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MCC 5: Silva vs Sharp PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Stouter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayweather is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Shadows - Man of Mystery. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Stouter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stouter throws a one two combo.
Mayweather instigates a clinch.
Stouter tries to pull guard but Mayweather won't allow it.
Mayweather lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stouter.
A left hand lands to the body for Mayweather.
Stouter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mayweather avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mayweather escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stouter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Stouter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayweather fails with a takedown attempt.
Donk. Stouter catches Mayweather right on the button with a cross.
Mayweather closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mayweather.
Stouter tries to break the clinch but Mayweather is controlling the position.
Mayweather slowing the pace effectively.
Mayweather working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mayweather blocking some punches.
Mayweather stalling in the clinch.
Stouter pushes off an throws an elbow but Mayweather leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather digs a right hand into Stouter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stouter's gas tank.
Mayweather breaks the clinch.
Mayweather tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stouter was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayweather.
Mayweather throws a lazy right hand but Stouter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stouter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mayweather as he avoids it easily.
Stouter is breathing heavily.
Mayweather changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stouter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mayweather lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mayweather advances to mount.
Mayweather connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mayweather cracks Stouter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mayweather controlling the position easily from mount.
Stouter is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stouter is in a horrible position here. Mayweather smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayweather cracks Stouter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mayweather lands a heavy elbow.
Mayweather landing shots from mount.
Mayweather looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stouter is rocked!
Mayweather postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Stouter bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Mayweather and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Mayweather!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges Saint Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and james black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges Saint Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, james black!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for black with that takedown attempt.
james black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
black has a takedown stuffed.
black changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saint Pierre tries to avoid it but black manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saint Pierre to the ground. Saint Pierre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Georges Saint Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of james black.
Saint Pierre pushes black up against the cage in a clinch.
black keeps control of Saint Pierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saint Pierre successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
black is looking to advance position but Saint Pierre has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Saint Pierre sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Saint Pierre moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, black has worked his arm free - good work by black!
Saint Pierre grinds an elbow into black's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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Saint Pierre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
black tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Saint Pierre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Saint Pierre tries to advance to mount but black instead regains half guard.
Saint Pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but black is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
black is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
black manages to get to full guard.
black is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
black is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Saint Pierre is fighting to break black's control of his arms but black is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saint Pierre is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
black manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Saint Pierre is breathing heavily.
black content just to control the position here.
black landing strikes from the mount and Saint Pierre is in trouble!
black is landing with some decent strikes but Saint Pierre is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
black cracks Saint Pierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
black looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
black controlling the position easily from mount.
Saint Pierre is trying desperately to improve position.
black is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Saint Pierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
black tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
black working for a submission but Saint Pierre is keeping him at bay.
black tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
james black dominated that round.
That's time! Saint Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
black shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saint Pierre but Saint Pierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from black is defended easily by Saint Pierre.
Georges Saint Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of james black.
black changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saint Pierre looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Saint Pierre tries to strike but it doesn't land.
black thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saint Pierre throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Pierre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Saint Pierre is looking to regain half guard here but black keeps moving and retains side control.
black scoring with punches from side control.
black looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Saint Pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but black wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
black creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
black lands an elbow.
black working the ground and pound.
black working the head with strikes.
black is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Saint Pierre will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
black working the ground and pound.
black creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
black tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no black has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
black lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Pierre tries to strike but it doesn't land.
black moves into full mount!
Saint Pierre is looking to improve his position but black isn't that keen on the idea.
Saint Pierre tries to hold on but black pushes him away.
Saint Pierre is bucking up trying to escape but black cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, black cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
black landing shots from mount.
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.
black controlling from the full mount.
black with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, black cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
black tries to control but Saint Pierre wriggling away.
Saint Pierre in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
james black has got the better of the ground game so far.
black controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
james black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
black looks for a takedown but Saint Pierre sprawls well.
Good exchange - black coming out on top.
Saint Pierre tries for a takedown but black circles away easily
and black counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Saint Pierre's guard now.
black works over Saint Pierre with some ground and pound from guard.
black's corner is telling him to maintain position.
black pushes down on Saint Pierre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
black is pressing down on Saint Pierre's thigh, looking to free his foot. Saint Pierre is holding on for now.
black is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Pierre has hold of black's hands but black slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
black is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
black lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
black is looking for a kimura here.
Saint Pierre flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Saint Pierre has hold of black's hands but black slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
black is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Saint Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
black controlling the pace.
Saint Pierre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but black scores with a couple of nice shots.
Saint Pierre throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Saint Pierre has hold of black's hands but black slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, black seems content to control.
Ground and pound from black.
black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saint Pierre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. black connects with a nice short shot to Saint Pierre's temple.
black not doing much here.
black wants to control but Saint Pierre is keeping him busy.
Saint Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
black controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. black connects with a nice short shot to Saint Pierre's temple.
Saint Pierre punching from the bottom.
black prevents Saint Pierre from standing back up.
black scoring with strikes to the body and head.
black takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
black working over Saint Pierre with some ground and pound. Saint Pierre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Georges Saint Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
james black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
black is trying to work for a kimura but Saint Pierre is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
james black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got black winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... james black!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between omer abubakr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PZYMON SICK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). SICK has chosen kamphund - raubtier as his entrance music. PZYMON SICK looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, omer abubakr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, PZYMON SICK!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
abubakr shoots for a double leg takedown but SICK sprawls well. He's pushed abubakr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from abubakr.
abubakr gets the takedown into side control.
SICK tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but abubakr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
SICK is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
SICK wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
SICK struggling a bit here.
SICK tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but abubakr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
abubakr working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
abubakr is working SICK over with some ground and pound from side control.
abubakr decides to stand up, so the ref orders SICK to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from abubakr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for omer abubakr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
SICK closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
SICK will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning abubakr up against the cage.
abubakr breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from SICK. No joy for abubakr on that attempt.
SICK shoots and misses
and abubakr counters with a nice double leg into side control. SICK won't be happy with that.
SICK looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SICK is trying to improve his position.
abubakr prevents SICK from escaping the position.
abubakr lands a few punches from side control.
SICK sneaks out the side door and pushes abubakr away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
SICK swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and abubakr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
abubakr pulls guard.
abubakr 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.
abubakr pushes SICK off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
abubakr shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SICK pushes abubakr off but abubakr dives into side control.
SICK is working to avoid the ground and pound but abubakr connects with a decent elbow.
abubakr in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
abubakr working away.
abubakr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at SICK to see if he's OK.
SICK is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
abubakr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, SICK has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on SICK's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
SICK is not content to let abubakr control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
omer abubakr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
SICK tries to clinch but abubakr moves away
and abubakr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by abubakr.
abubakr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
SICK controls abubakr momentarily but abubakr frees himself.
abubakr gets to his feet. SICK looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
abubakr misses with a takedown attempt
so SICK counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
abubakr has a closed guard, preventing SICK from standing up.
abubakr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
abubakr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. SICK doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. SICK manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
abubakr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
SICK trying to control but abubakr is working from the bottom.
SICK stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. abubakr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
abubakr keeping moving, preventing SICK from controlling successfully.
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.
abubakr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
SICK wants to control from the top but abubakr keeps moving.
abubakr pushes SICK off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SICK looks to clinch
and abubakr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in SICK's guard now.
SICK avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
abubakr is looking to work some ground and pound but SICK has wrist control.
abubakr preventing the sweep.
SICK keeping moving, preventing abubakr from controlling successfully.
omer abubakr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
SICK wants to improve his position but instead abubakr has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SICK has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. abubakr is working away from the top position though.
SICK tries to get to full guard but abubakr has control of the leg.
abubakr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
abubakr controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
omer abubakr dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
SICK misses with a takedown attempt
and abubakr counters with a shoot takedown. SICK fights it but they end up in guard.
abubakr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
abubakr shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than abubakr was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
SICK tries to lock up and control but abubakr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
abubakr scoring with strikes but SICK is staying in there.
SICK tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
abubakr landing strikes from the mount and SICK is in trouble!
abubakr landing strikes from the mount and SICK is in trouble!
SICK tries to hold on but abubakr pushes him away.
SICK really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
abubakr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
abubakr lands a nice shot to the head.
SICK is trying desperately to improve position.
abubakr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
SICK wants to hold on but abubakr pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
abubakr landing strikes from the mount.
abubakr breaks from SICK's wrist control and lands an elbow.
abubakr lands a heavy elbow.
SICK wants to try and get back to his feet.
abubakr blocks SICK's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
abubakr avoids the attempt from SICK to control.
SICK tries to get back to half guard but can't.
abubakr postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. SICK looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
SICK is in a horrible position here. abubakr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
SICK tries to lock up and control but abubakr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
SICK is trying to escape the mount.
abubakr controlling the position easily from mount.
PZYMON SICK has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
omer abubakr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
SICK is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
omer abubakr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for abubakr, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... omer abubakr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amr Abraham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Smith (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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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amr Abraham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nolan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Abraham which made him look bad.
Abraham throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Abraham throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith jumps guard and drags Abraham to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Abraham from standing up.
Abraham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith is trying to keep Abraham in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abraham forces his way into half guard.
Abraham seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith gets full guard.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abraham doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abraham manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Abraham would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Abraham won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Smith is looking to stand up but Abraham isn't so interested in that idea.
Abraham postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abraham wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith slips under a jab from Abraham.
Abraham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amr Abraham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abraham looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Abraham moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Abraham moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abraham misses with a head kick.
Abraham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith shoots in but Abraham avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Abraham keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Abraham sees coming a mile off.
Smith swings for the body but Abraham moves out of range.
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.
Abraham loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Abraham sprawls well.
Amr Abraham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Smith.
Abraham slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abraham.
Smith slips under a jab.
Abraham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Abraham scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Abraham connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Smith! He's out on his feet! Abraham rushes in and drops Smith with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Amr Abraham!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Basheer Saleh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ima Llama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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135 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Basheer Saleh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ima Llama!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llama gets caught flat footed, as Saleh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Saleh looking to pass the guard.
Saleh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Llama is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Llama wants to improve his position but Saleh is controlling well.
Llama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Saleh pulls his head out easily.
Saleh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Llama defends it well.
Saleh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Llama doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Saleh.
Saleh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Llama wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saleh wants to control but Llama is keeping him busy.
Llama is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Saleh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Saleh's back!
Saleh covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Saleh manages to reverse the position and now he's in Llama's guard. Nice work there by Saleh.
Saleh trying to control the position from guard on top but Llama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saleh forces his way into half guard.
Saleh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Llama has managed to free his arm - good work.
Saleh is breathing heavily.
Llama looking for submissions off his back.
Saleh with the ground and pound but Llama uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llama looking for a sweep. Not yet Llama, not yet.
Saleh looking to sit in guard and control but Llama gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Llama got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saleh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Llama has managed to get both his arms back between Saleh's legs - danger averted.
Saleh keeping moving, preventing Llama from controlling successfully.
Llama advances to half guard.
Saleh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Llama wants to control but Saleh is keeping him busy.
Llama drops an elbow to the side of Saleh's head.
Llama has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Saleh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Llama.
Llama wants to finish this one by submission but Saleh is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Llama.
Saleh is looking to get to half guard.
Saleh tries to hold on but Llama postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saleh is desperately trying to improve his position but Llama has a good base and remains in mount.
Llama tries to control but Saleh wriggling away.
Saleh is bucking up trying to escape but Llama cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Saleh is squirming around, avoiding Llama's attempts to control the action.
Llama is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Saleh has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saleh tries to reverse the position but Llama maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Llama working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Saleh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Llama working Saleh over with strikes here.
Saleh is squirming around, avoiding Llama's attempts to control the action.
Saleh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Llama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Llama prevents Saleh from getting the reversal.
Llama raining down shots from the mount!
Llama content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ima Llama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saleh closes the distance and clinches up with Llama, looking for a takedown. Saleh pushes Llama against the cage but Llama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Saleh gets a takedown into half guard.
Llama is pressing down on Saleh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Llama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Saleh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Llama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Llama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saleh defends it easily.
Llama lands a decent shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llama working for a triangle but Saleh defends it easily.
Saleh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Llama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Saleh is aware though and is defending well.
Saleh trying to move into half guard but instead Llama has managed to sweep!
Llama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saleh is keeping the position for now.
Llama is breathing heavily.
Saleh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Llama is aware though and is defending well.
Llama trying to control but Saleh is working from the bottom.
Saleh has his foot on Llama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Llama works his way back into a safe position though.
Saleh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Llama trying to control but Saleh is working from the bottom.
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.
Saleh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Saleh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Saleh swats away the attempt to clinch by Llama.
Llama shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Saleh manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Llama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saleh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Llama passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Llama lands a nice short elbow.
Llama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Saleh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Llama pulls his head out easily.
Saleh is not content to let Llama control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saleh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Llama counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Llama.
Llama slips nicely into half guard.
Llama controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llama seems to be working for a kimura but Saleh defends the submission attempt.
Llama wants to take a breather but Saleh is having none of it.
Llama looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saleh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Llama throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saleh won't allow Llama to pass to mount.
Saleh is looking for a sweep. Llama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Saleh has his takedown stuffed
and Llama counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Llama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ima Llama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Saleh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Llama shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Llama showed some decent athleticism there.
Saleh trying to control but Llama postures up.
Saleh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Llama pulls his head out easily.
Llama is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Saleh is looking to improve his position.
Llama wants to control but Saleh is keeping him busy.
Saleh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Llama scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saleh is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Llama jumps into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Llama lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llama is looking to take a break and control but Saleh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Llama lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Saleh down.
Llama wants to control but Saleh is keeping him busy.
Ima Llama has got the better of the ground game so far.
Llama wants to stand but Saleh has his arm trapped.
Saleh gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Saleh trying to hold on to Llama's head to control him but Llama postures up.
Llama uses his free foot to push down on Saleh's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Saleh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Llama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Llama working Saleh over with strikes here.
Saleh can't escape the position.
Llama working Saleh over with strikes here.
Saleh can't escape the position.
Llama landing strikes from the mount and Saleh is in trouble!
Llama controlling the position easily from mount.
Saleh can't escape the position.
Llama working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Llama controlling from the full mount.
Ima Llama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saleh is trying desperately to improve position.
Llama takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Llama dominating with strikes here.
Llama lands a big elbow.
Llama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Llama wants to take Saleh's back but he can't do it this time.
Saleh throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Llama working for a guillotine from mount but Saleh is in no mood to give up.
Llama is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Basheer Saleh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saleh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Saleh swings around for an armbar but Llama sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Saleh's guard.
Saleh tries to strike from the bottom.
Saleh working a defensive guard but Llama manages to pass into side control anyway.
Saleh is not content to let Llama control the position.
Llama might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Saleh kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ima Llama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Llama has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ima Llama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alberto YellOw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Spart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alberto YellOw has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alberto YellOw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Spart!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spart doesn't manage to clinch there - YellOw circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spart is defended easily by YellOw.
Nice defenses there by Spart.
YellOw cracks Spart with a good jab.
YellOw attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
YellOw just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - YellOw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but YellOw is out of range.
YellOw keeps the fight on the outside.
YellOw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spart fails with a takedown attempt.
Spart shoots in for a takedown but YellOw shows good takedown defense.
Alberto YellOw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Spart.
YellOw lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Jack Spart has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
YellOw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
YellOw tries to clinch up but Spart circles away and keeps his distance.
YellOw tries to clinch but Spart moves away
and Spart counters with a takedown into side control.
Spart working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
YellOw stops Spart from passing to mount.
Spart looks gassed!
Spart scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
YellOw tries to buck Spart off but Spart is having none of it.
YellOw is trying to control Spart's posture but Spart avoids it.
YellOw wants to get back to his feet.
Spart in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
YellOw can't do much from the bottom here.
YellOw wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Spart scoring with punches and elbows.
Spart tries to move to mount but YellOw blocks the move with his legs.
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.
Spart is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. YellOw knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
YellOw takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
YellOw misses with an elbow from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Spart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Spart's cut.
That's time! YellOw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spart ducks under a wild hook from YellOw.
Spart shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. YellOw manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Spart passes into half guard.
Spart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spart works his way into side control.
Spart tries to score with some ground and pound. YellOw controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
YellOw parries the strikes from Spart easily there. Spart is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable YellOw to escape.
Spart looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Spart is breathing heavily.
Spart scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at YellOw to see if he's OK.
Spart cracks YellOw with a big elbow.
YellOw is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
YellOw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spart throwing shots but YellOw is blocking nicely.
Spart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spart throwing shots but YellOw is blocking nicely.
YellOw is trying to stand.
Spart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. YellOw manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Spart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Spart tries to free his leg and advance position but YellOw is retaining full guard.
YellOw looking to control.
Spart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as YellOw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Spart passes YellOw's left leg - he's now in half guard.
YellOw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
YellOw wants to get back to his feet.
Spart is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. YellOw manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Spart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Spart's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Spart tries to close the distance and clinch but YellOw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
YellOw scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spart in his tracks.
YellOw tries to clinch but Spart moves away
and Spart counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Spart.
Spart throws a big right hand that misses.
Spart throwing strikes from guard but YellOw blocks nicely.
Spart postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spart is working YellOw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Spart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
YellOw keeping full guard, as Spart tries to pass.
Spart postures up in YellOw's guard and throws a big left but YellOw blocks it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Spart is looking to clinch but YellOw is avoiding it.
YellOw misses with a wild body shot.
Jack Spart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
YellOw throws an overhand right that lands on Spart's shoulder, as Spart tries to avoid the shot.
Spart closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Spart lands in his opponent's guard.
Jack Spart has got the better of the ground game so far.
YellOw working a defensive guard here.
YellOw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spart keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of YellOw's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spart sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Spart has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
YellOw pulls Spart in close to his closed guard and prevents Spart from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four 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.
Spart is in close to YellOw's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alberto YellOw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spart is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Spart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spart winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Spart!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Byron Banky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Megaphny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banky comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Diver-Dio. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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22
256 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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21
275 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Byron Banky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Megaphny!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banky tries to clinch there but Megaphny circles away.
Megaphny looks to land a combination but Banky avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Banky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banky tries to clinch up.
Megaphny fails to land with a series of punches.
Banky darts in and clinches Megaphny up against the cage.
Banky missing with knees to the body.
Megaphny lands a left hand.
Megaphny is trying to break the clinch but Banky is controlling him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Banky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Megaphny is defending well for now.
Megaphny is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banky is keeping busy.
Banky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Megaphny misses with the combination.
Megaphny misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Megaphny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Banky lands an elbow that stopped Megaphny in his tracks for a moment.
Banky manages to break the clinch.
Banky throws a leg kick but Megaphny moved away.
Megaphny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Banky tries to clinch but Megaphny moves away
and Megaphny makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Megaphny throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Banky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Megaphny looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Megaphny stalls.
Megaphny gets through Banky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Megaphny has a couple of punches blocked by Banky.
Banky keeps control of Megaphny as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Megaphny wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Banky has him pressed against the cage.
Banky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Megaphny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Banky breaks from the clinch.
Banky moves into the clinch.
Banky stalling against the cage.
Banky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banky tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Megaphny counters with a left and a right that stings Banky.
Banky wants to clinch.
Byron Banky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banky tries to clinch up but Megaphny circles away and keeps his distance.
Banky fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Banky wants to clinch.
Banky is looking to clinch.
Banky has managed to clinch.
Megaphny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banky obliges.
Megaphny throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Banky pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banky.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megaphny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banky slows down the pace here.
Banky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Banky landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banky obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banky forces Megaphny back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Megaphny fails to land.
Banky lands a nice elbow.
Banky lands an elbow inside that Megaphny shrugs off.
Banky lands a good knee to the midsection. Megaphny won't want to take too many of those.
Banky landing knees to the body.
Banky lands an elbow inside.
Banky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Banky landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banky lands a good knee to the midsection. Megaphny won't want to take too many of those.
Banky taking a breather.
Megaphny lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banky backwards.
Banky working Megaphny over with knees to the body.
Banky tries to land knees in the clinch but Megaphny avoids the damage to the body.
Banky lands a good knee to the midsection. Megaphny won't want to take too many of those.
Banky manages to break the clinch.
Banky instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Megaphny fails to land.
Banky lands a nice knee to the body.
Banky breaks from the clinch.
Banky tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Megaphny moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banky tries to clinch but Megaphny is having none of it.
Banky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banky wants to clinch.
Megaphny throws a series of punches but Banky avoids them all with ease.
Megaphny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banky is looking to clinch.
Banky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut there from Megaphny.
Megaphny falls off balance throwing a combination
and Banky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Banky dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Banky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Megaphny throws a combination that misses
and Banky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Banky wants to clinch up but Megaphny keeps it at a distance.
Megaphny wants to clinch.
Megaphny misses with a double jab
and Banky counters with a three punch combo that has Megaphny backing up. Megaphny nods at Banky to acknowledge the strikes.
Banky drives through and clinches with Megaphny against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Banky here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Banky landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Banky.
Banky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Banky scores with a knee to the head.
Banky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banky has closed the distance and engaged Megaphny in a clinch.
Banky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Megaphny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banky moves into range and clinches up with Megaphny.
Megaphny is looking to control Banky's arms but Banky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Megaphny has his back to the cage.
Megaphny swings wildly with an uppercut but Banky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banky stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Megaphny.
Megaphny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megaphny misses with an elbow strike.
Banky lands a knee to the body.
Banky lands an elbow that stopped Megaphny in his tracks for a moment.
Banky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Banky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banky tries to clinch up.
Banky pushes Megaphny up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banky.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banky obliges.
Banky prevents a body shot from Megaphny.
Banky utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Banky leaning his opponent against the cage.
Megaphny scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Megaphny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banky crunches a lovely knee into Megaphny's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Banky.
Banky missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banky breaks from the clinch.
Banky tries to clinch up but Megaphny circles away and keeps his distance.
Banky tries to clinch up but Megaphny circles away and keeps his distance.
Megaphny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Banky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Megaphny counters with a one-two to the body.
Megaphny misses with a double jab
and Banky counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Megaphny lands a nice elbow.
Banky breaks the clinch.
Banky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Megaphny scores with a one two! Banky had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Banky darts in trying to clinch
and Megaphny counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banky tries to clinch there but Megaphny circles away.
Banky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Megaphny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Megaphny throws a sloppy head kick and Banky moves out of range easily.
Banky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Banky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Megaphny lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Banky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Megaphny's face.
Banky lands a knee to the body.
Megaphny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megaphny manages to break the clinch.
Banky is looking to clinch but Megaphny is avoiding it.
A combination from Megaphny does no damage.
Banky lands a high kick!
Banky darts in and clinches Megaphny up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Megaphny fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Megaphny.
Banky manages to break the clinch.
Banky pushes Megaphny up against the cage in a clinch.
Megaphny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Megaphny.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Megaphny misses with a punch on the inside.
Banky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Megaphny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banky circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Megaphny misses.
Banky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banky darts in trying to clinch
and Megaphny counters with a stiff right hand.
Banky tries to clinch there but Megaphny circles away.
Megaphny keeps the fight on the outside.
Megaphny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banky lands an elbow that stopped Megaphny in his tracks for a moment.
Banky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banky throws a shot to the body.
Banky tries to close the distance and clinch but Megaphny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banky fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Banky dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Megaphny ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Banky moves in looking to clinch but Megaphny pushes him off.
Banky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Banky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banky closes the distance and clinches.
Megaphny takes an elbow to the forehead.
Banky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Megaphny looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banky obliges.
Banky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banky tries to clinch but Megaphny is having none of it.
Banky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Megaphny wants to break the clinch but can't.
Byron Banky has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Banky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Megaphny doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banky is looking to clinch but Megaphny is avoiding it.
Banky wants to clinch.
Banky tries to clinch but Megaphny moves out of range.
Banky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Megaphny shoots and misses
and Banky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Banky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Banky lands a nice knee to the body.
Megaphny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Megaphny manages to avoid it.
A combination from Megaphny does no damage.
Banky is looking to clinch but Megaphny is avoiding it.
Nice body kick there by Megaphny.
Megaphny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Megaphny misses with a double jab
and Banky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jab, jab by Megaphny - just one landing.
Megaphny misses with a double jab
and Banky counters with a one-two to the body.
Banky avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Megaphny fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banky wants to clinch up but Megaphny keeps it at a distance.
Megaphny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banky tries to clinch up
and Megaphny counters with a stiff right hand.
Banky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Banky landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banky lands a knee to the body.
Banky landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Megaphny lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny drops down looking for an ankle pick but Banky pulls his leg out and moves away.
Megaphny throws a left and a right that both miss
and Banky counters with a good low kick that Megaphny was not able to check.
Megaphny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Byron Banky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Megaphny misses with a series of wild punches.
Banky tries to clinch there but Megaphny circles away.
Banky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Megaphny lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Banky backs up against the cage.
Megaphny throws a left and a right that both miss
and Banky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Megaphny thinking.
Banky is looking to clinch.
Megaphny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Megaphny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Megaphny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banky.
Megaphny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banky moves into the clinch.
That's four 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.
Megaphny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Banky breaks from the clinch.
Banky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Megaphny moves away.
Megaphny rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banky rushes Megaphny and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Megaphny avoiding damage as Banky throws knees to the body.
Banky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Megaphny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Banky tries to clinch but Megaphny is having none of it.
Banky tries to clinch there but Megaphny circles away.
Megaphny scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kirk Megaphny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Megaphny can do to turn this around?
Banky tries to clinch but Megaphny moves away
and Megaphny holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Banky scores a nice knee to the body.
Banky dodges an elbow strike from Megaphny.
Banky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Megaphny throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Banky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banky 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byron Banky!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Render (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puncho Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pound has chosen Pants On The Ground as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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300 lbs
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315 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew Render!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Puncho Pound!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Render circles away quickly and effectively.
Pound closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Render to the mat! Render manages to get full guard.
Render keeping moving, preventing Pound from controlling successfully.
Render knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pound on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pound's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
It looks like Matthew Render has been cut.
Pound stands up over Render, holding on to his feet. Pound throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Render is out cold! Pound lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Puncho Pound!
Puncho Pound is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
Nick Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Billy Sharp has been cut.
Sharp looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Sharp's head but Sharp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp dodges the punch combination from Silva.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva scores with the left hand. Sharp knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Nick Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Silva.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Sharp shoots in.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva misses with the combination.
Sharp closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Silva throws a jab when Sharp was well out of range.
Silva cracks Sharp with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sharp defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Sharp moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that Sharp avoids nicely.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sharp.
Nick Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Sharp.
Silva misses with a hook. Sharp ducked under it nicely.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva tries to bum rush Sharp with a series of wild strikes but Sharp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a right hand that Sharp ducks under and follows up with a left that Sharp also avoids with ease.
Sharp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four 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.
Silva takes a swing at Sharp's ribcage but misses.
Silva swinging wilding here.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sharp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sharp tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Sharp with that takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharp circles away quickly and effectively.
Sharp slips under a jab from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Sharp's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sharp slips under a jab.
Sharp defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Nick Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharp circles away quickly and effectively.
Sharp has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Sharp's ribs.
Silva throws a hook but Sharp blocks it.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharp.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of punches but Sharp moves out of range.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sharp takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva stalks Sharp and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sharp's face. Sharp staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Sharp slips a jab from Silva.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sharp might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Silva has got the better of the exchanges.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Sharp shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Sharp with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nick Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Sharp.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Sharp's head but Sharp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sharp lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Sharp will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Sharp persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sharp moves into the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sharp tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Silva misses.
Sharp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sharp is trying desperately to land a takedown but Silva is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sharp.
Sharp looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Sharp with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Sharp's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Sharp has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharp can do to turn this around?
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sharp tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Sharp drops back down to his feet.
Sharp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Nick Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Sharp.
Sharp keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a hook but Sharp blocks it.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sharp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a series of punches but Sharp avoids them all with ease.
Nick Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Sharp saw that one coming.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva throws a right and a left that Sharp avoids nicely.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sharp.
Silva swinging wilding here.
Silva lands a with a good body shot.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sharp circles away quickly and effectively.
Horrible takedown by Sharp or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Sharp closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Sharp fails to pull guard.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Sharp has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Sharp defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva lands a jab to Sharp's midsection.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sharp.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
Sharp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sharp closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Sharp pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sharp slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Sharp shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Sharp moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Silva clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Sharp's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva tries to bum rush Sharp with a series of wild strikes but Sharp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Sharp moves into the clinch.
Sharp tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Nick Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Sharp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Sharp moved out of range nicely.
Silva throws a series of punches but Sharp avoids them all with ease.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sharp.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Sharp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Silva.
Sharp slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Sharp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva looks to land a combination but Sharp avoids it well.
Silva throws a body punch but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of punches but Sharp avoids them all with ease.
Sharp shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Sharp has a takedown stuffed.
A big left from Silva misses.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Silva.
Jab by Silva.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharp.
Sharp tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharp gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Silva had his way with Billy Sharp in that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Sharp's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sharp shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva throws a body punch but Sharp moves out of range.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sharp dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Sharp avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Sharp or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Nick Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Sharp.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sharp.
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.
Sharp works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Sharp passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Silva!
Sharp scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Sharp with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sharp looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva is in a horrible position here. Sharp smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp landing strikes from the mount.
Sharp goes for an armbar but Silva turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Silva.
Sharp is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva is looking to stand up but Sharp won't let him.
Sharp has his feet on Silva's thighs here. He's pushed Silva off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Silva screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Sharp!
Billy Sharp is the new middleweight champion!
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