RAFL 88: Firebrand PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colby Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Desjardins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson's entrance music is Waka Flocka Flame- Hard in The Paint. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henderson
vs
Desjardins

191 cm
28
210 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

193 cm
26
202 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Colby Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francois Desjardins!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desjardins shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.

Henderson rushes Desjardins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Henderson breaks the clinch.
Desjardins fails to land the takedown.
Desjardins drops his hands momentarily and Henderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Francois Desjardins has been cut.
Desjardins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Colby Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francois Desjardins.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Desjardins is defended easily by Henderson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desjardins shoots in looking for a takedown but Henderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Desjardins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Desjardins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Desjardins slips a jab from Henderson.
Desjardins shoots in but no luck this time.
Desjardins shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Desjardins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Desjardins. Desjardins gets slowly back to his feet.
Desjardins looks gassed!
Desjardins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Desjardins shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Desjardins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Desjardins saw that one coming.
Desjardins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
A shot to the liver by Henderson. Beautiful body shot.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Desjardins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson takes a swing at Desjardins's ribcage but misses.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Desjardins shoots in.
Desjardins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henderson to score with a decent uppercut.

Henderson drops Desjardins with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Desjardins looks back up at him and smiles so Henderson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Desjardins is rocked!
Henderson lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Desjardins up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Henderson from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Desjardins's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Colby Henderson!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Decon Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grey comes to the cage accompanied by I've Got the Power. Frost has chosen With Great Power as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Grey
vs
Frost

193 cm
26
196 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

178 cm
26
197 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Decon Frost!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost checks the leg kick.
Frost checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grey throws a leg kick but Frost checks it.
Frost checks a low kick from Grey.
Grey throws a head kick that misses.
Grey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grey misses with a leg kick.
Grey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Frost there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Frost tries to work over Grey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grey avoids a wild elbow strike from Frost.

Grey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Frost checks a leg kick.
Grey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frost closes the distance and clinches.

Frost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frost.
A low kick from Grey misses
and Grey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grey throws a body kick that misses.
Grey throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Frost as he checks the leg kick.
Grey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frost.
Frost throws a head kick but Grey moves out of range.
Frost lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Grey blocks the leg kick.
Frost wants to land a leg kick but Grey is out of range.
Frost throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grey blocks a head kick by Frost.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey avoids the head kick by Frost.
Frost throws a sloppy head kick and Grey moves out of range easily.
Frost lands with a thumping leg kick.
Frost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grey throws a sloppy head kick and Frost moves out of range easily.
Frost circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Grey drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Frost follows Grey to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Decon Frost!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathaniel Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soze comes to the cage accompanied by Outside - To Forgive but not Forget . Nathaniel Edwards has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hannibal Soze's chin.

Soze
vs
Edwards

190 cm
21
240 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

195 cm
29
245 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hannibal Soze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathaniel Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Edwards scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Soze is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Edwards's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Edwards prevents Soze from improving his position.
Soze moves into full guard.
Edwards looking to pass the guard.
Soze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edwards.
Edwards slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Soze is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Edwards off and has taken his back!
Edwards is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Soze is working the ground and pound. Can Edwards escape?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soze has the hooks in. Edwards is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Soze lands shots from the back.
Soze trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Edwards doesn't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Edwards makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Edwards.
Soze is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Soze 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.

Edwards looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Edwards looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Edwards escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Soze gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Edwards looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Edwards looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Soze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Soze lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soze throwing strikes from guard but Edwards blocks nicely.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Soze from controlling successfully.

Edwards looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Soze pushing down on Edwards's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards is in trouble now - Soze has advanced to mount!
Soze with a couple of short strikes.

It looks like Nathaniel Edwards has been cut.
Soze putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Soze working Edwards over with strikes here.

Edwards is rocked!
Soze sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Edwards is still in real trouble! Can Soze finish him?
Soze lands a big shot to the head and Edwards winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hannibal Soze!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevenson comes to the cage accompanied by Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Stevenson
vs
Phillips

175 cm
26
185 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

180 cm
25
177 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philip Phillips!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phillips.
Phillips throws a right hand that Stevenson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevenson also avoids with ease.
Phillips throws a lazy uppercut
and Stevenson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Phillips moves out of range of the strikes.
Stevenson blocks a leg kick.
Phillips takes a swing at Stevenson's ribcage but misses.
Stevenson misses with a head kick.
Phillips avoids the head kick by Stevenson.
Phillips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson throws a looping overhand right but Phillips ducks down to avoid it.
Phillips misses with a looping left.
Stevenson jabs Phillips to the body, keeping him at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Stevenson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Phillips clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson doesn't have the hooks in and Phillips manages to turn into his guard.
Phillips tries to free his leg and advance position but Stevenson is retaining full guard.
Phillips stopping the sweep attempt from Stevenson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stevenson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Phillips can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Phillips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevenson is keeping the position for now.
Stevenson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Phillips advances position into side control!
Phillips tries to move into full mount but can't pass Stevenson's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is not content to let Phillips control the position.
Stevenson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Phillips is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stevenson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stevenson sneaks back into half guard.
Phillips wants to take a breather but Stevenson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Phillips's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Phillips's back!
Can Phillips hold on?! Stevenson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

Stevenson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Phillips has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Stevenson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Stevenson lands strikes to the head.
Stevenson scores with punches from the back.
Stevenson is trying to stick to Phillips's back but Phillips is turning into Stevenson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Stevenson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Phillips.
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!
Phillips passes into half guard.
Phillips moves nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Phillips is trying to get an arm triangle but Stevenson is defending well.
Stevenson can't do much from the bottom here.
Phillips wants to take a breather but Stevenson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Phillips.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Phillips looks to throw the jab but Stevenson is out of range.
Phillips avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phillips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Stevenson throws a combination. Phillips tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Phillips fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stevenson throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Stevenson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Phillips takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stevenson loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.
An inside leg kick from Stevenson misses.
Nice takedown defense from Stevenson. No joy for Phillips on that attempt.
Philip Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phillips.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips throws a sloppy head kick and Stevenson moves out of range easily.
Phillips lands a nice shot to the body.
Phillips blocks a head kick by Stevenson.
A jab lands there for Stevenson.
Phillips cracks a nice hook into Stevenson's ribs.
Stevenson lands a high kick!
Joseph Stevenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phillips looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stevenson is fending him off so far but Phillips persists. Nope, Stevenson circles away and we're back to standing.
Joseph Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Phillips.
Phillips ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stevenson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phillips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joseph Stevenson is winning the standup battle so far.
Phillips throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stevenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
A jab from Stevenson misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phillips.
Phillips fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phillips throws an overhand right that lands on Stevenson's shoulder, as Stevenson tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Phillips.
Phillips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Phillips.
Phillips takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Phillips misses with a right hand
enabling Stevenson to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Phillips.
Phillips throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevenson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Phillips 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevenson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phillips connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stevenson scrambles back to his feet.
Phillips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phillips looks to land a combination but Stevenson avoids it well.
Stevenson cracks Phillips with a good jab.
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phillips connects with a body shot.

Phillips bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Phillips tries for a kimura but Stevenson is defending well.
Stevenson gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips trying to control the action but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevenson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stevenson.
Stevenson is trying to keep Phillips in close.
Phillips wants to pass the guard but Stevenson is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Joseph Stevenson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Phillips throws a nice looking combination but Stevenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phillips looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stevenson is fending him off so far but Phillips persists. Nope, Stevenson circles away and we're back to standing.
Joseph Stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Stevenson.
Stevenson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stevenson misses with a few strikes there.
Phillips shoots in looking for a takedown. Stevenson tries to sprawl out of it but Phillips keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stevenson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevenson.
Phillips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phillips defending well as Stevenson loads up on a big left hand.
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phillips connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stevenson momentarily.
Phillips moves away from the strike by Stevenson.

Stevenson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Phillips to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Phillips trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Phillips in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Stevenson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Phillips has passed into half guard!
Stevenson tries to roll over but Phillips keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips trying to control from half guard but Stevenson is working away.
Phillips trying to pass the guard but Stevenson defending well.
Phillips is thwarting Stevenson's attempts to control the position.
Stevenson is looking to improve his position.
Stevenson landing small, sideways elbows.
Philip Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is looking to improve his position.

Stevenson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Phillips is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Phillips looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevenson is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson looking for submissions off his back.

Stevenson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Phillips thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Phillips looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson is looking to improve his position.
Joseph Stevenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevenson is trying to control but Phillips passes into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Philip Phillips.
I think Stevenson 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taka Masahuku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masahuku kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Saltarello by Dead Can Dance. Winner has chosen It's time for war as his entrance music. Huey Winner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Taka Masahuku's chin.

Masahuku
vs
Winner

175 cm
27
290 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

195 cm
25
245 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taka Masahuku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Huey Winner!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Winner enables Masahuku to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Winner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Winner wants to stand up but Masahuku is controlling him.
Masahuku trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Winner manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Winner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Masahuku is keeping the position for now.

Winner is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Masahuku has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Winner is looking to defend but Masahuku has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Winner! Masahuku pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Winner taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Taka Masahuku!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Moody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moody comes to the cage accompanied by Medium Pace - Adam Sandler. Manhoef is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Killing In The Name. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Moody
vs
Manhoef

181 cm
22
209 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
27
205 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Moody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Moody there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manhoef throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moody.
Manhoef swinging wildly here.
Manhoef connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moody momentarily.
Moody throws a leg kick but Manhoef sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Moody moves in looking to clinch but Manhoef pushes him off.
Moody tried to score with a low kick but Manhoef checks it.
Manhoef falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moody counters with a straight right hand.
Moody looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moody throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef throws a lazy right hand but Moody sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manhoef misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manhoef misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manhoef fails to land with a series of punches.
Moody throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Manhoef swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moody counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moody looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manhoef falls off balance throwing a combination

and Moody counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Moody postures up in Manhoef's guard and throws a big left but Manhoef blocks it.
Moody is looking to work some ground and pound but Manhoef has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moody landing some decent shots from guard.
Moody missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moody postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manhoef really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moody. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moody working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Manhoef's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moody wants to pass the guard but Manhoef is keeping the position.
Moody throwing strikes but missing.
Moody trying to move into half guard but instead Manhoef has managed to sweep!
Manhoef must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moody controls Manhoef momentarily but Manhoef frees himself.

Moody is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Manhoef has his hands clasped together but Moody extends an breaks Manhoef's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Moody.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hank Moody!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Heaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Lil Wayne- I'm Me. 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.

Heaney
vs
Silva

178 cm
25
212 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

194 cm
28
210 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seamus Heaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch up but Heaney circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Heaney shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Heaney.
Heaney punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.

Silva drives through and clinches with Heaney against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heaney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heaney wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva is trying to push Heaney away but Heaney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Heaney's takedown attempt.
Heaney is trying to break free.
Heaney goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamus Heaney. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Heaney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heaney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slips a straight right by Heaney.
Silva tries to clinch but Heaney moves away

and Heaney decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Heaney keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Heaney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Heaney postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heaney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Heaney 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.
Heaney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva is looking to stand up but Heaney isn't so interested in that idea.
Heaney with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heaney trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Heaney lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heaney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Heaney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heaney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heaney wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Heaney might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Heaney looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Heaney connects with a couple of short punches.
Heaney thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Heaney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Heaney trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heaney passes into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heaney has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Heaney's lack of action.
Heaney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heaney looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus Heaney dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Heaney lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva thows a body kick. Heaney tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Heaney scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Seamus Heaney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Heaney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heaney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.

Heaney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Heaney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Heaney looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Heaney.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Heaney.
Heaney throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Heaney sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
Heaney looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Seamus Heaney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heaney with good strikes from the mount here!
Heaney lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heaney is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Heaney lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Silva is rocked!
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heaney drops a big elbow. That's hurt Silva! More shots from Heaney and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seamus Heaney!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turk Ransel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ransel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bro Hymm- Pennywise. The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: Im a playa. This should be a great matchup!

Ransel
vs
Johnson

190 cm
27
280 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

195 cm
30
267 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Turk Ransel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randall Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ransel throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Ransel 's knee.
Ransel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ransel misses with a lunging right hand

and Johnson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ransel!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ransel wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Johnson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
Johnson tries to control but Ransel wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with strikes but Ransel is staying in there.
Johnson lands a big shot to the head and Ransel winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Randall Johnson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tunying Jedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philips's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dance Hall Days. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jedi's choice of entrance music: Binilanggo. 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.

Philips
vs
Jedi

190 cm
30
265 lbs
15 - 5 - 2

190 cm
26
265 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Philips!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tunying Jedi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jedi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
Jedi throws a body punch but Philips moves out of range.
Jedi misses with a body shot.
Philips moves out of range as Jedi strikes.
Philips slips under a jab.
Philips avoids the body shot from Jedi.
Jedi takes a swing at Philips's ribcage but misses.

Philips fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jedi, pushing him back against the cage.
Philips cracks Jedi with a nice body shot.
Jedi scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philips tries to throw a body punch but Jedi avoids it by throwing Philips back against the cage.
Jedi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jedi.
Philips blocking some punches.
Philips swings wildly with an uppercut but Jedi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jedi misses with some punches.
Jedi lands a shoulder strike.
Philips lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jedi.
Jedi can't find room to land a body shot as Philips controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Jedi.
Philips taking a breather.
Jedi misses with a body punch.
Jedi dodges an elbow strike from Philips.
A short right from Philips on the inside.
Jedi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jedi blocks a body shot from Philips.
A short left from Jedi.
Philips misses with a hook from the clinch.
Philips working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jedi struggles to land a body shot inside as Philips controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jedi avoiding damage as Philips throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philips.
Philips prevents a body shot from Jedi.
Jedi lands with a light punch inside.
Philips wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Philips.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips blocks a body shot from Jedi.
Philips scores with a shot to the side of Jedi's head.
Jedi tries to throw a body punch but Philips avoids it by throwing Jedi back against the cage.
Jedi tries to throw a body punch but Philips avoids it by throwing Jedi back against the cage.
Philips lands a left hand.
Jedi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
Jedi tries to throw a body punch but Philips avoids it by throwing Jedi back against the cage.
Jedi lands a nice shot to the body.
Philips is breathing heavily.
Jedi tries a body shot but Philips blocks it.
Jedi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jedi.
Jedi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Philips.
Jedi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philips's elbow.
Jedi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jedi digs a right hand into Philips's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Philips's gas tank.
Philips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jedi can't find room to land a body shot as Philips controls the action.
Jedi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jedi tries a body shot but Philips blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Jedi.
Jedi digs a right hand into Philips's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Philips's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jedi.
Jedi gets through Philips's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philips tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jedi's elbow.
Jedi tries a body shot but Philips blocks it.
Jedi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jedi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jedi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Philipss head.
Philips misses with a hook from the clinch.
Philips tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jedi prevents a body shot from Philips.
Philips can't find room to land a body shot as Jedi controls the action.
Jedi misses with a body punch.
Philips is working Jedi over against the cage.
Jedi blocks an elbow strike from Philips.
A short right from Jedi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jedi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips lands a nice uppercut.
Philips throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jedi tries a body shot but Philips blocks it.
Jedi swings wildly with an uppercut but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philips tries to throw a body punch but Jedi avoids it by throwing Philips back against the cage.
Jedi lands with a right to the head.
Jedi can't find room to land a body shot as Philips controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jedi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Philips on the inside.
Philips is trying to maintain a safe position but Jedi gets an underhook and turns Philips into the cage.
Philips blocking some punches.
Philips tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jedi's elbow.
Philips scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Philips lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jedi backwards.
Jedi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Philips misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jedi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A looping hook to the body misses from Jedi. Philips does a little dance to reset his feet.

Jedi drops Philips with a beautiful combination! Philips stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jedi is looking for the KO!

It looks like Ray Philips has been cut.
Philips misses with a wild body shot.
Jedi looks to land a left hand but Philips moved out of range nicely.
Philips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Philips dodges the punch combination from Jedi.
Philips throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jedi.
Philips throws a looping overhand right but Jedi ducks down to avoid it.
Philips backs away from a small jab...but Jedi lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Philips crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Jedi with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Tunying Jedi!
Tunying Jedi is the new heavyweight champion!