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CFC 122: Seeds of Destruction PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buster Hymen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osmo Vasama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasama has chosen Beastie Boys - Sureshot as his entrance music. Buster Hymen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Osmo Vasama's chin.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buster Hymen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osmo Vasama!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasama tries to score with a low kick but Hymen moves his leg out of the way.
Vasama lands a front kick.
Vasama moves into the clinch.
Vasama scores a nice knee to the body.
Hymen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vasama tries to clinch there but Hymen circles away.
Vasama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vasama rushes Hymen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vasama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vasama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hymen is breathing heavily.
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!
Vasama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vasama trying to land knees to the body.
Hymen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vasama misses with a knee to the head.
Vasama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vasama connects with a knee to the head.
Vasama scores a nice knee to the body.
Vasama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vasama landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Vasama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vasama using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hymen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vasama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hymen managing to block the knees to the body from Vasama.
Hymen is working for takedown but Vasama is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vasama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hymen avoids it.
Vasama landing knees to the head.
Vasama working Hymen over with knees to the body.
Vasama landing knees to the head.
Vasama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hymen is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Vasama.
Vasama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vasama prevents the takedown attempt.
Vasama misses with a knee strike.
Vasama landing knees to the body.
Vasama unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hymen wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Hymen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hymen is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hymen managing to block the knees to the body from Vasama.
Vasama tries a knee to the head but Hymen blocks it.
Hymen avoiding damage as Vasama throws knees to the body.
Hymen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Osmo Vasama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hymen misses with a double jab.
Vasama is looking to clinch.
Hymen misses with an uppercut. Vasama saw that one coming.
Vasama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hymen's sensitive parts.
Vasama throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vasama clinches with his opponent.
Vasama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hymen is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Vasama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasama prevents Hymen from breaking the clinch.
Vasama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vasama tries to land a knee to the head but Hymen blocks with his arms.
Vasama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vasama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hymen has Vasama pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vasama manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hymen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hymen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vasama's head.
Vasama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hymen.
Hymen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vasama's head.
Vasama is pressing down on Hymen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hymen is looking to work some ground and pound but Vasama has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hymen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vasama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vasama bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hymen's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vasama is looking to work some ground and pound but Hymen has wrist control.
Vasama passes into half guard.
Vasama is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasama seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osmo Vasama 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.
Hymen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasama gets caught flat footed, as Hymen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hymen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vasama 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.
Hymen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vasama seems keen to control Hymen's posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vasama has momentary wrist control but Hymen slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hymen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vasama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hymen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vasama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hymen is looking to work some ground and pound but Vasama has wrist control.
Hymen lands a couple of digs.
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.
Vasama working a defensive guard but Hymen manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hymen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vasama tries to clinch but Hymen moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Vasama.
Vasama tries to clinch up but Hymen circles away and keeps his distance.
Vasama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hymen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vasama thows a body kick. Hymen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vasama tries to clinch there but Hymen circles away.
Hymen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vasama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vasama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hymen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hymen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hymen swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasama.
Buster Hymen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Hymen misses.
Osmo Vasama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hymen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Vasama.
Vasama tries to clinch up.
Vasama wants to clinch up but Hymen keeps it at a distance.
Vasama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vasama wants to clinch.
Hymen circles away from the clinch attempt.
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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vasama.
Hymen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vasama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vasama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vasama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hymen, pushing him back against the cage.
Vasama landing knees to the head.
Vasama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hymen's face.
Vasama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vasama missing with knees to the body.
Vasama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hymen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vasama is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vasama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hymen is defending well for now.
Hymen has picked Vasama up - he's going for a ride! Hymen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hymen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vasama's head.
Hymen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Osmo Vasama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vasama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hymen swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasama.
Vasama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vasama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vasama tries to clinch but Hymen is having none of it.
Hymen looks to land a left hand but Vasama moved out of range nicely.
Vasama tries to close the distance and clinch but Hymen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hymen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vasama trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hymen throwing shots but Vasama is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hymen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vasama wants to control but Hymen is keeping busy.
Hymen with the ground and pound but Vasama uses the opportunity to regain guard.
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.
Hymen tries to free his leg and advance position but Vasama is retaining full guard.
Hymen throwing strikes from guard but Vasama blocks nicely.
Hymen throws a strike but Vasama rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vasama won't allow Hymen to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vasama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vasama throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vasama tries to clinch up.
Vasama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vasama tries to land a knee to the head but Hymen blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vasama.
Vasama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hymen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vasama lands a good knee to the midsection. Hymen won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Vasama.
Vasama trying to land knees to the body.
Vasama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vasama with a knee to the head.
Vasama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hymen avoids it.
Vasama with a knee to the head.
Hymen tries for a takedown but Vasama manages to get underhooks.
Vasama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hymen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vasama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hymen.
Vasama trying to land knees to the body.
Hymen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hymen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vasama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hymen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasama throws the kick towards the body but Hymen avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Hymen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vasama doesn't seem phased though.
Vasama wants to clinch up but Hymen keeps it at a distance.
Hymen throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasama.
Vasama tries to clinch but Hymen moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vasama plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hymen misses with a takedown attempt - Vasama sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Buster Hymen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hymen throws a body punch but Vasama moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osmo Vasama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vasama winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osmo Vasama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pharrel Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St Georges might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to PSG theme song . Dickinson has chosen Queen - The Show Must Go On as his entrance music. Pharrel Dickinson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pharrel Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Georges avoids the body shot from Dickinson.
Dickinson digs a good hook to St Georges's body.
St Georges slips a jab and a cross from Dickinson.
Dickinson thuds a left hand into St Georges's body.
Dickinson lands a right hook to the body.
Dickinson walks into a left hand.
St Georges is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dickinson.
It looks like Pierre St Georges has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Georges dodges the punch combination from Dickinson.
Dickinson throws a nice looking combination but St Georges bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Georges shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dickinson regains half guard.
Dickinson is looking for a sweep. St Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dickinson is trying to stand.
Dickinson trying to control but St Georges postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson is defending against the submission attempts here by St Georges.
St Georges is thwarting Dickinson's attempts to control the position.
Dickinson is not content to let St Georges control the position.
St Georges thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dickinson to regain full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Georges gets a takedown into half guard.
St Georges is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dickinson is just riding it out for now. St Georges eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson wants to improve his position but St Georges is controlling well.
Dickinson is trying to stand.
Dickinson tries to get to full guard but St Georges has control of the leg.
St Georges trying to control from half guard but Dickinson is working away.
St Georges is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges is thwarting Dickinson's attempts to control the position.
St Georges tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dickinson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dickinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dickinson connects with a body shot.
Dickinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dickinson throws a body punch but St Georges moves out of range.
St Georges shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dickinson trying to hold on to St Georges's head to control him but St Georges postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dickinson is looking to improve his position.
Dickinson is trying to stand up here but St Georges is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickinson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
St Georges missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pharrel Dickinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pierre St Georges's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dickinson looks to land a combination but St Georges avoids it well.
St Georges gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Georges is looking to take a break and control but Dickinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dickinson is positioning himself well to prevent St Georges advancing to mount.
St Georges thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dickinson to regain full guard.
St Georges looking to pass the guard.
St Georges 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.
Dickinson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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.
St Georges preventing the sweep.
Dickinson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
St Georges tries to lock up and control but Dickinson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dickinson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
St Georges is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
St Georges can't escape the position.
St Georges flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
St Georges manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dickinson is looking for a kimura but St Georges is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dickinson to get the leverage.
St Georges makes his way to full guard, as Dickinson worked for a kimura.
Dickinson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Georges scrambles and gets back to his feet.
St Georges closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Georges lands in his opponent's guard.
Dickinson keeping moving, preventing St Georges from controlling successfully.
St Georges wants to pass the guard but Dickinson is keeping the position.
Dickinson keeping moving, preventing St Georges from controlling successfully.
St Georges trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Georges throws and elbow that misses. Dickinson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St Georges's guard. Nice move by Dickinson!
St Georges is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St Georges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dickinson lands with a shot to the body.
St Georges has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dickinson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pharrel Dickinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dickinson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Georges closes the distance and clinches up with Dickinson, looking for a takedown. St Georges pushes Dickinson against the cage but Dickinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Dickinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dickinson misses with a body shot.
Dickinson looks to land a combination but St Georges avoids it well.
St Georges shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dickinson defends it nicely.
Dickinson cracks St Georges with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dickinson jabs St Georges right on the nose. St Georges blinks but takes it well.
St Georges takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dickinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Georges takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dickinson scores with a jab.
Dickinson scores with a sloppy right hand. St Georges should have avoided that one.
Dickinson looks to land a combination but St Georges avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pharrel Dickinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pierre St Georges's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dickinson throws out a loose jab but St Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pharrel Dickinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Georges showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dickinson.
Dickinson lunges at St Georges with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St Georges's hand.
Dickinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dickinson misses the shot to the body.
St Georges takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
St Georges shoots for a double leg takedown but Dickinson sprawls well. He's pushed St Georges's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Georges looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
St Georges wants to control from the top but Dickinson keeps moving.
St Georges is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dickinson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dickinson has escaped and now he's on top!
Dickinson tries to free his leg and advance position but St Georges is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson wants to get up but he can't break St Georges's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
St Georges throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dickinson trying to control but St Georges is working from the bottom.
Dickinson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
St Georges throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dickinson uses it to pass to side control.
Dickinson is looking to take a break and control but St Georges is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
St Georges tries to bench press Dickinson off him but Dickinson keeps the position.
St Georges can't do much from the bottom here.
St Georges is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dickinson is controlling him well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dickinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierre St Georges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pharrel Dickinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Dickinson does no damage.
St Georges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dickinson.
Dickinson throws a shot to the body.
St Georges scores a takedown into full mount!
Dickinson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Georges throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dickinson because St Georges loaded up on that one.
St Georges scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dickinson?
St Georges prevents Dickinson from getting the reversal.
St Georges looking to finish with strikes here!
St Georges prevents Dickinson from getting the reversal.
St Georges is in the full mount, landing strikes.
St Georges wants to control the pace but Dickinson is squirming around nicely.
St Georges looking to finish with strikes here!
Dickinson tries to lock up and control but St Georges gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
St Georges tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Georges is working for a guillotine from mount but Dickinson frees his head quite easily.
Dickinson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pharrel Dickinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dickinson holds of for dear life.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dickinson is desperately trying to improve his position but St Georges has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pierre St Georges.
I think Dickinson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pharrel Dickinson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oskari Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Firestarter. Liddell has chosen Just Another Victim by Helmet & House of Pain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Oskari Jokinen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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195 lbs
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193 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oskari Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Liddell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Liddell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jokinen sprawls well initially but Liddell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Liddell drops an elbow to the side of Jokinen's head.
Liddell is looking to advance position but Jokinen won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liddell is just content to waste time from the top position. Jokinen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Liddell wants to control from the top but Jokinen keeps moving.
Liddell works over Jokinen with some ground and pound from guard.
Jokinen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throws a strike but Jokinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jokinen won't allow Liddell to sweep him here.
Jokinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Liddell is retaining full guard.
Jokinen wants to get up but he can't break Liddell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jokinen 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.
Jokinen has gone for a leg lock! Liddell slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jokinen's guard.
Liddell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jokinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jokinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liddell.
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.
Liddell looking to pass the guard.
Jokinen is trying to control the position but Liddell postures up.
Liddell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Jokinen is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Liddell trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Liddell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jokinen's half guard.
Jokinen is staying active underneath Liddell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to improve his position but Liddell is controlling well.
Jokinen is trying to maintain the position but Liddell is very close to passing his half guard.
Liddell wants to take a breather but Jokinen is having none of it.
Liddell wants to pass the guard but Jokinen is defending well.
Liddell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jokinen defending well though.
Jokinen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jokinen.
Liddell throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jokinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
Liddell misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jokinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liddell shoots in looking for a takedown. Jokinen tries to sprawl out of it but Liddell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jokinen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Liddell in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kurt Liddell will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oskari Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen lands a high kick!
Liddell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jokinen tries to avoid it but Liddell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jokinen to the ground. Jokinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jokinen connects with a high kick.
Oskari Jokinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jokinen throws a nice head kick!
Jokinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liddell.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liddell. That did some damage!
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jokinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jokinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oskari Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Liddell.
Jokinen scores with a leg kick.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Jokinen coming out on top.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jokinen.
Oskari Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown by Liddell or perhaps it was just good defense by Jokinen which made him look bad.
Jokinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Liddell.
Jokinen throws a head kick that Liddell semi-blocks.
Jokinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jokinen throws a nice head kick!
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!
Jokinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Liddell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jokinen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Liddell wants to free his trapped foot but Jokinen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jokinen is pressing down on Liddell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Liddell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jokinen looking to control.
Liddell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Liddell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Liddell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jokinen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Liddell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jokinen has momentary wrist control but Liddell slips an elbow through the middle.
Liddell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liddell trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Liddell distracts Jokinen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Liddell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Liddell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Liddell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oskari Jokinen 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. This is the final round!
Liddell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jokinen is looking to slow Liddell down with leg kicks.
Liddell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jokinen tries to avoid it but Liddell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jokinen to the ground. Jokinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Liddell.
Liddell throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jokinen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Liddell tries to pass to full mount but Jokinen defends it.
Liddell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jokinen is trying to stand.
Liddell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a head shot. Jokinen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kurt Liddell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Liddell trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Jokinen working for a triangle but Liddell defends it easily.
Jokinen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Liddell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Liddell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Liddell stands up over Jokinen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jokinen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Liddell passes Jokinen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Liddell frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Liddell with a couple of short strikes.
Liddell cracks Jokinen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Liddell is landing with some decent strikes but Jokinen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to reverse the position but Liddell maintains control.
Jokinen taking shots to the head.
Liddell landing strikes from the mount and Jokinen is in trouble!
Jokinen is rocked!
Jokinen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Jokinen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jokinen takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Liddell's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Liddell!
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FIGHT
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Achilles Anvil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sting Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sting Steiner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
190 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
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20
200 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Achilles Anvil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sting Steiner!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steiner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anvil.
Anvil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steiner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anvil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steiner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice combination there by Steiner.
It looks like Achilles Anvil has been cut.
Anvil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anvil on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steiner works the jab nicely.
Anvil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steiner.
Steiner misses with a body shot.
Anvil throws a looping overhand right but Steiner ducks down to avoid it.
Anvil misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Anvil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anvil scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steiner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anvil counters with a crisp one two that drops Steiner! Anvil thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Steiner to his feet! Steiner is in big trouble!
Steiner is rocked!
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!
Steiner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steiner is still on wobbly legs! Can Anvil finish him?
Steiner lands the left hand.
Steiner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steiner seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anvil misses with a looping left.
Anvil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steiner.
Anvil takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anvil takes one to the chin there.
Steiner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anvil is breathing heavily.
Anvil takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steiner dodges the punch combination from Anvil.
Anvil takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steiner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steiner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Anvil 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steiner cracks Anvil with an open hand slap.
Steiner darts in and clinches Anvil up against the cage.
Anvil blocks a body shot from Steiner.
Anvil is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steiner is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steiner.
Steiner breaks from the clinch.
Anvil takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Anvil fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anvil takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anvil throws a lazy right hand but Steiner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anvil throws an overhand right that lands on Steiner's shoulder, as Steiner tries to avoid the shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anvil checks a leg kick.
Anvil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anvil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steiner.
Steiner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anvil had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice uppercut lands for Steiner. That snapped Anvil's head back.
Anvil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anvil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steiner scores with a head kick.
Steiner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner slips a jab from Anvil.
Anvil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steiner.
Steiner throws a body punch but Anvil moves out of range.
Anvil scores with a nice strike.
Steiner throws a hook but Anvil blocks it.
Anvil slips a jab from Steiner.
Steiner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anvil was well out of range. Poor timing from Steiner.
Anvil takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Steiner misses with a straight left.
Anvil scores with the left hand. Steiner knows he should have avoided that one.
Steiner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anvil.
Anvil moves out of range of the strikes.
Steiner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anvil.
Anvil closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Sting Steiner has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steiner misses with the body kick
and Anvil counters with a crisp right hand that drops Steiner! Anvil lets Steiner back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steiner missing with a left hand there. Anvil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steiner misses the shot to the body.
Steiner misses with a body kick.
Anvil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anvil lands a nice hook to Steiner's body. Steiner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anvil looks to land a combination but Steiner avoids it well.
Steiner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anvil stuns Steiner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steiner avoids the body shot from Anvil.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steiner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steiner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anvil looks to land a combination but Steiner avoids it well.
Anvil loads up on a big right hand but Steiner slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sting Steiner will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Steiner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anvil takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steiner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steiner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anvil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Achilles Anvil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anvil misses with an uppercut. Steiner saw that one coming.
Steiner misses with a hook. Anvil ducked under it nicely.
Anvil lunges at Steiner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steiner's hand.
Steiner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steiner motions for Anvil to come forward. Steiner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steiner scores with a hook to the body. Anvil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anvil misses with a body shot.
Anvil swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steiner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steiner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steiner swings for the body but Anvil moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner tries a low kick but Anvil avoids it.
Steiner scores with the left hand. Anvil knows he should have avoided that one.
Anvil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steiner swings for the body but Anvil moves out of range.
Anvil throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steiner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anvil's knee momentarily.
Anvil lands with a straight right. Steiner didn't see that one coming.
Steiner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anvil to score with a decent uppercut.
Steiner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donk. Anvil catches Steiner right on the button with a cross.
Anvil throws a hook but Steiner avoids it easily.
Anvil looks to land a left hand but Steiner moved out of range nicely.
Steiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anvil.
A jab lands there for Steiner.
Anvil throws a right hand that Steiner ducks under and follows up with a left that Steiner also avoids with ease.
Steiner with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anvil misses with a looping left.
Steiner scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anvil looks to land a left hand but Steiner moved out of range nicely.
Anvil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steiner moves away from the strike by Anvil.
A big left from Steiner misses.
Steiner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anvil misses with a looping left.
Anvil takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Anvil misses.
Anvil throws a right hand that Steiner ducks under and follows up with a left that Steiner also avoids with ease.
Anvil tries to move into range but Steiner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Steiner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anvil takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Steiner lands a nice hook to Anvil's body. Anvil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anvil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steiner.
Steiner scores with a leg kick.
Anvil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anvil looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice uppercut there from Steiner.
Anvil on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Steiner scores with a sloppy right hand. Anvil should have avoided that one.
Steiner lands with a straight right. Anvil didn't see that one coming.
Anvil is rocked!
BOOM! Steiner lands a beautiful left hook that drops Anvil. Anvil tries to recover but Steiner is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Anvil lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sting Steiner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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198 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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194 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Balls!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas ducks under a wild hook from Balls.
Ruas lands a slapping body shot.
Ruas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marco Ruas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balls is fending him off so far but Ruas persists. Nope, Balls circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ruas fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruas throws a looping overhand right but Balls ducks down to avoid it.
Ruas shoots in for a double leg but Balls sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Ruas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balls shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Balls was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ruas is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ruas?
Balls lands a big shot there that rocks Ruas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ruas is trying to escape the mount.
Balls landing shots from mount.
Ruas is rocked!
Balls lands a big shot to the head and Ruas winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Harry Balls!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony D Amico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson has chosen Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
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178 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony D Amico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson works the jab nicely.
D Amico shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Robinson defends it nicely.
D Amico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
D Amico digs a good body shot into Robinson's ribs.
Robinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
D Amico shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robinson as he jumps to the side.
Robinson thumps D Amico with a low kick.
Robinson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
D Amico slips under a jab from Robinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amico checks a low kick from Robinson.
Robinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses D Amico's sensitive parts.
Robinson tries to land a leg kick but D Amico saw it coming and moves away.
D Amico tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
D Amico misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as D Amico checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robinson.
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amico takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Robinson misses with a low kick as D Amico jumps back.
Robinson misses with a low kick.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from D Amico.
Robinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses D Amico's sensitive parts.
Robinson lands with a kick to the temple. D Amico shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Robinson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
D Amico lands a jab to Robinson's midsection.
A good leg kick by Robinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a solid leg kick but D Amico takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Robinson.
D Amico checks a leg kick.
D Amico fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Robinson misses with a low kick.
Robinson swings away with a body shot that misses
letting D Amico counter with a right hand.
Robinson connects with a body shot.
Robinson is looking to chop away at D Amico's legs.
Robinson lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Robinson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Robinson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Robinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robinson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. D Amico doesn't seem bothered though.
Robinson throws out a leg kick but D Amico moves out of range and Robinson only half commits.
Robinson moves forwards but D Amico connects with a nice, crisp jab.
D Amico looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony D Amico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson missing with a left hand there. D Amico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Robinson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Robinson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rick Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson dips to his left and cracks D Amico with an uppercut!
Robinson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
D Amico is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson avoids the head kick by D Amico.
Robinson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and D Amico is able to avoid easily.
Robinson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Robinson throws a head kick but D Amico moves out of range.
Rick Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robinson throws a solid leg kick but D Amico takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Robinson.
Robinson throws a leg kick but D Amico sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson moves out of range of the body kick from D Amico.
D Amico stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robinson.
D Amico decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Robinson trying to control from the bottom.
D Amico thows a huge punch but Robinson dodges it nicely.
D Amico prevents Robinson from improving his position.
D Amico missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Robinson is looking for a sweep. D Amico is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
D Amico seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
D Amico sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robinson defending well though.
Robinson is looking for a sweep. D Amico is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Robinson lands a nice looking body shot.
Robinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws an overhand right that lands on D Amico's shoulder, as D Amico tries to avoid the shot.
D Amico shoots in for a double leg but Robinson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
D Amico avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Robinson feints and then cracks D Amico's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow D Amico down.
Good work by D Amico as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from D Amico misses.
D Amico tries to land a body kick
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
D Amico fails to land the takedown.
D Amico throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amico takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robinson tries to score with a low kick but D Amico moves his leg out of the way.
Robinson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Robinson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good leg kick by Robinson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
D Amico keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
D Amico ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to clinch but D Amico is having none of it.
D Amico ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
D Amico is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robinson.
Robinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses D Amico's sensitive parts.
D Amico stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robinson.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but D Amico manages to avoid it.
Robinson throws a sloppy body shot
and D Amico counters by clinching up.
D Amico drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Robinson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony D Amico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
D Amico manages to pull guard.
Robinson wants to control from the top but D Amico keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
D Amico scores with a nice strike.
D Amico connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Robinson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Robinson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Robinson wants to clinch up but D Amico keeps it at a distance.
Good work by D Amico as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
D Amico fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Robinson sprawls well initially but D Amico persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Robinson gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amico missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robinson trying to control the position.
D Amico thows a big elbow that misses.
Robinson controls D Amico momentarily but D Amico frees himself.
D Amico thows a big elbow that misses.
D Amico postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
D Amico has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
D Amico makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Robinson wants to sweep but no luck.
D Amico landing some decent shots from guard.
D Amico throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
D Amico missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Robinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robinson, not yet.
D Amico working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
D Amico might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Robinson controls D Amico momentarily but D Amico frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Robinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robinson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Robinson motions for D Amico to come forward. Robinson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson throws a hook but D Amico blocks it.
Robinson wants to slow D Amico down by chopping away at his legs.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson tried to score with a low kick but D Amico checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
D Amico on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robinson. Robinson obviously looking to wear him down.
Robinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robinson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Robinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robinson tries to score with a low kick but D Amico moves his leg out of the way.
Robinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
D Amico shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Robinson is trying to defend but D Amico finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
D Amico sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robinson defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amico thows a huge punch but Robinson dodges it nicely.
Robinson trying to hold on to D Amico's head to control him but D Amico postures up.
Robinson keeping hold of D Amico's head, controlling as best he can.
D Amico scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anthony D Amico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rick Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robinson blocking the ground and pound attempt from D Amico.
Robinson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but D Amico scores with a couple of nice shots.
Robinson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
D Amico thows a huge punch but Robinson dodges it nicely.
Robinson wants to improve his position but D Amico is controlling well.
D Amico looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony D Amico showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Robinson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Robinson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marius Metropolis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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222 lbs
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214 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marius Metropolis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Max!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metropolis takes a swing at Max's ribcage but misses.
Max missing with a left hand there. Metropolis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Max throws a right and a left that Metropolis avoids nicely.
Max throws a sloppy body shot
and Metropolis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Max's guard now.
Metropolis throwing strikes but missing.
Metropolis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Max wants to sweep but no luck.
Max is trying to keep Metropolis in close.
Metropolis throwing strikes from guard but Max blocks nicely.
Max looking for a sweep. Not yet Max, not yet.
Metropolis advances to half guard.
Max blocking the ground and pound attempt from Metropolis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Max connects with the punch.
Max keeps the fight on the outside.
Metropolis tries to close the distance and clinch but Max swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Max throws out a loose jab but Metropolis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Max throws a hook but Metropolis avoids it easily.
Max misses with a body shot.
Max swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Max throws out a loose jab but Metropolis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metropolis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Metropolis lands a really nice looking cross but Max seems unphased.
Metropolis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Max misses with a combination
enabling Metropolis to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max misses with a looping right.
Max waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Metropolis.
Max gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Metropolis counters with a left to the body.
Metropolis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Metropolis tries to clinch there but Max circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Max misses the target.
Max drops his hands momentarily and Metropolis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Max shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Metropolis pinned against the cage. Metropolis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Metropolis tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metropolis lands a nice looking body shot.
Max moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Metropolis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Max moves away.
Max misses with a hook. Metropolis ducked under it nicely.
Max ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Metropolis throws a leg kick but Max moved away.
Metropolis scores with a nice head shot.
Max stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Max wants it to stay on the feet.
Max punishes Metropolis's body with a nice straight punch.
Metropolis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Max manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Max misses
and Metropolis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Max throws a body punch but Metropolis moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metropolis throws a body punch but Max moves out of range.
Max throws a looping overhand right but Metropolis ducks down to avoid it.
Metropolis drives through and clinches with Max against the cage.
Metropolis tries to pull guard but Max won't allow it.
Metropolis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Max.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Max.
Metropolis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Metropolis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marius Metropolis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Max.
Metropolis misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Max trying to stall but Metropolis improves his position.
Max is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Metropolis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Max tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Metropolis's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marius Metropolis dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Max shoots for a takedown but Metropolis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Scott Max is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Metropolis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Max!
Max taking shots to the head.
Metropolis prevents Max from getting the reversal.
Max wants to hold on but Metropolis pushes him away.
Max wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Metropolis.
Max working to try and regain half guard.
Max wants to hold on but Metropolis pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max is trying desperately to improve position.
Metropolis avoids the attempt from Max to control.
Poor strikes thrown by Metropolis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Metropolis avoids the attempt from Max to control.
Metropolis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Metropolis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Max tries to reverse the position but Metropolis maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metropolis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Max is wriggling around trying to escape.
Metropolis avoids the attempt from Max to control.
Max is breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Metropolis.
Max takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Metropolis's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marius Metropolis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jukko Hamalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil DeBlunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hamalainen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to the Finnish National Anthem. DeBlunt has chosen Westside Connection - Bow Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jukko Hamalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil DeBlunt!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeBlunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hamalainen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches DeBlunt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
An elbow from Hamalainen crashes against the mat.
Hamalainen 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.
DeBlunt wants to control but Hamalainen postures up.
DeBlunt pushes Hamalainen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hamalainen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hamalainen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hamalainen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
DeBlunt wants to get back to his feet but Hamalainen drags him back down.
Hamalainen scoring with punches from side control.
DeBlunt is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hamalainen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
DeBlunt is looking to reverse the position.
Hamalainen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hamalainen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamalainen working the head with strikes.
Hamalainen is trying to get an arm triangle but DeBlunt is defending well.
DeBlunt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hamalainen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, DeBlunt has escaped the position, nice work there.
DeBlunt is not content to let Hamalainen control the position.
Hamalainen working the ground and pound.
Hamalainen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBlunt is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hamalainen connects with a decent elbow.
Hamalainen advances nicely into full mount.
DeBlunt wants to control but Hamalainen is having none of it.
Hamalainen trying to control but DeBlunt is having none of it.
Hamalainen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force DeBlunt to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so DeBlunt shrugs it off.
Hamalainen looking to control but DeBlunt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hamalainen controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBlunt is desperately trying to improve his position but Hamalainen has a good base and remains in mount.
Hamalainen tries to control but DeBlunt wriggling away.
DeBlunt taking shots to the head.
Hamalainen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
DeBlunt is desperately trying to improve his position but Hamalainen has a good base and remains in mount.
Hamalainen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamalainen misses with a head shot.
Hamalainen unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamalainen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
DeBlunt is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hamalainen tries to control but DeBlunt wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamalainen with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
DeBlunt is trying desperately to improve position.
DeBlunt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamalainen breaks from DeBlunt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hamalainen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hamalainen is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and DeBlunt goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Hamalainen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jukko Hamalainen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uncomfortable Positions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrell Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uncomfortable Positions has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Uncomfortable Positions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Reed!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Positions keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Positions loads up on a big right hand but Reed slips the punch.
Some wild striking there from Positions.
Reed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Positions slips under a jab from Reed.
Reed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Positions counters by clinching up.
Reed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reed.
Reed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Positions slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Reed.
Positions displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reed up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Positions throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Positions.
Positions presses Reed against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reed slows down the pace here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reed. Positions does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reed, as that shot connected.
Reed has his takedown stuffed
and Positions counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Terrell Reed has been cut.
Reed swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Positions makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reed lands a nice hook to Positions's body. Positions takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reed thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reed tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Positions counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reed slips a jab from Positions.
Reed misses with a takedown attempt
and Positions counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Positions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Positions postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Reed is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Positions, into his guard.
Reed preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed throwing strikes from guard but Positions blocks nicely.
Reed stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Positions has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Reed manages to get his head free but now Positions has transitioned to an armbar! Reed grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Positions! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Uncomfortable Positions!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noriyuki Nayoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Factor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nayoui comes to the cage accompanied by nWo Theme. Max Factor told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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218 lbs
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240 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
KO power |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noriyuki Nayoui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Factor!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nayoui lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Max Factor has been cut.
Factor throws a shot from downtown. Nayoui moves away and avoids it.
Factor throws the kick towards the body but Nayoui avoids it.
Factor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nayoui slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nayoui moves out of range of the body kick from Factor.
Factor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Factor.
Factor doesn't manage to clinch there - Nayoui circles away.
Factor throws a shot to the body.
Factor moves in looking to clinch but Nayoui pushes him off.
Nayoui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Factor connects with a solid leg kick.
Factor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nayoui lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Factor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nayoui looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nayoui misses with a looping left.
Nayoui lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Factor throws a leg kick that misses.
Factor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nayoui looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Factor throws a big shot that misses.
Nayoui throws a hook but Factor blocks it.
Factor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Factor throws a head kick but Nayoui moves out of range.
Factor scores with a body shot.
Factor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nayoui.
Nayoui fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Factor missing with a left hand there. Nayoui was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Factor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Noriyuki Nayoui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nayoui avoids a kick to the body.
Factor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Factor connects with a high kick.
Factor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nayoui counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Factor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nayoui keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Nayoui.
Factor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Factor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Factor throws the left hand but Nayoui avoids the punch easily.
Nayoui looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nayoui digs a good body shot into Factor's ribs.
Nayoui misses with an uppercut. Factor saw that one coming.
Factor ducks under a wild hook from Nayoui.
Nayoui stalks Factor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Factor's face. Factor staggers backwards, shaken.
Factor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nayoui rather than just go for the knockout.
Factor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nayoui.
Nayoui keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Factor just misses with a punch to the body.
Factor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayoui fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Factor on the side of the head.
Max Factor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Factor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nayoui scores with a one two! Factor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nayoui avoids the head kick by Factor.
Factor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Nayoui to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Max Factor's cut even more.
Nayoui throws a combination. Factor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nayoui loads up on a big right hand but Factor slips the punch.
Factor is looking to clinch.
Nayoui throws a big shot that misses.
Factor misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Nayoui misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Factor.
Factor closes the distance but Nayoui moves to the side
letting Nayoui counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Factor misses with a wild body shot.
Factor just misses with a punch to the body.
Nayoui jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Factor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Factor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nayoui lands a really nice looking cross but Factor seems unphased.
The cut above Max Factor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Factor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nayoui slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Factor closes the distance but Nayoui moves to the side
enabling Nayoui to counter with a crisp jab.
Nayoui is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Factor darts in trying to clinch
and Factor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nayoui thuds a left hand into Factor's body.
Nayoui avoids the head kick by Factor.
Factor clinches up with Nayoui and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noriyuki Nayoui dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Factor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Factor.
Factor throws the left hand but Nayoui avoids the punch easily.
Factor throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Nayoui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Factor tries to clinch
and Factor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Nayoui misses its intended target.
Nayoui uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Factor has time to react.
Factor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nayoui.
Factor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Factor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nayoui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Factor wants to clinch but Nayoui slips to the side
and Nayoui counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nayoui is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nayoui looks to land a combination but Factor avoids it well.
Factor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Max Factor's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Factor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Max Factor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Noriyuki Nayoui!
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