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MCC 73: Clapper vs Kyzer II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Merceli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maximus Merceli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Harris!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merceli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harris avoids it really well and circles away.
Merceli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Merceli.
Harris fails with the takedown.
Merceli darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
Merceli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Merceli tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris keeps control of Merceli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harris fails to pull guard.
Merceli tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Merceli is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merceli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Merceli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Merceli shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harris manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Merceli decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harris, up you get!
Maximus Merceli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Merceli is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.
Merceli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Merceli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Merceli is trying to break free.
Merceli prevents a takedown attempt there.
Maximus Merceli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris jumps guard.
Merceli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris is looking for a triangle but Merceli pushes his legs off easily.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Merceli from controlling successfully.
Merceli gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Merceli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Merceli lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Chris Harris has been cut.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Merceli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Merceli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Merceli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merceli misses with a double jab.
Harris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harris looks gassed!
Merceli throws a combination that misses
and Harris counters with a nice body shot.
Merceli darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Merceli is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
It looks like Merceli is going to stand back up.
Harris actively working from the bottom here.
Merceli wants to stand up but Harris is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merceli gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Merceli throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Merceli. Those never looked like landing.
Merceli connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Merceli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Merceli.
Merceli shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harris manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Merceli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Harris's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Merceli throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Merceli misses with a jab to the body
so Harris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Merceli is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Harris has Merceli pressed against the cage, preventing Merceli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Merceli is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Merceli.
Merceli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Merceli misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Merceli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merceli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Merceli is looking to clinch.
Harris dives in and grabs Merceli's left leg, looking for a takedown. Merceli pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris swinging wildly here.
Merceli dives in and grabs Harris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes down on Merceli's head and hops out.
Merceli misses with a two punch combination.
Merceli lands with a nice combination. Harris backs away looking to recover.
Merceli throws a combination that misses
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maximus Merceli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Merceli or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris which made him look bad.
Merceli dives in and scores a takedown into Harris's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Merceli trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Merceli decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harris, up you get!
Merceli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Merceli feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Merceli drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Merceli jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Merceli is looking to stand up but Harris won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merceli passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Merceli advances to full mount.
Merceli content just to control the position here.
Harris is bucking up trying to escape but Merceli cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merceli controlling from mount.
Harris is squirming around, avoiding Merceli's attempts to control the action.
Harris taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to hold on but Merceli pushes him away.
Merceli looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Maximus Merceli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee warns Harris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Merceli looking to control and managing it successfully.
Merceli scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Merceli breaks from Harris's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Harris is in a horrible position here. Merceli smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That has opened up Chris Harris's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Merceli sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Merceli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Harris's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Merceli misses with a double jab.
Maximus Merceli is winning the standup battle so far.
Merceli misses with a double jab
and Harris counters by clinching up.
Merceli is looking to break free of the clinch but Harris has double underhooks.
Harris manages to pull guard.
Merceli wants to get up but he can't break Harris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harris is looking for a triangle but Merceli pushes his legs off easily.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing Merceli from standing up.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merceli gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Merceli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris counters with a head kick.
Merceli throws a poor cross that misses
and Harris counters with a head kick. That will keep Merceli thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Merceli fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harris sprawls well initially but Merceli persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harris is looking for a sweep. Merceli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Merceli winds up and cracks Harris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Merceli working over Harris with some ground and pound. Harris looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Merceli.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Merceli is thwarting Harris's attempts to control the position.
Merceli lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Maximus Merceli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merceli controlling the pace.
Merceli passes the guard and advances to mount!
Merceli looking to control and managing it successfully.
Merceli seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Harris for as long as he can get away with.
Merceli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus Merceli has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Merceli gets the takedown into side control.
Harris is not content to let Merceli control the position.
Merceli moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merceli stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Merceli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Merceli.
Merceli works over Harris's head and body with a nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Merceli throws a chopping leg kick but Harris manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chris Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Merceli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Merceli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Merceli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Merceli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lauzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque Francois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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164 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Lauzon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacque Francois!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lauzon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lauzon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Francois looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Francois is staying active underneath Lauzon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lauzon seems to be looking for submissions.
Francois is staying active underneath Lauzon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Francois is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lauzon pulls his head out easily.
Lauzon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Francois slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lauzon throwing strikes from guard but Francois blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon wants to control from the top but Francois keeps moving.
Francois is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lauzon trying to control the position from guard on top but Francois is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Francois not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lauzon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lauzon is looking to work some ground and pound but Francois has wrist control.
Francois is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lauzon is aware though and is defending well.
Lauzon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Francois works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lauzon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lauzon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lauzon wants to control from the top but Francois keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francois working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lauzon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lauzon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Francois keeping moving, preventing Lauzon from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francois pulls Lauzon in close to prevent any damage.
Francois had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lauzon defends it easily.
Francois can't keep his opponent in guard - Lauzon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lauzon is looking for a kimura but Francois is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lauzon to get the leverage.
Francois looking for a kimura from the bottom but Lauzon passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon cracks Francois with a big right hand but Francois just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lauzon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lauzon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lauzon is breathing heavily.
Lauzon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lauzon throws a strike aimed at the side of Francois's head but Francois avoids it well.
Francois manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lauzon's best efforts.
Francois actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon passes into side control, despite Francois's attempt to control the position.
Francois gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Francois trying to hold on to Lauzon's head to control him but Lauzon postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lauzon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Francois has managed to free his arm - good work.
Francois slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Francois escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lauzon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Francois looking for a guillotine here but Lauzon defends easily.
Lauzon advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacque Francois will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Francois shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown by Francois or perhaps it was just good defense by Lauzon which made him look bad.
Lauzon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lauzon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Francois tries to lock up and control but Lauzon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Francois tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lauzon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lauzon with good strikes from the mount here!
Lauzon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Francois has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Francois is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francois wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Francois is breathing heavily.
Lauzon is working for a rear naked choke. Francois is not defending it well and Lauzon has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Francois refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Francois's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joe Lauzon!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and William counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
William stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. William gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson wants to stand up but William is controlling him.
Johnson controls William momentarily but William frees himself.
William drops back, looking for a kneebar! Johnson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Johnson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Johnson!
William throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
William avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Johnson.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
William tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
William can't do much from the bottom here.
William is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused William some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
William taking punishment in the form of punches.
William gets back to half guard.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
William wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson is pressing down on William's thigh, looking to free his foot. William is holding on for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson thows a huge punch but William dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots but William is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson throwing shots but William is blocking nicely.
William keeping hold of Johnson's head, controlling as best he can.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through William's hands, connecting with William's forehead.
Johnson is thwarting William's attempts to control the position.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of William's head.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson prevents William from improving his position.
William is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of William's head.
Johnson throwing shots but William is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is thwarting William's attempts to control the position.
William is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
William keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson working William over with strikes.
William looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson is thwarting William's attempts to control the position.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to William's temple.
William misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
William keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
William slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
William is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
William controlling the position.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson works over William with some ground and pound from guard.
William working a defensive guard here.
Johnson stands up over William, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson postures up in William's guard and throws a big left but William blocks it.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
William might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
William looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
William stuffs the takedown.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and William counters with a two punch combo.
Damien William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Johnson.
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. William looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
William keeps Johnson under control for a moment.
William struggling a bit here.
William is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control.
William can't do much from the bottom here.
William tries to improve position but can't.
The strikes coming from Johnson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
William is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks William with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but William is defending well.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
William gets back to full guard.
William is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
William looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as William works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
William is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
William pushes a forearm under Johnson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Johnson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damien William!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Russell Belcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray King!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belcher.
Belcher clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Belcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belcher misses with the head strike.
King is trying to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Belcher takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
King looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. King obliges.
Belcher throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Belcher works on King's body with a couple of short punches.
Belcher stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Belcher working aggressively here.
Belcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belcher blocks a body shot from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher lands a nice uppercut.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belcher.
Stalling in the clinch from Belcher.
Belcher misses with the head strike.
Belcher working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Belcher fails to land.
Belcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belcher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belcher lands a right hand.
Belcher swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belcher trying to stall but King improves his position.
Belcher has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed King clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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.
You can see the frustration on King's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Belcher scores with punches to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belcher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belcher is landing with strikes. King can't take much more of this.
Belcher lands shots from the back.
King is trying to remain composed but Belcher is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Belcher lands a shot to the body.
King is taking damage to the body and head.
Belcher lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Belcher throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting King!
King grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
King is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher is landing big shots and King is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russell Belcher!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pierre La Plante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaien Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Plante comes to the cage accompanied by MegaDeth- This Day We FIGHT!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre La Plante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaien Cao!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Plante looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
La Plante throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cao is looking to improve his position.
Cao actively working from the bottom here.
Cao tries to roll over but La Plante keeps him under control.
Cao trying to hold on to La Plante's head to control him but La Plante postures up.
La Plante seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cao is looking to improve his position.
La Plante scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cao is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
La Plante not landing any meaningful shots this time.
La Plante is looking to stall here but Cao recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cao is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and La Plante defends well.
Cao has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cao is looking for a triangle but La Plante pushes his legs off easily.
Cao is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! La Plante rolls with it to try and escape but Cao cranks on the arm and La Plante is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kaien Cao!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Issac Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moosh LooLoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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284 lbs
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278 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Issac Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Moosh LooLoo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon looks to land a left hand but LooLoo moved out of range nicely.
Cannon has a takedown stuffed.
LooLoo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cannon's hands.
LooLoo lands with a nice body punch.
Cannon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and LooLoo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cannon thinking.
Cannon shoots in for a double leg but LooLoo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Issac Cannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cannon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? LooLoo is fending him off so far but Cannon persists. Nope, LooLoo circles away and we're back to standing.
Cannon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as LooLoo sprawls well. LooLoo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cannon gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cannon trying to mount his opponent but LooLoo defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LooLoo tries to roll over but Cannon keeps him under control.
Cannon is just content to waste time from the top position. LooLoo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon wants to control from the top but LooLoo keeps moving.
LooLoo wants to sweep here but Cannon controlling him for the moment.
LooLoo has his hands on Cannon's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LooLoo wants to sweep here but Cannon controlling him for the moment.
Cannon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Issac Cannon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cannon fails with a takedown attempt.
Cannon shoots for a double leg takedown but LooLoo sprawls well. He's pushed Cannon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LooLoo lands a jab to Cannon's midsection.
Issac Cannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cannon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cannon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
LooLoo lands a leg kick that knocks Cannon off balance momentarily.
Cannon is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cannon fails with the takedown
and LooLoo counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LooLoo is looking to slow Cannon down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moosh LooLoo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cannon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cannon closes the distance and clinches up with LooLoo, looking for a takedown. Cannon pushes LooLoo against the cage but LooLoo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
LooLoo scores with a leg kick.
Issac Cannon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
LooLoo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cannon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Issac Cannon has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cannon walks into a stiff left hand from LooLoo.
LooLoo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by LooLoo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A cross from LooLoo lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
LooLoo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by LooLoo.
LooLoo lands a jab to the head.
LooLoo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cannon. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
LooLoo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cannon's calf.
Decent striking displayed by LooLoo there.
A telegraphed right hand from Cannon misses the target.
LooLoo lands a nice hook to Cannon's body. Cannon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from LooLoo.
LooLoo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
LooLoo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and LooLoo wants it to stay on the feet.
LooLoo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
LooLoo cracks Cannon with an open hand slap.
Issac Cannon's cut is getting worse.
Cannon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
LooLoo thuds his shin into the meat of Cannon's side.
LooLoo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from LooLoo! Cannon is out on his feet! LooLoo rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Cannon is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Cannon is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moosh LooLoo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordie St Pietro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jero Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St Pietro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to GSP TRIBUTE. Wolf is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: schism. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jero Wolf enters the cage!
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27
170 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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169 lbs
12 - 7 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordie St Pietro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Jero Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pietro rushes Wolf and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Pietro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pietro wants a takedown.
Wolf is working St Pietro over against the cage.
Wolf scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Pietro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Pietro scores a nice knee to the body.
St Pietro looking for a takedown.
St Pietro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wolf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wolf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wolf can't find room to land a body shot as St Pietro controls the action.
Wolf has St Pietro pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wolf pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending St Pietro tumbling to the mat - Wolf dives into St Pietro's 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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wolf throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Pietro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wolf wants to pass the guard but St Pietro is keeping the position.
St Pietro controls Wolf momentarily but Wolf frees himself.
St Pietro keeping moving, preventing Wolf from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pietro wants to stand and escape but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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.
St Pietro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Pietro throws a head kick that misses.
Wolf tries to clinch up
and St Pietro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from St Pietro misses.
Wolf misses with a wild body shot.
St Pietro blocks a head kick by Wolf.
St Pietro looks to throw the jab but Wolf is out of range.
St Pietro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pietro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolf tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St Pietro is able to avoid easily.
Wolf throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Pietro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pietro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pietro throws an off balance right hand
and Wolf counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wolf lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
St Pietro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Wolf digs a good hook to St Pietro's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pietro moves into the clinch.
Wolf lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Pietro or not.
Wolf avoiding damage as St Pietro throws knees to the body.
St Pietro tries a knee to the head but Wolf blocks it.
St Pietro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Pietro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Pietro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wolf just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordie St Pietro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pietro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wolf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolf tries to work over St Pietro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolf lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Pietro backwards.
St Pietro tries for a takedown but Wolf manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jero Wolf will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wolf wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolf. St Pietro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolf just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolf just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf jabs at St Pietro's body.
Wolf is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down St Pietro rather than just go for the knockout.
St Pietro takes a swing at Wolf's ribcage but misses.
St Pietro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wolf sprawls well. Wolf wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St Pietro gets slowly back to his feet.
Jero Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pietro clinches.
Wolf has hold of one of St Pietro's legs. St Pietro is fighting the takedown attempt but Wolf gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wolf prevents St Pietro from getting back to his feet.
Wolf won't allow St Pietro to sweep him here.
Wolf prevents St Pietro from getting back to his feet.
Wolf trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wolf stands up over St Pietro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
St Pietro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wolf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf stops St Pietro from standing up.
Wolf controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wolf wants to slow St Pietro down by chopping away at his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolf cracks St Pietro with an open hand slap.
St Pietro throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf tries to work over St Pietro's front leg with a kick but St Pietro checks it.
St Pietro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Pietro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pietro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wolf.
Wolf drives through and clinches with St Pietro against the cage.
Wolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Pietro's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Wolf.
Wolf is working St Pietro over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wolf jumps guard.
Wolf trying to keep a closed guard but St Pietro is proving a slippery customer.
St Pietro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is looking to control St Pietro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wolf avoid being mounted?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pietro wants to pass the guard but Wolf is defending well.
Wolf actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf has his hands clasped together around St Pietro's back. He's all about the action.
Wolf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pietro working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Wolf's thigh. Wolf counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jero Wolf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
An inside leg kick from Wolf misses.
Wolf throws a leg kick which misses St Pietro's front leg but catches the back leg as St Pietro tries to avoid it.
St Pietro lands a right hook to the body.
St Pietro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wolf misses with a punch to the body.
Wolf lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Pietro tries to land a knee to the head but Wolf blocks with his arms.
Wolf lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Pietro backwards.
Wolf lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf missing with knees to the body.
Wolf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Pietro backwards.
Wolf drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wolf drops to a knee looking for a takedown but St Pietro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
St Pietro tries to throw a body punch but Wolf avoids it by throwing St Pietro back against the cage.
St Pietro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wolf is trying to drag St Pietro to the mat but St Pietro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jordie St Pietro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jero Wolf.
Wolf has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. St Pietro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
St Pietro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wolf pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wolf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Pietro backwards.
Wolf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wolf lands with a light punch inside.
St Pietro tries to stall but Wolf uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro being controlled against the cage.
St Pietro lands a knee to the head.
St Pietro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wolf avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wolf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wolf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Pietro backwards.
Wolf takes an elbow to the temple.
St Pietro managing to block the knees to the body from Wolf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pietro wants a takedown.
Wolf manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wolf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wolf trying to control the position here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wolf is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wolf landing some decent shots from guard.
Wolf showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
St Pietro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jordie St Pietro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wolf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wolf wants to control from the top but St Pietro keeps moving.
St Pietro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wolf can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wolf avoids the strikes from the bottom by St Pietro.
St Pietro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wolf works to advance to full mount. St Pietro defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wolf can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pietro is looking to escape.
Jero Wolf has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wolf tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf working for a submission but St Pietro is keeping him at bay.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jero Wolf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wolf 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jero Wolf!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chucky Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chucky Little could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Christian's chin.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chucky Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Christian!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Little. That's going to slow Christian down.
A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target.
Little pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice takedown defense from Little. No joy for Christian on that attempt.
Little swinging wildly here.
Little scores with a spinning back kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Little swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Christian.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little takes a swing at Christian's ribcage but misses.
Christian misses the shot to the body.
Little misses with a head kick.
Christian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Christian looks gassed!
Christian just misses with a punch to the body.
Little scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Little lands a big head kick that sends Christian tumbling to the mat! Little takes a step backwards and waves Christian back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Christian is rocked!
It looks like Jack Christian has been cut.
Little knocks out Christian with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Little before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Little picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chucky Little!
Chucky Little was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Clapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Kyzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clapper might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Who Gon Stop Me. Kyzer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: All of the Lights. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rusty Clapper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Kyzer!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clapper shoots and misses
and Kyzer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clapper takes one to the side of the head.
Kyzer gets caught napping as Clapper dives in and scores a takedown. Kyzer manages to retain guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Clapper throws and elbow that misses. Kyzer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clapper's guard. Nice move by Kyzer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyzer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kyzer throws and elbow that misses. Clapper uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kyzer's guard. Nice move by Clapper!
Kyzer keeping moving, preventing Clapper from controlling successfully.
Clapper throws a big right hand that misses.
Clapper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clapper showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clapper throws a strike but Kyzer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kyzer throwing strikes but missing.
Clapper is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kyzer looking to sit in guard and control but Clapper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clapper trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kyzer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer trying to control the position from guard on top but Clapper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kyzer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Clapper working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kyzer wants to pass the guard but Clapper is keeping the position.
Kyzer is pushing down on Clapper's leg trying to pass to half guard. Clapper is fighting to maintain full guard but Kyzer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Clapper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Clapper wants to get back to full guard.
Clapper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kyzer is trying to control. Clapper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clapper regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kyzer.
Kyzer looking to pass the guard.
Kyzer wants to control from the top but Clapper keeps moving.
Clapper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer working some strikes from top position.
Kyzer trying to control but Clapper is working from the bottom.
Clapper manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kyzer tries to hold on but Clapper postures up.
Clapper tries to control but Kyzer wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyzer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Clapper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nate Kyzer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kyzer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kyzer leaves Clapper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kyzer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clappers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Clapper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clapper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kyzer sprawls well. Kyzer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clapper gets slowly back to his feet.
Kyzer throws a sloppy head kick and Clapper moves out of range easily.
Clapper shoots in but Kyzer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusty Clapper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clapper doesn't manage to clinch there - Kyzer circles away.
Clapper avoids a kick to the body.
Clapper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyzer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kyzer is looking to chop away at Clapper's legs.
Clapper manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kyzer on his heels. He'll look to pass Kyzer's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clapper won't allow Kyzer to sweep him here.
Kyzer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kyzer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clapper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kyzer.
Kyzer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Clapper has hold of Kyzer's hands but Kyzer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kyzer winds up and cracks Clapper with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyzer is keen to just control but Clapper is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clapper is trying to control but can't.
Kyzer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kyzer passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kyzer wants to control the pace but Clapper is squirming around nicely.
Clapper is trying desperately to improve position.
Kyzer tries to control but Clapper wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clapper tries to hold on but Kyzer pushes him away.
Kyzer lands a big shot there that rocks Clapper but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Clapper regains half guard.
Kyzer is trying to control. Clapper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kyzer is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nate Kyzer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Clapper moves away from the strike by Kyzer.
Clapper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kyzer defends it nicely.
Clapper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kyzer as he jumps to the side.
Clapper slips a straight right by Kyzer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyzer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kyzer misses with an uppercut. Clapper saw that one coming.
Kyzer swings for the body but Clapper moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Kyzer 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.
A big left from Kyzer misses.
Kyzer scores with a head kick. Clapper tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nate Kyzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyzer throws a jab but it's blocked by Clapper.
Clapper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kyzer as he jumps to the side.
Clapper shoots in looking for a takedown. Kyzer tries to sprawl out of it but Clapper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kyzer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kyzer drops Clapper with a beautiful combination! Clapper stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kyzer is looking for the KO!
Clapper is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyzer lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Clapper is looking to close the distance but Kyzer sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Clapper crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Clapper is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Nate Kyzer!
An out of breath Nate Kyzer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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