont improves his position.
Du Pont gets control of Jardine's arms and successfully pulls guard. Du Pont will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Du Pont avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Du Pont will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jardine prevents Du Pont from getting back to his feet.
Jardine with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jardine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Du Pont has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jardine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jardine trying to control but Du Pont is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jardine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jardine with a nice head shot there.
Du Pont had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jardine is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Du Pont Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jardine's back instead.
Jardine breaks Du Pont's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jardine passes Du Pont's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jardine prevents Du Pont from improving his position.
Du Pont is doing well to control the position and prevent Jardine from advancing to side control.
Jardine is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Keith Jardine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Pont is staying active underneath Jardine, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jardine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jardine is trying to control. Du Pont wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jardine connects with a nice short shot to Du Pont's temple.
Du Pont wants to get back to full guard.
Du Pont looking for submissions off his back.
Jardine content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jardine is nestled in close to Du Pont, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Du Pont misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jardine throws a head kick that misses.
Jardine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Keith Jardine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jardine throws a head kick but Du Pont moves out of range.
Du Pont misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jean Du Pont has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Du Pont throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jardine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Du Pont doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jardine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jardine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Du Pont can't get the takedown.
Jardine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Du Pont has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jardine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Du Pont fails to pull guard.
Du Pont missing with knees to the body.
Du Pont takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jardine misses with a knee strike.
Jardine looking to slow down the pace here.
Du Pont throws a head punch that misses.
Keith Jardine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Du Pont is looking to break free of the clinch but Jardine has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Jardine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jardine 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Jardine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Boisseranc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boisseranc comes to the cage accompanied by Boom. Holt has chosen All Along the Watchtower - Bear McCreary as his entrance music. James Holt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Boisseranc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Holt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt closes the distance and clinches up with Boisseranc, looking for a takedown. Holt pushes Boisseranc against the cage but Boisseranc circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boisseranc swivels and escapes.
Boisseranc stuffs the takedown attempt from Holt. Holt gets slowly back to his feet.
Jordan Boisseranc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Holt.
Boisseranc pushes Holt away with a front kick.
Holt shoots in looking for a takedown. Boisseranc tries to sprawl out of it but Holt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boisseranc manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boisseranc swinging wilding here.
Boisseranc lands with a straight right. Holt didn't see that one coming.
Holt shoots for a double leg takedown but Boisseranc sprawls well. He's pushed Holt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boisseranc goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boisseranc moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like James Holt has been cut.
Holt looks gassed!
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!
Holt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boisseranc.
Boisseranc displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Holt.
Nice shot lands for Boisseranc.
Boisseranc defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Holt.
Boisseranc lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to de liver by Boisseranc. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boisseranc scores with a decent looking hook.
Boisseranc goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boisseranc throws a right hand that Holt ducks under and follows up with a left that Holt also avoids with ease.
Boisseranc pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boisseranc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holt blocks a head kick by Boisseranc.
Boisseranc connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Holt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Boisseranc.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boisseranc connects with a high kick.
Boisseranc lands with a nice combination. Holt backs away looking to recover.
Boisseranc misses with the combination.
Boisseranc lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Holt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boisseranc moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boisseranc throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holt takes one to the chin there.
Boisseranc takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Holt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boisseranc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holt circles away quickly and effectively.
Boisseranc connects with the punch.
Boisseranc scores with the left hand. Holt knows he should have avoided that one.
Boisseranc chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boisseranc throws a head kick but Holt moves out of range.
Boisseranc lands a nice hook to Holt's body. Holt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boisseranc swinging wilding here.
Boisseranc bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holt's head backwards.
Boisseranc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jordan Boisseranc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boisseranc throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boisseranc connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A good leg kick by Boisseranc.
Holt is trying desperately to land a takedown but Boisseranc is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Holt.
Boisseranc throws a sloppy head kick and Holt moves out of range easily.
Boisseranc throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Boisseranc lands with an uppercut that bounces Holt off the cage and back into rage.
A good leg kick by Boisseranc.
Boisseranc is working the combinations to good effect here.
Boisseranc throws a wild body kick that Holt sees coming a mile off.
Boisseranc throws the kick towards the body but Holt avoids it.
Boisseranc connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holt's hands.
Boisseranc throws a series of punches but Holt moves out of range.
Boisseranc misses with a kick to the body.
Boisseranc displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Holt.
Holt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Holt is defended easily by Boisseranc.
Holt dodges the punch combination from Boisseranc.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boisseranc connects with a nice looking jab.
Holt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Holt shoots in for a takedown but Boisseranc shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boisseranc throws a head kick but Holt moves out of range.
Boisseranc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boisseranc walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boisseranc stuffs the takedown attempt from Holt. Holt gets slowly back to his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boisseranc!
Boisseranc scores with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boisseranc throws a body kick that misses.
Boisseranc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boisseranc throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Boisseranc dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Holt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boisseranc moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boisseranc slaps away a takedown attempt from Holt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A solid body kick from Boisseranc.
An inside leg kick lands from Boisseranc.
Boisseranc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab by Boisseranc.
Boisseranc cracks a nice hook into Holt's ribs.
Holt slips a jab and a cross from Boisseranc.
Boisseranc fails to land with a series of punches.
Boisseranc throws a sloppy head kick and Holt moves out of range easily.
Boisseranc connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Holt momentarily.
Boisseranc catches Holt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boisseranc throws a head kick that misses.
Boisseranc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holt can do to turn this around?
Boisseranc tries to land a front kick but Holt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Holt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Holt avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt closes the distance and clinches.
Holt fails to pull guard.
Holt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jordan Boisseranc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Holt.
Boisseranc wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holt has him pressed against the cage.
Holt has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Boisseranc clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Boisseranc can't escape the position.
Holt tightening his grip on Boisseranc, looking for the choke.
Holt is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Boisseranc knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Boisseranc for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Boisseranc knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Holt on the ground.
Boisseranc is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt looking for the RNC.
Boisseranc rolls, trying to escape but Holt keeps control of the position.
Holt is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Holt throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Holt looking for the RNC.
Boisseranc prevents Holt from getting a body triangle.
Boisseranc is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Holt doesn't have the hooks in and Boisseranc manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jordan Boisseranc will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Holt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Boisseranc fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Boisseranc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boisseranc pinned against the cage. Boisseranc gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boisseranc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boisseranc lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Holt.
Holt blocks the body kick.
Jordan Boisseranc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boisseranc pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Holt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boisseranc paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boisseranc with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boisseranc throws a front kick that sends Holt stumbling back into the cage.
Holt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holt dodges the punch combination from Boisseranc.
Boisseranc throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boisseranc buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boisseranc displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Boisseranc does no damage.
Holt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Holt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boisseranc works over Holt's head and body with a nice combination.
Boisseranc listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boisseranc displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Holt.
Jordan Boisseranc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Holt.
Boisseranc lands an overhand right.
Holt fails with the takedown.
Holt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boisseranc throws a sloppy head kick and Holt moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Holt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boisseranc moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Holt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boisseranc is fending him off so far but Holt persists. Nope, Boisseranc circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boisseranc sprawls well. Boisseranc wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Holt gets slowly back to his feet.
Holt walks into a left hand.
Boisseranc scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boisseranc gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Holt looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Boisseranc is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Boisseranc has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boisseranc can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Holt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holt is looking for a triangle but Boisseranc pushes his legs off easily.
James Holt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Holt keeping full guard, as Boisseranc tries to pass.
Jordan Boisseranc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Boisseranc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boisseranc, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Boisseranc!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Vanvalkenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanvalkenburg has chosen Enter Sandman - Metallica as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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191 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Parts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lance Vanvalkenburg!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parts scores with a hook to the body. Vanvalkenburg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parts ducks under a wild hook from Vanvalkenburg.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parts.
Parts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanvalkenburg manages to avoid it.
Vanvalkenburg throws a hook to the side of Parts's head but Parts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vanvalkenburg moves out of range of the strikes.
Parts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vanvalkenburg's head.
Vanvalkenburg misses with a two punch combination.
Vanvalkenburg throws a jab but it's blocked by Parts.
Vanvalkenburg misses with a wild body shot.
Parts throws a jab when Vanvalkenburg was well out of range.
Parts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vanvalkenburg was well out of range. Poor timing from Parts.
Vanvalkenburg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vanvalkenburg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vanvalkenburg throws a solid leg kick but Parts takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vanvalkenburg.
Vanvalkenburg takes one to the side of the head.
Vanvalkenburg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vanvalkenburg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A combination from Parts does no damage.
Parts lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parts throws a body punch but Vanvalkenburg moves out of range.
Vanvalkenburg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vanvalkenburg gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Parts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parts is trying to break free.
Parts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanvalkenburg pushes Parts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parts has had enough of the clinch but Vanvalkenburg keeps him there for the moment.
Vanvalkenburg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parts tries to circle away but Vanvalkenburg has him pinned against the cage.
Vanvalkenburg misses with an elbow over the top.
Vanvalkenburg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parts up against the cage.
Vanvalkenburg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice straight punches there by Parts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanvalkenburg connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Tony Parts has been cut.
Parts lands a jab.
Vanvalkenburg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parts.
Nice straight punches there by Parts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Parts.
Parts is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vanvalkenburg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parts lands a slapping body shot.
Parts stalks Vanvalkenburg and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vanvalkenburg's face. Vanvalkenburg staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice defenses there by Parts.
A right-left combo lands from Parts.
A big right from Vanvalkenburg misses.
Vanvalkenburg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vanvalkenburg looks gassed!
Vanvalkenburg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Parts is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Parts darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vanvalkenburg swinging wilding here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanvalkenburg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Vanvalkenburg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vanvalkenburg tries a head kick but it misses.
Parts with a nice cross.
Parts lands a two punch combo.
Parts lands a slapping body shot.
Vanvalkenburg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vanvalkenburg is rocked!
Parts flashes Vanvalkenburg a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Vanvalkenburg's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Vanvalkenburg crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Parts punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Parts!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eisenstein Priestley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eisenstein Priestley!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priestley slips under a jab from Cash.
Cash takes a swing at Priestley's ribcage but misses.
Cash takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jeff Cash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Priestley looks to land a right hand but Cash moved out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Priestley!
A slow jab from Cash misses its intended target.
Cash closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cash goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A left and a right from Priestley both land. Nice combination.
Priestley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cash throws and low kick but Priestley moves out of range easily.
Priestley misses with an uppercut.
Cash takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cash is breathing heavily.
Cash blocks a head kick by Priestley.
Cash takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Priestley swinging wilding here.
Priestley scores with a punch to the head.
Priestley drops Cash with a beautiful combination! Cash stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Priestley is looking for the KO!
Priestley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priestley lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Cash is looking to close the distance but Priestley sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Cash crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Cash is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Eisenstein Priestley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Waldo Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emerson comes to the cage accompanied by FACE Fighting. Joshua Payne has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ralph Waldo Emerson's chin.
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192 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Waldo Emerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joshua Payne!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emerson lands a body shot.
Emerson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Joshua Payne has been cut.
Payne takes the fight into the clinch.
Payne wants a takedown but no success here.
Emerson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Payne clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Emerson.
Payne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Payne slowing the pace effectively.
Emerson is struggling to control the position.
Payne is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Emerson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Payne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ralph Waldo Emerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Payne.
Payne jumps guard but Emerson stands there with Payne around his waist. Payne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Emerson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Payne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Emerson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Emerson throws an overhand right that has Payne reeling! Emerson follows up with more punches and Payne is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ralph Waldo Emerson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drake Redflame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake Redflame has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Redflame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Black Bush!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redflame fails with a takedown attempt.
Bush displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Redflame.
Bush looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bush should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nice strikes from Bush there.
Ground and pound from Bush.
Redflame avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bush.
Bush working Redflame over with strikes.
Bush takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bush working Redflame over with strikes.
Bush working Redflame over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bush lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Bush.
Redflame is rocked!
Bush lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Redflame! More strikes land and this one is all over! Bush jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Black Bush!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sandy Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Shellac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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162 lbs
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167 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sandy Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Shellac!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hawkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Shellac is looking to clinch.
Hawkins dives in and grabs Shellac's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shellac pushes down on Hawkins's head and hops out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hawkins.
Hawkins tests Shellac's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hawkins blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shellac.
Shellac manages to break the clinch.
Hawkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandy Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shellac defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hawkins.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hawkins is defended easily by Shellac.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hawkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins closes the distance but Shellac moves to the side
and Shellac counters with a nice kick to the body.
Shellac lands a big head kick that sends Hawkins tumbling to the mat! Shellac takes a step backwards and waves Hawkins back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hawkins is rocked!
It looks like Sandy Hawkins has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shellac is looking to clinch.
Shellac avoids a kick to the body.
Shellac lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Shellac clinches but Hawkins breaks the clinch
and Hawkins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hawkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hawkins. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hawkins wants to break free but Shellac has control.
Knees to the body from Shellac.
Shellac lands a damaging elbow.
Shellac landing knees to the body.
Hawkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shellac has Hawkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Shellac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawkins misses with a combination
and Shellac counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shellac just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hawkins's brow.
Shellac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shellac doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawkins circles away.
Shellac tries to clinch up
so Hawkins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hawkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hawkins lands a couple of digs.
Shellac really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawkins wants to control from the top but Shellac keeps moving.
Shellac looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looking to pass the guard.
Hawkins wants to stand but Shellac has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hawkins wants to stand and escape but instead Shellac has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hawkins is pulling down on Shellac's head. It's preventing any offense from Shellac, at least for the moment.
Hawkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Shellac won't allow Hawkins to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hawkins tries to keep at a distance but Shellac has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hawkins has Shellac pressed against the cage.
Hawkins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shellac fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hawkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shellac counters with a good, hard body kick but Hawkins shrugs it off.
Shellac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins misses with a jab to the body
and Shellac makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hawkins really felt that one!
Shellac looks to clinch
and Hawkins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hawkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Shellac.
Sandy Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Shellac dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sandy Hawkins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch combination from Hawkins misses.
A shot to the body from Hawkins misses
and Shellac counters with a body kick that stops Hawkins in his tracks momentarily.
Shellac tries to clinch up.
Hawkins shoots in looking for a takedown. Shellac tries to sprawl out of it but Hawkins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shellac manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shellac tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hawkins counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Shellac!
Hawkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hawkins sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Shellac holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hawkins tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hawkins moves to back control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Shellac is in real trouble here. Hawkins gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Shellac is tapping out! Hawkins wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sandy Hawkins!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wong Fei Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Cabreros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fei Hong comes to the cage accompanied by Fade to Black. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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154 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wong Fei Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nino Cabreros!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fei Hong drops Cabreros with a beautiful combination! Cabreros stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fei Hong is looking for the KO!
Cabreros is rocked!
It looks like Nino Cabreros has been cut.
Fei Hong shoots in for a takedown but Cabreros shows good takedown defense.
Cabreros is still on wobbly legs! Can Fei Hong finish him?
Cabreros gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fei Hong wants to get back to full guard.
Cabreros seems to have recovered his senses.
Fei Hong flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cabreros seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cabreros has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cabreros prevents Fei Hong from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabreros raining down shots from the mount!
Fei Hong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cabreros on the ground.
Cabreros is going olschool here, as he tries to force Fei Hong to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fei Hong shrugs it off.
Cabreros lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fei Hong hang on?
Fei Hong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cabreros blocks Fei Hong's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Fei Hong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cabreros cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fei Hong working to try and regain half guard.
Cabreros dominating with strikes here.
Cabreros has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fei Hong's face.
Cabreros unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Cabreros.
Cabreros lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fei Hong hang on?
Cabreros landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cabreros fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cabreros with the ground and pound from mount.
Cabreros has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fei Hong tries to lock up and control but Cabreros gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fei Hong throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cabreros. What's that going to do exactly?
Fei Hong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fei Hong tries to get out of the position.
Cabreros has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fei Hong's face.
Cabreros with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fei Hong hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fei Hong tries to hold on but Cabreros postures up.
Fei Hong is bucking up trying to escape but Cabreros cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cabreros pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cabreros punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cabreros prevents Fei Hong from getting the reversal.
Cabreros working Fei Hong over with strikes here.
Cabreros working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fei Hong is in a horrible position here. Cabreros smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fei Hong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fei Hong is breathing heavily.
Cabreros scoring with strikes but Fei Hong is staying in there.
Fei Hong is bucking up trying to escape but Cabreros cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cabreros blocks Fei Hong's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cabreros scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fei Hong?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros looking to finish Fei Hong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fei Hong!
Cabreros wants to control the pace but Fei Hong is squirming around nicely.
Fei Hong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cabreros landing strikes from the mount.
Cabreros is landing with some decent strikes but Fei Hong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fei Hong is in a horrible position here. Cabreros smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fei Hong is in a horrible position here. Cabreros smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cabreros looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cabreros is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fei Hong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cabreros working Fei Hong over with strikes here.
Fei Hong working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros is landing with some decent strikes but Fei Hong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cabreros scoring with strikes but Fei Hong is staying in there.
Fei Hong is trying desperately to improve position.
Cabreros with the ground and pound from mount.
Cabreros punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cabreros unloading with bombs!
Cabreros with good strikes from the mount here!
Cabreros landing shots from mount.
Cabreros looking to finish Fei Hong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fei Hong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabreros lands a heavy elbow.
Cabreros wants to control the pace but Fei Hong is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabreros lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cabreros raining down shots from the mount!
Fei Hong working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Cabreros dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nino Cabreros's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cabreros takes a swing at Fei Hong's ribcage but misses.
Cabreros thuds his right hand into Fei Hong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cabreros cracks a nice hook into Fei Hong's ribs.
Fei Hong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cabreros makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wong Fei Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fei Hong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cabreros waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Fei Hong.
Cabreros uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fei Hong misses with a kick to the body
and Cabreros counters with a shoot takedown. Fei Hong fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cabreros throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fei Hong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cabreros preventing the sweep.
Cabreros postures up in Fei Hong's guard and throws a big left but Fei Hong blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabreros postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cabreros slips nicely into half guard.
Cabreros is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cabreros scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fei Hong is trying to get back to full guard.
Fei Hong is working hard here to advance position.
Fei Hong has hold of Cabreros's hands but Cabreros slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cabreros lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cabreros looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cabreros winds up and cracks Fei Hong with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cabreros scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fei Hong missing with punches from the bottom.
Cabreros lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cabreros blocks the strikes from Fei Hong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hong has hold of Cabreros's hands but Cabreros slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cabreros controlling the pace.
Cabreros landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cabreros lands with a punch from half guard.
Cabreros thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fei Hong's head.
Fei Hong missing with punches from the bottom.
Cabreros is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fei Hong trying to control from the bottom.
Cabreros landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fei Hong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Cabreros there.
Cabreros seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fei Hong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fei Hong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cabreros scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fei Hong defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cabreros lands a nice short elbow.
Cabreros scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cabreros looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fei Hong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cabreros thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fei Hong's head.
Cabreros thows a huge punch but Fei Hong dodges it nicely.
Fei Hong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cabreros is working away from the top position though.
Cabreros is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fei Hong is just riding it out for now. Cabreros eventually gives up the hold.
Fei Hong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fei Hong missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fei Hong with a poor takedown
so Cabreros counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cabreros trying to control but Fei Hong is working from the bottom.
Cabreros controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fei Hong trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fei Hong looking for a sweep. Not yet Fei Hong, not yet.
Cabreros scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cabreros is pushing down on Fei Hong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fei Hong is fighting to maintain full guard but Cabreros has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cabreros lands with a punch from half guard.
Fei Hong is staying active underneath Cabreros, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fei Hong trying to control but Cabreros postures up.
Cabreros wants to control but Fei Hong is keeping him busy.
Fei Hong taking some punishment here, with Cabreros in his half guard.
Cabreros takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabreros winds up and cracks Fei Hong with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Cabreros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nino Cabreros's cut.
That's time! Fei Hong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cabreros scores with a leg kick.
Cabreros changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabreros throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fei Hong fails with the takedown
and Cabreros counters by clinching up.
Cabreros is leaning against Fei Hong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fei Hong is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cabreros is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fei Hong to the mat. Fei Hong regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cabreros is working Fei Hong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fei Hong is trying to control the position but Cabreros postures up.
Cabreros lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cabreros advances position into side control!
Cabreros lands a decent elbow from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cabreros is looking to take a break and control but Fei Hong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fei Hong is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Hong striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Cabreros creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cabreros scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fei Hong to see if he's OK.
Cabreros creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cabreros grinds an elbow into Fei Hong's temple.
Fei Hong wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Cabreros has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fei Hong is trying to control Cabreros's posture but Cabreros avoids it.
Nino Cabreros has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cabreros landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fei Hong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cabreros scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fei Hong to see if he's OK.
Cabreros is chipping away with strikes.
Fei Hong is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros lands an elbow.
Cabreros in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cabreros is looking to take a break and control but Fei Hong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cabreros is chipping away with strikes.
Cabreros is putting a hurting on Fei Hong here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cabreros cracks Fei Hong with a big right hand but Fei Hong just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fei Hong wants to control but Cabreros postures up.
Cabreros is trying to get an arm triangle but Fei Hong is defending well.
Cabreros scores with punches from side control.
Cabreros working the head with strikes.
Fei Hong throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros working the ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Cabreros's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fei Hong striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Fei Hong is looking for a sweep.
Cabreros lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cabreros lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cabreros creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cabreros working the ground and pound from side control.
Cabreros lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fei Hong down.
Fei Hong wants to control but Cabreros postures up.
Fei Hong is not content to let Cabreros control the position.
Fei Hong is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cabreros lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cabreros in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cabreros closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cabreros.
Fei Hong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cabreros.
Cabreros is working for takedown but Fei Hong is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fei Hong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cabreros smiles and moves away.
Cabreros fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fei Hong sprawls well initially but Cabreros persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cabreros sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fei Hong defending well though.
Cabreros scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cabreros takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cabreros thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fei Hong actively working from the bottom here.
Wong Fei Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cabreros winds up and cracks Fei Hong with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Cabreros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cabreros 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Cabreros!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito desperado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito desperado has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tito desperado!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
desperado takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Tito desperado has been cut.
Cohen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cohen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed desperado momentarily.
desperado wants to clinch.
Cohen swinging wilding here.
Cohen gets caught flat footed, as desperado shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cohen looking to hit a scissor sweep but desperado is one step ahead there.
desperado would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cohen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
desperado wants to control from the top but Cohen keeps moving.
Cohen trying to keep a closed guard but desperado is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. desperado doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. desperado manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
desperado trying to control the position from guard on top but Cohen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cohen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and desperado defends well.
desperado wants to stand but Cohen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cohen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
desperado trying to control but Cohen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen wants to sweep here but desperado controlling him for the moment.
desperado must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cohen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cohen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
desperado trying to control the position from guard on top but Cohen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
desperado wants to stand but Cohen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cohen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
desperado trying to hold on to Cohen's head to control him but Cohen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
desperado is trying to stand back up but Cohen is controlling him
Cohen thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing desperado to regain full guard.
Cohen 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.
Cohen wants to control from the top but desperado keeps moving.
Cohen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
desperado keeping moving, preventing Cohen from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cohen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Cohen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
desperado fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
desperado looks gassed!
Cohen feints and as desperado raises his hands in defense, Cohen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cohen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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!
Cohen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cohen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cohen wants to control from the top but desperado keeps moving.
desperado working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cohen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
desperado working for a triangle but Cohen defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Cohen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tito desperado'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.
Cohen misses with a two punch combination.
Cohen tries to bum rush desperado with a series of wild strikes but desperado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
desperado misses with a series of wild punches.
Cohen dodges the punch combination from desperado.
Cohen looks for the body kick but desperado saw that one coming.
Cohen looks to score with a jab to the body but desperado is just out of range.
desperado misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cohen with a hook.
desperado jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cohen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
desperado is breathing heavily.
Cohen lands with an overhand left.
That has opened up Tito desperado's cut even more.
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!
Cohen lands a left and a right that send desperado crashing to the mat, dazed. Cohen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
desperado is rocked!
desperado looks up at the clock. Bad move! Cohen lands a right hand from hell, dropping desperado. Cohen pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Cohen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Vessey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beat It. Milton Vessey has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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155 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milton Vessey!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vessey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Johnson catches Vessey right on the button with a cross.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vessey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Corey Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vessey moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vessey was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vessey counters with a one-two to the body.
Vessey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Vessey taking shots to the head.
Vessey is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vessey wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Vessey can't escape the position.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vessey's face.
The referee warns Vessey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vessey flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vessey is trying to stand.
Vessey is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vessey is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Vessey wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and Vessey is in trouble!
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Vessey is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vessey is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Vessey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vessey looks a forlorn figure.
Vessey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson working for a guillotine from mount but Vessey is in no mood to give up.
Vessey is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vessey is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vessey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Vessey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vessey manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a jab when Vessey was well out of range.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vessey moves away.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vessey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vessey is just out of range.
Vessey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Vessey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vessey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A shot to the body from Vessey misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vessey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
No joy there for Vessey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vessey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Vessey saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson is looking to wear down Vessey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Vessey throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Vessey takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Vessey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Vessey backing up. Vessey nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vessey loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson tries to bum rush Vessey with a series of wild strikes but Vessey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Vessey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Vessey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Vessey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vessey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Vessey.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Vessey counters with a left to the body.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vessey misses the shot to the body.
Vessey throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A big right from Vessey misses.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vessey at a distance.
Vessey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vessey lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vessey's waist but Vessey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Milton Vessey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vessey misses with a hook.
Vessey throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Vessey ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson slips a straight right by Vessey.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vessey throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Vessey's body. Vessey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Vessey counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Vessey fails with the takedown
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Vessey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Vessey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Vessey.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Vessey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Vessey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Nice defenses there by Vessey.
Vessey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Vessey clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson throws a right hand that Vessey ducks under and follows up with a left that Vessey also avoids with ease.
Milton Vessey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vessey throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vessey's hands.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves out of range as Vessey strikes.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Vessey looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Vessey keeps moving.
Vessey wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson stops Vessey from standing up.
Vessey is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Johnson dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Vessey is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Vessey is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
Vessey manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Johnson moves into full guard.
Vessey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vessey wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
Vessey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Corey Johnson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vessey.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vessey.
Vessey lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Vessey counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vessey misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vessey misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vessey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vessey.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vessey moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Vessey counters with a left to the body.
Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vessey's half guard.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Vessey is having none of it.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Vessey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vessey kicks off Johnson and gets to his feet.
Vessey misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vessey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Vessey, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Vessey against the cage but Vessey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Vessey backpedaling.
Johnson takes a swing at Vessey's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vessey ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Vessey misses with a combination
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vessey misses with a looping right.
Vessey throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Vessey.
Vessey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vessey!
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Vessey looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vessey is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vessey is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Vessey tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Johnson trying to control but Vessey is having none of it.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Johnson had his way with Milton Vessey in that round.
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!
Vessey misses with a straight left.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vessey is just out of range.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vessey connects with a body shot.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vessey misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vessey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Vessey sprawls well.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Vessey ducks down to avoid it.
Vessey throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Vessey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Vessey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Corey Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot
enabling Vessey to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Vessey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vessey tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vessey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vessey.
Vessey misses with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Vessey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vessey throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Vessey misses with a wild combination.
Vessey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vessey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vessey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vessey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Milton Vessey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Vessey avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson takes a swing at Vessey's ribcage but misses.
Vessey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vessey avoids it really well and circles away.
Vessey throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vessey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Milton Vessey.
I think Johnson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:47
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Johnson!
Corey Johnson retains his lightweight title!
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