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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for George St Pierre has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George St Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
George St Pierre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Georges St Pierre blocking the ground and pound attempt from George St Pierre.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
George St Pierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Georges St Pierre can do anything to dispel that myth.
Georges St Pierre gets full guard.
Georges St Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Georges St Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Georges St Pierre controlling the position.
Georges St Pierre wants to sweep here but George St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
George St Pierre drops back, looking for a kneebar! Georges St Pierre looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Georges St Pierre looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Georges St Pierre!
Georges St Pierre cracks George St Pierre with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George St Pierre is not content to let Georges St Pierre control the position.
Georges St Pierre misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George St Pierre taking a bit of punishment here - Georges St Pierre scoring with strikes.
Georges St Pierre in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Georges St Pierre trying to control the position but George St Pierre is working away.
George St Pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Georges St Pierre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Georges St Pierre decides to stand up, so the ref orders George St Pierre to his feet.
George St Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Georges St Pierre tries to avoid it but George St Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Georges St Pierre to the ground. Georges St Pierre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
George St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Georges St Pierre counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for George St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Georges St Pierre swivels and escapes.
George St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Georges St Pierre slaps away a takedown attempt from George St Pierre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Georges St Pierre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Georges St Pierre swings for the body but George St Pierre moves out of range.
George St Pierre stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from George St Pierre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georges St Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Georges St Pierre looking to score a takedown here. George St Pierre is defending well but Georges St Pierre drives through and ends up in George St Pierre's guard.
Georges St Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Georges St Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
Georges St Pierre distracts George St Pierre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Georges St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Georges St Pierre works over George St Pierre with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Georges St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
Georges St Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
Georges St Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Georges St Pierre stands up over George St Pierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Georges St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of George St Pierre's head.
Georges St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
Georges St Pierre stands up over George St Pierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Georges St Pierre is working George St Pierre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Georges St Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of George St Pierre's head.
Georges St Pierre passes George St Pierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Georges St Pierre is keen to just control but George St Pierre is a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Georges St Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Georges St Pierre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Georges St Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
Georges St Pierre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
George St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Georges St Pierre.
Nice combo by Georges St Pierre! Oh, that's hurt him - George St Pierre falls to the canvas and Georges St Pierre follows him into side control.
George St Pierre is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Georges St Pierre scoring with punches from side control.
Oh George St Pierre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
George St Pierre tries to buck Georges St Pierre off but Georges St Pierre is having none of it.
George St Pierre takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Georges St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
George St Pierre on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Georges St Pierre wants to control but George St Pierre is keeping him busy.
Georges St Pierre is chipping away with strikes.
Georges St Pierre prevents George St Pierre from escaping the position.
Georges St Pierre cracks George St Pierre with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Georges St Pierre scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh George St Pierre is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Georges St Pierre can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Georges St Pierre!
Georges St Pierre decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lito Lapid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devan Govatos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Govatos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Six Foot Seven. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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160 lbs
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161 lbs
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lito Lapid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devan Govatos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Govatos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lapid sprawls well initially but Govatos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lapid looking for submissions off his back.
Govatos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lapid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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. Govatos connects with a nice short shot to Lapid's temple.
Lapid actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Govatos there.
Lapid looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lapid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Govatos.
Lapid actively working from the bottom here.
Lapid looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Govatos wants to stand up but Lapid is controlling the position.
Lapid looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lapid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Govatos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Govatos trying to control the action but Lapid is working from the bottom.
Lapid is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Govatos pulls his head out easily.
Lapid slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Govatos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lapid is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Govatos frees his head nicely. Oh but Lapid has switched to an armbar! Govatos is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Lito Lapid!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naru Jarkko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarkko comes to the cage accompanied by Hawaii 78 & E ala E. Mathers has chosen Victory by Eminem as his entrance music. Marshall Mathers is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Naru Jarkko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers jabs Jarkko right on the nose. Jarkko blinks but takes it well.
Mathers moves into the clinch.
Mathers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jarkko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jarkko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mathers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mathers blocking some punches.
Mathers digs a right hand underneath Jarkko's ribcage. Jarkko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mathers tries to stall but Jarkko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mathers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jarkko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Mathers misses.
Mathers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jarkko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mathers.
Mathers closes the distance but Jarkko moves to the side
and Jarkko counters with a left to the body.
Mathers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers avoids the body shot from Jarkko.
Mathers clobbers Jarkko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marshall Mathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathers ducks under a wild hook from Jarkko.
Jarkko throws a right hand that misses
and Mathers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jarkko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarkko moves away from the strike by Mathers.
Mathers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Decent striking displayed by Mathers there.
Mathers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mathers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jarkko misses with a low kick.
Mathers connects with a crisp jab.
Mathers lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mathers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mathers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mathers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Mathers does no damage.
Jarkko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naru Jarkko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mathers.
Mathers misses with a double jab.
Jarkko misses with a looping right.
Jarkko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mathers tries to bum rush Jarkko with a series of wild strikes but Jarkko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mathers has closed the distance and engaged Jarkko in a clinch.
Mathers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jarkko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jarkko misses with a straight left.
Jarkko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mathers sprawls well. Mathers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jarkko gets slowly back to his feet.
A low kick from Jarkko misses
and Mathers counters with a nice body shot.
Jarkko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mathers.
Jarkko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jarkko moves out of range of the body kick.
Mathers misses with a wild combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jarkko.
Mathers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jarkko back to the cage. Mathers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers scores with a body shot.
Mathers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jarkko moves away.
Mathers cracks a nice hook into Jarkko's ribs.
Mathers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mathers thumps Jarkko with a low kick.
Mathers misses with a few strikes there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jarkko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
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!
Mathers fails to land with a series of punches.
Jarkko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
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.
Mathers wants to get back to his feet.
Jarkko trying to pass the guard but Mathers defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mathers tries to bum rush Jarkko with a series of wild strikes but Jarkko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jarkko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mathers.
Marshall Mathers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mathers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jarkko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mathers.
Mathers cracks Jarkko with an open hand slap.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mathers.
Jarkko throws a body punch but Mathers moves out of range.
Mathers plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jarkko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mathers sizes up Jarkko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mathers jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mathers scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers misses with a body kick.
Mathers throws out a loose jab but Jarkko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarkko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mathers pinned against the cage. Mathers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mathers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mathers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jarkko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jarkko moves forwards but Mathers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mathers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mathers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jarkko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mathers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Mathers. No joy for Jarkko on that attempt.
Mathers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mathers.
Mathers throws a shot to the body.
Jarkko looks to score with a jab to the body but Mathers is just out of range.
Mathers misses with a hook.
Jarkko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mathers's waist but Mathers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jarkko off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naru Jarkko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jarkko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jarkko is defended easily by Mathers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mathers.
Mathers throws the left hand but Jarkko avoids the punch easily.
Jarkko missing with a left hand there. Mathers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mathers.
Mathers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jarkko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mathers misses with a looping left.
Jarkko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mathers. Mathers obviously looking to wear him down.
Marshall Mathers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mathers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jarkko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jarkko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarkko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mathers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mathers wants to get back to his feet but Jarkko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers keeping moving, preventing Jarkko from controlling successfully.
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 is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mathers is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jarkko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mathers working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathers keeping moving, preventing Jarkko from controlling successfully.
Naru Jarkko has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mathers cracks a nice hook into Jarkko's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jarkko slips under a jab.
Jarkko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jarkko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mathers throws out the jab.
Mathers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mathers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jarkko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jarkko just misses with a punch to the body.
Jarkko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mathers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jarkko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jarkko moves out of range as Mathers throws a body kick.
Mathers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jarkko jabs Mathers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mathers. Jarkko does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers tries to clinch up.
Mathers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jarkko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Jarkko misses.
A swing and a miss from Mathers.
Mathers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mathers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jarkko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mathers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jarkko is looking to wear down Mathers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jarkko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarkko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mathers staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mathers. Jarkko does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mathers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Jarkko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marshall Mathers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jarkko jabs Mathers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jarkko throws a leg kick but Mathers checks it.
Mathers cracks Jarkko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jarkko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mathers as he avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarkko. Mathers does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left and a right from Mathers both land. Nice combination.
Jarkko looks for a takedown but Mathers sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Naru Jarkko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Mathers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jarkko doesn't seem phased though.
Jarkko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mathers scores with a jab to the body.
Marshall Mathers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jarkko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mathers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jarkko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mathers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naru Jarkko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mathers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mathers lands a jab to the head.
Jarkko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers misses with the combination.
Mathers throws a right hand that Jarkko ducks under and follows up with a left that Jarkko also avoids with ease.
Mathers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jarkko.
Jarkko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jarkko ducks right into an uppercut from Mathers.
Jarkko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathers moves away.
A punch combination from Mathers misses.
Mathers staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Mathers as he connects with a hook.
Jarkko slips a jab from Mathers.
Jarkko tries to move into range but Mathers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Mathers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mathers winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Mathers!
Marshall Mathers decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Anthony Cohen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Anthony Cohen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen slaps away a takedown attempt from Taylor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cohen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cohen looking to finish Taylor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Taylor!
Taylor wants to try and get back to his feet.
Taylor is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Cohen.
Taylor is trying desperately to improve position.
Taylor gets back to half guard.
Cohen drops an elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cohen is pressing down on Taylor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Taylor is holding on for now.
Nice strikes from Cohen there.
Taylor looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen is sitting in close to Taylor's body. Taylor has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Cohen is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Cohen is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Taylor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jon Taylor!
Jon Taylor made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turk Ransel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathaniel Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ransel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bro Hymm- Pennywise. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Turk Ransel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathaniel Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ransel throws a right hand that Edwards ducks under and follows up with a left that Edwards also avoids with ease.
Edwards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ransel.
Ransel drives through and clinches with Edwards against the cage.
Edwards wants to break the clinch but can't.
Edwards fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ransel wants to take the fight to the mat but Edwards manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Edwards has clasped his hands together around Ransel's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ransel can't do much from the bottom here.
Ransel is looking to regain half guard here but Edwards keeps moving and retains side control.
Ransel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet.
Edwards is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ransel is looking for a sweep. Edwards is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet.
Edwards decides to stand up.
Ransel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Edwards napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Edwards wants to get back to his feet but Ransel drags him back down.
Edwards is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Check out the look on Ransel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ransel wants to control but Edwards is keeping him busy.
Ransel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet.
Edwards is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ransel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Edwards down.
Edwards is rocked!
It looks like Nathaniel Edwards has been cut.
A big shot lands for Ransel! That's hurt Edwards! Will he recover? Ransel fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Turk Ransel!
A determined Turk Ransel didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dos Santos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rafael dos Santos was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao lands with a cross.
dos Santos dives in and grabs Pacquiao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pacquiao pushes down on dos Santos's head and hops out.
Pacquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
dos Santos walks into a left hand.
Pacquiao throws a shot to the body.
dos Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and dos Santos duly obliges.
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from dos Santos misses.
Pacquiao throws a looping overhand right but dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Pacquiao misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by dos Santos.
Rafael dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Pacquiao there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dos Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
dos Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pacquiao is trying to defend but dos Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pacquiao wants to control but dos Santos is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to kick dos Santos off but dos Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pacquiao has managed to free his arm - good work.
dos Santos is keen to just control but Pacquiao is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pacquiao has managed to free his arm - good work.
dos Santos trying to mount his opponent but Pacquiao defends it.
dos Santos is thwarting Pacquiao's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Pacquiao is defending against the submission attempts here by dos Santos.
dos Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pacquiao defends it well.
dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Pacquiao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pacquiao is controlling dos Santos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Pacquiao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
dos Santos controlling the pace.
dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Pacquiao is defending well.
Pacquiao is looking to improve his position.
dos Santos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is trying to stand back up but dos Santos is controlling him
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pacquiao tries to avoid it but dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pacquiao to the ground. Pacquiao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
dos Santos blocks a jab.
dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Excellent takedown into side control there by dos Santos.
dos Santos wants to control but Pacquiao is keeping him busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pacquiao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
dos Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao lands a head shot.
dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.
dos Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacquiao.
dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao lands a really nice looking cross but dos Santos seems unphased.
dos Santos slips a straight right by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a nice shot that snaps dos Santos's head back.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a shot to the body.
dos Santos looks to land a left hand but Pacquiao moved out of range nicely.
Rafael dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao's jab looks to have found its range, popping dos Santos under the eye.
dos Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Manny Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael dos Santos.
Pacquiao lands an overhand right.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacquiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into dos Santos's body.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pacquiao as he jumps to the side.
Pacquiao misses with a shot to the body
and dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pacquiao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. dos Santos eats them both and turns towards Pacquiao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pacquiao staying out of range there.
dos Santos lands with a good body shot.
dos Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pacquiao.
dos Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
dos Santos is breathing heavily.
dos Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
dos Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Pacquiao.
No luck for dos Santos with that takedown attempt.
Pacquiao lands a nice looking body shot.
Good exchange - Pacquiao coming out on top.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pacquiao but Pacquiao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab from Pacquiao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pacquiao finds it's way round the side to connect with dos Santos's head.
dos Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
dos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao throws a series of strikes that have dos Santos backpedaling.
Pacquiao scores with a body shot.
Pacquiao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the head.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Pacquiao. Beautiful body shot.
Pacquiao connects with a body shot.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown.
Pacquiao jabs at dos Santos's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dos Santos avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.
No luck with that takedown attempt from dos Santos.
Pacquiao connects with a good right hand that stumbles dos Santos. dos Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pacquiao throws a combination. dos Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A cross from Pacquiao lands.
dos Santos tries to clinch but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Pacquiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
dos Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
dos Santos looks for a takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
dos Santos fails with the takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Pacquiao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manny Pacquiao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of dos Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No luck with that takedown attempt from dos Santos.
dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
dos Santos avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into dos Santos's body.
Pacquiao scores with a hook to the body. dos Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
dos Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
dos Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
dos Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
dos Santos needs to keep his hands up - Pacquiao had a free shot at his head there.
Pacquiao works dos Santos's body with a nice hook.
dos Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pacquiao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pacquiao dips to his left and cracks dos Santos with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao with a nice cross.
Pacquiao scores with a jab. dos Santos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pacquiao lands with a nice body punch.
Pacquiao lands a really nice looking cross but dos Santos seems unphased.
Pacquiao catches dos Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
dos Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
dos Santos is rocked!
dos Santos tries to move into range but Pacquiao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
dos Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Pacquiao finish him?
Pacquiao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pacquiao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pacquiao drops dos Santos with a big left hand! dos Santos is injured, injured bad! Pacquiao jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Pacquiao!
Manny Pacquiao made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93% in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Manitoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Gacy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Gacy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Manitoba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, John Gacy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manitoba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manitoba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Manitoba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gacy throws out the jab.
Manitoba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manitoba throws out a leg kick but Gacy moves out of range and Manitoba only half commits.
Gacy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Manitoba tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gacy is in Manitoba's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Manitoba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gacy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gacy throwing strikes from guard but Manitoba blocks nicely.
Gacy is looking to work some ground and pound but Manitoba has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gacy drops back looking for a leg! Manitoba is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Manitoba manages to kick Gacy off! Gacy jumps back into Manitoba's guard.
Gacy postures up in Manitoba's guard and throws a big left but Manitoba blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gacy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gacy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gacy lands a couple of elbows.
Gacy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gacy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gacy throws a big right hand that misses.
Gacy stands up over Manitoba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Manitoba might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gacy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gacy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gacy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Manitoba's guard.
Gacy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gacy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gacy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Manitoba defending well though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manitoba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manitoba is breathing heavily.
Gacy working Manitoba over with strikes.
Gacy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Manitoba has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gacy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Manitoba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Manitoba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manitoba tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gacy wants to pass to mount but Manitoba is defending the position.
Gacy wants to work for an arm triangle but Manitoba is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gacy 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.
Gacy winds up and cracks Manitoba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gacy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manitoba's head.
Manitoba is defending against the submission attempts here by Gacy.
Gacy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manitoba's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Gacy there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Gacy 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.
Gacy connects with a jab.
Manitoba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gacy tries for a takedown but Manitoba sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gacy throws a jab when Manitoba was well out of range.
Manitoba tries to score with a low kick but Gacy moves his leg out of the way.
Manitoba gets caught flat footed, as Gacy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Manitoba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gacy on the ground.
Gacy throws a big right hand that misses.
Gacy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gacy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gacy lands a couple of digs.
Gacy tries to free his leg and advance position but Manitoba is retaining full guard.
Gacy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manitoba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gacy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gacy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gacy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gacy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gacy distracts Manitoba with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gacy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manitoba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gacy throws a big elbow that misses.
Gacy throws a big elbow that misses.
Gacy with a nice head shot there.
Gacy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gacy advances position into side control!
Gacy is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Manitoba is trying to escape and Gacy transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Manitoba is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gacy! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Gacy!
An out of breath John Gacy 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jebidiah Knepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrick Ballantyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knepp comes into the arena with Amish Paradise blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jebidiah Knepp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garrick Ballantyne!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knepp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ballantyne.
A low kick from Ballantyne is predictable there
and Knepp counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ballantyne throws a leg kick which misses Knepp's front leg but catches the back leg as Knepp tries to avoid it.
Ballantyne motions for Knepp to come forward. Ballantyne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knepp scores with a hook to the body. Ballantyne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice straight punches there by Ballantyne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ballantyne.
Knepp tries to close the distance and clinch but Ballantyne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knepp tries to clinch up.
Ballantyne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knepp.
Knepp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ballantyne.
Knepp takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knepp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garrick Ballantyne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knepp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballantyne misses with a kick to the body
and Knepp counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Knepp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ballantyne.
Knepp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knepp throws a leg kick which misses Ballantyne's front leg but catches the back leg as Ballantyne tries to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Ballantyne - just one landing.
Knepp shoots in but no luck this time.
Knepp checks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knepp, as that shot connected.
Ballantyne throws a hook but Knepp blocks it.
Knepp shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ballantyne as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jebidiah Knepp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knepp misses with a takedown attempt - Ballantyne sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ballantyne throws a sloppy head kick and Knepp moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Knepp as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballantyne tries to land a front kick but Knepp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knepp throws a one two combo.
Ballantyne tries to work over Knepp's front leg with a kick but Knepp checks it.
Knepp looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ballantyne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Knepp shoots in for a takedown but Ballantyne shows good takedown defense.
Knepp blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knepp tries to clinch but Ballantyne is having none of it.
Knepp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ballantyne tries to avoid it but Knepp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ballantyne to the ground. Ballantyne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knepp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knepp looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballantyne is just out of range.
Ballantyne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ballantyne throws a shot from downtown. Knepp moves away and avoids it.
Ballantyne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knepp swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Ballantyne counter with a right hand.
Knepp staying out of range there.
Ballantyne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knepp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ballantyne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knepp throws a nice looking combination but Ballantyne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knepp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knepp tries a head kick but it misses.
Knepp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballantyne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A combination from Knepp does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ballantyne misses with a wild body shot.
Knepp is looking to wear down Ballantyne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ballantyne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ballantyne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jebidiah Knepp will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Knepp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ballantyne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Knepp takes a swing at Ballantyne's ribcage but misses.
Ballantyne scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ballantyne thumps Knepp with a low kick.
Knepp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Knepp closes the distance and clinches.
Ballantyne misses with an elbow strike.
Ballantyne lands an elbow just above Knepp 's eye.
A short left from Ballantyne.
Ballantyne looking to throw knees to the head but Knepp is blocking nicely.
Knepp jumps guard but Ballantyne stands there with Knepp around his waist. Knepp gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantyne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knepp manages to pull guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ballantyne stays in close to Knepp's body and controls the position.
Knepp lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ballantyne!
Knepp working the ground and pound effectively.
Ballantyne wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Knepp.
Knepp is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ballantyne can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballantyne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knepp punching from mount but Ballantyne doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ballantyne really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knepp landing strikes, looking to finish!
Knepp scoring with strikes but Ballantyne is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballantyne is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knepp thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Knepp landing shots from mount.
Ballantyne is rocked!
Knepp has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ballantyne's face.
Ballantyne is still in real trouble! Can Knepp finish him?
Knepp connects with a bit shot that sees Ballantyne covering up! More strikes from Knepp and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Knepp is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jebidiah Knepp!
Jebidiah Knepp retains his welterweight title!
After the big win, Jebidiah Knepp made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 6 and Laundering 90% ) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Whissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whissell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rose Of Sharon. George Whissell has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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27
155 lbs
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160 lbs
28 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George Whissell!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whissell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Whissell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whissell throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Whissell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whissell throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whissell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hall.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall throws a leg kick but Whissell checks it.
Whissell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with a double jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hall.
Hall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hall throws a push kick but Whissell slaps the foot to one side.
Whissell misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Hall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hall lands with an overhand left.
Whissell leaves Hall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whissell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whissell.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Whissell.
Hall is looking to wear down Whissell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Whissell throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall throws a series of punches but Whissell moves out of range.
George Whissell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Whissell counter with a right hand.
A cross from Whissell lands.
Hall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whissell throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Whissell connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whissell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Whissell moves out of range easily.
Hall shoots for a double leg takedown but Whissell sprawls well. He's pushed Hall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Whissell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Whissell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall throws a low kick, looking for Whissell's leg but Whissell calmly moves out of range.
Whissell looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Whissell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall moves out of range as Whissell strikes.
Whissell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Whissell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Whissell is looking to chop away at Hall's legs.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whissell circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hall throws a series of punches but Whissell moves out of range.
Whissell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Whissell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hall has time to react.
Whissell cracks Hall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whissell.
Nice body punch from Whissell.
Whissell throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Whissell throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Whissell throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whissell was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Whissell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whissell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whissell misses with an uppercut.
Whissell takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Whissell saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Don Hall will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hall lands a nice looking body shot.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall shoots for a double leg takedown but Whissell sprawls well. He's pushed Hall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hall lands a head kick. Whissell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hall scores with a one two! Whissell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whissell throws out the jab.
Whissell lands with a nice combination. Hall backs away looking to recover.
Whissell looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Whissell scores with a jab. Hall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Whissell throws a low kick but Hall moves out of range easily.
Don Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Whissell misses with a jab to the body
and Hall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whissell thinking.
Whissell leaves Hall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Whissell misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a body punch but Whissell moves out of range.
Don Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Whissell does no damage.
A jab from Whissell finds it's way through Hall's defenses.
Whissell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whissell misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Whissell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Whissell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hall is in Whissell's guard.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Whissell is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall won't allow Whissell to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whissell wants to stand and escape but Hall is having none of it.
Whissell can't keep his opponent in guard - Hall advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hall lands strikes from half 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!
Whissell is trying to control but can't.
Hall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hall working Whissell over with strikes.
Whissell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Whissell is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell is defending against the submission attempts here by Hall.
Whissell pushes Hall off looking to stand but Hall dives back in and keeps control.
Hall is trying to work for a kimura but Whissell is defending well.
Hall works his way into full mount!
Hall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Whissell is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Whissell is on top in guard.
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Whissell's guard.
Hall drops back looking for a leg! Whissell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Whissell manages to kick Hall off! Hall jumps back into Whissell's guard.
Whissell looking for a sweep. Not yet Whissell, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whissell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hall defends it easily.
Hall pushing down on Whissell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Hall dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hall shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Whissell's guard.
Don Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hall slips nicely into half guard.
Whissell is trying to control but can't.
Hall passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Whissell!
Hall pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Whissell is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Hall locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Whissell is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Don Hall!
Don Hall retains his lightweight title!
Don Hall very nearly forgot to thank [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Jane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus Heaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Jane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seamus Heaney!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jane walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heaney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jane manages to avoid it.
Jane thumps Heaney with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Jane.
Heaney has a takedown stuffed.
Jab from Jane.
Jane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heaney loads up on a big right hand but Jane slips the punch.
Heaney staying out of range there.
Heaney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab lands there for Heaney.
Jane shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jane is looking to chop away at Heaney's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heaney. Jane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heaney blocks the body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Heaney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heaney darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jane controlling the position for now.
Jane makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jane.
Heaney throws a big elbow that misses.
Heaney is fighting to break Jane's control of his arms but Jane is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Heaney's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jane keeping full guard, as Heaney tries to pass.
Heaney with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heaney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Heaney is looking to work some ground and pound but Jane has wrist control.
Heaney is looking to work some ground and pound but Jane has wrist control.
Jane kicks Heaney off and gets to his feet.
Heaney avoids the head kick by Jane.
Heaney throws a hook but Jane avoids it easily.
Jane lands with a shot to the body.
Jane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Heaney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Heaney there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Seamus Heaney has been cut.
Heaney on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Heaney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jane tries to avoid it but Heaney manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jane to the ground. Jane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Patrick Jane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seamus Heaney.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heaney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Heaney throws out a loose jab but Jane uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heaney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jane on the side of the head.
Jane throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heaney on the side of the head.
Jane cracks the inside of Heaney's front leg.
Jane tries to land a leg kick but Heaney saw it coming and moves away.
Heaney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jane manages to avoid it.
Jane has Heaney up against the cage in a clinch.
Heaney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heaney as Jane tries to tie him up.
Heaney works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Heaney trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jane manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jane wants to pass the guard but Heaney is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Patrick Jane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seamus Heaney's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Jane.
Heaney shoots in but Jane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Heaney bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jane takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jane regains half guard there - taking advantage of Heaney's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Heaney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jane pushes Heaney off looking to stand but Heaney dives back in and keeps control.
Seamus Heaney has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heaney wants to take a breather but Jane is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jane manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jane has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heaney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jane looking for a sweep. Not yet Jane, not yet.
Heaney trying to control but Jane is working from the bottom.
Heaney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jane has momentary wrist control but Heaney slips an elbow through the middle.
Heaney is pushing down on Jane's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jane is fighting to maintain full guard but Heaney has managed to sneak the leg through.
Heaney throwing shots but Jane is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jane is in trouble now - Heaney has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heaney breaks from Jane's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heaney can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jane is looking to escape.
Heaney scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Heaney.
Heaney in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Heaney punching from mount but Jane doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Heaney throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jane because Heaney loaded up on that one.
Heaney is landing with some decent strikes but Jane is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jane tries to hold on but Heaney pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heaney looking to finish with strikes here!
Heaney working the ground and pound effectively.
Heaney trying to control but Jane is having none of it.
Heaney misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Heaney looking to finish Jane with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jane!
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!
Heaney throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jane because Heaney loaded up on that one.
Heaney throws some wild stikes that Jane manages to avoid easily.
Jane wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Heaney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Jane that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Heaney looking to land elbow strikes but Jane uses the position to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Heaney.
Heaney lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Heaney.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heaney lands strikes from half guard.
Jane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Heaney.
Heaney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Heaney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seamus Heaney's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jane avoids the body shot from Heaney.
Heaney looks for a takedown but Jane sprawls well.
Heaney tests Jane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jane misses with a body shot.
Heaney takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jane fails to land.
Jane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jane lands with a right to the head.
Heaney tries to work over Jane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heaney swings wildly with an uppercut but Jane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heaney has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jane is trying to keep an underhook but Heaney manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Heaney keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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!
Heaney throwing shots but Jane is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Heaney's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Heaney's back!
What can Heaney do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Will Jane go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Heaney wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Heaney wants to hold on but Jane pushes him away.
Heaney is squirming around, avoiding Jane's attempts to control the action.
Heaney is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jane trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jane gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Heaney thuds a left hand into Jane's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heaney. Jane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patrick Jane is winning the standup battle so far.
Heaney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jane, as that shot connected.
Heaney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jane manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Jane tenderised Heaney's leg. Heaney is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jane.
Jane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heaney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Patrick Jane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jane throws a low kick but Heaney avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heaney. Jane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Jane coming out on top.
Jane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heaney walks into a straight right hand from Jane.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jane, right into the meat.
Heaney swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jane makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Heaney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heaney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jane swats away the attempt to clinch by Heaney.
Jane misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Heaney is defended easily by Jane.
Heaney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heaney darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jane connects with a high kick.
Heaney fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jane sprawls well initially but Heaney persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Heaney is thwarting Jane's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jane wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Jane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Jane!
Patrick Jane managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, 160! - Sale!, into his post fight interview.
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