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GSF 94 Clothesoff vs McRiot PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Hoberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incredius Roundius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Incredius Roundius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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199 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitch Hoberman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Incredius Roundius!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoberman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hoberman.
Hoberman avoids the head kick by Roundius.
Roundius looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoberman is just out of range.
Hoberman wants to clinch.
Hoberman rushes Roundius and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hoberman tries to land knees in the clinch but Roundius avoids the damage to the body.
Roundius can't break the clinch.
Hoberman tries to land knees in the clinch but Roundius avoids the damage to the body.
Hoberman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roundius is defending well for now.
Roundius throws a head punch that misses.
Hoberman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roundius.
Hoberman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roundius.
Hoberman pushes off an throws an elbow but Roundius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hoberman looking to throw knees to the head but Roundius is blocking nicely.
Roundius managing to block the knees to the body from Hoberman.
Hoberman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roundius tries to break the clinch but Hoberman is controlling the position.
Hoberman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roundius misses with an elbow over the top.
Hoberman connects with a knee to the head.
Hoberman effectively controlling the action here.
Roundius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roundius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roundius tries a body shot but Hoberman blocks it.
Hoberman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoberman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roundius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hoberman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roundius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoberman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roundius pushes off an throws an elbow but Hoberman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roundius lands with a short shot to the head.
Roundius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoberman's elbow.
Roundius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hoberman looking to throw knees to the head but Roundius is blocking nicely.
Hoberman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Roundius works on Hoberman's body with a couple of short punches.
Roundius trying to land knees to the body.
Roundius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hoberman has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Roundius.
A knee to the head by Hoberman.
Roundius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roundius avoiding damage as Hoberman throws knees to the body.
Roundius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoberman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman tries to stall but Roundius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hoberman throws an elbow but it misses.
A hook to the body from Roundius.
Roundius breaks from the clinch.
Roundius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roundius.
It looks like Mitch Hoberman has been cut.
Roundius throws a leg kick
and Hoberman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hoberman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roundius lands a damaging elbow.
Roundius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Roundius avoiding damage as Hoberman throws knees to the body.
Roundius is working Hoberman over against the cage.
Hoberman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roundius tries a body shot but Hoberman blocks it.
Roundius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoberman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roundius lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Roundius.
Roundius is trying to break free.
Roundius lands a body punch.
Roundius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoberman backwards.
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!
Roundius tries to break free but Hoberman pushes him back against the cage.
Hoberman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roundius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roundius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roundius.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hoberman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roundius.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoberman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hoberman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roundius tries a body shot but Hoberman blocks it.
Hoberman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roundius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoberman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roundius in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hoberman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoberman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoberman is breathing heavily.
Hoberman connects with a knee to the head.
Roundius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roundius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hoberman misses with a knee to the head.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roundius avoids it.
Roundius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roundius's defenses.
Roundius misses with a body punch.
Hoberman tries to land knees in the clinch but Roundius avoids the damage to the body.
Roundius tries to circle away but Hoberman has him pinned against the cage.
Hoberman tries to land knees in the clinch but Roundius avoids the damage to the body.
Roundius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoberman's elbow.
Hoberman trying to land knees to the body.
Hoberman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roundius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roundius is leaning against Hoberman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roundius has a couple of punches blocked by Hoberman.
Hoberman managing to block the knees to the body from Roundius.
Roundius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roundius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roundius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roundius gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Hoberman to counter with a crisp jab.
Roundius avoids the head kick by Hoberman.
Roundius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Incredius Roundius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roundius throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoberman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roundius looks to land a body kick but Hoberman moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mitch Hoberman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mitch Hoberman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hoberman avoids a kick to the body.
Roundius throws a leg kick
and Hoberman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roundius throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hoberman's head.
Roundius blocks a jab.
Roundius throws a lazy head kick
and Hoberman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Roundius in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hoberman doesn't manage to clinch there - Roundius circles away.
Roundius misses with a body shot
and Hoberman counters with a head kick that drops Roundius to the mat! Roundius scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Mitch Hoberman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoberman instigates a clinch.
Hoberman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roundius.
Roundius misses with a punch to the body.
Hoberman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roundius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoberman.
Hoberman blocking some punches.
Hoberman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roundius is defending well for now.
Roundius struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoberman controls his hands.
Roundius takes an elbow to the forehead.
Roundius is breathing heavily.
Hoberman lands an elbow that stopped Roundius in his tracks for a moment.
Hoberman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoberman blocks a body shot from Roundius.
Hoberman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hoberman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hoberman throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoberman connects with a knee to the head.
Hoberman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roundius's defenses.
Hoberman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Roundius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hoberman.
Hoberman landing knees to the body.
Hoberman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hoberman controlling the action here for a moment.
Hoberman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoberman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roundius's face.
It looks like Incredius Roundius has been cut.
Hoberman tries to land knees in the clinch but Roundius avoids the damage to the body.
Hoberman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roundius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoberman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roundius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Roundius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roundius tries to throw a body punch but Hoberman avoids it by throwing Roundius back against the cage.
Roundius scores with a knee to the head.
Roundius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoberman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hoberman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Roundius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hoberman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roundius avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Roundius.
Hoberman leaning against his opponent.
Roundius blocks the elbow strike.
Hoberman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roundius avoids it.
Roundius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roundius working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Roundius fails to land.
Roundius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoberman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roundius if he has to take too many more of those.
Hoberman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Hoberman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundius takes a kick to the side of the head.
Roundius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hoberman clinches up with Roundius and pushes him back against the cage.
Hoberman stalling against the cage.
Roundius trying to stall but Hoberman improves his position.
Roundius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoberman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hoberman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mitch Hoberman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roundius working hard to break the clinch.
Roundius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hoberman lands an elbow inside.
Hoberman tries to land knees in the clinch but Roundius avoids the damage to the body.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roundius avoids it.
Hoberman tries a knee to the head but Roundius blocks it.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoberman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from Roundius as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hoberman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roundius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roundius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roundius is working Hoberman over against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hoberman.
Hoberman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoberman lands a damaging elbow.
Hoberman working Roundius over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roundius takes an elbow to the forehead.
Roundius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Hoberman.
Roundius takes an elbow to the temple.
Hoberman misses with a knee to the head.
Roundius tries to work over Hoberman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoberman tries a knee to the head but Roundius blocks it.
Hoberman lands a damaging elbow.
Roundius can't find room to land a body shot as Hoberman controls the action.
Roundius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoberman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Hoberman dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hoberman misses with the combination.
Hoberman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roundius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hoberman lands a good knee to the midsection. Roundius won't want to take too many of those.
Hoberman tries a knee to the head but Roundius blocks it.
Roundius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roundius manages to break the clinch.
Roundius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Roundius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hoberman tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Hoberman.
A head kick by Roundius misses
and Hoberman counters with a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hoberman - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoberman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitch Hoberman is winning the standup battle so far.
Roundius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoberman works over Roundius's head and body with a nice combination.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roundius throws a leg kick
and Hoberman counters with a big head kick but Roundius shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoberman tries to clinch up but Roundius circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoberman avoids the head kick by Roundius.
Hoberman misses with a few strikes there.
Hoberman moves out of range of the leg kick from Roundius.
Roundius has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hoberman.
Hoberman stalks Roundius and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roundius's face. Roundius staggers backwards, shaken.
Hoberman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roundius can do to turn this around?
Hoberman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Roundius.
Roundius throws a combination that misses
and Hoberman counters with a head kick.
Roundius takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Roundius looks to throw a body kick
and Hoberman counters with a head kick.
Hoberman gets a clinch.
Hoberman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roundius misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Roundius.
Roundius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoberman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roundius blocks it with crossed arms.
Roundius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Roundius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoberman's elbow.
Incredius Roundius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roundius is defending well for now.
Roundius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roundius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoberman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hoberman lands a nice elbow.
Hoberman with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Roundius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roundius avoids it.
Roundius leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hoberman tries to land knees in the clinch but Roundius avoids the damage to the body.
Roundius with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roundius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoberman's elbow.
Roundius presses Hoberman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roundius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hoberman misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Roundius avoiding damage as Hoberman throws knees to the body.
Roundius working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hoberman.
Hoberman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roundius is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roundius.
Roundius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roundius avoids it.
Hoberman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roundius.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the head but Roundius blocks with his arms.
Roundius can't break the clinch.
Roundius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roundius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hoberman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roundius.
Roundius lands a shoulder strike.
Roundius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roundius pushes off an throws an elbow but Hoberman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roundius lands a shot to the body.
Hoberman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roundius.
A head punch on the inside from Roundius fails to land.
Roundius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Roundius lands with a slapping head kick.
Roundius throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hoberman.
Roundius throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hoberman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roundius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoberman's sensitive parts.
Hoberman tries to clinch up but Roundius circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick by Roundius misses
and Hoberman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses.
Mitch Hoberman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoberman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Roundius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hoberman counters with a three punch combo that has Roundius backing up. Roundius nods at Hoberman to acknowledge the strikes.
Hoberman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roundius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hoberman throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roundius connects with a body shot that sends Hoberman's belly button to the back.
Hoberman throws a body kick that misses.
Hoberman slips under a jab.
Hoberman lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitch Hoberman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoberman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Hoberman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnfinn Nesset (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nesset has chosen Grave Digger - Valhalla as his entrance music. Andre Vachon had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Vachon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Arnfinn Nesset!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vachon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nesset counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vachon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nesset throws a hook but Vachon avoids it easily.
Vachon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nesset.
Vachon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vachon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nesset looks to throw the jab but Vachon is out of range.
Vachon misses with a lunging right hand
and Nesset counters with a leg kick.
Nesset moves away from the strike by Vachon.
Vachon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vachon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nesset connects with a nice looking jab.
Nesset swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nesset lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nesset counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nesset tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vachon was well out of range. Poor timing from Nesset.
Vachon misses with a hook to the body
and Vachon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nesset throws a shot to the body.
Vachon is breathing heavily.
Vachon misses with a left hand
and Nesset counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vachon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nesset counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nesset stuns Vachon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vachon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nesset.
Nesset is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vachon.
Vachon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nesset.
Vachon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nesset with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nesset connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesset takes a swing at Vachon's ribcage but misses.
Nesset darts in and clinches Vachon up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Nesset.
Nesset gets through Vachon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nesset lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nesset lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nesset pushes Vachon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nesset digs a right hand into Vachon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vachon's gas tank.
Nesset lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Nesset.
Nesset pushes Vachon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Nesset.
Nesset lands an uppercut.
Nesset scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nesset.
Nesset scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Nesset.
Nesset lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nesset working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Nesset - that landed with a thud.
Nesset lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Nesset.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nesset creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nesset presses Vachon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nesset.
Nesset lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nesset lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vachon backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesset lands a right hand.
Nesset lands a body punch.
A short right from Nesset on the inside.
Nesset lands a shot to the body.
Nesset lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nesset pushes Vachon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nesset lands a body shot.
Nesset makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nesset working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nesset lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vachon backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nesset.
Nesset lands with a left to the head.
Nesset lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nesset.
A right hook to the body lands for Nesset.
Nesset lands an uppercut.
Vachon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Nesset on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Nesset as the two fighters clinch.
Nesset stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nesset has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nesset lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vachon backwards.
Nesset softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nesset lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nesset lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nesset.
Nesset lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vachon backwards.
Nesset works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Nesset.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesset is working Vachon over against the cage.
Nesset lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vachon backwards.
Nesset cracks Vachon with a nice body shot.
Nesset pushes Vachon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nesset lands with a short shot to the head.
Nesset presses Vachon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nesset scores with a shoulder strike.
Nesset pushes Vachon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Nesset.
Nesset scores with a shoulder strike.
Nesset lands with a light punch inside.
Nesset lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vachon backwards.
Nesset lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nesset blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nesset lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nesset lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vachon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nesset working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nesset blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nesset lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Nesset.
Nesset works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nesset works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nesset stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nesset works on Vachon's body with a couple of short punches.
Nesset lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nesset.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnfinn Nesset dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vachon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nesset counters with a two punch combo.
Vachon misses with an uppercut
and Vachon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vachon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nesset.
Nesset tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vachon throws a poor cross that misses
and Nesset counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nesset ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nesset swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vachon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nesset throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nesset shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vachon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nesset can pounce on him.
Vachon staying out of range there.
Vachon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nesset to score with a decent uppercut.
Nesset misses with a hook. Vachon ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesset throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vachon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nesset counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nesset wants to clinch.
Nesset has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nesset throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vachon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nesset scores with a shot to the body.
Nesset works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nesset. Vachon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vachon throws a lazy uppercut
and Nesset counters with a right hand to the body.
Vachon misses with a wild body shot.
Vachon throws a poor cross that misses
and Nesset counters with a head kick. That will keep Vachon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vachon throws a series of strikes that have Nesset backpedaling.
Nesset misses with a body kick.
Vachon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vachon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nesset counters with a solid body kick.
Vachon misses with a jab to the body
and Nesset counters with a good, hard body kick but Vachon shrugs it off.
Vachon digs a good hook to Nesset's body.
Nesset ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vachon moves away.
Nesset throws a hook but Vachon blocks it.
Nesset looks to score with a jab to the body but Vachon is just out of range.
Vachon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vachon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nesset moves away.
Vachon throws a right hand that misses
and Nesset counters with a left to the body.
Arnfinn Nesset seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vachon misses with a hook
and Nesset counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nesset connects with a nice looking jab.
Nesset with a nice cross.
Vachon misses with a left hand
and Nesset connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vachon misses with a jab to the body
and Nesset makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nesset shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vachon eats them both and turns towards Nesset to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Nesset throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vachon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nesset looks to score with a jab to the body but Vachon is just out of range.
Vachon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nesset looks to land a left hand but Vachon moved out of range nicely.
Nesset misses with a low kick as Vachon jumps back.
Vachon throws an off balance right hand
and Nesset connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vachon lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesset fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vachon manages to avoid it.
Nesset fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vachon throws an off balance right hand
and Nesset counters with a head kick. That will keep Vachon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nesset fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Nesset there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vachon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nesset swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vachon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vachon stuns Nesset with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nesset misses with a wild body shot.
Vachon tries to clinch up but Nesset circles away and keeps his distance.
Vachon is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nesset's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vachon moves away from the strike by Nesset.
Nesset misses with a two punch combination.
Vachon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnfinn Nesset showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vachon misses with a wild body shot.
Nesset looks to score with a jab to the body but Vachon is just out of range.
Nesset takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nesset tries to clinch but Vachon moves out of range.
Vachon swings for the body but Nesset moves out of range.
Nesset takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nesset misses with a body punch
and Vachon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nesset tries to close the distance and clinch but Vachon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nesset takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nesset misses with a hook
and Vachon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nesset thinking.
Vachon misses with a left hand
and Nesset counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vachon's knee momentarily.
Vachon misses with a shot to the body
and Nesset counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nesset takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vachon misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesset bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vachon misses the body punch
and Nesset counters with a stiff right hand.
Vachon throws an off balance right hand
enabling Nesset to counter with a crisp jab.
Vachon misses with a hook
and Nesset counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vachon misses with a shot to the body
and Nesset counters with a one-two to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Nesset.
Nesset tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vachon was well out of range. Poor timing from Nesset.
Nesset misses with a wild combination.
Nesset throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nesset tries to clinch up but Vachon circles away and keeps his distance.
Vachon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nesset counters with a thumping low kick.
Nesset keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vachon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesset tries to clinch there but Vachon circles away.
Vachon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vachon swings widly with a right hand
and Nesset counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nesset.
Nesset misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vachon lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Nesset.
Vachon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left hand lands to the body for Nesset.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nesset's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vachon tries to break the clinch but Nesset is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Vachon.
Nesset scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vachon.
Nesset lands a left hand.
Vachon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Nesset.
Vachon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nesset presses Vachon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nesset works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nesset lands a right hand.
Arnfinn Nesset seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nesset lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nesset lands a body punch.
Nesset lands a hook that snaps the head of Vachon backwards.
Nice body punch from Nesset.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesset scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nesset cracks Vachon with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Nesset - that landed with a thud.
Nesset lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Nesset as the two fighters clinch.
Nesset throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vachons head.
Nesset scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nesset lands a body punch.
Nesset works on Vachon's body with a couple of short punches.
Nesset presses Vachon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nesset cracks Vachon with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Nesset.
Nesset gets through Vachon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nesset creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Nesset.
Vachon can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nesset.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nesset.
Vachon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nesset lands a nice shot to the body.
Nesset stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nesset lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vachon backwards.
A shot in the inside from Nesset.
Vachon throws a head punch that misses.
Vachon misses with some punches.
Nesset scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andre Vachon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesset lands a hook that snaps the head of Vachon backwards.
Nesset prevents Vachon from breaking the clinch.
Nesset blocks a body shot from Vachon.
Nesset lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vachon backwards.
Nesset is working Vachon over against the cage.
Nesset lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nesset gets through Vachon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nesset lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nesset lands a shoulder strike.
Nesset lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vachon or not.
Vachon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nesset backwards.
Vachon misses with the head strike.
Vachon has a couple of punches blocked by Nesset.
Nesset throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vachons head.
Nesset lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nesset throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Nesset.
Nesset works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Nesset.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Nesset.
Nesset gets through Vachon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vachon swings wildly with an uppercut but Nesset uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nesset blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vachon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vachon misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnfinn Nesset comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nesset has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnfinn Nesset!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Sigurdsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigurdsson comes to the cage accompanied by 2ne1 - Can't Nobody. Flay has chosen . as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Frank Sigurdsson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
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287 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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Sigurdsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Flay!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigurdsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flay counters with a solid body kick.
Sigurdsson misses with a straight left.
Flay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sigurdsson throws a series of punches but Flay moves out of range.
Sigurdsson scores with the left hand. Flay knows he should have avoided that one.
Flay ducks under a wild hook from Sigurdsson.
Flay shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flay throws and elbow that misses. Sigurdsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flay's guard. Nice move by Sigurdsson!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flay has his hands on Sigurdsson's head, controlling the position.
Flay has a closed guard, preventing Sigurdsson from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bobby Flay hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Flay darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Flay trying to advance position but Sigurdsson counters by regaining guard.
Flay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Flay has gone for a leg lock! Sigurdsson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Flay's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigurdsson tries to stand but Flay is controlling from the bottom.
Flay wants to sweep here but Sigurdsson controlling him for the moment.
Sigurdsson being controlled here momentarily.
Flay bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sigurdsson's guard.
Sigurdsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flay.
Flay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sigurdsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sigurdsson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sigurdsson tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay throwing strikes but missing.
Flay tries to free his leg and advance position but Sigurdsson is retaining full guard.
Flay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sigurdsson keeping moving, preventing Flay from controlling successfully.
Flay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sigurdsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flay thows a big elbow that misses.
Flay looking to sit in guard and control but Sigurdsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Flay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sigurdsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Flay.
Flay wants to control but Sigurdsson is keeping him busy.
Sigurdsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flay on the ground.
Flay working over Sigurdsson with some ground and pound. Sigurdsson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Flay is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigurdsson wants to get back to his feet.
Flay takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Flay dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sigurdsson. Flay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flay throws a shot from downtown. Sigurdsson moves away and avoids it.
Flay misses with an attempted mid kick.
Flay throws a head kick that misses.
Flay throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Flay looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sigurdsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Flay.
Flay is keen to just control but Sigurdsson is a slippery customer.
Sigurdsson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sigurdsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Flay throwing shots but Sigurdsson is blocking nicely.
Flay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Flay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flay passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sigurdsson!
Flay lands a big shot there that rocks Sigurdsson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Flay content just to control the position here.
Flay scoring with strikes but Sigurdsson is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay working Sigurdsson over with strikes here.
Flay working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Flay with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Frank Sigurdsson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sigurdsson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Flay tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Flay in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sigurdsson is rocked!
Flay lands a big elbow - Sigurdsson is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Sigurdsson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bobby Flay!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Baloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels has chosen Hate me now as his entrance music. Jack Daniels is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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184 lbs
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171 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Baloney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baloney misses with a straight right.
Daniels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baloney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baloney throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels throws a poor cross that misses
and Baloney counters with a nice body shot.
Daniels throws a lazy uppercut
and Baloney counters with a straight right hand.
Daniels misses with a right hand
and Baloney counters with a left and a right that stings Daniels.
Baloney throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Daniels tests Baloney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels misses with a combination
and Baloney counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daniels throws an off balance right hand
letting Baloney counter with a right hand.
Daniels is rocked!
Baloney jabs Daniels to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daniels looks gassed!
Baloney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
and Baloney counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Daniels! He's just covering up as Baloney starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Baloney!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yannick Riesling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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21
201 lbs
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29
199 lbs
14 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vitali Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yannick Riesling!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riesling misses with a takedown attempt
and Klitschko counters with a solid body kick.
Riesling fails with the takedown
and Klitschko counters with a series of strikes. Riesling will be more careful next time no doubt.
Riesling bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Riesling misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Klitschko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riesling on the ground.
Klitschko takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Riesling scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Klitschko to see if he's OK.
Riesling in side control, throwing shots but Klitschko defends.
Riesling creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Klitschko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riesling in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Riesling trying to control the position but Klitschko is working away.
Riesling scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Klitschko to see if he's OK.
Klitschko is looking for a sweep.
Klitschko is working hard here to advance position.
Klitschko regains half guard, as Riesling was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riesling missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Klitschko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Klitschko tries to get out of the position.
Riesling is working for a submission of some sort.
Riesling slows the pace down in half guard.
Klitschko is defending against the submission attempts here by Riesling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riesling missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riesling not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Riesling not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Riesling missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
Riesling thows a huge punch but Klitschko dodges it nicely.
Riesling is trying to work for a kimura but Klitschko is defending well.
Riesling looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Klitschko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Riesling lands a nice short elbow.
Riesling not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Riesling working over Klitschko with some ground and pound. Klitschko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Riesling lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yannick Riesling dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riesling doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Klitschko counters with a one-two to the body.
Riesling gets the takedown into side control.
Riesling goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Klitschko has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Riesling but great work by Klitschko.
Riesling tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Riesling has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riesling keeps working.
Riesling is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Riesling moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Klitschko preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Riesling thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riesling wants to sweep but no luck.
Riesling is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Klitschko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riesling manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Riesling is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Klitschko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Riesling throws some wild stikes that Klitschko manages to avoid easily.
Riesling jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Klitschko is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Klitschko and Riesling has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Klitschko is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riesling cracks Klitschko with a big right hand but Klitschko just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Check out the look on Riesling's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Riesling lands a decent elbow from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riesling sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Klitschko is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Riesling is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Klitschko has escaped the position, nice work there.
Riesling landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yannick Riesling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Klitschko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Klitschko, right into the meat.
Riesling tries for a takedown but Klitschko circles away easily
and Klitschko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Riesling misses with a takedown
and Klitschko counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riesling looking to score a takedown here. Klitschko is defending well but Riesling drives through and ends up in Klitschko's guard.
Klitschko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riesling postures up in Klitschko's guard and throws a big left but Klitschko blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riesling throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klitschko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riesling is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Klitschko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riesling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riesling in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klitschko controls Riesling momentarily but Riesling frees himself.
Riesling throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klitschko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Klitschko keeping moving, preventing Riesling from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klitschko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riesling wants to control from the top but Klitschko keeps moving.
Riesling loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vitali Klitschko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klitschko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riesling.
Klitschko 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.
Yannick Riesling has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riesling's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riesling landing some decent shots from guard.
Riesling thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Riesling missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riesling chips away with some ground and pound.
Klitschko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riesling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riesling scoring with some ground and pound.
Klitschko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riesling.
Riesling lands a couple of elbows.
Riesling postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Riesling stands up over Klitschko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riesling accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Riesling trying to control but Klitschko is working from the bottom.
Riesling throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yannick Riesling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Riesling 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yannick Riesling!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Dmitriev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitriev is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sukh Knight - Diesel Not Petrol. John Rambo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonid Dmitriev!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dmitriev throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Rambo counter with a right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rambo lands with a shot to the body.
Dmitriev walks into a straight right hand from Rambo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dmitriev. Rambo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rambo misses with a straight right.
Dmitriev lands a lovely overhand right.
Dmitriev throws a right hand that misses
and Rambo counters with a nice uppercut.
Dmitriev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rambo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rambo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dmitriev wants to control from the top but Rambo keeps moving.
Rambo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dmitriev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dmitriev postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rambo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dmitriev, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo postures up in Dmitriev's guard and throws a big left but Dmitriev blocks it.
Dmitriev has his foot on Rambo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rambo works his way back into a safe position though.
Rambo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dmitriev looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rambo passes into half guard.
Dmitriev is trying to get back to full guard.
Dmitriev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dmitriev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rambo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dmitriev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rambo has managed to get both his arms back between Dmitriev's legs - danger averted.
Rambo passes Dmitriev's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dmitriev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dmitriev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rambo.
Dmitriev wants to sweep here but Rambo controlling him for the moment.
Dmitriev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rambo manages to get himself to full guard.
Dmitriev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rambo's head.
Rambo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rambo keeping moving, preventing Dmitriev from controlling successfully.
Dmitriev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rambo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dmitriev is one step ahead there.
Dmitriev wants to pass the guard but Rambo is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dmitriev drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rambo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dmitriev has Rambo in his guard.
Dmitriev has an active guard here but Rambo has managed to pass into half guard.
Dmitriev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rambo thows a huge punch but Dmitriev dodges it nicely.
Dmitriev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dmitriev is looking for a triangle but Rambo pushes his legs off easily.
Dmitriev working for a triangle but Rambo defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dmitriev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rambo is aware though and is defending well.
Rambo is looking to work some ground and pound but Dmitriev has wrist control.
Rambo slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dmitriev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dmitriev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dmitriev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rambo defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dmitriev looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dmitriev keeping moving, preventing Rambo from controlling successfully.
Dmitriev is trying to keep Rambo in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leonid Dmitriev will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dmitriev lands a body shot.
Rambo gets caught flat footed, as Dmitriev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dmitriev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rambo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dmitriev has managed to get both his arms back between Rambo's legs - danger averted.
Dmitriev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dmitriev trying to control the position from guard on top but Rambo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dmitriev lands a couple of digs.
Dmitriev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rambo wants to sweep here but Dmitriev controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dmitriev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dmitriev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rambo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dmitriev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitriev looking to pass the guard.
Rambo keeping moving, preventing Dmitriev from controlling successfully.
Dmitriev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dmitriev slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dmitriev wants to control but Rambo is keeping him busy.
Dmitriev goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rambo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dmitriev's guard! Nice work there by Rambo!
Rambo postures up and lands a big shot to Dmitriev's brow.
Rambo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rambo tries to free his leg and advance position but Dmitriev is retaining full guard.
Rambo is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Dmitriev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rambo defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dmitriev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rambo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rambo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dmitriev looking for a sweep. Not yet Dmitriev, not yet.
Dmitriev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rambo defends it easily.
Rambo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rambo lands a couple of elbows.
Rambo distracts Dmitriev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dmitriev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dmitriev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dmitriev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rambo defends well.
Dmitriev has an active guard here but Rambo has managed to pass into half guard.
Rambo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Dmitriev tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Rambo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Rambo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sir Topham Hatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mcgrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatt comes to the cage accompanied by .. Mcgrath has chosen 50 cent feat. Akon - I'll still kill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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28
240 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sir Topham Hatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Mcgrath!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatt throws an overhand right that lands on Mcgrath's shoulder, as Mcgrath tries to avoid the shot.
Hatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatt misses with a shot to the body
and Mcgrath counters with a leg kick.
Mcgrath has managed to clinch.
Hatt tries to throw a body punch but Mcgrath avoids it by throwing Hatt back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Mcgrath.
Mcgrath lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hatt backwards.
Mcgrath lands an uppercut.
It looks like Sir Topham Hatt has been cut.
Mcgrath lands a hook that snaps the head of Hatt backwards.
Hatt ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hatt no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hatt trying to control the position.
Hatt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mcgrath is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mcgrath wants to stand but Hatt has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mcgrath gets to his feet - Hatt follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgrath throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hatt throws an off balance right hand
and Mcgrath counters with a low kick, right behind Hatt 's knee.
Hatt is breathing heavily.
Hatt misses with a wild body shot.
Mcgrath pushes Hatt up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcgrath lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Still in the clinch, Mcgrath scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mcgrath lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mcgrath lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hatt.
Mcgrath is leaning against Hatt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgrath scores with a hook to the body.
Mcgrath is working Hatt over against the cage.
Mcgrath scores with a hook to the body.
Mcgrath lands with a light punch inside.
Mcgrath lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mcgrath scores with a hook to the body.
Mcgrath lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mcgrath lands a knee to the head.
Mcgrath lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mcgrath lands a knee to the head.
Sir Topham Hatt's cut is getting worse.
Mcgrath lands a hook that snaps the head of Hatt backwards.
Hatt is rocked!
Mcgrath lands a body shot.
Mcgrath lands with a left to the head.
Oh Hatt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mcgrath lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mcgrath lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hatt backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mcgrath comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mcgrath lands an uppercut.
Clinched against the cage, Mcgrath lands a big elbow that drops Hatt! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Hatt is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Mcgrath!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drake Aubrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aubrey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Over - Drake. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 lbs
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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
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Aubrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aubrey wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Aubrey thows a body kick. St Pierre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Aubrey ducks under a wild hook from St Pierre.
St Pierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aubrey. Aubrey obviously looking to wear him down.
Aubrey thuds his shin into the meat of St Pierre's side.
St Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aubrey clinches with his opponent.
St Pierre tries to circle away but Aubrey has him pinned against the cage.
St Pierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aubrey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aubrey obliges.
St Pierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Pierre is trying to drag Aubrey to the mat but Aubrey just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
St Pierre looks gassed!
St Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aubrey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Aubrey.
Aubrey lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Aubrey.
Aubrey lands with a light punch inside.
Aubrey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Pierre.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aubrey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aubrey pushes St Pierre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aubrey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Pierre is rocked!
Aubrey dips a shoulder and cracks St Pierre with a mighty uppercut! St Pierre falls back against the cage and Aubrey unloads with a barrage of strikes! St Pierre is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Aubrey screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drake Aubrey!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Godcheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godcheck is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Higher Ground by The Red Hot Chili Peppers. 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Godcheck!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Thomas wants to control but Godcheck is keeping him busy.
Thomas is working for a kimura but Godcheck is defending it quite comfortably.
Thomas is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Godcheck!
Thomas moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Godcheck has worked his arm free - good work by Godcheck!
Godcheck is looking to regain half guard here but Thomas keeps moving and retains side control.
Thomas is looking to take a break and control but Godcheck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thomas goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Godcheck has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Thomas but great work by Godcheck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is looking for a sweep.
Godcheck connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thomas some visible discomfort.
Godcheck working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Godcheck creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thomas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Godcheck's best efforts.
Godcheck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thomas looking for submissions off his back.
Godcheck is pressing down on Thomas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thomas is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck is thwarting Thomas's attempts to control the position.
Nice strikes from Godcheck there.
Thomas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Godcheck pulls his head out easily.
Thomas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Thomas working a defensive guard here.
Godcheck stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas.
Thomas is looking for a triangle but Godcheck pushes his legs off easily.
Godcheck pushes down on Thomas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Godcheck is working away from the top position though.
Thomas is not content to let Godcheck control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas gets back to full guard.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thomas tries to control but Godcheck wriggling away.
Godcheck is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thomas goes for an armbar but Godcheck turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Godcheck.
Thomas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Godcheck postures up.
Thomas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nice strikes from Thomas there.
Thomas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thomas wants to take a breather but Godcheck is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jack Thomas will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Godcheck.
Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Godcheck misses with a body punch
and Thomas counters with a nice leg kick.
Godcheck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Godcheck swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with an inside leg kick.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Godcheck's ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Godcheck crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thomas - the referee stops the clock and Godcheck gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thomas. Godcheck manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Godcheck takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Godcheck counters with a three punch combo that has Thomas backing up. Thomas nods at Godcheck to acknowledge the strikes.
Godcheck misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Godcheck closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Godcheck is looking to chop away at Thomas's legs.
Godcheck throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Godcheck really felt that one!
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Godcheck quickly recovers to half guard.
Godcheck is breathing heavily.
Thomas is trying to work for a kimura but Godcheck is defending well.
Thomas is stalling here. Godcheck is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Thomas seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Godcheck has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Thomas tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Godcheck prevents Thomas from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Godcheck prevents Thomas from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas gets back to half guard.
Thomas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Godcheck's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Godcheck's back!
Thomas looking for the choke from the back.
Thomas looking for the choke but no joy.
Thomas not allowing Godcheck to control his hands.
Thomas looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Godcheck is controlling Thomas 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Thomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Godcheck controlling him for the moment.
Thomas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Godcheck is aware though and is defending well.
Thomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thomas is on top in guard.
Thomas looking to sit in guard and control but Godcheck gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Godcheck sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thomas's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thomas tries to roll over but Godcheck keeps him under control.
Thomas gets full guard.
Thomas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Godcheck passes into side control.
Thomas sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thomas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Thomas is trying to keep Godcheck in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Thomas dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thomas shoots in but no luck this time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Godcheck gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thomas to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Godcheck can't keep his opponent in guard - Thomas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Thomas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Godcheck has managed to free his arm - good work.
Godcheck is looking to control Thomas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Godcheck avoid being mounted?
Thomas works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Godcheck rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Thomas's guard! Nice work there by Godcheck!
Godcheck must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Godcheck won't allow Thomas to sweep him here.
Thomas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Godcheck gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Godcheck pushes down on Thomas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard.
Thomas is not content to let Godcheck control the position.
Thomas is positioning himself well to prevent Godcheck advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has hold of Godcheck's hands but Godcheck slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thomas tries to roll over but Godcheck keeps him under control.
Thomas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thomas controlling Godcheck's posture.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thomas goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Godcheck is on top in guard.
Thomas working a defensive guard but Godcheck passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to roll over but Godcheck keeps him under control.
Thomas has hold of Godcheck's hands but Godcheck slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Godcheck content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thomas trying to get back to full guard but Godcheck takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Godcheck wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
Thomas is desperately trying to improve his position but Godcheck has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Thomas bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Godcheck utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
Thomas is working hard here to advance position.
Godcheck working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thomas.
Thomas postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Godcheck is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Thomas, into his guard.
Jack Thomas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Godcheck wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jack Thomas did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thomas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Godcheck rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with an inside leg kick.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Godcheck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Godcheck momentarily.
Thomas shoots and misses
and Godcheck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Godcheck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jack Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws the left hand but Godcheck avoids the punch easily.
Thomas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Thomas working away.
Thomas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Godcheck has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thomas working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godcheck regains half guard.
Thomas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Godcheck sees it coming and defends easily.
Thomas uses his free foot to push down on Godcheck's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Godcheck.
Godcheck is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Godcheck is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Godcheck is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Thomas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Godcheck is looking to escape.
Godcheck is looking to improve his position but Thomas isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck is bucking up trying to escape but Thomas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thomas punishing his opponent with strikes.
Thomas landing strikes from the mount and Godcheck is in trouble!
Thomas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Godcheck hang on?
Thomas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Thomas goes for an armbar but Godcheck turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Godcheck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thomas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Godcheck is aware though and is defending well.
Godcheck wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking for a triangle but Godcheck pushes his legs off easily.
Godcheck wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Godcheck postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thomas is on top in guard.
Godcheck keeping full guard, as Thomas tries to pass.
Thomas trying to move into half guard but instead Godcheck has managed to sweep!
Thomas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Godcheck gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thomas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Godcheck can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Godcheck trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godcheck is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Godcheck postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Godcheck avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Thomas had his way with Josh Godcheck in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Godcheck throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Godcheck swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Godcheck really felt that one!
Godcheck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Godcheck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Godcheck chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Godcheck takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thomas thumps Godcheck with a low kick.
Thomas pushes Godcheck away with a front kick.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Godcheck walks into a stiff left hand from Thomas.
Godcheck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Josh Godcheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Godcheck is defending well.
Godcheck is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Thomas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Godcheck has managed to free his arm - good work.
Thomas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Godcheck tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.
Godcheck won't allow Thomas to pass to mount.
Josh Godcheck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck is defending against the submission attempts here by Thomas.
Thomas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Godcheck makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Godcheck.
Thomas is looking to advance position but Godcheck has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Godcheck lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Thomas manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Thomas moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Godcheck controlling him for the moment.
Thomas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Godcheck defends well.
Godcheck controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Thomas wants to control but Godcheck passes easily into half guard.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thomas trying to control from the bottom.
Thomas is pressing down on Godcheck's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Godcheck chips away with some ground and pound.
Godcheck won't allow Thomas to sweep him here.
Thomas isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Godcheck stacks Thomas on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Godcheck!
Thomas is looking for a sweep.
Godcheck cracks Thomas with a big right hand but Thomas just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Thomas is trying to control Godcheck's posture but Godcheck avoids it.
Godcheck cracks Thomas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thomas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Thomas!
Jack Thomas retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Clothesoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max McRiot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRiot has chosen None as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Counter striker
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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
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Clothesoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Max McRiot!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clothesoff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McRiot circles away quickly and effectively.
McRiot with a poor takedown
and Clothesoff counters with a good low kick that McRiot was not able to check.
Clothesoff throws a head kick that misses.
McRiot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clothesoff.
Clothesoff misses with a wild combination.
Clothesoff throws a sloppy head kick and McRiot moves out of range easily.
McRiot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clothesoff manages to avoid it.
Clothesoff connects with a high kick.
Oliver Clothesoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clothesoff is looking to clinch.
Oliver Clothesoff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRiot misses with a takedown
and Clothesoff counters with a nice leg kick.
Clothesoff digs a good hook to McRiot's body.
Clothesoff connects with a body shot that sends McRiot's belly button to the back.
McRiot looks gassed!
Clothesoff throws a nice looking combination but McRiot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McRiot takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Clothesoff! McRiot is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Clothesoff!
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FIGHT
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