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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randall Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eikichi Onizuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Deep End. Onizuka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by On the Eve of War - Jedi Mind Tricks. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eikichi Onizuka!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onizuka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Onizuka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Harris is looking to get to half guard.
Harris tries to hold on but Onizuka pushes him away.
Onizuka pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Harris regains half guard.
Onizuka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harris tries to roll over but Onizuka keeps him under control.
Onizuka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Harris won't allow Onizuka to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onizuka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Onizuka prevents Harris from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harris throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Harris misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Onizuka is defended easily by Harris.
Onizuka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harris throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Eikichi Onizuka has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Onizuka looks for a takedown but Harris sprawls well.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Onizuka looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harris lands the left hand.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Randall Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eikichi Onizuka.
Harris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Onizuka on the side of the head.
Harris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Onizuka.
Onizuka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Onizuka is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Onizuka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harris. Harris obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harris.
Onizuka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harris, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harris.
Harris lands a big head kick that sends Onizuka tumbling to the mat! Harris takes a step backwards and waves Onizuka back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Onizuka is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whack! Harris lands a heavy head kick that drops Onizuka. The ref tackles Harris to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Onizuka was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Randall Harris!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim McKreedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Touch This. McKreedy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Millions of Peaches. Jim McKreedy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, John Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim McKreedy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKreedy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Howard looking for a takedown.
Howard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Howard is trying to force a seperation but McKreedy has the dominant position.
Howard is working for takedown but McKreedy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Howard is looking to break free of the clinch but McKreedy has double underhooks.
McKreedy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McKreedy clinches with his opponent.
Howard takes an elbow to the temple.
McKreedy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McKreedy breaks from the clinch.
McKreedy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Howard trying to keep a closed guard but McKreedy is proving a slippery customer.
McKreedy sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKreedy trying to control but Howard is working from the bottom.
McKreedy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McKreedy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard trying to control the position.
McKreedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Howard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McKreedy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Howard trying to keep a closed guard but McKreedy is proving a slippery customer.
Howard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McKreedy manages to get himself to full guard.
Howard wants to control from the top but McKreedy keeps moving.
Howard stops McKreedy from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Howard tries to free his leg and advance position but McKreedy is retaining full guard.
Howard pushing down on McKreedy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McKreedy trying to control but Howard postures up.
Howard is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McKreedy is just riding it out for now. Howard eventually gives up the hold.
McKreedy controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
McKreedy looks gassed!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKreedy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Howard is keen to just control but McKreedy is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McKreedy defends it well.
McKreedy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Howard seems to be working for a kimura but McKreedy defends the submission attempt.
McKreedy gets full guard.
Howard stops McKreedy from standing up.
Howard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Howard 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.
McKreedy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Howard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Howard trying to control but McKreedy is working from the bottom.
Howard pushing down on McKreedy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Howard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McKreedy sees it coming and defends easily.
Howard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McKreedy is defending against the submission attempts here by Howard.
Howard controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim McKreedy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McKreedy has closed the distance and engaged Howard in a clinch.
McKreedy tries a knee to the head but Howard blocks it.
Howard avoiding damage as McKreedy throws knees to the body.
McKreedy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Howard trying to control the position but instead, McKreedy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Howard into the cage.
McKreedy missing with knees to the body.
Howard takes an elbow to the temple.
McKreedy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by McKreedy.
Howard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from McKreedy misses.
McKreedy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Howard's guard.
Howard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Howard trying to keep a closed guard but McKreedy is proving a slippery customer.
McKreedy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard is looking to stand up but McKreedy isn't so interested in that idea.
McKreedy trying to control but Howard is working from the bottom.
Howard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McKreedy's guard.
Howard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McKreedy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McKreedy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Howard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Howard slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McKreedy wants to control but Howard postures up.
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.
Howard has hold of McKreedy's arm. He's looking for a kimura. McKreedy seems comfortable defending it but Howard has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! McKreedy is real pain and he's forced to tap out! McKreedy is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Howard couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Howard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Cro Crop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cro Crop comes to the cage accompanied by PRIDE. 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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235 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mirko Cro Crop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Green!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green drops Cro Crop with a beautiful combination! Cro Crop stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Green is looking for the KO!
Cro Crop is rocked!
It looks like Mirko Cro Crop has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Cro Crop flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Cro Crop is out cold! Green holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rashad Green!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shave Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Safet Susic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Face's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Your Face = Mine now. Shave Face has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shave Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Safet Susic!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Susic connects with a right hand. Face shakes it off.
Susic fails with the takedown.
Susic shoots in looking for a takedown. Face tries to sprawl out of it but Susic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Face manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Susic drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Susic trying to control but Face is working from the bottom.
Face on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Face tries to get out of the position.
Susic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Susic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Susic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Face is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face is not content to let Susic control the position.
Susic is trying to get an arm triangle but Face is defending well.
Susic is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Face looks calm but he's in trouble here. Susic gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Face is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Susic lets go of the hold and Face can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Safet Susic!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emeka Shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Flatley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flatley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: U2. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Emeka Shakur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micheal Flatley!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Shakur misses.
Flatley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flatley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shakur.
Shakur slips under a jab from Flatley.
Flatley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flatley missing with a left hand there. Shakur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flatley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shakur backs up against the cage.
It looks like Emeka Shakur has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Flatley misses.
Shakur staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Flatley misses the target.
Flatley tries to clinch up.
Flatley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Flatley cracks Shakur with a big right hand and Shakur goes down!
Emeka Shakur's cut is getting worse.
Flatley wants to get up but he can't break Shakur's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shakur lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Flatley!
Shakur tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakur sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Flatley is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Shakur working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Flatley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shakur.
Shakur breaks from Flatley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flatley is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Shakur throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Shakur 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.
Shakur is landing with some decent strikes but Flatley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Shakur controlling the pace for now.
Flatley blocking the ground and pound.
Shakur scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shakur controlling from the full mount.
Shakur scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Flatley?
Shakur landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakur lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shakur controlling from mount.
Flatley is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakur content just to control the position here.
Flatley is bucking up trying to escape but Shakur cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shakur unloading with bombs!
Shakur has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Flatley's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flatley is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Shakur has hold of Flatley's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Flatley manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emeka Shakur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emeka Shakur's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Flatley tries to close the distance and clinch but Shakur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flatley tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Flatley misses.
Flatley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shakur slaps away a takedown attempt from Flatley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shakur drops Flatley with a beautiful combination! Flatley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Shakur is looking for the KO!
It looks like Micheal Flatley has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flatley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shakur moves away.
Nice defenses there by Shakur.
Shakur lands a nice hook to Flatley's body. Flatley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Flatley is breathing heavily.
Shakur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shakur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Flatley doesn't seem bothered though.
Shakur looks to land a combination. Flatley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Shakur does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Shakur finds it's way through Flatley's defenses.
Shakur lands with an uppercut that bounces Flatley off the cage and back into rage.
Shakur stalks Flatley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Flatley's face. Flatley staggers backwards, shaken.
Flatley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Shakur lands.
Shakur throws a right and a left that Flatley avoids nicely.
Shakur lands with a nice combination. Flatley backs away looking to recover.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Shakur has cracked Flatley with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Shakur lands another huge swinging hook and Flatley tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Flatley, before Shakur can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Emeka Shakur!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damien Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Gonsagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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179 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Gonsagi!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Gonsagi which made him look bad.
Gonsagi closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gonsagi manages to break the clinch.
Gonsagi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gracie's guard.
Gonsagi is fighting to break Gracie's control of his arms but Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gracie working for a triangle but Gonsagi defends it easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonsagi has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gracie to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gonsagi is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gracie pulls down on the head and he's put Gonsagi to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Damien Gracie!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piere Dolinski (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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152 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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153 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piere Dolinski!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Piere Dolinski has been cut.
Hudson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hudson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hudson throws a big shot that misses.
Hudson lands with a right hand.
Hudson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dolinski is just out of range.
Dolinski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hudson circles away.
Hudson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hudson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dolinski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hudson to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hudson misses with a double jab.
Dolinski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good shot there by Hudson.
Dolinski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dolinski prevents Hudson from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hudson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolinski moves away from the strike by Hudson.
Hudson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hudson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dolinski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dolinski looks gassed!
Hudson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dolinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hudson throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Hudson there.
Dolinski misses with a takedown attempt - Hudson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mike Hudson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piere Dolinski.
Hudson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hudson clobbers Dolinski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dolinski looks for a takedown but Hudson sprawls well.
Mike Hudson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hudson lands a high kick!
Dolinski is rocked!
That has opened up Piere Dolinski's cut even more.
Hudson connects with a stiff jab that staggers Dolinski - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Hudson!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corey Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebidiah Knepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knepp has chosen Amish Paradise as his entrance music. Jebidiah Knepp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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178 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Solid chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jebidiah Knepp!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knepp swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevenson.
Knepp gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stevenson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Knepp throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stevenson uses it to pass to side control.
Knepp tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stevenson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stevenson is looking to take a break and control but Knepp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stevenson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Knepp to his feet.
Stevenson checks a low kick from Knepp.
Stevenson clinches up with Knepp and pushes him back against the cage.
Stevenson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knepp smiles and moves away.
Stevenson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Knepp was covering up waiting for the punch and Stevenson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Knepp has momentary wrist control but Stevenson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knepp is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stevenson defends well.
Stevenson 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.
Stevenson wants to control from the top but Knepp keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knepp is on top in guard.
Knepp gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Knepp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knepp misses with a takedown
and Stevenson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Knepp looking for submissions off his back.
Knepp looks gassed!
Stevenson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Knepp sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Knepp kicks off Stevenson and gets to his feet.
Stevenson with a poor takedown
so Knepp counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stevenson looking for a guillotine here but Knepp defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevenson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Knepp drops back looking for a leg! Stevenson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stevenson manages to kick Knepp off! Knepp jumps back into Stevenson's guard.
Stevenson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knepp doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knepp manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knepp gets to his feet. Stevenson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Knepp has his takedown stuffed
and Stevenson counters with a single leg into guard. Knepp didn't expect that.
Knepp throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stevenson stands up over Knepp, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Knepp is trying to keep Stevenson in close.
Stevenson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stevenson shoots for a takedown but Knepp saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Knepp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevenson shoots and misses
and Knepp counters with a three punch combo that has Stevenson backing up. Stevenson nods at Knepp to acknowledge the strikes.
Stevenson feints and as Knepp raises his hands in defense, Stevenson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Knepp wants to sweep here but Stevenson controlling him for the moment.
Knepp keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.
Knepp is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Knepp wants to break free but Stevenson has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knepp tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stevenson smiles and moves away.
Stevenson fails to land the takedown.
Stevenson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knepp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Stevenson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knepp is looking to clinch but Stevenson is avoiding it.
Stevenson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knepp has his takedown stuffed
and Stevenson counters with a straight right hand.
Stevenson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knepp shoots in for a double leg but Stevenson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knepp throws a series of strikes that have Stevenson backpedaling.
Knepp gets caught flat footed, as Stevenson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Stevenson drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Stevenson seems to have locked his on tight now - Knepp screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Stevenson, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Corey Stevenson!
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