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MCC 58: Champions V PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Potvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephan Potvin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephan Potvin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potvin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Potvin is trying to control. Thompson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thompson is controlling Potvin's trapped leg to prevent Potvin from advancing to side control.
Thompson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thompson tries to get out of the position.
Potvin seems to be looking for submissions.
Potvin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thompson sees it coming and defends easily.
Thompson wants to improve his position but Potvin is controlling well.
Potvin is trying to control. Thompson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Potvin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Potvin prevents Thompson from standing back up.
Thompson is not content to let Potvin control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potvin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potvin moves into full mount! Thompson won't be happy about that!
Thompson tries to reverse the position but Potvin maintains control.
Thompson wants to control but Potvin is having none of it.
Thompson is looking to improve his position but Potvin isn't that keen on the idea.
Potvin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Potvin has control of Thompson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Thompson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Thompson is in a horrible position here. Potvin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to control but Potvin is having none of it.
Potvin swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stephan Potvin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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162 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy has his takedown stuffed
and Melendez counters with an inside leg kick.
Hardy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Melendez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hardy!
Hardy is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Melendez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hardy is looking to escape.
Hardy is bucking up trying to escape but Melendez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Melendez misses with a head shot.
Hardy is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Melendez punching from mount but Hardy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Melendez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Melendez throwing strikes here but Hardy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Melendez punching from mount but Hardy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Melendez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Melendez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez looking to ground and pound but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Melendez thowing shots but they're missing.
Hardy is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melendez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hardy really wants to buck Melendez off and get back to his feet.
Hardy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Melendez.
Melendez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hardy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Melendez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Melendez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
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.
Melendez unloading with bombs!
Hardy bucks up and throws Melendez to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Melendez cracks Hardy with a good jab.
Melendez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Melendez throws a low kick but Hardy avoids it.
Melendez connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardy shoots in and drives through. Melendez sprawls well.
Chris Melendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hardy.
Melendez throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Melendez.
Melendez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Melendez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hardy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Melendez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Melendez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Melendez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Melendez 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.
Melendez in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Melendez crashes against the mat.
Hardy tries to escape but Melendez is in control.
Melendez working the body and head with strikes.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Melendez drags him back down.
Hardy parries the strikes from Melendez easily there. Melendez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hardy to escape.
Melendez misses with the ground and pound.
Melendez working the ground and pound but Hardy is defending the strikes.
Hardy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hardy parries the strikes from Melendez easily there. Melendez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hardy to escape.
Melendez is breathing heavily.
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.
Hardy parries the strikes from Melendez easily there. Melendez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hardy to escape.
Melendez is trying to ground and pound but Hardy uses the momentary lack of control by Melendez to regain half guard.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet.
Melendez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardy is trying to stand back up but Melendez is controlling him
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Melendez.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Melendez.
Melendez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Melendez thows a huge punch but Hardy dodges it nicely.
Melendez throwing shots but Hardy is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Melendez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Melendez ducks right into an uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Melendez counters with an outside leg kick.
Melendez works the jab nicely.
Dan Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Melendez circles away easily
and Melendez counters with a good, hard body kick but Hardy shrugs it off.
Melendez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hardy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hardy looking to sit in guard and control but Melendez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Melendez throwing strikes but missing.
Melendez with a nice head shot there.
Melendez won't allow Hardy to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Melendez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Melendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Melendez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Melendez stops Hardy from standing up.
Melendez lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Melendez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Melendez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Melendez throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Melendez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Melendez throws a big right hand that misses.
Melendez wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Melendez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hardy wants to stand up but Melendez is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Melendez from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Melendez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melendez throws a big right hand that misses.
Melendez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hardy has his feet on Melendez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
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.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Melendez moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hardy checks a leg kick.
Melendez stuffs the takedown attempt from Hardy. Hardy gets slowly back to his feet.
Chris Melendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hardy.
Melendez clinches with his opponent.
Melendez looking for a takedown.
Hardy wants the takedown. Melendez is fighting it off but Hardy persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Melendez's guard against the cage.
Hardy postures up and lands a big shot to Melendez's brow.
Hardy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hardy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hardy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hardy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Melendez working a defensive guard here.
Hardy trying to control but Melendez is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardy 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!
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardy looks for a takedown but Melendez sprawls well.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chris Melendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hardy.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Melendez circles away easily
and Melendez counters with a thumping low kick.
Melendez connects with a jab.
Melendez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Melendez circles away easily
and Melendez counters with a low kick, right behind Hardy 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melendez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Melendez trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Melendez thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Melendez from controlling successfully.
Melendez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Melendez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Melendez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Melendez throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Melendez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Melendez throws and elbow that misses. Hardy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Melendez's guard. Nice move by Hardy!
Melendez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hardy wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hardy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Melendez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hardy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hardy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Melendez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound.
Hardy is trying to stand.
Melendez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardy?
You get the feeling that Hardy really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Melendez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound.
Melendez looking to ground and pound but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Melendez punching from mount but Hardy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Melendez looking to control but Hardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Poor strikes thrown by Melendez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hardy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Melendez.
Melendez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Melendez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Melendez throwing strikes here but Hardy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy really wants to buck Melendez off and get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hardy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Melendez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Melendez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Melendez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Melendez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Boyerov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Falco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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277 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Boyerov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dino Falco!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falco throws an overhand right that lands on Boyerov's shoulder, as Boyerov tries to avoid the shot.
Falco throws a jab but it's blocked by Boyerov.
Boyerov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Falco counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Falco throwing shots but Boyerov is blocking nicely.
Boyerov trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Falco manages to pass to mount!
Falco looking to control but Boyerov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Falco misses with a head shot.
Falco looking to control and managing it successfully.
Falco looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Falco.
Falco dominating with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falco controlling from the full mount.
Boyerov tries to lock up and control but Falco gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boyerov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Falco raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco looking to finish with strikes here!
Falco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Falco throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyerov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Boyerov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Falco.
Falco scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Boyerov?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falco raining down hammerfists from mount.
Boyerov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Boyerov is rocked!
It looks like Chad Boyerov has been cut.
Boyerov is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falco unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Boyerov wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Falco celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dino Falco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grizzly Egan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Del Mar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grizzly Egan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grizzly Egan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fabio Del Mar!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Del Mar quickly recovers to half guard.
Del Mar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Egan postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Egan lands a couple of digs.
Egan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Egan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Egan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Del Mar is working an open guard so Egan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Del Mar throws a head kick that misses.
Del Mar wants to land a leg kick but Egan is out of range.
Del Mar throws a body kick the misses
and Egan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Del Mar.
Egan gets a double leg takedown into Del Mar's guard.
Egan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Del Mar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Egan is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Egan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Egan wants to control from the top but Del Mar keeps moving.
Egan landing with the ground and pound.
Del Mar pushes Egan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Del Mar throws a head kick but Egan moves out of range.
Egan throws a series of strikes that have Del Mar backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Del Mar avoids it really well and circles away.
Fabio Del Mar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Del Mar throws a head kick that misses
and Egan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Egan 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.
Egan wants to pass the guard but Del Mar is keeping the position.
Egan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Egan postures up in Del Mar's guard and throws a big left but Del Mar blocks it.
Del Mar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Egan throws a big right hand that misses.
Egan won't allow Del Mar to sweep him here.
Egan thows a big elbow that misses.
Del Mar wants to sweep here but Egan controlling him for the moment.
Egan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan tries to free his leg and advance position but Del Mar is retaining full guard.
Egan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Egan stands up and waves to Del Mar to follow him.
Del Mar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Egan throws a series of punches but Del Mar moves out of range.
Egan tries to clinch but Del Mar is having none of it.
Egan checks a low kick from Del Mar.
Del Mar throws a leg kick
and Egan counters with a left and a right that stings Del Mar.
Del Mar is looking to chop away at Egan's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egan closes the distance and clinches up with Del Mar, looking for a takedown. Egan pushes Del Mar against the cage but Del Mar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Egan misses with the body kick
and Del Mar counters with a low kick, right behind Egan 's knee.
Egan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Del Mar eats them both and turns towards Egan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Egan doesn't manage to clinch there - Del Mar circles away.
Del Mar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grizzly Egan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egan tries for a takedown but Del Mar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grizzly Egan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Egan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Del Mar counters with a thumping low kick.
Egan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Del Mar counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egan closes the distance and clinches.
Egan jumps guard and drags Del Mar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Del Mar preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grizzly Egan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Egan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Del Mar defends it nicely.
Egan looks to land a combination but Del Mar avoids it well.
Egan wants to clinch.
Grizzly Egan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Del Mar throws a sloppy head kick and Egan moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egan throws a combination that misses
and Del Mar counters with a good low kick that Egan was not able to check.
Del Mar throws a combination that misses
and Egan counters with a series of strikes. Del Mar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Egan just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Del Mar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Mar tries a head kick but it misses.
Egan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Del Mar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Egan passes Del Mar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Egan is thwarting Del Mar's attempts to control the position.
Del Mar is staying active underneath Egan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Egan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Egan prevents Del Mar from standing back up.
Del Mar wants to improve his position but Egan is controlling well.
Egan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan is trying to work for a kimura but Del Mar is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Del Mar defends it well.
Egan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Egan prevents Del Mar from improving his position.
Egan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan is looking to take a break and control but Del Mar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Del Mar manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Del Mar tries to land a leg kick but Egan saw it coming and moves away.
Egan misses with a wild combination.
A punch lands to the side of Del Mar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Del Mar thumps Egan with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Egan to score with a decent uppercut.
Egan avoids the head kick by Del Mar.
Egan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Del Mar misses with a head kick.
Del Mar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Del Mar is breathing heavily.
Del Mar thows a leg kick but Egan checks it
so Egan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Egan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Del Mar is keeping the position for now.
Egan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Del Mar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Egan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Del Mar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Egan has Del Mar in his guard.
Egan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Del Mar is one step ahead there.
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 Grizzly Egan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Egan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Egan throws a one two combo.
A head kick misses from Del Mar.
Egan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Del Mar is trying to break the clinch but Egan is controlling him.
Del Mar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Del Mar connects with a solid leg kick.
Egan blocks a leg kick.
Egan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Del Mar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Egan's knee momentarily.
Egan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Del Mar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Del Mar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Del Mar swings for the body but Egan moves out of range.
Del Mar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Del Mar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Egan.
Egan misses with a double jab
and Del Mar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Egan wants to clinch up but Del Mar keeps it at a distance.
Egan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Del Mar's guard.
Egan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Del Mar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Del Mar has escaped and now he's on top!
Del Mar wants to control from the top but Egan keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar tries to free his leg and advance position but Egan is retaining full guard.
Egan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Del Mar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Egan's guard.
Egan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Egan is on top in guard.
Egan wants to control from the top but Del Mar keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Egan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Del Mar is keeping the position for now.
Del Mar has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Egan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Egan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Del Mar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grizzly Egan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Egan blocks the body kick.
Egan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Del Mar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Egan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Del Mar misses with a body shot
letting Egan counter with a right hand.
Egan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Del Mar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egan controlling from the top position.
Egan wants to control from the top but Del Mar keeps moving.
Egan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Egan trying to control but Del Mar is working from the bottom.
Egan postures up.
Fabio Del Mar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grizzly Egan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Egan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Del Mar did well to prevent Egan getting side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Grizzly Egan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Egan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grizzly Egan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Warren Dominic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignacio Kocherlakota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignacio Kocherlakota is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Warren Dominic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ignacio Kocherlakota!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kocherlakota throws a jab but it's blocked by Dominic.
Kocherlakota darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Warren Dominic has been cut.
Dominic slips under a jab from Kocherlakota.
Dominic slips a jab and a cross from Kocherlakota.
Kocherlakota throws a right and a left that Dominic avoids nicely.
Dominic slips a jab from Kocherlakota.
Kocherlakota throws a big shot that misses.
Dominic throws the left hand but Kocherlakota avoids the punch easily.
Kocherlakota tests Dominic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kocherlakota swings for the body but Dominic moves out of range.
Dominic misses with a hook. Kocherlakota ducked under it nicely.
Dominic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dominic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dominic.
Dominic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kocherlakota.
Dominic misses with a wild combination.
Kocherlakota keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dominic.
Dominic with a hook.
Kocherlakota works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Dominic misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocherlakota takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kocherlakota gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kocherlakota avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dominic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kocherlakota's head backwards.
Kocherlakota throws a nice looking combination but Dominic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice jab there from Dominic.
Dominic tries to bum rush Kocherlakota with a series of wild strikes but Kocherlakota uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kocherlakota moves forwards but Dominic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kocherlakota looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dominic staying out of range there.
Kocherlakota swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kocherlakota misses with a combination
and Dominic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kocherlakota tries to bum rush Dominic with a series of wild strikes but Dominic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kocherlakota throws a combination that misses
and Dominic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kocherlakota thinking.
Dominic connects with a crisp jab.
Dominic blocks a leg kick.
Dominic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kocherlakota staying out of range there.
Kocherlakota shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocherlakota dodges the punch combination from Dominic.
Dominic scores with a nice strike.
Dominic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kocherlakota misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominic. Kocherlakota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocherlakota throws a series of punches but Dominic moves out of range.
Kocherlakota steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dominic.
Dominic misses the shot to the body.
Kocherlakota dodges the punch combination from Dominic.
Sloppy strikes from Dominic. Those never looked like landing.
Dominic moves out of range of the strikes.
Dominic lands with a nice combination. Kocherlakota backs away looking to recover.
Kocherlakota staying out of range there.
A combination from Kocherlakota does no damage.
Kocherlakota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kocherlakota misses with a wild combination.
Kocherlakota fails to land with a series of punches.
Kocherlakota looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kocherlakota.
Kocherlakota throws a combination that misses
and Dominic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dominic dips to his left and cracks Kocherlakota with an uppercut!
Kocherlakota slips under a jab from Dominic.
Kocherlakota swinging wildly here.
Kocherlakota is looking to chop away at Dominic's legs.
Dominic looks to throw the jab but Kocherlakota is out of range.
Kocherlakota walks into a straight right hand from Dominic.
Kocherlakota scores with a nice head shot.
Dominic scores with a jab to the body.
Kocherlakota throws a hook to the side of Dominic's head but Dominic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kocherlakota looks to land a left hand but Dominic moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Kocherlakota there.
Dominic misses with the combination.
Dominic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dominic scores with a sloppy right hand. Kocherlakota should have avoided that one.
Kocherlakota scores with a sloppy right hand. Dominic should have avoided that one.
Kocherlakota misses with an uppercut. Dominic saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A left and a right from Dominic both land. Nice combination.
Dominic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kocherlakota's head.
Dominic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Kocherlakota 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kocherlakota misses with a double jab.
Kocherlakota throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kocherlakota takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kocherlakota on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dominic connects with a single shot there.
Ignacio Kocherlakota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kocherlakota doesn't seem bothered though.
Dominic connects with a body shot.
Dominic looks to score with a jab to the body but Kocherlakota is just out of range.
Dominic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kocherlakota swings widly with a right hand
and Dominic counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kocherlakota takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kocherlakota has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dominic throws out a powerful jab.
Kocherlakota tries to bum rush Dominic with a series of wild strikes but Dominic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dominic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Dominic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Warren Dominic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A slow jab from Dominic misses its intended target.
Dominic connects with a right hand. Kocherlakota shakes it off.
Ignacio Kocherlakota is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dominic dodges the punch combination from Kocherlakota.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kocherlakota!
Dominic throws a jab but it's blocked by Kocherlakota.
Warren Dominic is winning the standup battle so far.
Kocherlakota avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dominic staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Dominic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by Dominic - just one landing.
Kocherlakota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominic.
Kocherlakota misses with a wild combination.
Dominic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kocherlakota takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kocherlakota is breathing heavily.
Dominic throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominic. Kocherlakota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocherlakota thuds his right hand into Dominic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Warren Dominic's cut is getting worse.
Kocherlakota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dominic slips a jab and a cross from Kocherlakota.
Dominic avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kocherlakota fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dominic on the side of the head.
Dominic takes a swing at Kocherlakota's ribcage but misses.
Dominic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kocherlakota.
Kocherlakota throws a series of punches but Dominic moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kocherlakota.
Dominic fails to land with a series of punches.
Kocherlakota scores with a jab to the head.
Kocherlakota tries to bum rush Dominic with a series of wild strikes but Dominic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good shot there by Dominic.
Dominic lands with an overhand left.
Dominic lands a nice shot that snaps Kocherlakota's head back.
Dominic scores with a jab. Kocherlakota acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kocherlakota throws a combination that misses
and Dominic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dominic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dominic lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominic lands with a right hand.
Kocherlakota ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kocherlakota slips under a jab.
Dominic throws an off balance right hand
and Kocherlakota counters with a left and a right that stings Dominic.
A punch combination from Kocherlakota misses.
Dominic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kocherlakota moves away from the strike by Dominic.
Kocherlakota misses with a double jab
and Dominic counters with a two punch combo.
Dominic scores with the left hand. Kocherlakota knows he should have avoided that one.
Dominic throws out a powerful jab.
Dominic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dominic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dominic throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the body from Kocherlakota misses
and Dominic counters with a series of strikes. Kocherlakota will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dominic misses with a series of wild punches.
Dominic throws a right hand that Kocherlakota ducks under and follows up with a left that Kocherlakota also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominic connects with the punch.
Dominic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dominic connects with a right hand. Kocherlakota shakes it off.
Kocherlakota throws a good cross that connects.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dominic.
Kocherlakota throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dominic just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice combination there by Kocherlakota.
Kocherlakota misses with a double jab
enabling Dominic to counter with a crisp jab.
Kocherlakota staying out of range there.
Dominic works the jab nicely.
Kocherlakota showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dominic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kocherlakota. Dominic does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Dominic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kocherlakota doesn't seem phased though.
Kocherlakota swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Kocherlakota.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocherlakota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dominic.
Dominic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kocherlakota on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Kocherlakota misses its intended target.
Dominic looks to land a combination but Kocherlakota avoids it well.
A punch combination from Dominic misses.
Kocherlakota fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kocherlakota takes a swing at Dominic's ribcage but misses.
Kocherlakota throws a combination that misses
and Dominic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dominic scores with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Dominic.
A slow jab from Dominic misses its intended target.
Kocherlakota misses with an uppercut
and Dominic counters with a right hand to the body.
Kocherlakota has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dominic finds it's way round the side to connect with Kocherlakota's head.
Dominic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kocherlakota's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kocherlakota takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dominic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocherlakota.
Dominic lands a nice shot to the body.
Dominic connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Dominic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Warren Dominic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dominic lands a glancing blow to the side of Kocherlakota's head.
A big right from Dominic misses.
Kocherlakota lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kocherlakota tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Kocherlakota misses.
Dominic misses with a two punch combination.
Kocherlakota throws a nice looking combination but Dominic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dominic just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Dominic.
Kocherlakota takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dominic just misses with a punch to the body.
Dominic throws a shot to the body.
Dominic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kocherlakota takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kocherlakota takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dominic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dominic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dominic lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominic misses with a hook. Kocherlakota ducked under it nicely.
Kocherlakota throws a right hand that Dominic ducks under and follows up with a left that Dominic also avoids with ease.
Dominic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kocherlakota's hands.
Dominic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kocherlakota under the eye.
Kocherlakota on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dominic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kocherlakota throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dominic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dominic cracks Kocherlakota with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Dominic.
Dominic scores with a jab to the body.
Dominic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kocherlakota in his tracks.
Dominic lands a really nice looking cross but Kocherlakota seems unphased.
Dominic cracks Kocherlakota with a good jab.
Kocherlakota takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kocherlakota throws a jab but it's blocked by Dominic.
A big right from Dominic misses.
Dominic scores with a jab to the body.
Kocherlakota rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dominic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Dominic. Those never looked like landing.
Dominic throws a hook but Kocherlakota blocks it.
Dominic lands with a cross.
Kocherlakota misses with a left hand
and Dominic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kocherlakota takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dominic misses with the combination.
Dominic misses with a wild body shot.
Dominic scores with a punch to the head.
Dominic slips a jab and a cross from Kocherlakota.
Dominic misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Dominic misses.
Nice jab there from Dominic.
Dominic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kocherlakota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominic connects with a body shot that sends Kocherlakota's belly button to the back.
Dominic misses with an uppercut.
Dominic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocherlakota avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kocherlakota moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kocherlakota throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kocherlakota misses with a wild combination.
Kocherlakota looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dominic.
Kocherlakota takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kocherlakota fails to land with a series of punches.
Kocherlakota slips a jab and a cross from Dominic.
Kocherlakota thows a body shot but no joy.
Dominic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kocherlakota momentarily.
Kocherlakota ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dominic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocherlakota.
Ignacio Kocherlakota has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kocherlakota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dominic.
Dominic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kocherlakota scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocherlakota throws a combination that misses
and Dominic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kocherlakota doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dominic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dominic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dominic blocks a jab.
Kocherlakota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dominic was well out of range. Poor timing from Kocherlakota.
Kocherlakota swings widly with a right hand
and Dominic counters with a nice uppercut.
Kocherlakota's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dominic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kocherlakota scrambles back to his feet.
Dominic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kocherlakota at a distance.
Kocherlakota swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dominic counters with a right hand to the body.
Dominic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocherlakota moves away.
Dominic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kocherlakota.
Dominic connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dominic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dominic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocherlakota.
Dominic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kocherlakota sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dominic shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kocherlakota eats them both and turns towards Dominic to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dominic misses with a hook. Kocherlakota ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Warren Dominic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dominic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Warren Dominic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Souleymane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Armando Vega !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Souleymane!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega misses with a hook
and Souleymane counters with a nice leg kick.
Souleymane throws a right hand that misses
and Vega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Souleymane lands with a kick to the temple. Vega shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Souleymane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vega moves away.
Vega throws a lazy right hand but Souleymane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Souleymane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Souleymane lands a leg kick that knocks Vega off balance momentarily.
Souleymane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Vega .
Souleymane needs to keep his hands up - Vega had a free shot at his head there.
Vega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Souleymane as he connects with a hook.
Vega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souleymane moves away.
Souleymane looks to land a right hand but Vega moved out of range.
Souleymane misses with a jab to the body
and Vega counters with a series of strikes. Souleymane will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vega swinging wildly here.
Vega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souleymane moves away.
Vega lands the left hand.
Vega bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Souleymane's head backwards.
Souleymane cracks the inside of Vega 's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souleymane misses with the combination.
Souleymane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vega misses with a straight left.
Souleymane ducks under a wild hook from Vega .
Vega misses with a hook. Souleymane ducked under it nicely.
Vega takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Souleymane misses the jab.
Souleymane slips under a jab from Vega .
A nice leg kick lands there from Souleymane.
Vega avoids the head kick by Souleymane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souleymane wants to clinch.
Souleymane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vega has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Souleymane.
Souleymane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vega misses with an uppercut
and Souleymane makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vega really felt that one!
Vega misses the body punch
and Souleymane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Souleymane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vega misses with a double jab
and Souleymane makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souleymane throws a hook but Vega blocks it.
Souleymane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vega works over Souleymane's head and body with a nice combination.
A jab from Vega misses.
Souleymane throws an off balance right hand
and Vega counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Souleymane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vega 's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souleymane thumps Vega with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souleymane misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vega . Souleymane does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Vega dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Souleymane has Vega up against the cage in a clinch.
Souleymane landing knees to the head.
Souleymane looking to throw knees to the head but Vega is blocking nicely.
Souleymane throws an elbow that misses.
Souleymane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Souleymane is working Vega over against the cage.
Knees to the body from Souleymane.
Souleymane lands a damaging elbow.
Souleymane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Souleymane.
Souleymane tries to land a knee to the head but Vega blocks with his arms.
Souleymane scores a nice knee to the body.
Souleymane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Souleymane tries to land knees in the clinch but Vega avoids the damage to the body.
Vega working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vega wants to get back to striking at distance but Souleymane won't allow it.
Souleymane controlling the action here for a moment.
Souleymane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vega blocks it with crossed arms.
Souleymane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vega is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souleymane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vega tries to break free but Souleymane pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vega .
Souleymane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vega avoids it.
Souleymane throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Souleymane.
Souleymane blocks a body shot from Vega .
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Vega .
Souleymane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vega trying to control the position but instead, Souleymane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vega into the cage.
Vega lands with a right to the head.
Vega 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee is keeping an eye on Souleymane - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vega pushes Souleymane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vega scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vega is looking to control Souleymane's arms but Souleymane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vega has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souleymane throws a punch but it's blocked by Vega .
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Souleymane lands a nice uppercut.
Vega scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Souleymane tries to land knees in the clinch but Vega avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Souleymane.
Souleymane lands an elbow inside.
Vega takes an elbow to the temple.
Souleymane scores a nice knee to the body.
Souleymane utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Vega .
Souleymane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vega presses Souleymane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Vega .
Souleymane lands an elbow inside that Vega shrugs off.
Souleymane lands an elbow just above Vega 's eye.
Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souleymane lands with a left to the head.
Souleymane landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Souleymane.
Souleymane throws an elbow that misses.
Souleymane pushes off an throws an elbow but Vega leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vega working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vega avoiding damage as Souleymane throws knees to the body.
Vega swings wildly with an uppercut but Souleymane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souleymane lands with a left to the head.
Vega can't find room to land a body shot as Souleymane controls the action.
Souleymane tries to land knees in the clinch but Vega avoids the damage to the body.
Souleymane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Souleymane blocking some punches.
Souleymane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Souleymane lands an elbow inside that Vega shrugs off.
Vega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souleymane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Souleymane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Souleymane in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Souleymane misses with a knee to the head.
Vega digs a right hand underneath Souleymane's ribcage. Souleymane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Souleymane.
Vega managing to block the knees to the body from Souleymane.
Vega lands with a left to the head.
Souleymane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vega .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Souleymane.
Vega scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vega lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Souleymane tries a knee to the head but Vega blocks it.
Vega being controlled against the cage.
Souleymane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vega avoids it.
Vega lands a shot to the body.
Souleymane tries a knee to the head but Vega blocks it.
Vega scores with a nice hook to the head.
Souleymane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Souleymane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Souleymane trying to land knees to the body.
Souleymane tries to land a knee to the head but Vega blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Souleymane 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! This is the final round!
Vega takes a swing at Souleymane's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Vega as he connects with a hook.
Souleymane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souleymane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Souleymane misses with a left hand
and Vega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vega misses with a few strikes there.
Vega lands a slapping body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vega .
Armando Vega is winning the standup battle so far.
Vega throws a right hand that misses
and Souleymane counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vega misses with a body shot
and Vega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega throws a combination. Souleymane tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Souleymane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Souleymane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souleymane manages to avoid it.
Souleymane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vega misses the jab.
Souleymane pushes Vega away with a front kick.
Vega misses the shot to the body.
Vega on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Souleymane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vega . That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega avoids the body shot from Souleymane.
Vega throws a right hand that misses
and Souleymane counters with a nice kick to the body.
Souleymane throws a hook to the side of Vega 's head but Vega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Souleymane lands a lovely overhand right.
Souleymane cracks the inside of Vega 's front leg.
Vega changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vega takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vega swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Souleymane counters with a left to the body.
Vega gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega throws out a loose jab but Souleymane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vega swings away with a body shot that misses
and Souleymane counters with a nice uppercut.
Souleymane scores with a leg kick.
Souleymane tries to clinch there but Vega circles away.
Souleymane misses with a wild combination.
Souleymane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vega .
Vega is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vega shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Souleymane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Souleymane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souleymane tries to close the distance and clinch but Vega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Souleymane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souleymane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Souleymane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vega .
Left hook, right uppercut from Vega .
A good leg kick by Souleymane.
Souleymane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vega .
Souleymane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vega cracks Souleymane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vega thuds a left hand into Souleymane's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armando Vega showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vega 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armando Vega !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Clapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre La Plante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
160 lbs
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164 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rusty Clapper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre La Plante!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clapper closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
La Plante looking for a sweep but Clapper has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clapper lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Clapper landing shots from mount.
La Plante has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
La Plante tries to roll but Clapper sticks to his back.
Clapper is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. La Plante knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften La Plante for a finish.
La Plante tries to escape the position.
La Plante is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Clapper gets his way!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Plante is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Clapper.
La Plante tries to escape but Clapper has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clapper has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for La Plante.
What can La Plante do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
La Plante has hold of Clapper's leg, trying to break free but it's let Clapper lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! La Plante is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Clapper throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rusty Clapper!
Rusty Clapper retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Couture!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture shoots in looking for a takedown but Tatum manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Couture's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Couture with a poor takedown
and Tatum counters with a right hand to the body.
Couture fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tatum.
Tatum tries to sprawl but Couture drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Couture not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tatum trying to hold on to Couture's head to control him but Couture postures up.
Tatum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Couture sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Couture seems to be working for a kimura but Tatum defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Tatum defend it? Couture steps over the head and cranks it - Tatum is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Couture!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruce Couture!
Bruce Couture is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Kyzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyzer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Big Fellah. Nate Kyzer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Kyzer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omar Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Kyzer.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Kyzer moves out of range.
Kyzer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendes.
A swing and a miss from Kyzer.
Kyzer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mendes counters with a two punch combo.
Mendes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kyzer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Mendes.
Mendes misses with a kick to the body.
Mendes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kyzer counters with a straight right hand.
Kyzer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mendes!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyzer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kyzer wants to control the pace but Mendes is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyzer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kyzer jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mendes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kyzer decides to stand back up. Kyzer steps back and let's Mendes get back to his feet.
Kyzer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mendes as he jumps to the side.
Mendes throws a body punch but Kyzer moves out of range.
Kyzer defending well as Mendes loads up on a big left hand.
Kyzer lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kyzer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mendes doesn't seem phased though.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Kyzer avoids them all with ease.
Mendes scores with a nice right hand.
Kyzer slips a jab and a cross from Mendes.
Kyzer drives through with a takedown into Mendes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mendes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kyzer stopping the sweep attempt from Mendes.
Kyzer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mendes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kyzer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nate Kyzer just wasn't active enough.
Mendes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kyzer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kyzer.
Mendes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Kyzer from controlling successfully.
Kyzer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mendes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kyzer!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer working to try and regain half guard.
Kyzer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kyzer working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Kyzer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mendes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kyzer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kyzer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kyzer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kyzer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mendes's head.
Kyzer wants to pass to mount but Mendes is defending the position.
Kyzer stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyzer decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Mendes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kyzer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kyzer trying to control from half guard but Mendes is working away.
Kyzer is just content to waste time from the top position. Mendes takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer being controlled here momentarily.
Mendes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kyzer!
Kyzer wants to hold on but Mendes pushes him away.
Kyzer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kyzer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendes is working away from the top position though.
Mendes wants to control but Kyzer is keeping him busy.
Mendes is looking to advance position but Kyzer won't allow it.
Kyzer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendes is working away from the top position though.
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.
Mendes trying to pass the guard but Kyzer defending well.
Kyzer trying to control but Mendes postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nate Kyzer just wasn't active enough.
Mendes leaves Kyzer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kyzer jabs at Mendes's body.
Omar Mendes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Kyzer misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendes misses with a double jab
and Kyzer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mendes misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Kyzer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kyzer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mendes throws a lazy uppercut
and Kyzer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendes misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kyzer.
Mendes throws a combination that misses
and Kyzer counters with a stiff right hand.
Kyzer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nate Kyzer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by Kyzer.
Kyzer shoots for a double leg takedown but Mendes sprawls well. He's pushed Kyzer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mendes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes misses with a right hand
and Kyzer counters with a three punch combo that has Mendes backing up. Mendes nods at Kyzer to acknowledge the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendes. Kyzer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyzer scores with a three punch combo!
Omar Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyzer slips under a jab.
A left lands for Kyzer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyzer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mendes sprawls well initially but Kyzer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kyzer throwing shots but Mendes is blocking nicely.
Kyzer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kyzer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kyzer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kyzer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendes keeps working.
Kyzer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mendes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kyzer escapes and gets back to his feet.
Kyzer closes the distance and clinches up with Mendes, looking for a takedown. Kyzer pushes Mendes against the cage but Mendes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Kyzer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kyzer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kyzer lands with a cross.
Kyzer fails with a takedown attempt.
Mendes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kyzer.
Kyzer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mendes swivels and escapes.
Mendes tries to bum rush Kyzer with a series of wild strikes but Kyzer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kyzer slips a jab and a cross from Mendes.
Kyzer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kyzer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kyzer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Mendes.
Mendes misses with a combination
and Kyzer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a hook
and Mendes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendes misses with a body shot
and Kyzer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kyzer cracks Mendes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kyzer misses with the combination.
A head kick by Mendes misses
and Kyzer counters with a three punch combo that has Mendes backing up. Mendes nods at Kyzer to acknowledge the strikes.
Mendes throws a lazy uppercut
and Kyzer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kyzer counters with a left and a right that stings Mendes.
Mendes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mendes slips a jab and a cross from Kyzer.
Kyzer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mendes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kyzer counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mendes throws a lazy head kick
and Kyzer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kyzer staying out of range there.
Mendes throws a combination that misses
and Kyzer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mendes's guard.
Kyzer wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Kyzer passes into half guard.
Nate Kyzer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyzer has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mendes defend it? Kyzer steps over the head and cranks it - Mendes is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kyzer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nate Kyzer!
Nate Kyzer retains his featherweight title!
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