RAFL 95: Manic PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Lunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Lunn told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

St Pierre
vs
Lunn

180 cm
27
170 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

178 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Lunn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunn moves to clinch but St Pierre breaks away

and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lunn won't be happy with that.

Lunn explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Lunn lands with a straight right. St Pierre didn't see that one coming.
Lunn cracks St Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lunn pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre tries to circle away but Lunn has him pinned against the cage.
Lunn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
Lunn is pressed up against the cage. St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lunn down to the mat. Lunn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre.
Lunn with a poor takedown
and St Pierre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lunn tries to clinch up.
St Pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lunn throws a left and a right that both miss

and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lunn looks gassed!

St Pierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lunn sees it coming and defends easily.

Lunn looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Lunn dodges it nicely.
Lunn manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Lunn keeps moving.

Lunn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lunn on the ground.

Lunn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but St Pierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre postures up in Lunn's guard and throws a big left but Lunn blocks it.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Lunn keeps moving.

Lunn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre wants to stand but Lunn is controlling his posture from full guard.

Lunn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Lunn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
St Pierre scoring with some ground and pound.

Lunn is looking for a triangle but St Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
St Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunn keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lunn manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lunn preventing the sweep.
Lunn trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Lunn prevents St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
Lunn trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Lunn scoring with some ground and pound.

Lunn is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! St Pierre is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! St Pierre has escaped and now he's on top!

St Pierre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lunn looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but St Pierre is defending well. Lunn quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! St Pierre has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Lunn celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Lunn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lane Pedersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with Lil Wayne- I'm Me blaring out of the sound system. Lane Pedersen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Pedersen

194 cm
29
210 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

180 cm
28
210 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lane Pedersen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pedersen. Pedersen obviously looking to wear him down.
Pedersen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pedersen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Pedersen moves out of range easily.
Pedersen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Pedersen.
Pedersen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pedersen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lane Pedersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pedersen.
Pedersen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Pedersen tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Nice shot by Pedersen.
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!
Pedersen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedersen throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pedersen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pedersen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good leg kick by Pedersen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Pedersen.
Pedersen tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pedersen scoring well with a low kick there.
Pedersen misses with a few strikes there.
Michael Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pedersen pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Pedersen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pedersen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva 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.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pedersen connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Pedersen had a free shot at his head there.
Pedersen delivers a nice body kick.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pedersen.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pedersen works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Pedersen throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Pedersen throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Pedersen lands a right hook to the body.
Pedersen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pedersen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pedersen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pedersen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pedersen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pedersen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pedersen swinging wildly here.
Pedersen throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pedersen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pedersen.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Pedersen pushes him off.
Pedersen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Pedersen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Pedersen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pedersen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pedersen fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pedersen scoring well with a low kick there.
Pedersen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Pedersen tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pedersen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sloppy strikes from Pedersen. Those never looked like landing.
Lane Pedersen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a leg kick but Pedersen checks it.
Pedersen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pedersen.
Pedersen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Pedersen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pedersen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Pedersen there.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pedersen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pedersen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range as Pedersen throws a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good shot there by Pedersen.
Pedersen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Pedersen lands a nice shot to the body.
Pedersen is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Pedersen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pedersen lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Lane Pedersen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Pedersen throws out a powerful jab.
Pedersen is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pedersen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pedersen connects with a jab.

Silva is rocked!
Pedersen lands with a nice body kick.
Pedersen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pedersen misses with a kick to the body.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pedersen.
Pedersen throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pedersen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pedersen.
Pedersen connects with a solid leg kick.
Pedersen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pedersen connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Pedersen.
Pedersen throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Pedersen misses with the combination.
Pedersen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pedersen throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Silva stumbling backwards into the cage! Silva bounces back off the cage towards Pedersen, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Pedersen lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Pedersen celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lane Pedersen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colby Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Manhoef might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing In The Name. Henderson has chosen Waka Flocka Flame- Hard in The Paint as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Manhoef
vs
Henderson

173 cm
28
205 lbs
12 - 16 - 0

191 cm
28
210 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Colby Henderson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Manhoef counters with an inside leg kick.
Henderson takes a swing at Manhoef's ribcage but misses.
Manhoef swinging wildly here.
Manhoef ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manhoef looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manhoef is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manhoef misses with a wild combination.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Manhoef fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henderson.
Henderson looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manhoef looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manhoef cracks a nice hook into Henderson's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manhoef throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Henderson crashing down! Henderson tries to stagger back to his feet but Manhoef just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Henderson asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melvin Manhoef!
Melvin Manhoef seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garry Dupuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa comes to the cage accompanied by Anna Molly by Incubus. Dupuis has chosen Warriors Of Time by Black Tide as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Jaa
vs
Dupuis

172 cm
23
183 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

193 cm
27
180 lbs
14 - 12 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Garry Dupuis!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa tries to land a front kick but Dupuis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dupuis moves in looking to clinch but Jaa pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Jaa.
No luck for Dupuis with that takedown attempt.
Dupuis shoots in looking for a takedown but Jaa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dupuis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dupuis ducks under a wild hook from Jaa.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Dupuis shoots in for a takedown but Jaa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garry Dupuis.
Dupuis 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.
Jaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dupuis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jaa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dupuis blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Jaa scores with a nice body kick.
Dupuis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jaa swivels and escapes.
Jaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dupuis tries to clinch but Jaa moves out of range.
Tony Jaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dupuis moves out of range of the body kick.
Jaa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dupuis's head.
Jaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dupuis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dupuis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice takedown defense from Jaa. No joy for Dupuis on that attempt.
Dupuis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jaa counters with a nice leg kick.
Dupuis looks gassed!
Dupuis blocks a head kick by Jaa.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Jaa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dupuis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dupuis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jaa thuds his right hand into Dupuis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dupuis blocks the body kick.
Jaa slaps away a takedown attempt from Dupuis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dupuis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dupuis with a poor takedown
and Jaa counters with a nice body kick.
Dupuis shoots and misses
and Jaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dupuis's knee momentarily.
Jaa works over Dupuis's head and body with a nice combination.
Jaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick from Jaa lands but Dupuis takes it in his stride.
Jaa scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Jaa.
Jaa throws a combination. Dupuis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jaa throws a body kick that misses.
Dupuis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jaa. Jaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Jaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jaa throws a nice head kick!
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick and Dupuis moves out of range easily.
Jaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jaa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dupuiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Dupuis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jaa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jaa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Jaa kicks off Dupuis and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jaa is fending him off so far but Dupuis persists. Nope, Jaa circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Dupuis or perhaps it was just good defense by Jaa which made him look bad.
Dupuis avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Dupuis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick from Jaa lands but Dupuis takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Jaa.
Jaa throws a head kick but Dupuis moves out of range.
Dupuis shoots in looking for a takedown. Jaa tries to sprawl out of it but Dupuis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jaa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dupuis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jaa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dupuis somewhat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa thumps Dupuis with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jaa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dupuis fails with the takedown.

Dupuis drives through with a takedown into Jaa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dupuis is fighting to break Jaa's control of his arms but Jaa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dupuis stays in close to Jaa's body and controls the position.
Jaa has his hands on Dupuis's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tony Jaa.

Dupuis clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupuis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dupuis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jaa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Dupuis jumps into guard, dragging Jaa to the mat.
Jaa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Dupuis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaa won't allow Dupuis to sweep him here.

Jaa stands and steps away. Dupuis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaa can pounce on him.
Jaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jaa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dupuis.
Dupuis tries to clinch but Jaa moves out of range.
Dupuis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garry Dupuis.
Dupuis is breathing heavily.
Jaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jaa.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dupuis is defended easily by Jaa.
Jaa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dupuis. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dupuis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dupuis showed some decent athleticism there.

Dupuis seems to be looking for submissions.
Jaa trying to control from the bottom.
Jaa controlling the position well.
Jaa trying to control from the bottom.
Dupuis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jaa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa keeps control of the position for the meantime.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Jaa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dupuis throws a jab when Jaa was well out of range.
Jaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dupuis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jaa's waist but Jaa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dupuis off to one side.
Jaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jaa fakes the leg kick and cracks Dupuis in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dupuis shoots in but no luck this time.
A slow jab from Dupuis misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dupuis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jaa.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jaa 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 solid body kick from Jaa.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dupuis doesn't manage to clinch there - Jaa circles away.
Jaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaa lands with a kick to the temple. Dupuis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jaa throws a nice head kick!
Dupuis fails with the takedown.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Jaa slaps away a takedown attempt from Dupuis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jaa lands a high kick!
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tony Jaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dupuis blocks a low kick nicely.
Tony Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa lands with a kick to the temple. Dupuis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dupuis tries to clinch there but Jaa circles away.
Dupuis with a poor takedown
and Jaa counters with an inside leg kick.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garry Dupuis.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dupuis.
Jaa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dupuis will feel that in the morning.
Dupuis has his takedown stuffed
and Jaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jaa lands a head kick. Dupuis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dupuis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaa can pounce on him.
Dupuis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jaa lands a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaa.
Jaa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa slaps away a takedown attempt from Dupuis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jaa throws a leg kick which misses Dupuis's front leg but catches the back leg as Dupuis tries to avoid it.
Jaa keeps Dupuis at a distance using the push 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!
Dupuis looks for a takedown but Jaa sprawls well.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaa throws a head kick but Dupuis moves out of range.
Jaa wants to slow Dupuis down by chopping away at his legs.
Jaa throws a leg kick which misses Dupuis's front leg but catches the back leg as Dupuis tries to avoid it.

Dupuis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jaa quickly recovers to half guard.

Dupuis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jaa defends it well.
Dupuis wants to pass the guard but Jaa is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is trying to get back to full guard.
Jaa desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Tony Jaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaa trying to control here.
Dupuis tries to pass to full mount but Jaa defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dupuis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Dupuis is looking for a kimura here.

Dupuis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Garry Dupuis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dupuis throws a strike but Jaa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Jaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jaa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Jaa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Cuevas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuevas comes to the cage accompanied by Leave Us Alone/ Dead By Gun. Vaughn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Walking Tall kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Cuevas
vs
Vaughn

195 cm
28
265 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

194 cm
20
275 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30)

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Cuevas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughn misses with the combination.
Cuevas shoots in and drives through. Vaughn sprawls well.
Vaughn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Tony Cuevas has been cut.
Cuevas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Horrible takedown by Cuevas or perhaps it was just good defense by Vaughn which made him look bad.
Cuevas shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Cuevas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuevas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vaughn counters with a left and a right that stings Cuevas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuevas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vaughn swivels and escapes.
Vaughn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cuevas is breathing heavily.
Vaughn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vaughn fails to land with a series of punches.
Vaughn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vaughn missing with a left hand there. Cuevas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn slips under a jab from Cuevas.
Cuevas throws a right and a left that Vaughn avoids nicely.
Cuevas shoots in looking for a takedown but Vaughn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cuevas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vaughn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cuevas. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Vaughn misses with a double jab
and Cuevas counters with a series of strikes. Vaughn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cuevas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cuevas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cuevas shoots in for a double leg but Vaughn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vaughn swings for the body but Cuevas moves out of range.
Vaughn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuevas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vaughn.
Cuevas misses with a right hand
and Vaughn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vaughn throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Cuevas crashing down! Cuevas tries to stagger back to his feet but Vaughn just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Cuevas asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Vaughn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevenson comes to the cage accompanied by Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stevenson
vs
Lopez

175 cm
27
185 lbs
16 - 14 - 1

179 cm
27
173 lbs
10 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lopez has closed the distance and engaged Stevenson in a clinch.
Lopez misses with a knee strike.
Lopez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stevenson.
Stevenson looking to throw knees to the head but Lopez is blocking nicely.
Lopez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevenson.
Stevenson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lopez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lopez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Lopez has managed to clinch.
Lopez prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Lopez.
Stevenson avoiding damage as Lopez throws knees to the body.
Lopez misses with a knee strike.
Stevenson can't get the takedown.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lopez with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Stevenson manages to pull guard.
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!
Lopez wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lopez's guard.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stevenson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lopez is keeping the position for now.
Stevenson throws a strike but Lopez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stevenson striking off his back but it's not causing Lopez any problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lopez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lopez 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.
Stevenson wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
Lopez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Lopez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lopez trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lopez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lopez trying to control the action but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Stevenson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lopez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to get back to full guard.
Lopez wants to free his trapped foot but Stevenson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stevenson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lopez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Stevenson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lopez passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez is looking to pass Stevenson's guard but actually Stevenson recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juan Lopez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Stevenson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stevenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez.
Lopez lands with a cross.
Stevenson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lopez's waist but Lopez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stevenson off to one side.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Stevenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopez tries to clinch but Stevenson is having none of it.
Lopez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lopez, as that shot connected.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.

Stevenson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lopez did well to prevent Stevenson getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lopez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lopez tries to get to full guard but Stevenson has control of the leg.

Stevenson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Stevenson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stevenson wants to free his trapped foot but Lopez is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Lopez to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevenson passes Lopez'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.
Lopez is looking to control Stevenson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lopez avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Stevenson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lopez is just riding it out for now. Stevenson eventually gives up the hold.
Lopez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stevenson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stevenson is trying to control the action in half guard but Lopez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stevenson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson is looking to take a break and control but Lopez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Stevenson seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joseph Stevenson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Stevenson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Stevenson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lopez pinned against the cage. Lopez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevenson wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
Joseph Stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez lands a nice looking body shot.
Juan Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lopez misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
Lopez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Lopez tries to clinch but Stevenson is having none of it.
Lopez throws a body punch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stevenson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Lopez.

It looks like Joseph Stevenson has been cut.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevenson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lopez swivels and escapes.
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stevenson.
Lopez lands a nice shot that snaps Stevenson's head back.

Lopez clinches up against the cage.
Stevenson missing with knees to the body.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but Stevenson blocks it.
Lopez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevenson is defending well for now.
Lopez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevenson blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stevenson.
Lopez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lopez with a knee to the head.

Stevenson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stevenson keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.
Stevenson lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Stevenson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevenson is keeping the position for now.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lopez defends it easily.

Stevenson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stevenson keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopezis looking to pass into half guard but Stevenson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Stevenson is in guard.
Stevenson throws a big right hand that misses.
Stevenson wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Stevenson with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevenson wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lopez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Lopez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turk Ransel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Deupreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ransel comes to the cage accompanied by Bro Hymm- Pennywise. Turk Ransel had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ransel
vs
Deupreaux

190 cm
28
280 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

175 cm
26
270 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Turk Ransel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Deupreaux!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ransel tries to clinch up.
Ransel lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Jacques Deupreaux has been cut.
Ransel tries for a takedown but Deupreaux circles away easily
and Deupreaux counters with a three punch combo that has Ransel backing up. Ransel nods at Deupreaux to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deupreaux misses with a few strikes there.
Ransel shoots in for a double leg but Deupreaux sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Deupreaux drives through with a takedown into Ransel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Deupreaux working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ransel looking for a sweep. Not yet Ransel, not yet.
Ransel keeping moving, preventing Deupreaux from controlling successfully.
Deupreaux throws a big right hand that misses.
Deupreaux working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Deupreaux's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Deupreaux keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ransel's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ransel keeping moving, preventing Deupreaux from controlling successfully.
Deupreaux working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ransel's head.
Ransel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Deupreaux working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Deupreaux missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Deupreaux missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Deupreaux stopping the sweep attempt from Ransel.
Deupreaux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ransel is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deupreaux trying to control the position from guard on top but Ransel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ransel trying to keep a closed guard but Deupreaux is proving a slippery customer.
Deupreaux tries to free his leg and advance position but Ransel is retaining full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Deupreaux wants to clinch but Ransel slips to the side
and Ransel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Deupreaux thinking.
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!
Ransel throws out a powerful jab.
Ransel shoots in looking for a takedown but Deupreaux manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ransel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turk Ransel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deupreaux changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ransel tries to avoid it but Deupreaux manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ransel to the ground. Ransel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ransel fails to land with a series of punches.

Deupreaux moves into the clinch.
Ransel blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deupreaux keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ransel's efforts to push away.
Ransel stalling in the clinch but Deupreaux improves position.
Deupreaux lands a shot to the body.
Ransel is trying to maintain a safe position but Deupreaux gets an underhook and turns Ransel into the cage.
Ransel looking to throw knees to the head but Deupreaux is blocking nicely.
Deupreaux displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ransel up against the cage.
Ransel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ransel is trying to break free.
Deupreaux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ransel as Deupreaux tries to tie him up.
Ransel has had enough of the clinch but Deupreaux keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Deupreaux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ransel throws a head kick but Deupreaux moves out of range.
Ransel tries to close the distance and clinch but Deupreaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Deupreaux gets a takedown into half guard.
Deupreaux prevents Ransel from improving his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ransel gets back to full guard.
Deupreaux wants to control from the top but Ransel keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deupreaux won't allow Ransel to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Deupreaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Deupreaux's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice sprawl there from Ransel as Deupreaux shoots in.
Ransel throws an overhand right that lands on Deupreaux's shoulder, as Deupreaux tries to avoid the shot.
Deupreaux takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Ransel drives through and clinches with Deupreaux against the cage.
Ransel stalling.
Ransel looking for a takedown.
Deupreaux is pressed up against the cage. Ransel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Deupreaux down to the mat. Deupreaux avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Ransel.
Deupreaux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ransel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Deupreaux lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Turk Ransel has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Ransel.
Deupreaux closes the distance and clinches up with Ransel, looking for a takedown. Deupreaux pushes Ransel against the cage but Ransel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Deupreaux shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ransel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Deupreaux chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deupreaux postures up and lands a big shot to Ransel's brow.
Deupreaux has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ransel wants to sweep here but Deupreaux controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deupreaux keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ransel's head.
Ransel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Deupreaux arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Ransel's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jacques Deupreaux!
A less than humble Jacques Deupreaux misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano has chosen 2PAC - NO MORE PAIN as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Clark
vs
Marciano

190 cm
28
210 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

184 cm
26
215 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark lands a leg kick that knocks Marciano off balance momentarily.
Marciano connects with a nice looking jab.
Marciano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clark.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Marciano slips the punch.
Marciano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clark moves out of range of the strikes.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marciano.
Clark stuns Marciano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marciano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clark moves out of range of the strikes.
Clark throws an overhand right that lands on Marciano's shoulder, as Marciano tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Marciano misses.
Marciano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Clark lands with a good body shot.
Marciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Marciano.
Marciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clark.
Clark moves away from the strike by Marciano.
Marciano misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano tries to bum rush Clark with a series of wild strikes but Clark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Clark.
Marciano throws a series of punches but Clark moves out of range.
Clark doesn't manage to clinch there - Marciano circles away.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marciano throws out the jab.
Marciano misses with a low kick as Clark jumps back.
Marciano throws a series of punches but Clark moves out of range.
Clark moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Tommy Marciano has been cut.
Clark avoids the body shot from Marciano.
Marciano throws a solid leg kick but Clark takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marciano.
Clark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marciano looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark is looking to clinch but Marciano is avoiding it.
Clark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clark throws out a powerful jab.
Marciano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clark throws a jab when Marciano was well out of range.
Marciano takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clark.
Clark connects with a right hand. Marciano shakes it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clark.
Clark scores with a jab. Marciano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marciano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clark lands with an overhand left.
Clark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Clark closes the distance and pushes Marciano back into the cage.
Marciano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clark has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Clark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clark tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano blocking some punches.

Clark breaks the clinch.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Some wild striking there from Marciano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clark is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Clark moves into range and clinches up with Marciano.
Clark misses with some punches.
Clark working aggressively here.
Marciano blocking some punches.
Marciano wants to get back to striking at distance but Clark won't allow it.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Clark breaks from the clinch.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Clark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marciano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark moves in looking to clinch but Marciano pushes him off.
Marciano slips under a jab.
Marciano scores with a three punch combo!
Clark is looking to clinch.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Clark connects with a looping right hand.
Clark scores with a nice right hand.

That has opened up Tommy Marciano's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Clark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marciano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clark misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Marciano blocks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Marciano misses.
Marciano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marciano.
Clark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marciano misses with a wild combination.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Clark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Marciano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

An inside leg kick lands from Clark.
Clark moves in looking to clinch but Marciano pushes him off.
Clark moves out of range as Marciano throws a body kick.
Marciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Marciano does it's job there.
Marciano misses with a double jab.
Clark lands an overhand right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clark.
Jab, jab by Marciano - just one landing.
Clark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clark tries to clinch up but Marciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Clark finds it's target.
Clark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marciano thows a body shot but no joy.
Marciano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clark digs a good body shot into Marciano's ribs.
Clark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marciano is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clark has Marciano up against the cage in a clinch.
Marciano is trying to break free.
Clark lands with a light punch inside.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Clark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Clark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marciano.
Clark scores with a hook to the body. Marciano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clark lands the left hand.
Marciano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marciano misses with a double jab.
Clark lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano walks into a straight right hand from Clark.

Clark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marciano, pushing him back against the cage.
Clark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marciano can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marciano takes a shot to the head.
Clark stalling the fight.
Clark seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A short uppercut from Clark.
Marciano wants to break free but Clark has control.
Clark pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Clark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries to break free but Clark pushes him back against the cage.
Clark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Clark just leaning against Marciano, taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clark.
Nice body punch from Clark - that landed with a thud.
Clark pushes Marciano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joe Clark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clark has Marciano pushed against the cage.
Marciano takes a shot to the head.

Clark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clark swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano moves forwards but Clark connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clark slips a jab from Marciano.
Clark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marciano throws a poor cross that misses
and Clark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

The cut above Tommy Marciano's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Clark throws a body punch but Marciano moves out of range.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
Clark tries to clinch up but Marciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Clark wants to clinch up but Marciano keeps it at a distance.

Clark clinches with his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clark - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marciano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark misses with a body punch.
Marciano blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Clark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Marciano's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Clark staying out of range there.
Clark scores with the left hand. Marciano knows he should have avoided that one.
Marciano swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
Tommy Marciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marciano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A lazy body kick from Marciano
and Clark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clark connects with a nice looking jab.
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Marciano moves away and avoids it.
Clark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marciano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marciano takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Clark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Clark has Marciano up against the cage in a clinch.
Clark can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
Marciano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marciano takes a shot to the head.

Clark manages to break the clinch.
Joe Clark is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch but Marciano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marciano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Clark rushes Marciano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clark.
Clark lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Clark.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Marciano.
Marciano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands with a left to the head.
Clark lands an uppercut.
Clark has Marciano pressed against the cage, preventing Marciano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marciano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marciano has had enough of the clinch but Clark keeps him there for the moment.
Clark pushes Marciano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marciano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clark lands a shoulder strike.
Clark scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Clark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands with a light punch inside.
Clark will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marciano up against the cage.

Clark manages to break the clinch.
Clark getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marciano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clark misses with a double jab.
Marciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clark slips under a jab.
Clark throws out a powerful jab.
Clark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Tommy Marciano's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Clark throws a low kick but Marciano avoids it.
Marciano throws a looping overhand right but Clark ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Clark.
Clark scoring well with a low kick there.
Clark scores with a jab.
Clark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Marciano is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Marciano's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joe Clark!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

James
vs
Cho

183 cm
29
180 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
183 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James missing with a left hand there. Cho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cho throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cho catches James with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cho throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cho misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Cho misses.
James lands with a nice combination. Cho backs away looking to recover.
James pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cho back to the cage. James follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cho pivots, looking for a leg kick but James is out of range and Cho settles back down.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cho.
James swings widly with a right hand

and Cho counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cho has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Cho throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cho has him pressed against the cage.
Cho swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cho.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Cho has double underhooks.
Cho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cho struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
James wants to break free but Cho has control.
Cho lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Cho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
Cho misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cho throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Cho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cho lands a shoulder strike.
James has had enough of the clinch but Cho keeps him there for the moment.
Cho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
Cho throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
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!
Cho scores with an uppercut up the middle.

James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James swinging wildly here.
Cho lands a glancing blow to the side of James's head.
Cho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James checks a leg kick nicely.
James stuns Cho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
James misses with a few strikes there.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some wild striking there from James.
Cho lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cho.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cho circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from James does no damage.
Cho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James takes one to the side of the head.
Cho throws a nice outside leg kick.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cho on the side of the head.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Cho wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kimble Cho will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cho circles away quickly and effectively.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James misses with a double jab
and Cho counters with a nice body shot.
Cho slips a jab and a cross from James.
James takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
A jab from James misses.
Cho sizes up James with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jon James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cho lands a nice looking kick to the body. James takes a step back to recover.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cho circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cho misses with a straight right.
Cho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James looks to land a combination but Cho avoids it well.
Cho feints and then cracks James's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow James down.
James misses with a left hand
and Cho counters with a stiff right hand.
Cho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good leg kick by Cho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
James lands a really nice looking cross but Cho seems unphased.
James works the jab nicely.
James is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
James lands a two punch combo.
Cho lands a body shot.
Kimble Cho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and James has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Cho drives through and clinches with James against the cage.
Cho lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cho.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Cho won't allow it.
James is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cho displaying some good clinch control by pressing James up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cho stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cho struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cho presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cho scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cho lands with a left to the head.
Cho stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cho lands an uppercut.
Cho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cho backwards.
Cho scores with an uppercut up the middle.

James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James is working for takedown but Cho is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Cho.
Cho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cho.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cho as James tries to tie him up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cho gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cho in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
James misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimble Cho 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!

Nice defenses there by James.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cho.
James scores with a jab. Cho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Cho clinches.
Kimble Cho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from James.
Cho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
James misses with the head strike.
Cho leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cho tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Cho back against the cage.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Cho won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cho.
Cho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cho has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James is trying to stall.
Cho prevents a body shot from James.
Cho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
Cho lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cho.
Cho tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Cho back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho pressing his opponent against the cage.
James can't break the clinch.
A short left from Cho.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
James can't break the clinch.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Cho controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Cho fails to land.
Cho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cho tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Cho back against the cage.
Cho displaying some good clinch control by pressing James up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cho has James pressed against the cage.
James is trying to break the clinch but Cho is controlling him.
James tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cho just stands there and leans against the cage.
The referee calls for Cho to work.

James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James misses with a series of wild punches.

James tries to keep at a distance but Cho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cho is leaning against James and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho lands a nice shot to the body.
Cho scores with a shoulder strike.
Jon James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cho lands with a light punch inside.
James working aggressively here.
Cho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cho throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
James is trying to force a seperation but Cho has the dominant position.
Cho is working James over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cho.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cho pushes James back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cho scores with a nice hook to the head.

James is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
James is trying to break free.
Cho lands with a left to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kimble Cho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cho 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimble Cho!

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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jebidiah Knepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrick Ballantyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knepp comes to the cage accompanied by Amish Paradise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Knepp
vs
Ballantyne

185 cm
27
178 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

182 cm
27
183 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jebidiah Knepp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garrick Ballantyne!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knepp misses with the combination.
Knepp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knepp lands with a slapping head kick.
Knepp misses with a wild body shot.
Jebidiah Knepp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knepp connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knepp fails to land the takedown.
Ballantyne misses with a low kick.
Knepp feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ballantyne's calf.
Ballantyne cracks the inside of Knepp's front leg.
Knepp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knepp checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knepp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Knepp tries to clinch up but Ballantyne circles away and keeps his distance.
Knepp is looking to chop away at Ballantyne's legs.
Knepp lands a jab.
Knepp shoots in and drives through. Ballantyne sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jebidiah Knepp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knepp scores with a hook.
Knepp swings for the body but Ballantyne moves out of range.
Ballantyne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knepp scores with the left hand. Ballantyne knows he should have avoided that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ballantyne!
Ballantyne is looking to slow Knepp down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knepp cracks Ballantyne with an open hand slap.
Ballantyne tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballantyne misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knepp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knepp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knepp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knepp blocks a leg kick.
Knepp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ballantyne looks to land a body kick but Knepp moved away.
Knepp feints and then cracks Ballantyne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ballantyne down.
Ballantyne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knepp.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne avoids the head kick by Knepp.
Knepp misses with a jab to the body
and Ballantyne counters with a body kick that stops Knepp in his tracks momentarily.
Ballantyne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne is looking to land body kicks.
Knepp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballantyne manages to avoid it.
Ballantyne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knepp checks it well.
Ballantyne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knepp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knepp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Knepp with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ballantyne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knepp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballantyne was well out of range. Poor timing from Knepp.
Ballantyne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knepp swings for the body but Ballantyne moves out of range.
Ballantyne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ballantyne walks into a stiff left hand from Knepp.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballantyne throws a sloppy head kick and Knepp moves out of range easily.
A big right from Knepp misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Garrick Ballantyne will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ballantyne walks into a straight right hand from Knepp.
Knepp lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ballantyne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Knepp shoots in and bounces Ballantyne off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ballantyne trying to control the position.
Knepp looking to sit in guard and control but Ballantyne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Knepp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ballantyne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knepp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ballantyne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Knepp is trying to control the position but Ballantyne postures up.
Ballantyne wants to get up but he can't break Knepp's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Knepp wants to sweep but no luck.
Knepp has control of Ballantyne's left arm, preventing Ballantyne from doing any damage.
Ballantyne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Knepp is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jebidiah Knepp wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Knepp lands with an uppercut that bounces Ballantyne off the cage and back into range.
Knepp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ballantyne.
Knepp just misses with a punch to the body.
Knepp closes the distance but Ballantyne moves to the side

and Ballantyne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ballantyne.
Knepp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knepp avoids a wild elbow strike from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne blocks a body shot from Knepp.
Knees to the body from Ballantyne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballantyne lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knepp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knepp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ballantyne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knepp's defenses.

It looks like Jebidiah Knepp has been cut.
Knepp tries to pull guard but Ballantyne holds him up against the cage and eventually Knepp drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ballantyne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knepp avoids it.
Knepp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ballantyne blocks an uppercut.
Knepp fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knepp working aggressively here.
Knepp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ballantyne pushes Knepp back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knepp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballantyne avoids it.
Ballantyne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knepp's defenses.
Ballantyne tries to land knees in the clinch but Knepp avoids the damage to the body.

Knepp gets control of Ballantyne's arms and successfully pulls guard. Knepp will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Knepp trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne stopping the sweep attempt from Knepp.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballantyne wants to pass the guard but Knepp is keeping the position.

Ballantyne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballantyne's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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 Jebidiah Knepp will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jebidiah Knepp's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ballantyne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Knepp.
Knepp shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ballantyne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knepp jabs Ballantyne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knepp pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ballantyne back to the cage. Knepp follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ballantyne looks to throw a body kick
and Knepp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ballantyne with a nice cross.

Ballantyne gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Knepp to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Knepp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knepp thows a big elbow that misses.
Knepp throwing strikes but missing.
Ballantyne wants to stand up but Knepp is controlling him.
Knepp engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Knepp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ballantyne is trying to keep Knepp in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knepp throwing strikes but missing.
Knepp looking to sit in guard and control but Ballantyne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Knepp is trying to keep Ballantyne in close.
Knepp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jebidiah Knepp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne trying to control the position from guard on top but Knepp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Knepp has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ballantyne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Knepp is looking for a triangle but Ballantyne pushes his legs off easily.
Knepp trying to keep a closed guard but Ballantyne is proving a slippery customer.
Knepp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knepp pulls Ballantyne in close to prevent any damage.
Knepp wants to sweep here but Ballantyne controlling him for the moment.
Knepp manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ballantyne manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballantyne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ballantyne being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jebidiah Knepp clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jebidiah Knepp's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Knepp keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Knepp is looking to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Ballantyne.
Knepp throws a head kick that misses.
Ballantyne looks to score with a jab to the body but Knepp is just out of range.
Ballantyne throws a body kick that misses.
Ballantyne moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knepp!
Knepp looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballantyne is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Knepp.
Knepp tries a head kick but it misses.
Knepp misses with a body shot
and Ballantyne counters with a straight right hand.
Knepp fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ballantyne is leaning against Knepp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ballantyne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ballantyne throws an elbow but it misses.
Knepp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ballantyne is defending well for now.
Knepp avoiding damage as Ballantyne throws knees to the body.
Knepp tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knepp misses with a body punch.
Ballantyne landing knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knepp's defenses.
Ballantyne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Knepp in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knepp fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Ballantyne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knepp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jebidiah Knepp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ballantyne tries a head kick but it misses.
Knepp 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.
Knepp steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ballantyne. That one must have hurt.
Ballantyne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballantyne lands a nice looking body kick.
Ballantyne looks for the body kick but Knepp saw that one coming.
Ballantyne avoids the head kick by Knepp.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knepp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ballantyne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ballantyne.
Knepp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ballantyne is fending him off so far but Knepp persists. Nope, Ballantyne circles away and we're back to standing.
Ballantyne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ballantyne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ballantyne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knepp momentarily.
Ballantyne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knepp counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ballantyne swats away the attempt to clinch by Knepp.
Ballantyne throws a head kick but Knepp moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne throws a chopping leg kick but Knepp manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Ballantyne.
Knepp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne throws an overhand right that lands on Knepp's shoulder, as Knepp tries to avoid the shot.
Ballantyne throws a poor cross that misses
and Knepp counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Knepp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballantyne tries to clinch up but Knepp circles away and keeps his distance.
Ballantyne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knepp in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrick Ballantyne dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jebidiah Knepp's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ballantyne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knepp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Knepp lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knepp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ballantyne sprawls well. Ballantyne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knepp gets slowly back to his feet.
Ballantyne is looking to chop away at Knepp's legs.
Knepp checks a leg kick.
Knepp scores with a head kick. Ballantyne tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Knepp looks for a takedown but Ballantyne sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Knepp there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ballantyne doesn't manage to clinch there - Knepp circles away.
Ballantyne tries to bum rush Knepp with a series of wild strikes but Knepp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ballantyne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knepp thows a body shot but no joy.
Garrick Ballantyne seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Knepp drives through with a takedown into Ballantyne's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Knepp trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballantyne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballantyne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knepp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ballantyne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knepp.
Ballantyne trying to keep a closed guard but Knepp is proving a slippery customer.
Knepp postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ballantyne being controlled here, momentarily.
Knepp wants to control from the top but Ballantyne keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knepp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knepp preventing the sweep.
Knepp trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballantyne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jebidiah Knepp just wasn't active enough.
Knepp shoots in looking for a takedown but Ballantyne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Knepp's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jebidiah Knepp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knepp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ballantyne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ballantyne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Knepp.

Knepp darts in and clinches Ballantyne up against the cage.
Knepp tries to pull guard but Ballantyne holds him up against the cage and eventually Knepp drops back down to his feet.
Knepp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ballantyne just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knepp tries to pull guard but Ballantyne won't allow it.

Knepp pulls guard successfully.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Knepp wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ballantyne is now in half guard.
Knepp wants to control but Ballantyne is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballantyne prevents Knepp from improving his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jebidiah Knepp showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Knepp 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jebidiah Knepp!
Jebidiah Knepp retains his welterweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jebidiah Knepp waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45's logo in front of the cameras.

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