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EEC 154 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mateusz Brzeczyszczykiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brzeczyszczykiewicz comes to the cage accompanied by Pudzian Band - Dawaj na ring. Leon Hopkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mateusz Brzeczyszczykiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leon Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins throws a right and a left that Brzeczyszczykiewicz avoids nicely.
Hopkins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hopkins lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Brzeczyszczykiewicz.
Hopkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Hopkins. Those never looked like landing.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz throws a series of punches but Hopkins avoids them all with ease.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopkins lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Mateusz Brzeczyszczykiewicz has been cut.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is breathing heavily.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brzeczyszczykiewicz misses with a takedown attempt - Hopkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hopkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Hopkins. Those never looked like landing.
Hopkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brzeczyszczykiewicz.
Hopkins throws a combination. Brzeczyszczykiewicz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is rocked!
Brzeczyszczykiewicz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hopkins.
Oh Brzeczyszczykiewicz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch combination from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Hopkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Hopkins lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Brzeczyszczykiewicz can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Hopkins and Brzeczyszczykiewicz drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Hopkins.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Hopkins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorpe has chosen Limelight by Rush as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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272 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesus Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Thorpe!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ scores a takedown into full mount!
Christ looking to control and managing it successfully.
Christ trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thorpe is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Thorpe avoids a series of strikes thrown by Christ.
Thorpe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Thorpe can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christ goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Thorpe turns into him and now he's in Christ's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorpe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thorpe trying to control but Christ is working from the bottom.
Christ 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.
Thorpe stopping the sweep attempt from Christ.
Thorpe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ is trying to control the position but Thorpe postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Scott Thorpe was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Christ tries to clinch
and Thorpe counters with a single leg into guard. Christ didn't expect that.
Thorpe throwing strikes from guard but Christ blocks nicely.
Thorpe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorpe is looking to work some ground and pound but Christ has wrist control.
Christ wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thorpe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thorpe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Christ keeping moving, preventing Thorpe from controlling successfully.
Christ is looking to stand up but Thorpe isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe throws a strike but Christ rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Christ loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Christ throwing strikes from guard but Thorpe blocks nicely.
Christ throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thorpe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Christ throws a big right hand that misses.
Christ throwing strikes but missing.
Christ tries to free his leg and advance position but Thorpe is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ trying to control but Thorpe is working from the bottom.
Christ throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Christ pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorpe is keeping the position for now.
Christ preventing the sweep.
Christ trying to control but Thorpe is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Christ is stalling in the full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Jesus Christ wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Thorpe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scott Thorpe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thorpe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thorpe closes the distance and pushes Christ back into the cage.
Christ working hard to break the clinch.
Thorpe wants to take the fight to the mat but Christ manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thorpe is looking for a takedown.
Jesus Christ has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Thorpe.
Christ pushes Thorpe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christ breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christ looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christ shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Christ showed some decent athleticism there.
Christ throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Christ missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Christ trying to control the action but Thorpe is working from the bottom.
Thorpe wants to improve his position but Christ is controlling well.
Thorpe is defending against the submission attempts here by Christ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ wants to free his trapped foot but Thorpe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Christ thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thorpe's head.
Thorpe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christ.
Christ is looking to stall here but Thorpe recovers full guard.
Christ advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe gets back to full guard.
Christ is looking to work some ground and pound but Thorpe has wrist control.
Christ trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thorpe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Christ's guard.
Christ tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Christ looking for a guillotine here but Thorpe defends easily.
Thorpe preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thorpe throws a strike but Christ rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thorpe is looking to stand up but Christ isn't so interested in that idea.
Christ working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Christ tries to free his leg and advance position but Thorpe is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorpe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Christ throwing strikes from guard but Thorpe blocks nicely.
Christ working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Christ dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A left and a right from Christ both land. Nice combination.
Christ moves into the clinch successfully.
Christ is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thorpe is keeping busy.
Thorpe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Christ after a bit of a struggle.
Christ breaks the clinch.
Christ lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Scott Thorpe has been cut.
Christ darts in trying to clinch
and Thorpe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Christ!
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 nice elbow there by Thorpe.
Thorpe thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Christ is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is looking to get to half guard.
Thorpe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Christ is in a horrible position here. Thorpe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Thorpe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Christ looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorpe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Christ is trying to escape the mount.
Thorpe landing punches.
Thorpe landing strikes from the mount and Christ is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thorpe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thorpe is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Christ goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Thorpe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Thorpe!
Scott Thorpe made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Boom goes the Dynamite!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mad Dog Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vachon comes to the cage accompanied by Gros jambon. Sawyer has chosen MegaDeth- This Day We FIGHT! as his entrance music. Mad Dog Vachon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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130 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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21
142 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
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Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mad Dog Vachon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cyrus Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vachon slips a jab and a cross from Sawyer.
Sawyer throws a series of punches but Vachon avoids them all with ease.
Vachon shoots and misses
and Sawyer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vachon's guard.
Vachon trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sawyer lands a couple of digs.
Vachon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sawyer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vachon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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!
Sawyer trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Vachon manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Vachon trying to control but Sawyer is working from the bottom.
Sawyer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vachon passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Vachon throwing shots but Sawyer is blocking nicely.
Sawyer wants to get back to his feet.
Vachon is looking to stall here but Sawyer recovers full guard.
Vachon won't allow Sawyer to sweep him here.
Sawyer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sawyer is trying to control the position but Vachon postures up.
Sawyer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vachon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vachon throws a big elbow that misses.
Sawyer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vachon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vachon wants to stand but Sawyer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vachon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vachon wants to pass the guard but Sawyer is keeping the position.
Vachon postures up in Sawyer's guard and throws a big left but Sawyer blocks it.
Sawyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vachon.
Sawyer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vachon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vachon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sawyer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vachon is one step ahead there.
Sawyer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sawyer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sawyer looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Vachon has picked Sawyer up and slammed him! Sawyer can't keep hold of the triangle and Vachon manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer is trying to buck Vachon off.
Sawyer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Vachon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sawyer pulls his head out easily.
Sawyer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sawyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sawyer thows a huge punch but Vachon dodges it nicely.
Sawyer working over Vachon with some ground and pound. Vachon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vachon gets back to full guard.
Vachon will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Vachon looking for a triangle here. Sawyer is fighting it but it looks tight! Vachon pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sawyer is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mad Dog Vachon!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diogo Queiroz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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308 lbs
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300 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diogo Queiroz!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queiroz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Queiroz in his tracks.
It looks like Diogo Queiroz has been cut.
Brown scores with a hook.
Queiroz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown throws a hook but Queiroz blocks it.
Brown bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Queiroz! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Queiroz is rocked!
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Queiroz is still in real trouble! Can Brown finish him?
Brown postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Queiroz's head off the mat! Queiroz is out! He's out! Brown jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricardo Brown!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Omar Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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144 lbs
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144 lbs
8 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omar Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lars De Groot!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot has managed to clinch.
De Groot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
De Groot fails to land with a series of punches.
De Groot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendes tries to keep at a distance but De Groot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mendes is trying to force a seperation but De Groot has the dominant position.
Mendes tries to break free but De Groot pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for De Groot.
De Groot manages to break the clinch.
Mendes throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot moves out of range easily.
Mendes misses with a double jab
enabling De Groot to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
De Groot throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes misses with the combination.
De Groot lands with a nice body kick.
A right-left combo lands from De Groot.
Mendes throws a poor cross that misses
and De Groot counters with a good low kick that Mendes was not able to check.
A head kick misses from Mendes.
De Groot looks to land a combination. Mendes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
De Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Mendes misses
and De Groot counters with a big head kick but Mendes shrugs it off.
Mendes is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for De Groot.
Oh Mendes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Groot lands with an uppercut that bounces Mendes off the cage and back into range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Groot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Groot moves into range and clinches up with Mendes.
Mendes is trying to force a seperation but De Groot has the dominant position.
De Groot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
Mendes seems to have got his legs back now.
De Groot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendes.
De Groot blocks a jab.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Mendes moves out of range easily.
De Groot throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Groot has closed the distance and engaged Mendes in a clinch.
De Groot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Groot.
Mendes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Groot moves forwards but Mendes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mendes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Groot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Groot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses.
De Groot connects with a right hand. Mendes shakes it off.
Mendes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Mendes.
De Groot's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De Groot duly obliges.
De Groot scores with a body shot.
Mendes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses.
De Groot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Mendes misses.
Mendes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendes is breathing heavily.
Mendes 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.
De Groot works over Mendes's head and body with a nice combination.
Mendes lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot lands a head kick!
Mendes misses with a body kick.
De Groot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Groot has Mendes up against the cage in a clinch.
De Groot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Groot goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mendes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Mendes off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Groot slips a jab and a cross from Mendes.
De Groot scores with a head kick.
De Groot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars De Groot dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Groot throws a one two combo.
De Groot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Groot moves in looking to clinch but Mendes pushes him off.
Mendes moves out of range of the body kick.
De Groot scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendes should have avoided that one.
Mendes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendes misses with a head kick.
Mendes lands with a nice combination. De Groot backs away looking to recover.
Mendes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Groot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Groot.
De Groot avoids the head kick by Mendes.
De Groot looks to land a combination. Mendes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot lands with a slapping head kick.
Mendes blocks the body kick.
De Groot moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Groot throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A combination from Mendes does no damage.
De Groot throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Groot wants to clinch.
De Groot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mendes is out of range and De Groot settles back down.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
De Groot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mendes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Groot circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body punch from De Groot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes swings for the body but De Groot moves out of range.
Mendes misses with a wild combination.
Omar Mendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendes misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Mendes misses.
De Groot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Groot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Mendes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
De Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Groot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot fakes the leg kick and cracks Mendes in the body.
De Groot rushes Mendes and presses him up against the cage.
De Groot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mendes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mendes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mendes tries to bum rush De Groot with a series of wild strikes but De Groot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Mendes does no damage.
De Groot clinches up with Mendes and pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from De Groot.
De Groot breaks the clinch.
De Groot avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Groot misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Groot breaks from the clinch.
De Groot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Groot closes the distance and clinches.
De Groot prevents Mendes from breaking the clinch.
Mendes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mendes is looking to break free of the clinch but De Groot has double underhooks.
De Groot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot clinches up against the cage.
De Groot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendes misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Mendes misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars De Groot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De Groot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendes misses with a looping right.
De Groot fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mendes on the side of the head.
Mendes throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot moves out of range easily.
De Groot moves into the clinch.
Mendes takes a shot to the head.
De Groot breaks from the clinch.
De Groot fails to land with a series of punches.
De Groot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mendes working hard to break the clinch.
De Groot has Mendes pressed against the cage, preventing Mendes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Groot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Mendes both land. Nice combination.
Mendes swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Groot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Groot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendes.
A jab from De Groot finds it's way through Mendes's defenses.
Mendes misses with a double jab.
Mendes gets tackled into the cage by De Groot. De Groot maintains the clinch.
Mendes tries to break the clinch but De Groot is controlling the position.
De Groot is struggling to control the position.
De Groot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendes fails to land with a series of punches.
De Groot fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - De Groot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Groot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a series of wild punches.
De Groot throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mendes's head.
Mendes throws a series of strikes that have De Groot backpedaling.
Mendes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lars De Groot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mendes dodges the punch combination from De Groot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendes slips a jab and a cross from De Groot.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Mendes down.
Mendes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Groot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Groot counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Groot throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
De Groot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Groot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mendes scrambles back to his feet.
De Groot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Groot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Groot avoids the head kick by Mendes.
Mendes keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mendes throws a shot from downtown. De Groot moves away and avoids it.
Mendes throws a series of punches but De Groot moves out of range.
Mendes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Groot.
De Groot clinches up against the cage.
Omar Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Groot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Groot plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Groot throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mendes.
Mendes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Groot blocks a head kick by Mendes.
De Groot scores with a head kick. Mendes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mendes throws a poor cross that misses
and De Groot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars De Groot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Groot 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars De Groot!
A determined Lars De Groot didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rol Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Del Mar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rol Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fabio Del Mar!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Mar throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Del Mar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Del Mar lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
It looks like Rol Gracie has been cut.
A head kick misses from Del Mar.
Del Mar misses with a head kick.
Gracie tries to move into range but Del Mar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Mar lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Del Mar takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie blocks a head kick by Del Mar.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Del Mar throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
A head kick by Del Mar - that's a beauty! Gracie is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Del Mar can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fabio Del Mar!
In his post fight interview, Fabio Del Mar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Race (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Scheckler (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Race!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Scheckler!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scheckler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Race misses with a takedown attempt
and Scheckler counters with a good low kick that Race was not able to check.
Race gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Scheckler counters with a leg kick.
Scheckler scores with a nice body kick.
Race shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Scheckler makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Race really felt that one!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Race. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Race is breathing heavily.
Scheckler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scheckler lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body kick from Scheckler.
Scheckler lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Scheckler lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Adam Race has been cut.
Nice body kick from Scheckler.
Race tries to move into range but Scheckler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Scheckler shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Race napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Scheckler has hold of Race's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Race tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Scheckler cranks the arm and Race screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Race, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ted Scheckler!
Ted Scheckler was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caiaphas Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tulppu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teppo Tulppu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caiaphas Caine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teppo Tulppu!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Caine.
Caine shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tulppu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tulppu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Caine postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tulppu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Caine, into his guard.
Caine is looking for a triangle but Tulppu pushes his legs off easily.
Tulppu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulppu is posturing up here but Caine has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Tulppu tries to roll out but it's too tight and Tulppu has to tap! Slick submission there by Caine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caiaphas Caine!
Caiaphas Caine thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhu Fangyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stranglehold- by Ted Nugent. Fangyu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Demigod-Mindmasher. Kyle Gunn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zhu Fangyu's chin.
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185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhu Fangyu!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn swinging wildly here.
Gunn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gunn jabs Fangyu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fangyu throws out a powerful jab.
Gunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fangyu throws a combination. Gunn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kyle Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Fangyu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Fangyu moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn rushes Fangyu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fangyu lands a shoulder strike.
Gunn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fangyu working aggressively here.
Gunn is working for takedown but Fangyu is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fangyu.
Gunn is rocked!
Fangyu working aggressively here.
Oh Gunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fangyu lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gunn to his knees! Fangyu keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zhu Fangyu!
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