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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guigui Borgne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Witcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Witcher comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vader - Sword of the Witcher kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Guigui Borgne is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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9 - 18 - 0 |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guigui Borgne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Witcher!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Borgne as Witcher shoots in.
Borgne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Witcher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borgne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Witcher clinches up against the cage.
Borgne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Witcher letting Borgne take a breather here.
Borgne tries to land knees in the clinch but Witcher avoids the damage to the body.
Witcher can't get the takedown.
Guigui Borgne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Witcher.
Witcher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Borgne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borgne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Witcher misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgne working aggressively here.
Borgne landing knees to the body.
Witcher has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Borgne avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Borgne is trying to maintain a safe position but Witcher gets an underhook and turns Borgne into the cage.
Witcher letting Borgne take a breather here.
Borgne lands an uppercut.
Witcher tries to score a body lock takedown but Borgne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Borgne jumps guard.
Witcher is pushing down on Borgne's leg trying to pass to half guard. Borgne is fighting to maintain full guard but Witcher has managed to sneak the leg through.
Witcher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Borgne is trying to stand.
Witcher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witcher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Witcher stops Borgne from getting back to his feet.
Witcher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Borgne defending well though.
Borgne is looking to escape.
Witcher is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Borgne defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borgne wants to get back to his feet.
Witcher is working for a kimura but Borgne is defending it quite comfortably.
Witcher stops Borgne from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witcher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Borgne manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Witcher drives through with a takedown into guard.
Borgne keeping full guard, as Witcher tries to pass.
Witcher prevents Borgne from getting back to his feet.
Witcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borgne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Witcher throws and elbow that misses. Borgne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Witcher's guard. Nice move by Borgne!
Borgne slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgne trying to control the position from guard on top but Witcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Borgne stands up and waves to Witcher to follow him.
Witcher fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Borgne to the ground. Witcher is now in Borgne's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Witcher's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Borgne wriggles free and stands up.
Witcher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Borgne as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Guigui Borgne will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Borgne is looking to clinch.
Witcher fails with the takedown.
Witcher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borgne.
Guigui Borgne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Witcher shoots for a double leg takedown but Borgne sprawls well. He's pushed Witcher's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Witcher closes the distance and clinches up with Borgne, looking for a takedown. Witcher pushes Borgne against the cage but Borgne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Guigui Borgne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Witcher.
Witcher shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Borgne sprawls well. Borgne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Witcher gets slowly back to his feet.
Borgne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Borgne does no damage.
Borgne wants to clinch up but Witcher keeps it at a distance.
Borgne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Borgne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Witcher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Witcher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgne closes the distance but Witcher moves to the side
and Witcher counters with a single leg into guard. Borgne didn't expect that.
Witcher is breathing heavily.
Borgne is looking to stand up but Witcher isn't so interested in that idea.
Borgne scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Borgne clinches up with Witcher and pushes him back against the cage.
Borgne stops a takedown attempt from Witcher.
Borgne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Witcher has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Borgne clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Marcus Witcher has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Witcher misses with punches from the back.
Borgne trying to get back to his feet but Witcher is in full control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witcher looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borgne is trying to shake Witcher off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Witcher won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Borgne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Witcher manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Borgne.
Borgne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Witcher's waist but Witcher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Borgne off to one side.
Guigui Borgne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Witcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Borgne.
Borgne is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Borgne wants it to stay on the feet.
Borgne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Witcher has a takedown stuffed.
Borgne tries to clinch there but Witcher circles away.
Witcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Borgne.
Witcher drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Witcher prevents Borgne from getting back to his feet.
Borgne pushes Witcher off and scrambles back to his feet.
Borgne throws a sloppy head kick and Witcher moves out of range easily.
Witcher fails with a takedown attempt.
Witcher keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgne misses with a series of wild punches.
Borgne throws a head kick that misses.
Borgne stuffs the takedown.
Borgne gets a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Borgne trying to control the position but instead, Witcher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Borgne into the cage.
Witcher drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Borgne gets the underhooks and prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borgne trying to control the position but instead, Witcher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Borgne into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Guigui Borgne will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Borgne shoots in looking for a takedown. Witcher tries to sprawl out of it but Borgne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Witcher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Witcher fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Borgne to the ground. Witcher is now in Borgne's guard.
Witcher thows a big elbow that misses.
Witcher throws a big right hand that misses.
Witcher passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Borgne wants to get back to his feet but Witcher drags him back down.
Witcher tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgne wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Witcher scores with a couple of short elbows.
Witcher lands an elbow.
Witcher is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Borgne is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Borgne is pushing Witcher's head away, looking to escape. Witcher manages to hold on to the position though.
Borgne wants to get back to his feet but Witcher is dominant here and he's now got Borgne's back!
Witcher is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Borgne defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witcher throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Borgne!
Witcher looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borgne covering up well under a series of strikes from Witcher.
Witcher working for a choke but Borgne is defending well.
Borgne is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witcher looking for the choke but no joy.
Borgne has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Witcher is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Borgne is defending well though. Witcher let's go of the attempt for now.
Witcher working for a choke but Borgne is defending well.
Marcus Witcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgne manages to escape to his feet.
Witcher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Borgne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Witcher tries to score a body lock takedown but Borgne shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Witcher wants a takedown but no success here.
Guigui Borgne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Witcher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borgne missing with knees to the body.
Borgne manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Witcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Witcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Borgne has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Townsend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Cotter has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Cotter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devin Townsend!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotter shoots in but no luck this time.
Townsend thumps Cotter with a low kick.
Cotter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Townsend scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Townsend tries to work over Cotter's front leg with a kick but Cotter checks it.
Cotter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Townsend tries to score with a low kick but Cotter moves his leg out of the way.
Cotter shoots in for a takedown but Townsend shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cotter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cotter shoots for a double leg takedown but Townsend sprawls well. He's pushed Cotter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Townsend lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cotter's sensitive parts.
Townsend shoots for a double leg takedown but Cotter sprawls well. He's pushed Townsend's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cotter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Townsend.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Townsend - that will leave a mark!
Cotter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Townsend to the mat! Townsend manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Townsend looking for a guillotine here but Cotter defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cotter working some strikes from top position.
Townsend looking for a guillotine here but Cotter defends easily.
Townsend looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cotter wants to control from the top but Townsend keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cotter wants to control from the top but Townsend keeps moving.
Cotter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cotter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Townsend had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cotter defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cotter passes Townsend's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cotter works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotter trying to control but Townsend is having none of it.
Townsend keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cotter landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cotter prevents Townsend from getting the reversal.
Cotter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cotter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Townsend is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotter is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Townsend can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
You get the feeling that Townsend really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cotter raining down shots from the mount!
Cotter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cotter with shots to the head and body - Townsend looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Townsend wants to hold on but Cotter pushes him away.
Cotter working Townsend over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cotter controlling his opponent.
Townsend really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Cotter will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cotter shoots in for a takedown but Townsend shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Townsend.
Townsend tries to work over Cotter's front leg with a kick but Cotter checks it.
Townsend shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cotter pinned against the cage. Cotter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cotter gets a takedown into half guard.
Cotter wants to pass to mount but Townsend is defending the position.
Cotter trying to control the action but Townsend is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Townsend wants to improve his position but Cotter is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsend actively working from the bottom 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. Cotter connects with a nice short shot to Townsend's temple.
Townsend looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cotter moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Townsend.
Townsend tries to buck Cotter off but Cotter is having none of it.
Townsend avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cotter.
Townsend can't do much from the bottom here.
Cotter wants to control but Townsend is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsend on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cotter trying to control the action but Townsend is working from the bottom.
Cotter cracks Townsend with a big elbow.
Cotter prevents Townsend from escaping the position.
Townsend is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Townsend prevents Cotter from improving position.
Townsend trying to remain calm as Cotter controls from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Townsend struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsend gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cotter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Townsend is not content to let Cotter control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cotter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cotter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cotter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Townsend sees it coming and defends easily.
Cotter thows a huge punch but Townsend dodges it nicely.
Mike Cotter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Townsend looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cotter is working for a kimura but Townsend is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotter is trying to control. Townsend wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Townsend trying to control here.
Townsend tries to kick Cotter off but Cotter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cotter controlling the pace.
Cotter stands up and beckons Townsend to join him on the feet.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Townsend is defended easily by Cotter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cotter shoots for a double leg takedown but Townsend sprawls well. He's pushed Cotter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cotter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cotter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Townsend circles away.
Townsend defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cotter.
Townsend lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cotter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Townsend sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cotter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Townsend thumps Cotter with a low kick.
Devin Townsend seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Townsend scores with a leg kick.
Cotter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Townsend sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Townsend.
Horrible takedown by Townsend or perhaps it was just good defense by Cotter which made him look bad.
Cotter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cotter wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Townsend lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cotter takes a step back to recover.
Townsend throws a leg kick which misses Cotter's front leg but catches the back leg as Cotter tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsend connects with a solid leg kick.
Cotter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Townsend. Townsend obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Townsend.
Cotter stuffs the takedown attempt from Townsend. Townsend gets slowly back to his feet.
Cotter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Townsend.
Townsend fails in his attempt to clinch.
Townsend fails with the takedown.
Townsend lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cotter swats away the attempt to clinch by Townsend.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Townsend.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsend connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Townsend lands a nice looking body kick.
Townsend is looking to score with low kicks.
Cotter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Townsend as he avoids it easily.
Cotter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Townsend swivels and escapes.
Townsend throws a leg kick which misses Cotter's front leg but catches the back leg as Cotter tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Townsend scores with a head kick. Cotter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Townsend. That's going to slow Cotter down.
Townsend lands a leg kick that knocks Cotter off balance momentarily.
Townsend lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Townsend cracks the inside of Cotter's front leg.
Townsend throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Townsend, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsend fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cotter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cotter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Townsend defends it nicely.
Townsend scoring well with a low kick there.
Townsend shoots in for a double leg but Cotter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Townsend.
Townsend buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Townsend connects with a high kick.
Townsend lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mike Cotter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsend moves in looking to clinch but Cotter pushes him off.
Townsend lands a nice looking body kick.
Townsend feints and then cracks Cotter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cotter down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cotter is defended easily by Townsend.
Crunch! Townsend slams his shin into Cotter's torso.
Townsend scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Townsend lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotter looks for a takedown but Townsend sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Townsend throws a quick inside leg kick.
Devin Townsend has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Townsend throws a leg kick but Cotter moved away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Townsend comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cotter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mike Cotter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between CM Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cane Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punk comes to the cage accompanied by CULT OF PERSONALITY. Cane Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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Counter striker
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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, CM Punk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cane Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Punk counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Punk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ground and pound from Punk seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Punk has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Punk but Punk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Punk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Punk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punk content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punk working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Jones looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Punk! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). CM Punk!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Engbloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Starbuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klaus Engbloom is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Klaus Engbloom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Starbuck!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starbuck fails with the takedown
and Starbuck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Engbloom changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Starbuck looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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.
Engbloom tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Starbuck is looking for a sweep.
Engbloom knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Starbuck on the ground.
Engbloom looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Engbloom is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Starbuck's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Engbloom throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Engbloom wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Starbuck, who protects the arm well.
The strikes coming from Engbloom are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engbloom swings around for an armbar but Starbuck sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Engbloom's guard.
Engbloom is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Starbuck frees his head nicely. Oh but Engbloom has switched to an armbar! Starbuck is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Klaus Engbloom!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Morgan's choice of entrance music: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau. Josh Johnson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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195 lbs
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202 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Morgan sees coming a mile off.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morgan on the side of the head.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morgan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morgan has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morgan looks gassed!
Morgan shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Morgan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Morgan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Morgan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Johnson slams his shin into Morgan's torso.
Josh Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morgan.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Johnson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Morgan will feel that in the morning.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson sizes up Morgan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Morgan can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Johnson and Morgan drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Johnson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Johnson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Tortuga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Halladay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halladay has chosen By the Way as his entrance music. Tommy Tortuga has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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133 lbs
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145 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Tortuga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Halladay!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halladay throws a right and a left that Tortuga avoids nicely.
Halladay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tortuga.
Tortuga moves out of range of the leg kick from Halladay.
Halladay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tortuga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halladay.
Tortuga has Halladay up against the cage in a clinch.
Tortuga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Halladay just stands there and leans against the cage.
Halladay working hard to break the clinch.
Tortuga changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Halladay fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Halladay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice jab there from Halladay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halladay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tortuga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Tortuga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tortuga tries to close the distance and clinch but Halladay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jon Halladay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tortuga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tortuga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Halladay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Halladay throws a leg kick but Tortuga sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halladay throws a front kick aimed at Tortuga's knee but Tortuga avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Halladay.
Tortuga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halladay.
Halladay lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tortuga tries to close the distance and clinch but Halladay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halladay misses with a looping left.
Halladay throws a push kick but Tortuga slaps the foot to one side.
Halladay ducks under a wild hook from Tortuga.
Halladay scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Halladay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Halladay thows a body shot but no joy.
Halladay lands a leg kick that knocks Tortuga off balance momentarily.
Halladay tries a low kick but Tortuga avoids it.
Halladay misses with a right hand
and Tortuga counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Halladay is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tortuga wants to clinch up but Halladay keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halladay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tortuga manages to avoid it.
Halladay throws a sloppy head kick and Tortuga moves out of range easily.
Tortuga tries to clinch but Halladay is having none of it.
Halladay throws a sloppy head kick and Tortuga moves out of range easily.
Tortuga closes the distance and clinches.
Tortuga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halladay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halladay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halladay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tortuga shoots for a double leg takedown but Halladay sprawls well. He's pushed Tortuga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tortuga closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tortuga thows a huge punch but Halladay dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tortuga is controlling the pace.
Tortuga stands up from half guard.
Halladay lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halladay lands a nice looking body kick.
Halladay misses the shot to the body.
Halladay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Halladay will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halladay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tommy Tortuga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halladay throws a jab when Tortuga was well out of range.
Halladay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tortuga doesn't manage to clinch there - Halladay circles away.
Halladay looks to land a left hand but Tortuga moved out of range nicely.
Tortuga shoots for a double leg takedown but Halladay sprawls well. He's pushed Tortuga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tortuga blocks a low kick nicely.
Tortuga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halladay can pounce on him.
Halladay throws the left hand but Tortuga avoids the punch easily.
Halladay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tortuga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Halladay. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Tortuga blocks the low kick.
Halladay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Halladay throws a shot from downtown. Tortuga moves away and avoids it.
Halladay throws a head kick that half lands.
Tortuga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Halladay.
Halladay throws a sloppy head kick and Tortuga moves out of range easily.
Tortuga throws a right and a left that Halladay avoids nicely.
Halladay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Halladay misses the target.
Halladay throws a low kick, looking for Tortuga's leg but Tortuga calmly moves out of range.
Jon Halladay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tortuga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Halladay.
Halladay keeps the fight on the outside.
Tortuga shoots in for a takedown but Halladay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tortuga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice sprawl there from Halladay as Tortuga shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Tortuga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halladay throws a solid leg kick but Tortuga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Halladay.
Jon Halladay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halladay tries to land a leg kick but Tortuga saw it coming and moves away.
Halladay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Halladay lands a jab to Tortuga's midsection.
Halladay throws a lazy uppercut
and Tortuga counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halladay misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tortuga shoots in looking for a takedown. Halladay tries to sprawl out of it but Tortuga keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Halladay manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tortuga looks to clinch
and Halladay counters with a nice leg kick.
Halladay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tortuga takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Halladay misses its intended target.
Halladay connects with a body shot.
Tortuga shoots in for a double leg but Halladay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Halladay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halladay looks to throw the jab but Tortuga is out of range.
Halladay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halladay connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Tortuga.
Halladay misses with an uppercut
and Tortuga counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Halladay's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halladay wants to sweep here but Tortuga controlling him for the moment.
Tortuga gets to his feet - Halladay follows without any prompting.
Halladay tests Tortuga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halladay's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tortuga under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Halladay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Halladay with a nice cross.
A good leg kick by Halladay.
Tortuga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Halladay finds it's way round the side to connect with Tortuga's head.
Halladay lunges at Tortuga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tortuga's hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tortuga checks a leg kick.
Tortuga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halladay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tortuga shoots in looking for a takedown but Halladay manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tortuga's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Halladay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tortuga blocks a head kick by Halladay.
Halladay thows a body shot but no joy.
Halladay stuffs the takedown attempt from Tortuga. Tortuga gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halladay with a jab.
Halladay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tortuga shoots in for a takedown but Halladay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Tortuga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halladay missing with a left hand there. Tortuga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halladay throws an overhand right that lands on Tortuga's shoulder, as Tortuga tries to avoid the shot.
Halladay lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Halladay scores with a jab to the head.
Tortuga has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tortuga there as he acknowledges the shot.
Halladay scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Tortuga blocks the low kick.
Halladay misses with a low kick.
Tortuga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Halladay but Halladay pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Halladay throws a sloppy head kick and Tortuga moves out of range easily.
Tortuga checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Halladay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Halladay.
Halladay throws a leg kick which misses Tortuga's front leg but catches the back leg as Tortuga tries to avoid it.
Halladay scores with a leg kick.
Halladay scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Halladay.
Halladay connects with a solid leg kick.
Halladay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tortuga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halladay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tortuga was well out of range. Poor timing from Halladay.
Halladay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Halladay moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tortuga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Halladay tries to score with a low kick but Tortuga moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tortuga tries to clinch there but Halladay circles away.
A nice combination there by Halladay.
Halladay slaps away a takedown attempt from Tortuga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Halladay throws a head kick that misses.
Tortuga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Halladay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tortuga. That did some damage!
Halladay misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halladay misses with an uppercut.
Tommy Tortuga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Halladay misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Halladay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Halladay 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Halladay!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Burroughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Wagstaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burroughs's entrance music is Simple Man By Shinedown. A fine choice. 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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218 lbs
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216 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Burroughs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Wagstaff!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagstaff moves into the clinch successfully.
Wagstaff lands an elbow just above Burroughs 's eye.
It looks like John Burroughs has been cut.
Burroughs misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wagstaff.
Wagstaff looking to throw knees to the head but Burroughs is blocking nicely.
Wagstaff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wagstaff leaning his opponent against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Burroughs.
Wagstaff scores with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff trying to land knees to the body.
Wagstaff missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burroughs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burroughs misses with a wild combination.
Wagstaff tries a head kick but it misses.
Wagstaff rushes Burroughs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagstaff keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burroughs's efforts to push away.
Burroughs looking to slow down the pace here.
Wagstaff is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burroughs avoids it.
Burroughs lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wagstaff with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wagstaff trying to land knees to the body.
Burroughs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wagstaff misses with a body punch.
Wagstaff with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff connects with a knee to the head.
Burroughs pulls guard effortlessly.
Wagstaff must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burroughs holds on and takes a little breather.
Burroughs wants to get back to his feet but Wagstaff is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff wants to get up but he can't break Burroughs's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wagstaff is fighting to break Burroughs's control of his arms but Burroughs is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagstaff wants to stand but Burroughs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Burroughs wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A low kick from Burroughs is predictable there
and Wagstaff counters with a three punch combo that has Burroughs backing up. Burroughs nods at Wagstaff to acknowledge the strikes.
Lester Wagstaff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagstaff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burroughs scores with a one two! Wagstaff had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wagstaff blocks a jab.
Wagstaff attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wagstaff throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wagstaff connects with an inside leg kick.
Wagstaff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Wagstaff misses.
The fighters circling - Burroughs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wagstaff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wagstaff fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wagstaff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burroughs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff scores with a nice body kick.
Wagstaff tried to score with a low kick but Burroughs checks it.
Burroughs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wagstaff's head backwards.
Burroughs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burroughs clinches up with Wagstaff and pushes him back against the cage.
Burroughs has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wagstaff regains guard immediately.
Wagstaff keeping moving, preventing Burroughs from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wagstaff can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burroughs thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burroughs postures up and lands a big shot to Wagstaff's brow.
Burroughs lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Burroughs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Burroughs's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burroughs keeps the fight on the outside.
Wagstaff lands with a kick to the temple. Burroughs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Burroughs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Burroughs.
Wagstaff clobbers Burroughs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wagstaff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burroughs manages to avoid it.
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!
Wagstaff looks to land a body kick but Burroughs moved away.
A combination from Wagstaff does no damage.
Burroughs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wagstaff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burroughs.
Burroughs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wagstaff throws a combination. Burroughs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burroughs misses with the combination.
Wagstaff scores with a nice right hand.
Wagstaff tries to clinch up but Burroughs circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the liver by Burroughs. Beautiful body shot.
Wagstaff throws a right and a left that Burroughs avoids nicely.
Burroughs throws a shot from downtown. Wagstaff moves away and avoids it.
John Burroughs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Burroughs finds it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wagstaff.
Wagstaff throws out a loose jab but Burroughs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wagstaff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burroughs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burroughs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wagstaff.
Burroughs tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wagstaff is looking to slow Burroughs down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Wagstaff.
Wagstaff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burroughs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burroughs missing with a left hand there. Wagstaff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wagstaff scores with a jab. Burroughs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff is looking to score with low kicks.
Burroughs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wagstaff tries to clinch there but Burroughs circles away.
Wagstaff closes the distance but Burroughs moves to the side
and Wagstaff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burroughs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burroughs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burroughs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagstaff.
Burroughs avoids a kick to the body.
Wagstaff misses with a looping right.
Wagstaff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burroughs misses with a jab to the body
enabling Wagstaff to counter with a crisp jab.
Wagstaff lands a glancing blow to the side of Burroughs's head.
Wagstaff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wagstaff clinches up with Burroughs and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burroughs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burroughs is looking to control Wagstaff's arms but Wagstaff gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burroughs has his back to the cage.
Burroughs tries to throw a body punch but Wagstaff avoids it by throwing Burroughs back against the cage.
Burroughs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burroughs is trying to force a seperation but Wagstaff has the dominant position.
A bit of stalling here from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burroughs jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wagstaff walks away with a smile on his face. Burroughs gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lester Wagstaff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wagstaff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wagstaff throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wagstaff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wagstaff is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wagstaff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burroughs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wagstaff throws a nice looking combination but Burroughs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burroughs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wagstaff backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Wagstaff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Burroughs's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Burroughs misses the target.
Burroughs ducks under a wild hook from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Burroughs misses with a two punch combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wagstaff.
A combination from Wagstaff does no damage.
Burroughs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burroughs looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Burroughs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wagstaff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burroughs scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burroughs trying to control the action but Wagstaff is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burroughs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burroughs controlling the action here.
Wagstaff is pressing down on Burroughs's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wagstaff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burroughs trying to control the position from guard on top but Wagstaff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burroughs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wagstaff has Burroughs pulled in close to control his posture.
Burroughs wants to control from the top but Wagstaff keeps moving.
Burroughs 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burroughs.
Wagstaff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burroughs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burroughs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burroughs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
John Burroughs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wagstaff looking for a sweep. Not yet Wagstaff, not yet.
Burroughs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wagstaff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wagstaff keeping moving, preventing Burroughs from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs looking to pass the guard.
Burroughs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wagstaff working a defensive guard here.
Burroughs passes Wagstaff's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burroughs seems to be looking for submissions.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Burroughs in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burroughs lands a nice short elbow.
Burroughs is nestled in close to Wagstaff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burroughs wants to pass the guard but Wagstaff is defending well.
Burroughs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wagstaff with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burroughs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wagstaff does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burroughs is looking for a kimura but Wagstaff is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Burroughs to get the leverage.
Wagstaff tries to get to full guard but Burroughs has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Burroughs showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burroughs has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Burroughs!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jucon Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jucon Davis looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jucon Davis!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Davis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Castro counters with a three punch combo that has Davis backing up. Davis nods at Castro to acknowledge the strikes.
Castro goes for a small jab and connects. Now Castro goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Davis stumbles back but Castro runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Davis to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Davis will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Junior Castro!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Albert Einstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fidel Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castro has chosen Carlos Puebla - Y En Eso Llego Fidel as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Albert Einstein !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fidel Castro!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einstein 's corner calls for a 1-2. Einstein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Einstein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Einstein shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Castro throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Einstein landing some decent shots from guard.
Einstein might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Einstein with a nice head shot there.
Einstein thows a big elbow that misses.
Einstein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Einstein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Einstein drops back, looking for a kneebar! Castro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Castro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Castro!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Einstein takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro working away.
Castro lands a nice forearm strike.
Castro wants to control but Einstein is keeping him busy.
Castro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Castro lands an elbow.
Einstein is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Castro scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Einstein 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Castro is looking to take a break and control but Einstein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einstein is looking for a sweep.
Castro controlling the position from side mount.
Einstein is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro cracks Einstein with a big elbow.
Castro tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on Einstein 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Castro crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro trying to control the action but Einstein is working from the bottom.
Castro throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Einstein is looking for a sweep.
Einstein takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Einstein tries to improve position but can't.
Einstein is trying to control Castro's posture but Castro avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castro throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Castro wants to control but Einstein is keeping him busy.
Einstein 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Einstein is trying to get back to half guard.
Einstein can't do much from the bottom here.
Einstein striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Castro is looking to take a break and control but Einstein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Einstein 's face as Castro controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Einstein manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Castro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fidel Castro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Einstein 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Einstein tries a low kick but Castro avoids it.
Einstein shoots in but Castro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Castro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Einstein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Einstein finds it's way through Castro's defenses.
Einstein throws a leg kick but Castro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Einstein walks into a jab.
A low kick from Einstein is predictable there
and Castro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Einstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castro moves away.
Castro throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro moves into the clinch.
Einstein goes for a takedown in the clinch but Castro prevents it.
Castro misses with a body punch.
Einstein can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Einstein . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Einstein has a couple of punches blocked by Castro.
Einstein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Einstein misses with a knee to the head.
Castro cracks Einstein with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Einstein as Castro tries to tie him up.
Castro lands with a left to the head.
Castro gets through Einstein 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Castro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Einstein s head.
Castro lands a nice uppercut.
Castro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a punch but it's blocked by Einstein .
Castro looking to stall.
Castro lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro gets underhooks to prevent Einstein 's takedown attempt.
Castro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Castro stalling in the clinch but Einstein improves position.
Einstein wants a takedown but no success here.
Castro is pushing Einstein up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Einstein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Einstein scores with a shot to the side of Castro's head.
Einstein misses with the head strike.
Castro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands an uppercut.
Einstein is rocked!
Castro pushes Einstein against the cage. Castro is working some dirty boxing. Castro pushes off with a quick right hook! Einstein goes down! Einstein tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Castro moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fidel Castro!
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