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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob General (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.

Saunders
vs
General

182 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elliot Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob General!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
General tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saunders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saunders avoids the head kick by General.
General is looking to clinch.

Saunders fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. General sprawls well initially but Saunders persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
General taking some punishment here, with Saunders in his half guard.
Saunders content to control rather than advance.
General avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saunders.
Saunders lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Saunders throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders wants to pass to mount but General is defending the position.
Saunders is working hard here to advance position.
Saunders missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Saunders thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed General's head.
Saunders not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
General wants to get back to full guard.
Saunders missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
General with a lazy takedown attempt

and Saunders counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Saunders controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
General is trying to stand back up but Saunders is controlling him
Saunders looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks General with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Saunders not landing any meaningful shots this time.
General looks like he's trying to stand up.

Saunders decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
General tries to bum rush Saunders with a series of wild strikes but Saunders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
General tries to clinch

and Saunders counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for General!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders landing strikes, looking to finish!
Saunders landing strikes from the mount.
Saunders lands a heavy elbow.
Saunders with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders landing strikes from the mount and General is in trouble!
Saunders takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Saunders pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Saunders connects with a massive shot to the dome!
General tries to hold on but Saunders postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders controlling from mount.
Saunders looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Saunders punishing his opponent with strikes.
General wants to control but Saunders is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saunders looking to finish General with some ground and pound. This is bad for General!
Saunders has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of General's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elliot Saunders dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

General clinches but Saunders breaks the clinch

and Saunders counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
General has hold of Saunders's hands but Saunders slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
General avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saunders.
Saunders throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saunders is keen to just control but General is a slippery customer.
Saunders sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. General defending well though.
Saunders trying to control the pace.
Saunders seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down General for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders slips a nice elbow through General's hands, connecting with General's forehead.
Saunders is looking to stall here but General recovers full guard.
General preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saunders content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Saunders showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Saunders working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saunders landing with the ground and pound.
Saunders in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saunders won't allow General to get back to his feet.
Saunders has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Saunders stands up over General, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Saunders's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Saunders is looking to advance position but General has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Saunders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that General can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Saunders sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Saunders is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
General wants to stand up but Saunders is controlling the position.
General working Saunders over with strikes.
General throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
General throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
General is trying to control the action in half guard but Saunders is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Saunders regains full guard. Nicely done.
Saunders throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Saunders wants to sweep but no luck.
Saunders lands a decent shot there.
General loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
General wanted to stand there but Saunders had control of the position.
General is breathing heavily.
Saunders wants to sweep but no luck.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

General gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Saunders throws and elbow that misses. General uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Saunders's guard. Nice move by General!
General working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Saunders's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elliot Saunders dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

General closes the distance but Saunders moves to the side

and Saunders counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saunders.
General connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Elliot Saunders has been cut.
General is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saunders is defending well for now.
Saunders drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
General throws a knee to the head but misses.
General looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by General.
General misses with a knee strike.
General using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saunders has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
General tries to land a knee to the head but Saunders blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders wants a takedown.
Saunders is struggling to control the position.

Saunders manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Saunders is pulling down on General's head. It's preventing any offense from General, at least for the moment.
General takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saunders tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
General trying to stand up but can't free himself from Saunders's guard.
General being controlled here momentarily.
General wants to get up but he can't break Saunders's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Saunders is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
General won't allow Saunders to sweep him here.
Saunders on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Saunders tries to get out of the position.
General throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saunders works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saunders throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
General pushes Saunders away with a front kick.
Bob General is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saunders throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
General tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
General tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Saunders counters with a shoot takedown. General fights it but they end up in guard.
Saunders 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.
Saunders throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as General works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saunders keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of General's head.
Saunders stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. General swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
General is looking to stand up but Saunders isn't so interested in that idea.
General is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

General is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
General thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Saunders to regain full guard.
Saunders seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saunders is on top in guard.
Saunders is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Saunders distracts General with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Elliot Saunders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Saunders gets to his feet - General follows without any prompting.
General swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
General tries to clinch up

and Saunders counters with a single leg into guard. General didn't expect that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elliot Saunders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saunders, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elliot Saunders!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tamdan McCrory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Ermey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

McCrory
vs
Ermey

185 cm
18
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tamdan McCrory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Ermey!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Ermey.
Ermey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCrory.

Ermey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McCrory's guard.

Ermey is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McCrory is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McCrory has escaped and now he's on top!
Ermey trying to control the position here.
Ermey 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.
Ermey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McCrory!
McCrory taking shots to the head.
Ermey landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ermey looking to control but McCrory is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ermey is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McCrory can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McCrory squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ermey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ermey lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ermey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ermey with the ground and pound from mount.
Ermey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McCrory is looking to escape.
McCrory tries to buck Ermey off but he can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ermey controlling the position easily from mount.
Ermey dominating with strikes here.
Ermey wants to control the pace but McCrory is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ermey landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Ermey.
Ermey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ermey landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ermey punishing his opponent with strikes.
McCrory in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ermey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ermey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ermey landing strikes from the mount and McCrory is in trouble!
Ermey landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ermey is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McCrory can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ermey lands a big elbow.
Ermey with shots to the head and body - McCrory looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ermey putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ermey lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Ermey.
Ermey cracks McCrory with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ermey lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McCrory on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McCrory tries to get out of the position.
McCrory wants to get back to his feet.
McCrory is breathing heavily.
Ermey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McCrory wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ermey is in the full mount, landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCrory trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ermey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ermey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McCrory has his takedown stuffed
and McCrory takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Ermey.
Ermey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McCrory tries for a takedown but Ermey circles away easily
and Ermey counters with a nice body shot.

Ermey fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McCrory sprawls well initially but Ermey persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ermey lands with a punch from half guard.
Ermey perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ermey working over McCrory with some ground and pound. McCrory looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ermey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Ermey there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Ermey connects with a nice short shot to McCrory's temple.
Ermey lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ermey lands a nice short elbow.
McCrory is trying to stand up here but Ermey is controlling him well.
Ermey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ermey working over McCrory with some ground and pound. McCrory looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ermey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ermey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ermey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ermey is controlling the pace.
Ermey working McCrory over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ermey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ermey takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McCrory is refusing to be controlled, as Ermey sits in half guard.
McCrory is looking to escape.
Ermey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrory has hold of Ermey's hands but Ermey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ermey winds up and cracks McCrory with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McCrory won't allow Ermey to pass to mount.
Ermey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ermey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ermey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ermey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ermey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ermey wants to control but McCrory is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ermey lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ermey winds up and cracks McCrory with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ermey stalling away here and it's allowed McCrory to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
McCrory keeping moving, preventing Ermey from controlling successfully.
Ermey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ermey working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McCrory's head.
Ermey wants to pass the guard but McCrory is keeping the position.
Ermey with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Ermey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Ermey there.
Ermey looks to land a left hand but McCrory moved out of range nicely.
Ermey throws a lazy right hand but McCrory sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCrory shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ermey counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McCrory!
Ermey won't let McCrory get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ermey lands a heavy elbow.
Ermey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McCrory hang on?
Ermey is landing with some decent strikes but McCrory is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ermey landing strikes from the mount and McCrory is in trouble!
Ermey wants to control the pace but McCrory is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Ermey.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ermey landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ermey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ermey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McCrory's face.
BOOM! Ermey connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McCrory is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ermey with good strikes from the mount here!
Ermey looking to finish McCrory with some ground and pound. This is bad for McCrory!
Ermey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ermey with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCrory is in a horrible position here. Ermey smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McCrory is bucking up trying to escape but Ermey cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ermey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ermey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ermey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ermey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ermey dominating with strikes here.
Ermey lands a big elbow.
Ermey is landing with some decent strikes but McCrory is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ermey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ermey.
Ermey lands a heavy elbow.
Ermey cracks McCrory with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ermey landing strikes from the mount and McCrory is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Ermey.
Ermey working the ground and pound effectively.
Ermey unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Ermey.
Ermey landing strikes from the mount and McCrory is in trouble!
Ermey landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ermey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ermey tries to control but McCrory wriggling away.
Ermey working the ground and pound effectively.
Ermey with good strikes from the mount here!
Ermey punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You get the feeling that McCrory really doesn't like being in this position too much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ermey tries to control but McCrory wriggling away.
BOOM! Ermey connects with a massive shot to the dome!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Ermey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ermey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Ermey!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Lapierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Claude Van Damme
vs
Lapierre

185 cm
25
174 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

185 cm
21
172 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Claude Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Lapierre!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapierre shoots for a takedown but Van Damme saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lapierre shoots in but Van Damme avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lapierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Damme sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jean Claude Van Damme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Lapierre.

Van Damme clinches with his opponent.
Lapierre goes for a takedown attempt but Van Damme pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Van Damme rushes Lapierre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Damme lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Damme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Damme gets underhooks to prevent Lapierre's takedown attempt.
Van Damme lands an elbow just above Lapierre 's eye.

It looks like Andre Lapierre has been cut.
Van Damme connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lapierre's face.
Van Damme is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lapierre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Van Damme lands a knee to the head.
Van Damme drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Damme drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lapierre pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lapierre slips a jab and a cross from Van Damme.

Van Damme forces Lapierre back against the cage and clinches.
Lapierre goes for a takedown attempt but Van Damme pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lapierre looks for a takedown but Van Damme sprawls well.
Lapierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lapierre looks gassed!

Van Damme closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Van Damme breaks from the clinch.
Van Damme looks to land a combination. Lapierre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lapierre shoots in for a takedown but Van Damme shows good takedown defense.

Van Damme rushes Lapierre and presses him up against the cage.
Van Damme connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lapierre's face.
Van Damme lands a knee to the head.

Van Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Van Damme has Lapierre up against the cage in a clinch.

Van Damme gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Lapierre is defending against the submission attempts here by Van Damme.

Van Damme is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lapierre sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre wants to control but Van Damme is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lapierre tries to roll over but Van Damme keeps him under control.

Van Damme is trying to work for a kimura but Lapierre is defending well.
Lapierre is looking for a sweep. Van Damme is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lapierre is looking to control Van Damme's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lapierre avoid being mounted?
Van Damme prevents Lapierre from improving his position.
Van Damme wants to stand up but Lapierre has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Van Damme is trying for a kimura here. Lapierre looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Van Damme wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jean Claude Van Damme!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Lucien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucian Bute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucien comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss - All Hell's Breaking Loose. This should be a great matchup!

Lucien
vs
Bute

168 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dante Lucien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucian Bute!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bute avoids a punch combination nicely.

Bute shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lucien manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bute distracts Lucien with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bute trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bute looking to pass the guard.
Bute trying to control but Lucien is working from the bottom.
Lucien keeping full guard, as Bute tries to pass.
Bute working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bute trying to control but Lucien is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lucien is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bute.

Bute darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bute wants to take a breather but Lucien is having none of it.
Bute missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lucien wants to control but Bute is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Bute is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lucien is just riding it out for now. Bute eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bute throwing shots but Lucien is blocking nicely.
Lucien tries to get to full guard but Bute has control of the leg.

Bute is looking for a kimura but Lucien is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bute to get the leverage.
Bute is taking a breather. Lucien says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Lucien does no damage.
Lucien throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Bute scores a takedown into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bute misses with some ground and pound and Lucien recovers position to half guard.
Bute is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lucien!
Lucien really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Bute swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lucien is now in Bute's guard. A big mistake from Bute there, giving up the dominant position!

Bute had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lucien defends it easily.
Bute looks gassed!
Bute looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bute is looking to sweep but instead, Lucien has passed into half guard.
Bute trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Bute tries to hold on but Lucien postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucian Bute dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bute.
Bute working away.
Bute is looking to take a break and control but Lucien is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lucien being controlled for a moment.
Bute tries to move to mount but Lucien blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Lucien's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Bute politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bute prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lucien is looking for a sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Bute scores with a four punch combination!
Lucien tests Bute's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Bute looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bute wants to control but Lucien is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bute trying to pass the guard but Lucien defending well.
Lucien trying to hold on to Bute's head to control him but Bute postures up.
Bute seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lucien does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Bute is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bute working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lucien's thigh. Lucien counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Bute with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bute is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lucien is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lucien has escaped and now he's on top!
Bute is breathing heavily.
Bute trying to control the position.

Bute working for a triangle but Lucien defends it easily.
Lucien pushes down on Bute's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bute wants to get back to his feet.
Bute is trying to maintain the position but Lucien is very close to passing his half guard.
Lucien prevents Bute from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lucien moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucian Bute showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bute darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lucien is looking to improve his position.
Bute trying to pass the guard but Lucien defending well.

Bute is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lucien is just riding it out for now. Bute eventually gives up the hold.
Bute takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lucien wants to control but Bute is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bute is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lucien has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bute is working away from the top position though.
Lucien regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bute wants to control from the top but Lucien keeps moving.

Bute is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lucien is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lucien has escaped and now he's on top!
Lucian Bute is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Bute controls Lucien momentarily but Lucien frees himself.
Bute controlling the position.
Bute controls Lucien momentarily but Lucien frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bute is pulling down on Lucien's head to control his posture.

Lucien avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Bute has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lucien can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bute looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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.

Bute looking for subs off his back but Lucien has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lucian Bute has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lucien seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bute does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dante Lucien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bute is trying to get back to full guard.
Bute wants to control but Lucien is keeping busy and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucian Bute comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bute has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucian Bute!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rovan Turner (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.

Turner
vs
Turner

185 cm
25
170 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

183 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Biobonds Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rovan Turner!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rovan Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rovan Turner pushes James Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Rovan Turner scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like James Turner has been cut.
Rovan Turner misses with a knee strike.
Rovan Turner lands a damaging elbow.

Rovan Turner has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics James Turner uses from the top position.
Rovan Turner wants to stand but James Turner is controlling the position.

James Turner drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rovan Turner looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rovan Turner looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rovan Turner!

Rovan Turner has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rovan Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James Turner.
Rovan Turner keeps the fight on the outside.

Rovan Turner has James Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Rovan Turner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as James Turner walks away with a smile on his face. Rovan Turner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
James Turner misses with a two punch combination.
Rovan Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - James Turner circles away.
A punch combination from Rovan Turner misses.
A combination from James Turner does no damage.
Rovan Turner wants to clinch but James Turner slips to the side

and James Turner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

James Turner breaks from the clinch.
James Turner wants to clinch up but Rovan Turner keeps it at a distance.
Rovan Turner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as James Turner sprawls well. James Turner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rovan Turner gets slowly back to his feet.
Rovan Turner wants to clinch
and Rovan Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James Turner is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovan Turner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and James Turner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rovan Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rovan Turner tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and James Turner moves into the clinch.
Rovan Turner with a knee to the head.
Rovan Turner lands an elbow inside.

Rovan Turner manages to pull guard.

James Turner decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
James Turner misses with a looping left.

Rovan Turner darts in and clinches James Turner up against the cage.

Rovan Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James Turner closes the distance looking to clinch

and Rovan Turner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovan Turner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
James Turner wants to stand up but Rovan Turner is controlling him.

Rovan Turner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on James Turner, up you get!

Rovan Turner rushes James Turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

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.
Rovan Turner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James Turner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
James Turner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Rovan Turner.
Rovan Turner landing knees to the body.
Rovan Turner lands a knee to the head.
Rovan Turner lands a nice elbow.
Rovan Turner lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rovan Turner.
Rovan Turner stalling the fight.

Rovan Turner breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rovan Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rovan Turner fails with a takedown attempt.
James Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rovan Turner.
Rovan Turner tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and James Turner moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James Turner takes a knee to the side of the body.
James Turner takes an elbow to the temple.

James Turner's cut is getting worse.
Rovan Turner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rovan Turner misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rovan Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Turner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rovan Turner darts in and clinches James Turner up against the cage.

Rovan Turner successfully pulls guard.
Rovan Turner is trying to control the position but James Turner postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rovan Turner stands up and we're back to a striking position.
James Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
Rovan Turner tries to clinch but James Turner moves out of range.
Rovan Turner is looking to clinch but James Turner is avoiding it.
Rovan Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - James Turner circles away.
James Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rovan Turner slips a jab and a cross from James Turner.

James Turner has Rovan Turner up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
James Turner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rovan Turner has him pressed against the cage.

Rovan Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rovan Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rovan Turner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rovan Turner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James Turner's defenses.
James Turner wants to break free but Rovan Turner has control.
Knees to the body from Rovan Turner.

Rovan Turner jumps into guard, dragging James Turner to the mat.

Rovan Turner uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rovan Turner fails with a takedown attempt.
Rovan Turner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by James Turner.

Rovan Turner forces James Turner back against the cage and clinches.
Rovan Turner connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James Turner dodges an elbow strike from Rovan Turner.
Rovan Turner landing knees to the head.

Rovan Turner ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rovan Turner no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

James Turner has gone for a leg lock! Rovan Turner slips out almost immediately though and dives into James Turner's guard.
Rovan Turner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rovan Turner won't allow James Turner to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rovan Turner stands up and waves to James Turner to follow him.
Rovan Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - James Turner circles away.
Rovan Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rovan Turner takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rovan Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Turner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Rovan Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James Turner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rovan Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rovan Turner wants to clinch.
Rovan Turner fails with a takedown attempt.
James Turner misses with a few strikes there.
James Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rovan Turner throws a head kick but James Turner moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James Turner misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rovan Turner tries to clinch there but James Turner circles away.
Rovan Turner sizes up James Turner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
James Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rovan Turner wants to clinch up but James Turner keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James Turner misses with an uppercut. Rovan Turner saw that one coming.
Rovan Turner fails to land the takedown.
Rovan Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rovan Turner tries to clinch

and James Turner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
James Turner takes an elbow to the forehead.

James Turner's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rovan Turner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rovan Turner lands a nice knee to the body.
Rovan Turner tries for a takedown. No joy.
James Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rovan Turner.
Rovan Turner fails to pull guard.

Rovan Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rovan Turner tries to clinch up but James Turner circles away and keeps his distance.

Rovan Turner pushes James Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Rovan Turner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rovan Turner misses with a knee strike.
Rovan Turner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rovan Turner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James Turner's efforts to push away.
Rovan Turner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but James Turner gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovan Turner lands a nice elbow.
Rovan Turner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rovan Turner landing knees to the body.
Rovan Turner has James Turner pressed against the cage, preventing James Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
James Turner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rovan Turner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James Turner blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rovan Turner.
Rovan Turner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
James Turner tries to circle away but Rovan Turner has him pinned against the cage.

Rovan Turner jumps into guard, dragging James Turner to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rovan Turner controlling the position.
Rovan Turner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James Turner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rovan Turner pushes James Turner off and scrambles back to his feet.
James Turner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rovan Turner tries to clinch but James Turner is having none of it.
James Turner tries to bum rush Rovan Turner with a series of wild strikes but Rovan Turner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Rovan Turner clinches up against the cage.
Rovan Turner tries to land a knee to the head but James Turner blocks with his arms.
Rovan Turner landing knees to the head.
Rovan Turner stalls.
Rovan Turner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as James Turner walks away with a smile on his face. Rovan Turner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rovan Turner scores with a takedown into James Turner's guard.
Rovan Turner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rovan Turner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James Turner is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rovan Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rovan Turner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rovan Turner!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adnan Catic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lane Pedersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Catic comes to the cage accompanied by Fali mi Ljubav. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Catic
vs
Pedersen

186 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Golden Lilium
Golden Lilium

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adnan Catic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lane Pedersen!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Pedersen misses.
Catic throws a lazy right hand but Pedersen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Catic swings for the body but Pedersen moves out of range.
Catic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pedersen counters with a good low kick that Catic was not able to check.
Pedersen staying out of range there.
Pedersen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Catic misses with a wild combination.
Catic missing with a left hand there. Pedersen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Catic avoids the head kick by Pedersen.
Catic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pedersen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pedersen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Catic circles away.
Catic misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catic slaps away a takedown attempt from Pedersen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adnan Catic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lane Pedersen.
Some wild striking there from Catic.
Pedersen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Catic lands with a nice combination. Pedersen backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Lane Pedersen has been cut.
Catic misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Pedersen.
Pedersen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pedersen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Catic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Catic throws a series of punches but Pedersen moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pedersen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Catic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Adnan Catic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pedersen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Catic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Catic scores with a one two! Pedersen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pedersen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pedersen misses with the combination.
Adnan Catic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pedersen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Catic.
Pedersen shoots for a double leg takedown but Catic sprawls well. He's pushed Pedersen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pedersen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Catic throws a combination that misses

so Pedersen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pedersen throws a big right hand that misses.

Catic has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pedersen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pedersen looks gassed!
Catic throws a nice looking combination but Pedersen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Catic misses with a double jab

and Pedersen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Pedersen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pedersen lands a slapping body shot.
Pedersen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pedersen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Catic defends it nicely.
Catic slips a jab and a cross from Pedersen.
Catic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Catic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pedersen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Catic's head.
Pedersen throws a right hand that Catic ducks under and follows up with a left that Catic also avoids with ease.
Pedersen tries a head kick but it misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pedersen.
Catic wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Catic regains half guard.
Pedersen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Catic defending well though.
Catic is trying to maintain the position but Pedersen is very close to passing his half guard.
Catic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pedersen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Catic pushes Pedersen off and gets back to his feet.
Catic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pedersen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Catic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pedersen closes the distance and clinches up with Catic, looking for a takedown. Pedersen pushes Catic against the cage but Catic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pedersen lands with a hook. Catic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Catic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pedersen. Pedersen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Catic misses with a series of wild punches.
Pedersen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pedersen needs to keep his hands up - Catic had a free shot at his head there.
Catic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pedersen.
Catic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pedersen.
Catic lands with a big left! Pedersen is wobbled badly! Catic comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Pedersen to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adnan Catic!

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brycen Gionet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gionet has chosen "Mosh" by Eminem as his entrance music. Eddie Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Gionet

180 cm
23
189 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
192 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brycen Gionet!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gionet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Gionet is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gionet checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gionet shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gionet's head.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gionet.
Eddie Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brycen Gionet.
Gionet shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Gionet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gionet. That did some damage!
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Gionet shoots in.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Gionet tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.

Gionet shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gionet on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Gionet is very close to passing his half guard.

Gionet is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gionet.
Gionet dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Gionet's head and hops out.
Jones scores with a head kick.
Eddie Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gionet on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Gionet takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gionet looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones lands with a straight right. Gionet didn't see that one coming.

Jones drives through and clinches with Gionet against the cage.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gionet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gionet tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones'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.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Gionet shrugs off.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Brycen Gionet has been cut.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Gionet won't want to take too many of those.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding damage.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gionet's defenses.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones blocks a body shot from Gionet.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gionet takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gionet takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Gionet is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gionet backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brycen Gionet's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Gionet moves out of range easily.

Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones is stalling here.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gionet has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones digs a right hand into Gionet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gionet's gas tank.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Gionet shrugs off.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gionet is breathing heavily.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Gionet backwards.

Gionet is rocked!
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gionet is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Gionet takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones lands an elbow just above Gionet 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones just leaning against Gionet, taking a breather.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones working Gionet over with knees to the body.
Gionet seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones is stalling here.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones gets through Gionet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gionet takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Gionet goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow just above Gionet 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Eddie Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gionet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gionet's face.
Gionet is trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gionet taking a breather.
Gionet is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Gionet shrugs off.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones pushes Gionet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands an elbow just above Gionet 's eye.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gionet takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Gionet has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick from Jones lands but Gionet takes it in his stride.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Gionet should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Gionet in his tracks for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gionet.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gionet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gionet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brycen Gionet's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jones looks to throw the jab but Gionet is out of range.
Gionet shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gionet.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Gionet moves out of range easily.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gionet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Eddie Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gionet's defenses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gionet takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones lands a left hand.
Gionet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Gionet wants to stall.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones'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.
Gionet looking for a takedown.
Eddie Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brycen Gionet.
Gionet takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gionet's face.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones has Gionet pressed against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gionet's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Gionet shrugs off.
Gionet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eddie Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gionet can do to turn this around?
Gionet tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gionet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gionet is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

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.
Gionet is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Jones has denied him.
Gionet tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jones digs a right hand into Gionet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gionet's gas tank.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gionet is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is stalling here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Jones!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Gagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Rogers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Robert Gagner's chin.

Gagner
vs
Rogers

185 cm
22
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
204 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Gagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rogers dodges the punch combination from Gagner.
Gagner connects with a right hand. Rogers shakes it off.
A punch combination from Gagner misses.
Gagner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Gagner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gagner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rogers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gagner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rogers somewhat.
Nice uppercut there from Gagner.
Gagner throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
Gagner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rogers fails to land the takedown.
Gagner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch but Gagner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gagner throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gagner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gagner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rogers shoots in but Gagner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Robert Gagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Gagner misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogers wants to clinch up but Gagner keeps it at a distance.
Rogers doesn't manage to clinch there - Gagner circles away.
Gagner tries to bum rush Rogers with a series of wild strikes but Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Gagner.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gagner throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
Rogers fails to land the takedown.
Gagner misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gagner lands a nice looking body shot.
Gagner misses with the combination.
Gagner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gagner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gagner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robert Gagner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gagner throws a series of punches but Rogers moves out of range.
Gagner lands with a nice combination. Rogers backs away looking to recover.
Rogers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gagner circles away.
Gagner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gagner scores with a one two! Rogers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gagner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gagner!
Gagner misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gagner does no damage.
Gagner looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gagner misses with a few strikes there.
Gagner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gagner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gagner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gagner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gagner throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Rogers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gagner throws a series of strikes that have Rogers backpedaling.
Gagner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Robert Gagner has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Gagner.
Gagner lands with a nice combination. Rogers backs away looking to recover.
Gagner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogers circles away quickly and effectively.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gagner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gagner throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
Gagner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rogers tries to clinch but Gagner is having none of it.
A nice combination there by Gagner.
Rogers is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gagner is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rogers.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Gagner does no damage.
Gagner throws a combination. Rogers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagner throws a series of strikes that have Rogers backpedaling.
Gagner misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Gagner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Gagner'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.

Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gagner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gagner lands with an overhand left.
Gagner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gagner throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
Gagner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rogers shoots for a double leg takedown but Gagner sprawls well. He's pushed Rogers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gagner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gagner misses with a wild combination.
Gagner misses with a double jab.
Gagner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogers circles away quickly and effectively.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Gagner moves out of range easily.
Rogers dodges the punch combination from Gagner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagner throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
Gagner throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gagner fails to land with a series of punches.
Gagner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gagner misses with a few strikes there.
Gagner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gagner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robert Gagner is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogers takes one to the side of the head.
Gagner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Gagner.
Gagner closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagner misses with a double jab.
Rogers tries to clinch but Gagner moves out of range.
Gagner throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
Gagner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gagner throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Gagner as Rogers shoots in.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Gagner tries to bum rush Rogers with a series of wild strikes but Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gagner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gagner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gagner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gagner works over Rogers's head and body with a nice combination.
Robert Gagner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gagner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gagner looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Robert Gagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gagner.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gagner.
A punch combination from Gagner misses.
Gagner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rogers tries to clinch but Gagner moves out of range.
Rogers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt - Gagner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No joy there for Gagner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rogers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gagner pinned against the cage. Gagner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Robert Gagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Gagner misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gagner misses with the combination.
Rogers wants to clinch up but Gagner keeps it at a distance.
Gagner swinging wilding here.
Good exchange - Gagner coming out on top.
Gagner misses with a wild combination.
Gagner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogers circles away quickly and effectively.
Gagner throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Rogers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Gagner misses.
Gagner connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Gagner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Gagner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A combination from Gagner does no damage.
Rogers tries to clinch but Gagner moves out of range.
Gagner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gagner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gagner misses with a double jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rogers might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gagner has got the better of the exchanges.
Gagner misses with a wild combination.
Gagner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gagner is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gagner misses with a two punch combination.
Rogers tries to clinch up but Gagner circles away and keeps his distance.
Gagner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gagner's corner calls for a 1-2. Gagner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers shoots for a takedown but Gagner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gagner lands with a nice combination. Rogers backs away looking to recover.
Gagner throws a series of strikes that have Rogers backpedaling.
Rogers is looking to clinch but Gagner is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagner misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Gagner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rogers doesn't seem phased though.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Gagner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Gagner as Rogers shoots in.
Robert Gagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gagner throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Gagner.
Gagner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogers circles away quickly and effectively.
Gagner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gagner tries to bum rush Rogers with a series of wild strikes but Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gagner throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gagner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gagner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gagner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Gagner.
Gagner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gagner looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Gagner misses with a series of wild punches.
Gagner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gagner with a jab.
Gagner scores with a one two! Rogers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rogers is defended easily by Gagner.
Gagner throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Gagner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagner misses with a series of wild punches.
Gagner looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
A punch combination from Gagner misses.
Rogers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rogers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gagner swivels and escapes.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Gagner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogers.
Gagner throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
Gagner throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gagner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gagner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gagner swinging wilding here.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt.
Gagner works over Rogers's head and body with a nice combination.
Rogers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gagner pinned against the cage. Gagner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gagner misses with a few strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Gagner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gagner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Gagner!

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FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Render (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Render
vs
Swift

185 cm
23
171 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Render!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Swift!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Render misses with a few strikes there.
Render misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Render misses.
Render misses with a wild combination.
Swift swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Render misses with a combination

and Swift holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Swift is trying to drag Render to the mat but Render just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A frustrated look appears on Render's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Swift breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Render misses with a double jab
and Swift counters with a head kick. That will keep Render thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Render swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Swift counters by moving into the clinch.
Swift pushes Render back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Render is trying to break free.

Swift jumps into guard, dragging Render to the mat.

Render got a little sloppy there for a moment and Swift has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Render has managed to get both his arms back between Swift's legs - danger averted.
Render wants to stand but Swift is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Swift is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Render rolls with it to try and escape but Swift cranks on the arm and Render is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Swift!

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
59%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Mako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshimo Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mako comes to the cage accompanied by Broken Dreams By Shaman's Harvest. Hiro has chosen My Hero as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mako
vs
Hiro

160 cm
22
160 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

175 cm
23
164 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Mako!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshimo Hiro!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mako tries to clinch up but Hiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Mako wants to clinch up but Hiro keeps it at a distance.
Hiro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mako fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mako fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hiroshimo Hiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mako shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hiro's guard.

Hiro scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hiro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Hiro misses with a takedown

so Mako counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mako postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Hiro, not yet.
Mako postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro has momentary wrist control but Mako slips an elbow through the middle.
Mako chips away with some ground and pound.
Hiro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mako in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mako working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mako postures up in Hiro's guard and throws a big left but Hiro blocks it.

Mako 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.
Mako loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mako is breathing heavily.
Hiro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

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.
Hiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Hiro, not yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mako misses with a takedown attempt - Hiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Hiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hiro thows a huge punch but Mako dodges it nicely.
Hiro wants to pass to mount but Mako is defending the position.

Mako looking for submissions off his back.
Hiro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mako 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro tries to pass to full mount but Mako defends it.

Mako is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hiro pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Hiro there.
Hiro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hiro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hiro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mako defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hiro wants to stand up but Mako has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Hiro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hiro wants to control but Mako is keeping him busy.
Hiro passes to side control.
Mako tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiro lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hiro scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshimo Hiro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mako gets caught flat footed, as Hiro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Mako is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hiro is aware though and is defending well.
Hiro trying to control but Mako is working from the bottom.
Hiro landing some decent shots from guard.
Hiro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hiro with a flurry of punches that miss.

Mako throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hiro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mako utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Mako is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hiro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hiro lands a couple of digs.
Mako has momentary wrist control but Hiro slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mako preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hiro lands a couple of elbows.
Hiro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mako might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mako avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Mako has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hiro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hiro wants to control from the top but Mako keeps moving.
Hiro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mako is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mako is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hiro is aware though and is defending well.
Hiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hiro with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mako counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hiro!
Mako looking to land elbow strikes but Hiro uses the position to regain half guard.
Mako prevents Hiro from standing back up.
Hiro is looking for a sweep. Mako is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hiro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mako not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mako's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mako's back!
Hiro biding his time, controlling Mako.
Mako is really stuck here.
Hiro loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Mako hold on?
Hiro cracks Mako with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Mako from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Hiro is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Mako up.
Mako manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hiro's guard. Nice work there by Mako.
Mako advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hiroshimo Hiro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hiro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Hiro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hiro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hiro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Mako looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hiro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hiro with a nice head shot there.
Hiro thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro throws a strike but Mako rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mako throws a strike but Hiro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hiro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Mako has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Mako is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hiro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hiro trying to control but Mako is working from the bottom.
Hiro lands a couple of elbows.
Hiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Mako has wrist control.
Hiro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mako's head.
Mako keeping moving, preventing Hiro from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Mako has wrist control.

Mako is looking for a triangle here but Hiro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hiro lands a few punches from side control.
Hiro laying and praying for a moment but Mako takes advantage and regains half guard.

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.
Hiro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hiro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mako keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Mako is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hiro pulls his head out easily.
Hiro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshimo Hiro really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mako stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mako wants it to stay on the feet.
Mako is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hiro with a nice cross.
Hiro with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mako counters with a single leg into guard. Hiro didn't expect that.
Mako missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mako throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hiro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hiro managing to control the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mako is looking to work some ground and pound but Hiro has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro is looking to stand up but Mako isn't so interested in that idea.
Mako postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hiro trying to keep a closed guard but Mako is proving a slippery customer.
Mako throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hiro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hiro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mako swivels and escapes.
George Mako has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshimo Hiro.
Mako wants to clinch.
Hiro misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Hiro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mako looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mako is looking for a sweep.
Hiro scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mako sneaks back into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hiro lands a nice short elbow.
Hiro lands strikes from half guard.

Mako looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hiro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mako sees it coming and defends easily.
Hiro frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hiro landing strikes from the mount.
Hiro lands a nice shot to the head.
Hiro prevents Mako from getting the reversal.

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.
Mako is in a horrible position here. Hiro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mako keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hiro lands a big shot there that rocks Mako but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hiro prevents Mako from getting the reversal.
Hiro unloading with bombs!
Mako in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Mako that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshimo Hiro dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jab from Hiro.
Hiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hiro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mako counters with a takedown into side control.
Hiro is trying to buck Mako off.
Mako working the ground and pound but Hiro is defending the strikes.
Mako creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hiro sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Mako is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hiro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hiro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mako tries for a kimura but Hiro is defending well.
Hiro is trying to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Mako are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Mako counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hiro's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hiro manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mako showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hiro.

Mako feints and as Hiro raises his hands in defense, Mako changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hiro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
George Mako overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Mako has gone for a leg lock! Hiro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mako's guard.
Hiro thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hiro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hiro is working Mako over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hiro with a nice head shot there.
Hiro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mako works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hiro throws and elbow that misses. Mako uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hiro's guard. Nice move by Mako!
Mako thows a big elbow that misses.
Hiro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Mako has gone for a leg lock! Hiro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mako's guard.
Hiro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
George Mako has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mako keeping moving, preventing Hiro from controlling successfully.
Hiro forces his way into half guard.
Hiro wants to control but Mako is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Mako showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hiro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshimo Hiro! Hiroshimo Hiro retains his lightweight title!