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WFC 73 - Hope and Glory PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silverton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silverton has chosen Seven as his entrance music. Esteban Guzman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Silverton!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guzman throws a head kick that Silverton semi-blocks.
Guzman throws a low kick but Silverton moves out of range easily.
Esteban Guzman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guzman throws a leg kick
and Silverton counters with a right hand to the body.
Guzman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silverton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guzman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silverton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Guzman's knee momentarily.
Guzman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Guzman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silverton counters with a takedown into side control.
Silverton creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Guzman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Silverton misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silverton tries to move into full mount but can't pass Guzman's legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silverton controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverton in side control, throwing shots but Guzman defends.
Guzman tries to buck Silverton off but Silverton is having none of it.
Silverton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Silverton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silverton taking a break here but Guzman is having none of it and regains half guard.
Silverton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silverton stalling.
Guzman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Guzman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silverton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Guzman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverton wants to free his trapped foot but Guzman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silverton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silverton drops an elbow to the side of Guzman's head.
Guzman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silverton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Guzman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silverton stops Guzman from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silverton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silverton throwing shots but Guzman is blocking nicely.
Guzman is looking to escape.
Guzman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silverton on the ground.
Guzman moves into full guard.
Guzman keeping full guard, as Silverton tries to pass.
Silverton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Silverton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silverton throws a series of strikes that have Guzman backpedaling.
Silverton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silverton is stalling here. Guzman is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silverton seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Guzman has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Silverton is looking to regain half guard here but Guzman keeps moving and retains side control.
Guzman wants to stand but Silverton is controlling his arm.
You can see the frustration on Silverton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Guzman wants to stand but Silverton is controlling his arm.
Silverton tries to buck Guzman off but Guzman is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Guzman darts in trying to clinch
and Silverton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silverton thows a body shot but no joy.
Guzman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guzman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silverton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guzman tries to clinch but Silverton moves away
and Silverton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silverton scores with a nice strike.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silverton checks a leg kick.
Guzman wants to clinch but Silverton slips to the side
and Silverton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guzman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silverton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Guzman's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silverton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silverton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silverton throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Silverton wants to control but Guzman is keeping him busy.
Silverton throws a strike aimed at the side of Guzman's head but Guzman avoids it well.
Silverton lands a nice forearm strike.
Guzman parries the strikes from Silverton easily there. Silverton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Guzman to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Guzman parries the strikes from Silverton easily there. Silverton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Guzman to escape.
Silverton working away.
Silverton controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Silverton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silverton 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.
Silverton working the head and body with strikes.
Silverton controls the position.
Silverton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Joey Silverton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silverton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman is not content to let Silverton control the position.
Silverton working the strikes but Guzman uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Guzman is trying to stand back up but Silverton is controlling him
Guzman trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Guzman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Silverton.
Silverton stands up over Guzman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Silverton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Silverton moves into range and clinches up with Guzman.
Guzman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guzman prevents a body shot from Silverton.
Guzman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Guzman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silverton is working Guzman over against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Guzman.
Guzman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Silverton - that landed with a thud.
Guzman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guzman lands a nice shot to the body.
Guzman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Guzman.
Silverton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Guzman lands a body punch.
Guzman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silverton's elbow.
Silverton tries a body shot but Guzman blocks it.
Silverton managing to block the knees to the body from Guzman.
Guzman working aggressively here.
Silverton avoiding damage as Guzman throws knees to the body.
Silverton cracks Guzman with a nice body shot.
Guzman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silverton backwards.
Guzman gets underhooks to prevent Silverton's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman lands a nice elbow.
Guzman throws a punch but it's blocked by Silverton.
Silverton avoiding damage as Guzman throws knees to the body.
Guzman throws a head punch that misses.
Guzman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Guzman takes a shot to the head.
Guzman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silverton digs a right hand underneath Guzman's ribcage. Guzman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silverton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Guzman prevents it.
Esteban Guzman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Silverton.
Silverton turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
An elbow from Silverton crashes against the mat.
Silverton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guzman keeps working.
Guzman is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverton controls the position.
Guzman tries to buck Silverton off but Silverton is having none of it.
Silverton wants to control but Guzman is keeping him busy.
Guzman regains half guard, as Silverton was trying to land strikes.
Silverton thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Guzman to regain full guard.
Silverton tries to free his leg and advance position but Guzman is retaining full guard.
Silverton wants to control from the top but Guzman keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silverton is looking to work some ground and pound but Guzman has wrist control.
Silverton wants to control from the top but Guzman keeps moving.
Silverton throwing strikes but missing.
Silverton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Guzman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silverton has Guzman in his guard.
Guzman wants to stand and escape but instead Silverton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Esteban Guzman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Silverton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silverton throws and elbow that misses. Guzman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silverton's guard. Nice move by Guzman!
Silverton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joey Silverton.
I've got Silverton 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Silverton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Arrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arrington kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Look What The Cat Dragged In. McRae has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lamar Arrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve McRae!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arrington looks to score with a jab to the body but McRae is just out of range.
Arrington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McRae avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arrington throws a looping overhand right but McRae ducks down to avoid it.
Arrington moves forwards but McRae connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McRae lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arrington circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrington misses with a right hand
and McRae counters with a left to the body.
Arrington takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McRae drives through with a takedown into Arrington's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae wants to pass the guard but Arrington is keeping the position.
Arrington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McRae thows a big elbow that misses.
McRae trying to control the position from guard on top but Arrington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McRae postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McRae is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McRae trying to control but Arrington is working from the bottom.
McRae has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McRae is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Steve McRae has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Arrington misses with a left hand
and McRae moves into the clinch.
Arrington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McRae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arrington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arrington breaks the clinch.
Lamar Arrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arrington leaves McRae with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Arrington swings widly with a right hand
and McRae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arrington misses with an uppercut
and McRae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McRae tries to clinch but Arrington is having none of it.
Arrington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McRae counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae moves out of range as Arrington strikes.
Arrington misses with a hook
and McRae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McRae shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arrington sprawls well. Arrington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McRae gets slowly back to his feet.
Arrington misses with a left hand
and McRae holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Arrington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arrington.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McRae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arrington's elbow.
McRae throws a punch but it's blocked by Arrington.
Arrington misses with a body punch.
Arrington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McRae.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrington tries to stall but McRae uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arrington prevents a body shot from McRae.
Arrington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McRae works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McRae is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arrington gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lamar Arrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve McRae.
McRae misses with a punch to the body.
Arrington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McRae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arrington leaning against his opponent.
McRae scores with a hook to the body.
McRae pushes Arrington back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McRae trying to land knees to the body.
McRae lands a left hand.
Arrington taking a breather.
Arrington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arrington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McRae has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arrington is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McRae misses with a knee to the head.
Arrington being controlled against the cage.
Arrington misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McRae dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Arrington leaves McRae with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McRae dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arrington. That did some damage!
McRae tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McRae tries to land a leg kick but Arrington saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRae lands a lovely overhand right.
Arrington throws a right hand that misses
and McRae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae closes the distance but Arrington moves to the side
and Arrington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Arrington lands.
Arrington is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McRae takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arrington throws a lazy uppercut
and McRae makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arrington looks to land a combination but McRae avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Arrington back to the cage. McRae follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McRae is looking to clinch.
Arrington looks to throw the jab but McRae is out of range.
McRae throws a hook but Arrington blocks it.
McRae takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arrington blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Arrington misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arrington misses with a hook.
Arrington throws a jab but it's blocked by McRae.
Arrington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McRae lands with a nice combination. Arrington backs away looking to recover.
Arrington has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arrington has McRae pressed against the cage.
McRae is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arrington is defending well for now.
McRae is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arrington is defending well for now.
Arrington throws a punch but it's blocked by McRae.
McRae wants to get back to striking at distance but Arrington won't allow it.
McRae cracks Arrington with a nice body shot.
Arrington trying to control the position but instead, McRae has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arrington into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McRae landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McRae scores with a nice hook to the head.
McRae tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arrington avoids it.
Arrington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McRae pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McRae clinches with his opponent.
Arrington has had enough of the clinch but McRae keeps him there for the moment.
McRae tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McRae.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for McRae.
McRae throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McRae showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Arrington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Arrington throws a lazy uppercut
and McRae counters with a slapping leg kick.
McRae tries to clinch there but Arrington circles away.
McRae instigates a clinch.
Arrington wants to break free but McRae has control.
McRae lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arrington or not.
Arrington has a couple of punches blocked by McRae.
Arrington gets underhooks to prevent McRae's takedown attempt.
Arrington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arrington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arrington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arrington misses with a punch to the body.
McRae breaks from the clinch.
McRae tries to clinch there but Arrington circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McRae has hold of one of Arrington's legs. Arrington is fighting the takedown attempt but McRae gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
McRae is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McRae pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arrington is keeping the position for now.
McRae in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McRae with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae trying to control the position from guard on top but Arrington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McRae not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Steve McRae has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
McRae throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arrington on the side of the head.
Lamar Arrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arrington falls off balance throwing a combination
and McRae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arrington swings away with a body shot that misses
and McRae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae moves in looking to clinch but Arrington pushes him off.
A leg kick checked by Arrington.
Steve McRae is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arrington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Arrington.
McRae slips under a jab.
Steve McRae is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arrington swings widly with a right hand
and McRae counters with a series of strikes. Arrington will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Arrington takes one on the button.
Arrington misses with a right hand
and McRae counters with a good low kick that Arrington was not able to check.
McRae darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McRae stops Arrington from getting back to his feet.
McRae escapes and gets back to his feet.
Arrington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McRae makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve McRae comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McRae has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve McRae!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke McKendrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itof Meyachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meyachev has chosen Pussy by Rammstein as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke McKendrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Itof Meyachev!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyachev lands a nice leg kick that just misses McKendrick's sensitive parts.
Meyachev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McKendrick counters with a nice double leg into side control. Meyachev won't be happy with that.
McKendrick working away.
McKendrick tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McKendrick has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McKendrick looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Meyachev is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McKendrick tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Meyachev is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McKendrick's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for McKendrick! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Meyachev has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Luke McKendrick!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between QL Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Trygg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trygg comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pantera - Walk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ivan Trygg acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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186 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, QL Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Trygg!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trygg throws an overhand right that lands on Hicks's shoulder, as Hicks tries to avoid the shot.
Trygg misses with a wild combination.
Hicks closes the distance and clinches up with Trygg, looking for a takedown. Hicks pushes Trygg against the cage but Trygg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trygg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivan Trygg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hicks throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Trygg counter with a right hand.
Trygg wants to clinch
and Hicks counters with a three punch combo that has Trygg backing up. Trygg nods at Hicks to acknowledge the strikes.
Trygg misses with a combination
and Hicks counters with a takedown into side control.
Trygg is looking for a sweep.
Hicks in side control, throwing shots but Trygg defends.
Hicks throwing strikes but Trygg manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hicks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Trygg looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Trygg throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trygg landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hicks managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Trygg.
Trygg controls the position from side control.
Hicks wants to control but Trygg postures up.
Hicks is not content to let Trygg control the position.
Hicks is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Trygg postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Trygg grinds an elbow into Hicks's temple.
Trygg scores with a couple of short elbows.
A lull in the action here as Trygg stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hicks is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hicks sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trygg is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trygg is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Trygg with the ground and pound but Hicks uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hicks holds on and takes a little breather.
Hicks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Trygg defends it easily.
Trygg got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hicks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trygg has managed to get both his arms back between Hicks's legs - danger averted.
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.
Hicks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Trygg is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Trygg chips away with some ground and pound.
Trygg throws and elbow that misses. Hicks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trygg's guard. Nice move by Hicks!
Hicks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trygg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hicks tries to roll over but Trygg keeps him under control.
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 QL Hicks will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hicks walks into a jab.
Trygg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hicks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hicks swinging wildly here.
Trygg throws a poor cross that misses
and Hicks counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Trygg's guard now.
Trygg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trygg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Trygg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trygg has control of Hicks's left arm, preventing Hicks from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks throws and elbow that misses. Trygg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hicks's guard. Nice move by Trygg!
Hicks working a defensive guard here.
Trygg advances to half guard.
Trygg is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Trygg thows a huge punch but Hicks dodges it nicely.
Hicks has his hands clasped together around Trygg's back. He's all about the action.
Trygg wants to pass to mount but Hicks is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hicks is not content to let Trygg control the position.
Hicks trying to control from the bottom.
Trygg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trygg is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hicks is trying to maintain the position but Trygg is very close to passing his half guard.
Hicks tries to get to full guard but Trygg has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trygg thows a huge punch but Hicks dodges it nicely.
Hicks wants to get back to full guard but Trygg has mounted him!
Trygg content just to control the position here.
Hicks wants to control but Trygg is having none of it.
Trygg punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Trygg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hicks taking shots to the head.
Hicks is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trygg tries to control but Hicks wriggling away.
Trygg might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hicks kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Trygg with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Trygg postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hicks looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Trygg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hicks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hicks tries for a takedown but Trygg circles away easily
and Trygg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Trygg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trygg controlling from the top position.
Trygg preventing the sweep.
Trygg throws and elbow that misses. Hicks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trygg's guard. Nice move by Hicks!
Hicks has gone for a leg lock! Trygg slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hicks's guard.
Trygg sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trygg wants to control from the top but Hicks keeps moving.
Trygg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hicks is on top in guard.
Hicks drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Trygg manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hicks has Trygg in his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hicks has a closed guard, preventing Trygg from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hicks keeping moving, preventing Trygg from controlling successfully.
Hicks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trygg lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hicks has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Trygg has passed into side control.
Hicks can't do much from the bottom here.
Trygg working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trygg lands an elbow.
Hicks is holding Trygg down, trying to stall.
Trygg decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Trygg misses with an uppercut. Hicks saw that one coming.
Hicks swings widly with a right hand
and Trygg counters with an inside leg kick.
Trygg connects with a leg kick. Hicks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Trygg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hicks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Trygg.
Trygg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Trygg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivan Trygg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Trygg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hicks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hicks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trygg's elbow.
Nice body punch from Trygg - that landed with a thud.
Trygg can't find room to land a body shot as Hicks controls the action.
Hicks scores with a hook to the body.
Trygg throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Trygg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trygg has a couple of punches blocked by Hicks.
Trygg misses with the head strike.
Hicks misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Trygg on the inside.
Trygg misses with a knee to the head.
Trygg gets through Hicks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hicks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hicks pushes off an throws an elbow but Trygg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Trygg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Trygg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trygg 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Trygg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Black might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Disturbed - Indestructible. Schultz has chosen Proven (Hatebreed) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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223 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz closes the distance and clinches.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schultz avoids it.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schultz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black breaks the clinch.
Schultz drives through and clinches with Black against the cage.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schultz avoids it.
Schultz lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Schultz.
Schultz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schultz pushes Black back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Black is breathing heavily.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schultz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schultz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Black up against the cage.
Schultz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schultz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Schultz.
Schultz pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schultz lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schultz.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike.
Schultz lands a nice shot to the body.
Schultz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schultz digs a right hand underneath Black's ribcage. Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Schultz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schultz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Black backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Schultz - that landed with a thud.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike.
Schultz lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schultz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schultz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Schultz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schultz lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Schultz - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schultz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schultz lands with a left to the head.
Schultz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Schultz as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Schultz.
Schultz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Black is rocked!
Schultz presses Black against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schultz.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Schultz.
A left hand lands to the body for Schultz.
A short right from Schultz.
Black wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schultz has him pressed against the cage.
Schultz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schultz lands a body shot.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Schultz is stalling here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schultz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz leaning his opponent against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Schultz.
Schultz is leaning against Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schultz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schultz is defending well for now.
Schultz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Schultz avoids a wild elbow strike from Black.
Schultz is leaning against Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Black tries a knee to the head but Schultz blocks it.
Schultz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schultz digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Schultz.
Schultz lands with a left to the head.
Schultz lands a left hand.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schultz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schultz effectively controlling the action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Schultz.
A short right from Schultz.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Schultz is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schultz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schultz works on Black's body with a couple of short punches.
Schultz scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Schultz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Schultz avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
Schultz managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Schultz is working Black over against the cage.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
Schultz avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Schultz scores with a shoulder strike.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Schultz.
Nice body punch from Schultz.
Still in the clinch, Schultz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schultz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schultz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Schultz.
A shot in the inside from Schultz.
A short right from Schultz.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
Schultz scores with a hook to the body.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.
Schultz pushes Black back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
Schultz gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Schultz.
Schultz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schultz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schultz blocks an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Schultz.
A short right from Schultz.
Schultz presses Black against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schultz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schultz lands a body punch.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Schultz is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Schultz.
A short uppercut from Schultz.
Schultz lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Schultz - that landed with a thud.
Schultz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike.
Schultz digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.
Good body shot from Schultz.
Schultz pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black tries a knee to the head but Schultz blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schultz scores with a hook to the body.
Schultz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schultz scores with a hook to the body.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schultz.
Schultz lands with a light punch inside.
Schultz digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Schultz scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Schultz dominated that round.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schultz managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Schultz lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Schultz as the two fighters clinch.
Schultz digs a right hand underneath Black's ribcage. Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Schultz.
Schultz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Schultz.
Schultz managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Dave Schultz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schultz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Schultz lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Schultz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Schultz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schultz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schultz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Schultz lands an uppercut.
Schultz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schultz scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Schultz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Schultz leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schultz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dave Schultz.
A low kick from Black misses
and Schultz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Schultz moves out of range of the leg kick from Black.
Matt Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black is looking to score with low kicks.
Black is looking to score with low kicks.
Schultz rushes Black and presses him up against the cage.
Black blocks a body shot from Schultz.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Schultz managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Schultz lands with a right to the head.
Schultz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Schultz controlling the action here for a moment.
Schultz pushes Black back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Schultz lands a left hand.
Schultz lands a body shot.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schultz avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schultz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schultz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schultz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schultz lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Schultz.
Schultz works on Black's body with a couple of short punches.
Schultz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Black.
Schultz gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schultz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schultz pushes Black back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Schultz is working Black over against the cage.
Schultz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
A short body shot lands from Schultz as the two fighters clinch.
Schultz is working Black over against the cage.
Schultz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schultz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Schultz - that landed with a thud.
Black tries to circle away but Schultz has him pinned against the cage.
Schultz lands with a light punch inside.
Schultz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Black takes a shot to the head.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schultz avoids it.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schultz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schultz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Schultz.
Schultz slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Schultz lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Schultz.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Schultz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Schultz.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schultz.
Schultz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Schultz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Schultz.
Schultz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Schultz avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Schultz scores with a shoulder strike.
Schultz scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Schultz.
Schultz managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schultz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Schultz.
Schultz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schultz lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Schultz as the two fighters clinch.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Schultz.
Schultz slows down the pace here.
Schultz managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Schultz has Black pushed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schultz.
Schultz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schultz blocks it with crossed arms.
Schultz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Black.
Schultz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schultz stalls.
Schultz lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schultz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schultz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schultz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schultz scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Schultz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Schultz clinches up against the cage.
Schultz keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schultz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Black working Schultz over with knees to the body.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schultz is defending well for now.
Schultz avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Schultz working aggressively here.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Schultz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schultz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schultz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schultz managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz digs a right hand underneath Black's ribcage. Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Schultz scores with a hook to the body.
Schultz lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schultz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schultz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Black.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schultz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schultz managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Schultz managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Schultz pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Schultz cracks Black with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Schultz.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schultz is defending well for now.
Schultz is working Black over against the cage.
Schultz lands with a right to the head.
Schultz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacks head.
Schultz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Schultz.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schultz.
Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schultz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Black missing with knees to the body.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Schultz blocks with his arms.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schultz is defending well for now.
Schultz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Schultz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schultz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schultz managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Schultz stalling in the clinch.
Schultz lands with a left to the head.
Schultz lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Schultz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Black is keeping busy.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Schultz is blocking nicely.
Schultz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Black.
Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black closes the distance and clinches.
Black putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schultz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schultz.
A short right from Schultz.
Black scores with a knee to the head.
Black tries to circle away but Schultz has him pinned against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Schultz lands with a light punch inside.
Schultz prevents Black from breaking the clinch.
Schultz avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Schultz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Schultz lands with a right to the head.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Schultz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Schultz avoids the damage to the body.
Black creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schultz scores with a shoulder strike.
Schultz lands an uppercut.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Schultz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.
Schultz has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good body shot from Schultz.
Schultz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Schultz - that landed with a thud.
Schultz works on Black's body with a couple of short punches.
Schultz lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Schultz lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Schultz - that landed with a thud.
Schultz lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Schultz is blocking nicely.
Schultz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Schultz lands a nice uppercut.
Black tries a knee to the head but Schultz blocks it.
Schultz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Schultz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Schultz avoids the damage to the body.
Dave Schultz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schultz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Schultz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schultz lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schultz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schultz pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Schultz.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Schultz.
Black pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Matt Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good body shot from Schultz.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schultz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Schultz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schultz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Schultz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Forest Beckford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanderson's choice of entrance music: Dope - Debonair. Cael Sanderson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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195 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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29
196 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Forest Beckford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cael Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckford with a poor takedown
and Sanderson counters with a left and a right that stings Beckford.
Beckford takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Beckford doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Beckford's guard.
Sanderson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Beckford, up you get!
Beckford closes the distance but Sanderson moves to the side
and Sanderson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Beckford's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beckford keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
Sanderson controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beckford has his foot on Sanderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanderson works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sanderson stopping the sweep attempt from Beckford.
Sanderson wants to stand but Beckford has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cael Sanderson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sanderson lands with a right hand.
Beckford tries to clinch but Sanderson moves away
and Sanderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beckford shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanderson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forest Beckford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckford gets caught flat footed, as Sanderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Beckford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanderson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Beckford is proving hard to escape from.
Beckford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Beckford being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cael Sanderson.
Beckford has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beckford there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beckford with a poor takedown
and Sanderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beckford thinking.
Forest Beckford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanderson with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sanderson wants to take a breather but Beckford is having none of it.
Beckford is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sanderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sanderson's back!
Beckford lands a shot to the head.
Sanderson holding both Beckford 's hands and preventing any damage.
Beckford throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckford is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sanderson is defending well though. Beckford let's go of the attempt for now.
Beckford missing with punches from the back.
Beckford throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beckford is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Sanderson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sanderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Beckford gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sanderson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sanderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Beckford trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beckford tries to hold on but Sanderson pushes him away.
Sanderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Beckford is in all sorts of trouble here.
Beckford is squirming around, avoiding Sanderson's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Beckford is working to get back to half guard.
Beckford bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sanderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beckford.
Beckford wants to control from the top but Sanderson keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cael Sanderson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Beckford has his takedown stuffed
and Sanderson counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Beckford gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanderson counters with a shoot takedown. Beckford fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forest Beckford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beckford is keeping the position for now.
Sanderson won't allow Beckford to sweep him here.
Sanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Beckford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Beckford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Cael Sanderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Beckford darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sanderson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cael Sanderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanderson 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.
Sanderson has his hands on Beckford's head, controlling the position.
Beckford looking to sit in guard and control but Sanderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Beckford keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
Beckford looking for a guillotine here but Sanderson defends easily.
Sanderson trying to control but Beckford is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sanderson scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Sanderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Beckford takes one to the side of the head.
Beckford throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Beckford has his takedown stuffed
and Sanderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Beckford fails with the takedown
and Sanderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanderson connects with a crisp jab.
Sanderson instigates a clinch.
Beckford is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forest Beckford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckford drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanderson.
Sanderson lands a right hand.
Sanderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beckford is working for takedown but Sanderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckford wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanderson.
Beckford tries to score a body lock takedown but Sanderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sanderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beckford has his takedown stuffed
enabling Sanderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beckford under the eye.
Beckford gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Sanderson counter with a right hand.
Sanderson scores with a hook to the body. Beckford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Beckford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanderson lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good shot there by Sanderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckford with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Beckford's guard.
Sanderson trying to control but Beckford is working from the bottom.
Sanderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sanderson cracks Beckford with a solid left hand.
Sanderson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Beckford's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanderson happy to just control the position for now.
Sanderson decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beckford misses with a takedown
and Sanderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beckford closes the distance but Sanderson moves to the side
and Sanderson counters with a straight right hand.
Forest Beckford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beckford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beckford tries for a takedown but Sanderson circles away easily
and Sanderson counters with a straight right hand.
Beckford with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beckford shoots and misses
and Sanderson counters with a left and a right that stings Beckford.
Sanderson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Beckford to the ground. Sanderson is now in Beckford's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckford keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
Sanderson is stalling in the full guard.
Beckford can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanderson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sanderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson stands up from half guard.
Beckford scores a takedown into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cael Sanderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanderson 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Sanderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2pac-When We Ride. 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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25
210 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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23
221 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dan Gable!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddell takes a swing at Gable's ribcage but misses.
Liddell digs a good hook to Gable's body.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gable counters with an inside leg kick.
Liddell misses with a shot to the body
and Gable counters with a nice double leg into side control. Liddell won't be happy with that.
Liddell can't do much from the bottom here.
Gable 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.
Gable 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.
An elbow from Gable crashes against the mat.
Gable tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gable happy to just control the position for now.
Gable tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gable has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable scoring with punches from side control.
Gable scoring with punches and elbows.
Gable cracks Liddell with a big elbow.
Gable cracks Liddell with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Liddell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gable on the ground.
Liddell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gable wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gable working the ground and pound.
Liddell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liddell tries to get out of the position.
Liddell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gable is looking to take a break and control but Liddell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Liddell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gable in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
It looks like Charlie Liddell has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable misses with the ground and pound.
Liddell taking a bit of punishment here - Gable scoring with strikes.
Liddell is rocked!
Charlie Liddell's cut is getting worse.
A big shot lands for Gable! That's hurt Liddell! Will he recover? Gable fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Gable!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ash Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
178 lbs
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181 lbs
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Thomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas throws a front kick aimed at Jackson's knee but Jackson avoids it well.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thomas misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a low kick, right behind Thomas 's knee.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thomas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jackson looks to throw a body kick
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thomas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Thomas.
Ash Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Jackson.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ash Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thomas tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson checks a low kick from Thomas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Thomas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thomas throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.
Thomas misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Thomas will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Thomas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thomas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Jackson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jackson keeps Thomas at a distance using the push kick.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thomas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Nice uppercut there from Thomas.
Thomas looks to throw a body kick
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Thomas throws a body kick the misses
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A low kick from Jackson misses
and Thomas counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thomas throws a solid leg kick but Jackson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thomas.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Jackson tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A left lands for Thomas.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson thumps Thomas with a low kick.
A low kick from Thomas misses
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thomas.
Jackson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ash Thomas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas connects with a crisp jab.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Jackson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thomas to the ground. Jackson is now in Thomas's guard.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
Thomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas working a defensive guard but Jackson passes into half guard.
Jackson tries to pass to full mount but Thomas defends it.
Jackson is looking to pass Thomas's guard but actually Thomas recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thomas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thomas is adopting a defensive guard.
Jackson trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jackson really felt that one!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ash Thomas did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thomas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Thomas didn't expect that.
Jackson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Thomas!
Jackson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes here but Thomas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Thomas to control.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thomas looks a forlorn figure.
Thomas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jackson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Thomas is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson looking to control but Thomas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jackson working Thomas over with strikes here.
Thomas is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Thomas is on top in guard.
Jackson is looking for a triangle but Thomas pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thomas's guard.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas wants to improve his position but instead Jackson has moved into half guard.
Thomas tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Jackson is nestled in close to Thomas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jackson is stalling here. Thomas is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jackson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Thomas has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas wants to take a breather but Jackson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Jackson dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Thomas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Both fighters circling a little - Jackson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson sizes up Thomas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
Alex Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thomas blocks a leg kick.
Jackson misses the body punch
and Thomas counters with a nice leg kick.
Jackson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Thomas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ash Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Jackson.
Jackson throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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.
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thomas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jackson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thomas's guard.
Thomas controlling Jackson's posture.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Alex Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson won't allow Thomas to sweep him here.
Thomas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:48
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alex Jackson!
Alex Jackson is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lu Bu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Bridge (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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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lu Bu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Bridge!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Bridge.
Bridge misses the shot to the body.
Bu misses with a series of wild punches.
Bu pushes Bridge up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridge.
Bridge gets through Bu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bu is working Bridge over against the cage.
Bridge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bu's efforts to push away.
Bridge lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bridge works on Bu's body with a couple of short punches.
Bu swings wildly with an uppercut but Bridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bridge tries to work over Bu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bridge lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bu.
Bu prevents a body shot from Bridge.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bu.
A head punch on the inside from Bu fails to land.
Bu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bridge lands a body shot.
Bu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bu tries to circle away but Bridge has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridge.
Bridge working Bu over with knees to the body.
Bu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bridge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bu scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Bridge.
Bu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bu misses with some punches.
Bridge lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bridge softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bridge.
Bridge lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bu lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bridge.
Bu throws a punch but it's blocked by Bridge.
A hook to the body from Bridge.
A head punch on the inside from Bu fails to land.
Bridge throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bu is breathing heavily.
Bu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bridge blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bridge.
A short body shot lands from Bridge as the two fighters clinch.
Bu throws a head punch that misses.
Bridge lands a nice uppercut.
Bridge lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bridge throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bridge lands with a right to the head.
Bridge throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bridge lands a body shot.
Bridge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bridge pushes Bu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Bridge.
Bridge working Bu over with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bridge as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Bridge.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bridge.
A short body shot lands from Bridge as the two fighters clinch.
Bridge comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bridge scores with a knee to the head.
Bu is rocked!
It looks like Lu Bu has been cut.
Bridge lands a body punch.
Oh Bu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bridge is leaning against Bu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bridge creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bu's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bu drops to his knees and Bridge pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Bridge!
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