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RAFL 96: Surge PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Hardy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy with a lazy takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
Hardy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pierre is fending him off so far but Hardy persists. Nope, St Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy has his takedown stuffed
and St Pierre counters with a single leg into guard. Hardy didn't expect that.
St Pierre is sitting in close to Hardy's body. Hardy has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! St Pierre is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, St Pierre is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hardy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dan Hardy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Masahuku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaughn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Walking Tall. Masahuku has chosen Saltarello by Dead Can Dance as his entrance music. The key to victory for Chris Vaughn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Vaughn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taka Masahuku!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masahuku.
Vaughn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Masahuku staying out of range there.
Masahuku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masahuku swings for the body but Vaughn moves out of range.
Vaughn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vaughn misses with a two punch combination.
Masahuku fails with the takedown.
Vaughn 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.
Vaughn misses with a double jab.
Masahuku misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Vaughn does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaughn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vaughn missing with a left hand there. Masahuku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masahuku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaughn moves away.
Vaughn tries to bum rush Masahuku with a series of wild strikes but Masahuku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Masahuku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vaughn.
Masahuku tries for a takedown but Vaughn circles away easily
enabling Vaughn to counter with a crisp jab.
Masahuku doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vaughn counters with a stiff right hand.
Chris Vaughn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taka Masahuku.
Vaughn scores with a jab to the body.
Masahuku looks gassed!
Vaughn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vaughn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vaughn throws a nice looking combination but Masahuku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Masahuku checks a leg kick.
Masahuku misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn misses with the combination.
Masahuku looks to score with a jab to the body but Vaughn is just out of range.
Masahuku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masahuku is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vaughn rather than just go for the knockout.
Masahuku fails with the takedown
letting Vaughn counter with a right hand.
Vaughn throws a right and a left that Masahuku avoids nicely.
Vaughn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Masahuku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaughn moves away.
Masahuku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaughn moves away.
Vaughn avoids the body shot from Masahuku.
Masahuku swings for the body but Vaughn moves out of range.
Vaughn takes a swing at Masahuku's ribcage but misses.
Vaughn misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masahuku takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vaughn throws a hook but Masahuku blocks it.
Vaughn misses with a wild combination.
Vaughn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Masahuku is rocked!
A combination from Vaughn does no damage.
Masahuku is still on wobbly legs! Can Vaughn finish him?
Vaughn throws a series of punches but Masahuku moves out of range.
Masahuku misses with a jab to the body
and Vaughn counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Masahuku falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris Vaughn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathaniel Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ippo Makunouchi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathaniel Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makunouchi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Makunouchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edwards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Edwards misses with a jab to the body
and Makunouchi counters with an outside leg kick.
Edwards takes a swing at Makunouchi 's ribcage but misses.
Edwards throws a looping overhand right but Makunouchi ducks down to avoid it.
Edwards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makunouchi misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Makunouchi . Those never looked like landing.
Edwards throws a low kick but Makunouchi moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi loads up on a big right hand but Edwards slips the punch.
Edwards throws a right hand that misses
and Makunouchi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Edwards throws a head kick but Makunouchi moves out of range.
Makunouchi throws a right hand that misses
and Edwards counters with a nice uppercut.
Edwards throws a right hand that Makunouchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Makunouchi also avoids with ease.
Edwards scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Ippo Makunouchi has been cut.
Edwards on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Edwards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edwards takes one on the button.
Nathaniel Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards misses with a combination
and Makunouchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards throws a series of punches but Makunouchi moves out of range.
Makunouchi avoids the head kick by Edwards.
Edwards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edwards misses with an uppercut
and Makunouchi counters with a left to the body.
Edwards works the jab nicely.
Makunouchi misses with an uppercut.
Edwards throws a lazy uppercut
and Makunouchi counters with a one-two to the body.
Edwards misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Edwards.
Edwards misses with a shot to the body
and Edwards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a right hand that Makunouchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Makunouchi also avoids with ease.
Makunouchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makunouchi lands with a straight right. Edwards didn't see that one coming.
Edwards throws a body punch but Makunouchi moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Makunouchi , as that shot connected.
Edwards tries to land a front kick but Makunouchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Edwards throws a series of strikes that have Makunouchi backpedaling.
Edwards throws a left and a right that both miss
and Makunouchi counters with a one-two to the body.
Edwards is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Makunouchi rather than just go for the knockout.
Edwards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Edwards swings away with a body shot that misses
and Makunouchi counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Edwards misses with an uppercut.
Edwards throws a hook but Makunouchi blocks it.
Edwards has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Edwards there as he acknowledges the shot.
Edwards looks to land a left hand but Makunouchi moved out of range nicely.
Edwards throws a hook to the side of Makunouchi 's head but Makunouchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makunouchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edwards falls off balance throwing a combination
and Makunouchi counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Edwards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ippo Makunouchi 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Makunouchi jabs at Edwards's body.
Edwards is rocked!
Makunouchi misses with a series of wild punches.
Edwards is still on wobbly legs! Can Makunouchi finish him?
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Edwards. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A punch combination from Makunouchi misses.
Makunouchi misses with a wild combination.
Ippo Makunouchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makunouchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nathaniel Edwards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makunouchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makunouchi ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely.
Edwards throws the left hand but Makunouchi avoids the punch easily.
Makunouchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makunouchi misses with a straight left.
Makunouchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Edwards staying out of range there.
Makunouchi missing with a left hand there. Edwards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Edwards 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.
Makunouchi swinging wildly here.
Makunouchi misses with a two punch combination.
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makunouchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Edwards slips under a jab from Makunouchi .
Makunouchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Makunouchi .
Makunouchi throws the left hand but Edwards avoids the punch easily.
Edwards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makunouchi .
Edwards throws a looping overhand right but Makunouchi ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Edwards misses.
The fighters circling - Edwards throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edwards misses with a straight right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Makunouchi .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makunouchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Edwards misses.
Makunouchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Edwards.
A jab from Edwards misses.
Makunouchi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Makunouchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makunouchi .
Makunouchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makunouchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edwards.
Edwards misses with an uppercut. Makunouchi saw that one coming.
Edwards misses with a jab to the body
and Makunouchi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Makunouchi throws an overhand right that lands on Edwards's shoulder, as Edwards tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards fails to land with a series of punches.
Makunouchi looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range.
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely.
Edwards tries to bum rush Makunouchi with a series of wild strikes but Makunouchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makunouchi throws a shot from downtown. Edwards moves away and avoids it.
Makunouchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edwards staying out of range there.
Edwards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makunouchi .
Edwards dodges the punch combination from Makunouchi .
Makunouchi slips under a jab from Edwards.
Makunouchi swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Makunouchi .
Edwards misses with a hook.
Edwards blocks a head kick by Makunouchi .
Edwards slips under a jab from Makunouchi .
Edwards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makunouchi misses with an uppercut. Edwards saw that one coming.
Makunouchi misses the jab.
Edwards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makunouchi .
A leg kick checked by Makunouchi .
Makunouchi throws a series of punches but Edwards avoids them all with ease.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makunouchi fails to land with a series of punches.
Makunouchi misses with a looping right.
Edwards is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Makunouchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edwards throws a sloppy head kick
letting Makunouchi counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Makunouchi .
Edwards slips under a jab from Makunouchi .
Makunouchi misses with a few strikes there.
Makunouchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makunouchi .
Edwards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makunouchi .
Makunouchi looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Edwards.
Edwards defending well as Makunouchi loads up on a big left hand.
Edwards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makunouchi .
Makunouchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Makunouchi does no damage.
Makunouchi looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range.
Makunouchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makunouchi misses with a looping left.
Makunouchi throws a hook but Edwards blocks it.
A combination from Makunouchi does no damage.
Edwards tries to bum rush Makunouchi with a series of wild strikes but Makunouchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Makunouchi misses its intended target.
Edwards looks to throw the jab but Makunouchi is out of range.
Edwards moves away from the strike by Makunouchi .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi throws a series of punches but Edwards avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Makunouchi misses.
Edwards thows a leg kick but Makunouchi checks it
and Makunouchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edwards slips a jab and a cross from Makunouchi .
Makunouchi misses with a straight right.
Makunouchi misses the jab.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makunouchi misses with a two punch combination.
Makunouchi misses with the combination.
Makunouchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edwards throws a nice looking combination but Makunouchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely.
Edwards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makunouchi throws a shot from downtown. Edwards moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Makunouchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makunouchi throws out a loose jab but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makunouchi throws a hook but Edwards blocks it.
Makunouchi throws out a loose jab but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makunouchi misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the body from Edwards misses
and Makunouchi counters with a right hand to the body.
Makunouchi looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range.
Makunouchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makunouchi throws out a loose jab but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edwards avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edwards throws a head kick but Makunouchi moves out of range.
A big left from Makunouchi misses.
Edwards slips under a jab.
Makunouchi misses with a series of wild punches.
Makunouchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edwards throws a predictable looking body shot
and Makunouchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Makunouchi looks to land a combination but Edwards avoids it well.
Makunouchi throws a hook but Edwards blocks it.
A punch combination from Makunouchi misses.
Makunouchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makunouchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edwards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makunouchi .
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely.
Makunouchi throws a hook but Edwards avoids it easily.
Makunouchi misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Edwards.
Makunouchi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edwards circles away quickly and effectively.
Edwards misses with a jab to the body
and Makunouchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edwards slips a jab from Makunouchi .
Makunouchi throws a jab when Edwards was well out of range.
Edwards misses with a hook to the body
and Makunouchi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A combination from Makunouchi does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edwards.
Makunouchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makunouchi misses the jab.
Makunouchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makunouchi throws a series of punches but Edwards avoids them all with ease.
Makunouchi throws a looping overhand right but Edwards ducks down to avoid it.
Makunouchi swinging wildly here.
Makunouchi misses with a looping right.
Edwards slips a jab from Makunouchi .
Edwards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makunouchi .
A big right from Makunouchi misses.
Edwards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makunouchi .
Edwards slips under a jab from Makunouchi .
Makunouchi blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Makunouchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Makunouchi . Those never looked like landing.
Makunouchi fails to land with a series of punches.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makunouchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Edwards.
Makunouchi looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Makunouchi . Those never looked like landing.
Makunouchi misses with a few strikes there.
Edwards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makunouchi circles away quickly and effectively.
Makunouchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edwards slips a straight right by Makunouchi .
Edwards misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely.
Makunouchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Makunouchi misses.
Edwards slips a jab and a cross from Makunouchi .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makunouchi misses with the combination.
Makunouchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edwards.
Edwards moves out of range of the strikes.
Edwards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makunouchi .
A combination from Edwards does no damage.
A big left from Makunouchi misses.
A big left from Makunouchi misses.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Makunouchi .
Some wild striking there from Makunouchi .
Edwards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makunouchi .
A punch combination from Makunouchi misses.
Makunouchi looks to land a left hand but Edwards moved out of range nicely.
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely.
Makunouchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makunouchi loads up on a big right hand but Edwards slips the punch.
Makunouchi misses with an uppercut. Edwards saw that one coming.
Makunouchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makunouchi misses with an uppercut. Edwards saw that one coming.
Makunouchi throws an overhand right that lands on Edwards's shoulder, as Edwards tries to avoid the shot.
Makunouchi misses with a few strikes there.
Makunouchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edwards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edwards moves away from the strike by Makunouchi .
Edwards is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makunouchi .
Makunouchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edwards throws out the jab.
Edwards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edwards lands a jab to the nose.
No joy there for Makunouchi , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makunouchi throws a hook to the side of Edwards's head but Edwards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makunouchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makunouchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makunouchi missing with a left hand there. Edwards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edwards defending well as Makunouchi loads up on a big left hand.
Edwards dodges the punch combination from Makunouchi .
Makunouchi throws a series of punches but Edwards avoids them all with ease.
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely.
No joy there for Makunouchi , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makunouchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the body from Edwards misses
and Makunouchi counters with a crisp right that sends Edwards to the canvas! Makunouchi follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ippo Makunouchi !
A relieved looking Ippo Makunouchi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Philip Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Lunn (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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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Philip Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Lunn!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Phillips drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Phillips jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Phillips passes Lunn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Phillips is trying to work for a kimura but Lunn is defending well.
Phillips is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lunn is trying to stand.
Phillips is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lunn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Phillips is looking to advance position but Lunn won't allow it.
Lunn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Phillips pulls his head out easily.
Lunn looking for submissions off his back.
Phillips has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunn is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Phillips moves to back control.
Lunn rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Phillips seems to be looking for submissions.
Phillips is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lunn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Phillips pulls his head out easily.
Phillips is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunn misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lunn tries to roll over but Phillips keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillips is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lunn sees it coming and defends easily.
Lunn wants to get back to full guard but Phillips has passed into side control.
Lunn is looking to regain half guard here but Phillips keeps moving and retains side control.
Lunn struggling a bit here.
Phillips tries for a kimura but Lunn is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Phillips working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Phillips is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lunn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lunn is looking for a sweep.
Phillips is trying to get an arm triangle but Lunn is defending well.
Phillips tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Phillips has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips trying to control the action but Lunn is working from the bottom.
Lunn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ground and pound from Phillips seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lunn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Phillips is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lunn can't do much from the bottom here.
Phillips tries for a kimura but Lunn is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lunn is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Phillips dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Phillips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Philip Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Lunn - just one landing.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lunn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Phillips.
It looks like Billy Lunn has been cut.
Lunn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lunn keeps Phillips at a distance using the push kick.
Lunn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lunn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phillips. Phillips obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab-cross combination lands for Phillips and sends Lunn crashing to the mat! Phillips follows him down to the mat - Lunn regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Lunn is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Lunn quite badly. Lunn pulls Phillips in close trying to recover. Phillips postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Lunn on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Lunn doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip Phillips!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herb Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dos Santos has chosen Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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166 lbs
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155 lbs
11 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herb Hurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
dos Santos dives in and scores a takedown into Hurt's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
dos Santos thows a big elbow that misses.
Hurt keeping moving, preventing dos Santos from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as dos Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
dos Santos prevents Hurt from getting back to his feet.
Hurt keeping moving, preventing dos Santos from controlling successfully.
dos Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hurt is keeping the position for now.
dos Santos won't allow Hurt to get back to his feet.
dos Santos postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
dos Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hurt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hurt has hold of dos Santos's hands but dos Santos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt tries to roll over but dos Santos keeps him under control.
dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
dos Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
dos Santos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
dos Santos is just content to waste time from the top position. Hurt takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hurt wants to stand up but dos Santos is controlling him.
Hurt keeping moving, preventing dos Santos from controlling successfully.
dos Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hurt wants to stand but dos Santos is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hurt pushes dos Santos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A decent looking cross lands there for dos Santos.
Hurt doesn't manage to clinch there - dos Santos circles away.
Hurt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for dos Santos!
Hurt is breathing heavily.
dos Santos is trying to escape the mount.
Hurt avoids the attempt from dos Santos to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurt prevents dos Santos from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish dos Santos?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of dos Santos's face.
Hurt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
dos Santos is working to get back to half guard.
dos Santos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hurt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
dos Santos tries to get to full guard but Hurt has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurt tries to stand but his hand is stuck under dos Santos.
dos Santos kicks Hurt off and gets back to his feet.
dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hurt throws a sloppy body shot
and dos Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Hurt backing up. Hurt nods at dos Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dos Santos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
dos Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hurt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
dos Santos is putting a hurting on Hurt here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hurt is trying to buck dos Santos off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dos Santos in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hurt is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafael dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huey Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winner comes to the cage accompanied by It's time for war. The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: Im a playa. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
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267 lbs
20 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Huey Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randall Johnson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Winner on the side of the head.
It looks like Huey Winner has been cut.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winner manages to avoid it.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Winner doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Winner is rocked!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.
Oh Winner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson taking a break here but Winner is having none of it and regains half guard.
Winner seems to have got his legs back now.
Winner tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Johnson is looking to pass Winner's guard but actually Winner recovers to full guard.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Johnson throwing shots but Winner is blocking nicely.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Winner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Winner is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Winner defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots but Winner is blocking nicely.
Winner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Winner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Winner won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Winner!
Johnson working Winner over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Winner is out cold - huge knockout for Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Randall Johnson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naru Jarkko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Whissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarkko comes to the cage accompanied by Hawaii 78 & E ala E. Whissell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rose Of Sharon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Naru Jarkko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George Whissell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Jarkko - just one landing.
Jarkko takes a swing at Whissell's ribcage but misses.
Whissell throws a series of punches but Jarkko moves out of range.
Whissell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarkko manages to avoid it.
Whissell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jarkko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Whissell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jarkko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jarkko misses with a double jab.
Whissell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarkko.
Jarkko thows a body shot but no joy.
Whissell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jarkko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice takedown defense from Whissell. No joy for Jarkko on that attempt.
Whissell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Whissell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jarkko throws a body punch but Whissell moves out of range.
Whissell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jarkko momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Jarkko misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell throws a hook to the side of Jarkko's head but Jarkko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jarkko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Whissell as Jarkko shoots in.
Whissell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jarkko.
Jarkko throws a body punch but Whissell moves out of range.
Jarkko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarkko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whissell but Whissell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naru Jarkko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whissell tries to clinch up.
Whissell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jarkko circles away quickly and effectively.
Jarkko cracks Whissell with an open hand slap.
Whissell just misses with a punch to the body.
Whissell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A combination from Jarkko does no damage.
Jarkko checks a leg kick.
Jarkko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Whissell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whissell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jarkko.
Jarkko looks to throw the jab but Whissell is out of range.
A big left from Whissell misses.
A jab from Jarkko misses.
Whissell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jarkko lands with an overhand left.
Whissell looks to land a combination but Jarkko avoids it well.
Naru Jarkko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whissell throws a low kick but Jarkko avoids it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jarkko misses with a low kick.
Jarkko takes a swing at Whissell's ribcage but misses.
Jarkko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Whissell wants to land a leg kick but Jarkko is out of range.
Jarkko looks to score with a jab to the body but Whissell is just out of range.
Jarkko moves forwards but Whissell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jarkko misses with a double jab.
A jab from Whissell does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whissell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whissell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jarkko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Whissell misses with a body shot.
Jarkko throws a series of punches but Whissell avoids them all with ease.
Whissell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whissell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Whissell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Whissell lands a nice hook to Jarkko's body. Jarkko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jarkko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whissell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jarkko is looking to chop away at Whissell's legs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jarkko is defended easily by Whissell.
Whissell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell checks a low kick from Jarkko.
Whissell lands a leg kick that knocks Jarkko off balance momentarily.
Jarkko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whissell checks a leg kick.
Jarkko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Whissell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jarkko misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whissell connects with a body shot.
Whissell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jarkko throws out a loose jab but Whissell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whissell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whissell tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Whissell misses its intended target.
Jarkko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jarkko needs to keep his hands up - Whissell had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Whissell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Whissell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Whissell slips under a jab from Jarkko.
Whissell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jarkko.
The fighters circling - Jarkko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jarkko works Whissell's body with a nice hook.
Jarkko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whissell.
Whissell staying out of range there.
Jarkko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whissell throws a hook but Jarkko blocks it.
Whissell throws a low kick, looking for Jarkko's leg but Jarkko calmly moves out of range.
Jarkko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whissell thows a body shot but no joy.
Jarkko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jarkko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jarkko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jarkko just misses with a punch to the body.
Jarkko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whissell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarkko. Whissell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jarkko throws a lazy head kick
and Whissell counters with a nice uppercut.
Jarkko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jarkko throws a combination that misses
and Whissell counters with a straight right hand.
Jarkko takes a swing at Whissell's ribcage but misses.
Whissell lands a lovely overhand right.
Jarkko shoots for a takedown but Whissell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jarkko misses with a wild body shot.
Whissell swinging wildly here.
Jarkko is looking to chop away at Whissell's legs.
Jarkko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whissell tries to land a front kick but Jarkko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whissell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
George Whissell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jarkko throws a jab when Whissell was well out of range.
Jarkko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko is just content to waste time from the top position. Whissell takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jarkko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jarkko wants to pass the guard but Whissell is keeping the position.
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!
Jarkko forces his way into half guard.
Jarkko stops Whissell from getting back to his feet.
Jarkko is trying to control the action in half guard but Whissell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jarkko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jarkko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jarkko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell tries to get to full guard but Jarkko has control of the leg.
Jarkko 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.
Jarkko wants to pass to mount but Whissell is defending the position.
Whissell manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Whissell moves out of range as Jarkko strikes.
Whissell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whissell checks a leg kick.
Whissell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jarkko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
George Whissell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jarkko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jarkko shoots for a takedown but Whissell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Whissell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whissell throws a series of punches but Jarkko moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarkko.
Jarkko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whissell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Whissell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jarkko on the side of the head.
Whissell misses the jab.
Jarkko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Whissell takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Whissell regains half guard, as Jarkko was trying to land strikes.
Jarkko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarkko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whissell keeps working.
Whissell is trying to maintain the position but Jarkko is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naru Jarkko dominated that second 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. 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.
Whissell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jarkko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jarkko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whissell was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarkko.
Jarkko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whissell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Whissell with a jab.
Whissell lands a jab to the nose.
Whissell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jarkko.
Jarkko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whissell is out of range.
Jarkko misses with a low kick.
Jarkko swings for the body but Whissell moves out of range.
Whissell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whissell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jarkko shoots in for a double leg but Whissell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Jarkko with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naru Jarkko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarkko misses with a body shot.
Jarkko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whissell moves away.
Whissell cracks Jarkko with an open hand slap.
Whissell misses with a head kick.
Jarkko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jarkko fails to land the takedown.
Jarkko shoots and misses
and Whissell counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whissell lands a right hook to the body.
Jarkko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whissell was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarkko.
Jarkko is looking to wear down Whissell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jarkko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jarkko misses with a wild body shot.
Jarkko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jarkko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jarkko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whissell!
Whissell throws a leg kick which misses Jarkko's front leg but catches the back leg as Jarkko tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whissell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jarkko.
Whissell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whissell staying out of range there.
Whissell scores with a jab.
Whissell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Whissell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarkko.
Jarkko throws an overhand right that lands on Whissell's shoulder, as Whissell tries to avoid the shot.
Whissell throws a head kick that misses.
Jarkko ducks under a wild hook from Whissell.
Whissell cracks Jarkko with an open hand slap.
Whissell avoids the body shot from Jarkko.
A jab lands there for Whissell.
Whissell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarkko checks a leg kick.
Whissell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko slips under a jab.
Jarkko slips a jab from Whissell.
Whissell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jarkko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jarkko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whissell but Whissell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jarkko shoots in for a takedown but Whissell shows good takedown defense.
Jarkko misses the shot to the body.
Jarkko slips a jab and a cross from Whissell.
Whissell fails to land with a series of punches.
Jarkko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whissell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Whissell blocks a jab.
Whissell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jarkko tries for a takedown but Whissell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Whissell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jarkko doesn't seem phased though.
Whissell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell throws a leg kick but Jarkko checks it.
Jarkko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whissell.
Jarkko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whissell.
Whissell leaves Jarkko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jarkko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whissell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jarkko was well out of range. Poor timing from Whissell.
Jarkko throws a nice looking combination but Whissell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whissell scores with a hook.
Jarkko misses with a hook. Whissell ducked under it nicely.
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.
Whissell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whissell misses with a low kick.
Whissell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jarkko.
Jarkko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whissell avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Whissell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Whissell 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Whissell!
A victorious George Whissell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Ronbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Chinalot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chinalot is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Me So Horny. Ronnie Ronbo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Ronbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sir Chinalot!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chinalot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ronbo is out of range.
Chinalot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chinalot throws a push kick but Ronbo slaps the foot to one side.
Ronbo lands a left and a right that send Chinalot crashing to the mat, dazed. Ronbo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Chinalot is rocked!
It looks like Sir Chinalot has been cut.
A big right from Ronbo misses.
Chinalot is still on wobbly legs! Can Ronbo finish him?
Ronbo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Ronbo misses.
Ronbo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chinalot counters with a thumping low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chinalot - that will leave a mark!
Ronbo misses with a wild combination.
Chinalot seems to have recovered his senses.
Ronbo misses with an uppercut
and Chinalot counters with a single leg into guard. Ronbo didn't expect that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ronbo keeping moving, preventing Chinalot from controlling successfully.
Chinalot throwing strikes but missing.
Ronbo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Chinalot manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinalot controlling the pace.
Chinalot looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chinalot seems to be working for a kimura but Ronbo defends the submission attempt.
Chinalot frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chinalot controlling his opponent.
Chinalot scoring with strikes but Ronbo is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinalot connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chinalot landing strikes from the mount and Ronbo is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chinalot scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chinalot is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ronbo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ronbo is rocked!
It looks like Ronnie Ronbo has been cut.
Chinalot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Chinalot! Ronbo is hurt baaadly! Chinalot is firing away with more strikes - Ronbo is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sir Chinalot!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Heaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Moody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moody has chosen Medium Pace - Adam Sandler as his entrance music. 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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209 lbs
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seamus Heaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Moody!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Moody.
Heaney lands a right hook to the body.
Moody slips a jab from Heaney.
Heaney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moody.
Moody takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Moody.
Heaney misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moody counters with an inside leg kick.
Moody connects with a high kick.
It looks like Seamus Heaney has been cut.
Moody pushes Heaney away with a front kick.
Moody is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heaney closes the distance and clinches.
Moody tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heaney avoids it.
Heaney managing to block the knees to the body from Moody.
Moody prevents a body shot from Heaney.
Moody misses with a body punch.
Heaney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heaney tries a body shot but Moody blocks it.
Moody is working Heaney over against the cage.
Heaney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moody is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moody tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heaney's elbow.
Moody trying to land knees to the body.
Moody blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moody works on Heaney's body with a couple of short punches.
Heaney is breathing heavily.
Heaney misses with some punches.
A short right from Moody.
Heaney takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Heaney.
Moody tries a body shot but Heaney blocks it.
Heaney avoiding damage as Moody throws knees to the body.
Moody scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moody lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moody creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heaney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moody misses with a punch to the body.
Moody misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moody prevents a body shot from Heaney.
Heaney is looking to take this one to the mat.
A right hook to the body lands for Moody.
Moody scores with a hook to the body.
Moody lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moody lands a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moody obliges.
Moody lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Moody.
Moody lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Moody as the two fighters clinch.
Moody tries to work over Heaney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heaney tries to circle away but Moody has him pinned against the cage.
Moody can't find room to land a body shot as Heaney controls the action.
Moody lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moody utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moody.
Moody lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moody lands with a short shot to the head.
Moody lands a nice shot to the body.
Moody comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moody lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Moody.
Heaney takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moody gets underhooks to prevent Heaney's takedown attempt.
Moody lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heaney backwards.
Seamus Heaney's cut is getting worse.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moody obliges.
Good body shot from Moody.
Moody tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Moody.
Knees to the body from Moody.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moody pushes Heaney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Moody lands a shoulder strike.
Heaney prevents a body shot from Moody.
Moody lands a nice elbow.
Moody unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moody digs a right hand underneath Heaney's ribcage. Heaney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Moody utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Heaney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moody landing knees to the head.
Seamus Heaney's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Moody pushes Heaney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moody can't find room to land a body shot as Heaney controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heaney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moody lands a good knee to the midsection. Heaney won't want to take too many of those.
Moody works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Moody scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moody lands a good knee to the midsection. Heaney won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Moody on the inside.
Knees to the body from Moody.
Knees to the body from Moody.
Moody putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heaney in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moody tries a body shot but Heaney blocks it.
Moody lands a body punch in the clinch.
Moody presses Heaney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Moody lands a good knee to the midsection. Heaney won't want to take too many of those.
Moody lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heaney or not.
Moody misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Moody - that landed with a thud.
Moody utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moody lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Moody dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seamus Heaney's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moody gets a clinch.
Moody pushes Heaney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Moody has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moody misses with a body punch.
Moody lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heaney wants to take the fight to the mat but Moody manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Moody lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heaney misses with a punch to the body.
Moody lands a nice elbow.
Moody lands an elbow that stopped Heaney in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Seamus Heaney's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hank Moody!
In his post fight interview, Hank Moody started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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