NAF 18: Caine vs. Yadav PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Cruz
vs
Saunders

185 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders tries to clinch up

and Cruz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cruz.

Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Saunders enables Cruz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Saunders manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cruz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Saunders is keeping the position.

Cruz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Cruz has managed to clinch.
Saunders is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders misses with a knee to the head.

Cruz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Saunders clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Saunders finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.

Cruz goes for an armbar but Saunders turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Saunders.
Cruz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cruz is proving hard to escape from.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Saunders isn't so interested in that idea.
Saunders won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz has his hands on Saunders's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because William Cruz just wasn't active enough.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Saunders moved out of range nicely.
Cruz shoots in but no luck this time.
Saunders is looking to clinch.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz fails to land the takedown.
Saunders throws a series of strikes that have Cruz backpedaling.

It looks like William Cruz has been cut.
Saunders tries to clinch

and Cruz counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to break free.
Saunders tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saunders looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Cruz is working for takedown but Saunders is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saunders wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
Saunders creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cruz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Saunders prevents it.
Saunders misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saunders stalling in the clinch but Cruz improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss

and Saunders holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Saunders is trying to push Cruz away but Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cruz lands a damaging elbow.

Cruz pulls Saunders into guard.

Cruz is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Saunders rolls with it to try and escape but Cruz cranks on the arm and Saunders is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Cruz!

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RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Amidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffery Shannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Amidal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Act Like You Know. Shannon has chosen Don't Tread On Me - Metallica as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Amidal
vs
Shannon

191 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Amidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeffery Shannon!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shannon tries to clinch but Amidal is having none of it.
Shannon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amidal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shannon wants to clinch.
Amidal thows a leg kick but Shannon checks it
and Shannon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Amidal lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shannon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shannon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice shot by Amidal.

Shannon lands a left and a right that send Amidal crashing to the mat, dazed. Shannon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Amidal is rocked!

It looks like Joey Amidal has been cut.
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!
Amidal works over Shannon's head and body with a nice combination.
Oh Amidal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Amidal misses with the combination.
Amidal blocks a head kick by Shannon.
Amidal seems to have got his legs back now.
A big left from Shannon misses.
Shannon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amidal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some bone on bone action there as Shannon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Amidal stuns Shannon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Amidal.
Amidal finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Amidal slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amidal throws a low kick but Shannon moves out of range easily.
Amidal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amidal manages to avoid it.
Shannon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amidal.
Amidal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shannon.
Jeffery Shannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amidal. Shannon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shannon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amidal misses with a head kick.
Shannon throws a head kick that misses.
Amidal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shannon's hands.
Shannon looks to land a body kick but Amidal moved away.
Amidal dodges the punch combination from Shannon.
Amidal tries to work over Shannon's front leg with a kick but Shannon checks it.
Shannon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shannon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Amidal to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shannon throws a wild body kick that Amidal sees coming a mile off.
Shannon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shannon moves in looking to clinch but Amidal pushes him off.
Amidal lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shannon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Amidal lands with a nice combination. Shannon backs away looking to recover.
Amidal thuds a left hand into Shannon's body.
Shannon wants to slow Amidal down by chopping away at his legs.
A cross from Amidal lands.
Amidal slips a jab and a cross from Shannon.
Shannon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Amidal scores with a four punch combination!
Shannon takes one to the chin there.
Shannon moves in looking to clinch but Amidal pushes him off.
Amidal digs a good hook to Shannon's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannon misses with the combination.
Shannon looks gassed!
A punch combination from Amidal misses.
Amidal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Amidal tries to work over Shannon's front leg with a kick but Shannon checks it.
Shannon tries to clinch up but Amidal circles away and keeps his distance.
Amidal scores with a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Amidal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Amidal.
Amidal wants to slow Shannon down by chopping away at his legs.
Shannon wants to clinch.
Amidal jabs Shannon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Amidal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shannon doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amidal throws a head kick but Shannon moves out of range.
Amidal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Amidal is looking to chop away at Shannon's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amidal tests Shannon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Amidal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Amidal throws a combination. Shannon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Amidal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Amidal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Amidal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shannon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Amidal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Amidal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shannon at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amidal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amidal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Amidal is looking to wear down Shannon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shannon moves out of range of the body kick from Amidal.
Amidal scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Amidal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Amidal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Amidal throws a shot to the body.
Shannon swings widly with a right hand
and Amidal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick from Shannon lands but Amidal takes it in his stride.
Joey Amidal is winning the standup battle so far.

Oooooh!!! Amidal has knocked Shannon down with a huge combo! Amidal steps away and waves a wobbly Shannon back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amidal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shannon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Amidal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shannon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shannon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Amidal throws a good cross that connects.
Amidal scores with a shot to the body.
Shannon takes one to the chin there.
Amidal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shannon takes one to the side of the head.
Shannon is breathing heavily.
Shannon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Amidal works over Shannon's head and body with a nice combination.

Shannon is rocked!
Amidal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shannon is still on wobbly legs! Can Amidal finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amidal digs a good body shot into Shannon's ribs.
Amidal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shannon backs up against the cage.
Shannon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Amidal counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Shannon off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Amidal follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Shannon was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joey Amidal!
Post fight, an emotional Joey Amidal said 'I don\'t wanna see another BJJ specialist if it isn't Castrello, let me test my hands.'.

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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marc Brodeur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Thatcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thatcher has chosen party and bullshit as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Brodeur
vs
Thatcher

170 cm
21
173 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

190 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marc Brodeur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Thatcher!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Brodeur misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thatcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brodeur changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thatcher tries to avoid it but Brodeur manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thatcher to the ground. Thatcher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Thatcher gets the takedown into side control.

Thatcher decides to stand back up.

Thatcher has managed to clinch.
Brodeur throws a head punch that misses.
Brodeur tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thatcher just stands there and leans against the cage.

Thatcher pulls guard.

Brodeur gets to his feet. Thatcher looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thatcher throws a sloppy head kick and Brodeur moves out of range easily.

Brodeur changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thatcher looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thatcher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Brodeur stands up and beckons Thatcher to his feet.

Brodeur scores with a takedown into Thatcher's guard.
Brodeur postures up in Thatcher's guard and throws a big left but Thatcher blocks it.
Brodeur trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thatcher's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thatcher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thatcher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brodeur wants to stand but Thatcher is controlling his posture from full guard.

Brodeur stands up and waves to Thatcher to follow him.
Stevie Thatcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thatcher throws a hook but Brodeur avoids it easily.
Brodeur shoots in but Thatcher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Brodeur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thatcher shoots in looking for a takedown. Brodeur tries to sprawl out of it but Thatcher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brodeur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thatcher wants to clinch up but Brodeur keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brodeur looking to score a takedown here. Thatcher is defending well but Brodeur drives through and ends up in Thatcher's guard.

Thatcher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brodeur defends well.
Thatcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Brodeur gets to his feet. Thatcher looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thatcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brodeur fails with a takedown attempt.
Thatcher throws a combination. Brodeur tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thatcher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thatcher looks gassed!
Brodeur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thatcher counters with a two punch combo.
Brodeur fails with the takedown.

Brodeur darts in and clinches Thatcher up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brodeur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brodeur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thatcher wants to get back to striking at distance but Brodeur won't allow it.

Thatcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thatcher throws a series of punches but Brodeur moves out of range.
Thatcher throws a hook but Brodeur avoids it easily.
Brodeur lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brodeur scores with a hook to the body. Thatcher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thatcher moves out of range as Brodeur throws a body kick.
Thatcher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brodeur counters with a two punch combo.
Brodeur scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Stevie Thatcher has been cut.
Brodeur shoots for a double leg takedown but Thatcher sprawls well. He's pushed Brodeur's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brodeur tries to clinch but Thatcher is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Thatcher. No joy for Brodeur on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher misses with a body kick.
Thatcher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brodeur counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Brodeur shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thatcher keeping moving, preventing Brodeur from controlling successfully.

Brodeur stands up and waves to Thatcher to follow him.

Brodeur rushes Thatcher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brodeur prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Brodeur pulls guard.
Brodeur not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brodeur keeping moving, preventing Thatcher from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Brodeur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Thatcher's cut.
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.

Brodeur throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marc Brodeur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brodeur displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Brodeur has closed the distance and engaged Thatcher in a clinch.

Brodeur gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Thatcher regains guard.
Brodeur might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brodeur stopping the sweep attempt from Thatcher.
Brodeur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Thatcher looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brodeur passes into half guard.
Brodeur prevents Thatcher from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brodeur decides to stand up.
A leg kick checked by Thatcher.
Brodeur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Thatcher as Brodeur shoots in.
Thatcher throws a nice inside leg kick.

Brodeur gets a takedown into half guard.
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. Brodeur connects with a nice short shot to Thatcher's temple.
Brodeur trying to control the pace.
Brodeur missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brodeur missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brodeur is thwarting Thatcher's attempts to control the position.
Thatcher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Brodeur wants to stand up but Thatcher has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Thatcher wants to get back to full guard.
Brodeur winds up and cracks Thatcher with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brodeur passes the guard and advances to mount!
Brodeur working the ground and pound effectively.
You get the feeling that Thatcher really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher is squirming around, avoiding Brodeur's attempts to control the action.
Brodeur is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thatcher can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brodeur 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.
Brodeur landing strikes from the mount.
Marc Brodeur overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thatcher is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Thatcher is breathing heavily.
Brodeur tries to control but Thatcher wriggling away.
Thatcher is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brodeur scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thatcher?

That has opened up Stevie Thatcher's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brodeur prevents Thatcher from getting the reversal.

Brodeur jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Thatcher manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Thatcher tries to bench press Brodeur off him but Brodeur keeps the position.
Brodeur lands an elbow.
Brodeur working away.

Brodeur decides to stand back up. Brodeur steps back and let's Thatcher get back to his feet.
Thatcher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

The cut above Stevie Thatcher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thatcher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thatcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Brodeur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thatcher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brodeur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thatcher doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Brodeur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Thatcher's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Brodeur throws a series of strikes that have Thatcher backpedaling.
Thatcher throws a series of punches but Brodeur avoids them all with ease.
Brodeur shoots in but Thatcher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brodeur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thatcher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brodeur lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thatcher is looking to clinch.
Brodeur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thatcher's calf.
Brodeur lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Thatcher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Thatcher looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Brodeur has picked Thatcher up and slammed him! Thatcher can't keep hold of the triangle and Brodeur manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brodeur is working Thatcher over with some ground and pound from side control.
Brodeur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thatcher can do to turn this around?
Brodeur misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brodeur lands a nice forearm strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodeur trying to control the action but Thatcher is working from the bottom.
Thatcher parries the strikes from Brodeur easily there. Brodeur is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thatcher to escape.
Brodeur working the body and head with strikes.
Brodeur throws an elbow but Thatcher slips to the side and avoids it well.
Thatcher looking for a sweep but Brodeur has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Thatcher is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thatcher is squirming around, avoiding Brodeur's attempts to control the action.
Thatcher tries to hold on but Brodeur pushes him away.

Brodeur looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brodeur blocks Thatcher's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Brodeur tries to control but Thatcher wriggling away.
Thatcher can't escape the position.
Thatcher in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brodeur avoids the attempt from Thatcher to control.
The referee warns Thatcher that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brodeur punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brodeur working the ground and pound effectively.
Brodeur looking to finish Thatcher with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thatcher!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brodeur raining down shots from the mount!
Brodeur can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thatcher is looking to escape.
Thatcher is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brodeur lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Stevie Thatcher's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Thatcher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brodeur pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marc Brodeur!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marc Brodeur made sure he mentioned :: Happy Pills :: Video proof of all supps!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calgary Alberta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calgary Alberta had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Alberta
vs
Maia

172 cm
20
194 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
24
187 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calgary Alberta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Demian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alberta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maia circles away.
Alberta throws a head kick but Maia moves out of range.

Alberta drives through with a takedown into Maia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Alberta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alberta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alberta looking to sit in guard and control but Maia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alberta keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alberta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maia content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Maia has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Alberta is trying to keep Maia in close.

Demian Maia has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Alberta clinches with his opponent.
Alberta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Demian Maia has been cut.

Alberta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alberta closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Maia quickly recovers to half guard.
Alberta is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Maia manages to get to full guard.

Alberta has gone for a leg lock! Maia slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alberta's guard.

Alberta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maia defends it easily.
Maia trying to control but Alberta is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alberta trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Alberta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maia being controlled here momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Maia controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Maia enables Alberta to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maia manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia trying to control the position.
Alberta throws a strike but Maia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Alberta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maia not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Alberta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maia passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calgary Alberta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demian Maia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alberta tests Maia's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Alberta scores with a takedown into Maia's guard.
Alberta wants to control from the top but Maia keeps moving.
Calgary Alberta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

We're going to have a standup here because Calgary Alberta wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Alberta lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alberta moves into the clinch successfully.

Alberta gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Maia regains guard.
Alberta not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alberta is looking to stand up but Maia won't let him.

Calgary Alberta has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Alberta moves into the clinch.

Alberta is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Maia can't fight it off and eventually Alberta manages to take the fight to the floor. Maia looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia has a closed guard, preventing Alberta from standing up.
Alberta sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Calgary Alberta.
Alberta with a lazy takedown attempt

and Maia counters with a single leg into guard. Alberta didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alberta keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.

Alberta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia slips nicely into half guard.
Maia is controlling the pace.
Alberta wants to improve his position but Maia is controlling well.
Maia passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Alberta!
Alberta is trying desperately to improve position.
Maia avoids the attempt from Alberta to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maia prevents Alberta from getting the reversal.
Maia controlling the pace for now.
Maia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maia content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Demian Maia has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Maia leaves Alberta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calgary Alberta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Demian Maia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Alberta shoots for a takedown but Maia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Maia gets tackled into the cage by Alberta. Alberta maintains the clinch.

Alberta jumps guard and drags Maia to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Maia wants to control from the top but Alberta keeps moving.
Maia controlling from the top position.
Alberta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maia stopping the sweep attempt from Alberta.
Maia passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberta prevents Maia from moving into mount.
Maia taking a breather here.
Alberta on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alberta tries to get out of the position.
Alberta tries to improve position but can't.
Alberta wants to get back to his feet but Maia drags him back down.
Maia advances to full mount.
Maia content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alberta is looking to escape.
Alberta is looking to get to half guard.
Maia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alberta keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Calgary Alberta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia controlling the position easily from mount.
Alberta wants to control but Maia is having none of it.
Maia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Alberta is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maia controlling from the full mount.
Alberta tries to lock up and control but Maia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Alberta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maia looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alberta tries to hold on but Maia pushes him away.
Maia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alberta trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia tries to control but Alberta wriggling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demian Maia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alberta 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calgary Alberta!
In his post fight interview, Calgary Alberta started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Irvine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Berrao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berrao has chosen Common Knowledge - by Asher Roth as his entrance music. Miguel Berrao will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Irvine
vs
Berrao

183 cm
26
216 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

New Age Nutrition

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Irvine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Berrao!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Berrao finds it's target.
Berrao misses with a combination

and Irvine counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Irvine cracks Berrao with a big elbow.
Berrao is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berrao tries to bench press Irvine off him but Irvine keeps the position.
Berrao is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Irvine trying to control the action but Berrao is working from the bottom.

Irvine is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Berrao has escaped the position, nice work there.
Irvine trying to control the action but Berrao is working from the bottom.
Berrao is looking to regain half guard here but Irvine keeps moving and retains side control.
Irvine is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berrao manages to work his way to half guard, despite Irvine's best efforts.
Berrao has hold of Irvine's hands but Irvine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Berrao manages to get to full guard.
Irvine stays in close to Berrao's body and controls the position.
Irvine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berrao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Irvine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Irvine looking to pass the guard.
Irvine trying to control but Berrao is working from the bottom.
Irvine with a nice head shot there.
Irvine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Irvine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvine working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berrao wants to stand but Irvine is controlling the position.
Irvine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Berrao had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Irvine defends it easily.
Irvine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Berrao throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Berrao wants to sweep but no luck.
Irvine landing some decent shots from guard.
Berrao trying to control the position.
Irvine chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvine throwing strikes from guard but Berrao blocks nicely.
Irvine throws a big elbow that misses.
Irvine postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Irvine with a nice head shot there.
Irvine works over Berrao with some ground and pound from guard.

Berrao is rocked!
Irvine arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Berrao's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris Irvine!
After the fight, Chris Irvine was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Ironheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Schwetty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ironheart's entrance music is Jag - Phone Numbers. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ironheart
vs
Schwetty

170 cm
26
138 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
144 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ironhand Fightwear (Everything $7.95!)
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Ironheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Schwetty!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironheart dodges the punch combination from Schwetty.
Schwetty throws a series of punches but Ironheart avoids them all with ease.
Schwetty falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ironheart counters by clinching up.
A hook to the body from Ironheart.
Schwetty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ironheart has him pressed against the cage.
Schwetty tries to break free but Ironheart pushes him back against the cage.
Ironheart scores with a shoulder strike.
Ironheart changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Schwetty fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ironheart lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Schwetty lands a big head kick that sends Ironheart tumbling to the mat! Schwetty takes a step backwards and waves Ironheart back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ironheart is rocked!

It looks like Jim Ironheart has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Schwetty misses.
Oh Ironheart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schwetty on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Ironheart clinches with his opponent.
Schwetty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ironheart seems to have got his legs back now.
Schwetty wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironheart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schwetty's efforts to push away.
Ironheart drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Schwetty gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ironheart.
Schwetty wants to break free but Ironheart has control.
Ironheart is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Schwetty pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Ironheart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ironheart keeps control of Schwetty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ironheart comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ironheart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schwetty can't break the clinch.

Schwetty breaks the clinch.
Ironheart avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schwetty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ironheart circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Schwetty does no damage.
Schwetty scores with a kick to the body.
Schwetty lands a jab-cross combination.
Schwetty looks gassed!
Schwetty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ironheart holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironheart lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ironheart works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwetty has a couple of punches blocked by Ironheart.

Ironheart is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Schwetty can't fight it off and eventually Ironheart manages to take the fight to the floor. Schwetty looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ironheart passes Schwetty's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ironheart wants to free his trapped foot but Schwetty is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ironheart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ironheart passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Schwetty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironheart punching from mount but Schwetty doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ironheart sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ironheart landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ironheart lands a nice shot to the head.
Ironheart punching from mount but Schwetty doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ironheart throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ironheart lands with some strikes.
Ironheart has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironheart controlling from mount.

Ironheart has control of Schwetty's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Schwetty regains control of the situation pretty easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ironheart thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Ironheart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Ironheart's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ironheart lands a jab to the head.
Schwetty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Schwetty tenderised Ironheart's leg. Ironheart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ironheart shoots in but Schwetty avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Schwetty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ironheart tries to clinch up.
Schwetty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schwetty.
Ironheart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Schwetty tries to avoid it but Ironheart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Schwetty to the ground. Schwetty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Schwetty tries to bum rush Ironheart with a series of wild strikes but Ironheart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schwetty looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pete Schwetty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwetty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwetty ducks right into an uppercut from Ironheart.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ironheart decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Schwetty is breathing heavily.
Ironheart controlling the action here.
Ironheart is pressing down on Schwetty's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schwetty is holding on for now.

Ironheart is working for a kimura but Schwetty is defending it quite comfortably.
Ground and pound from Ironheart.
Schwetty really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ironheart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwetty avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ironheart.

Schwetty is defending against the submission attempts here by Ironheart.
Ironheart passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironheart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ironheart is landing with some decent strikes but Schwetty is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ironheart trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ironheart content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironheart unloads with some shots from mount but Schwetty bucks and avoids them well.
Ironheart tries to control but Schwetty wriggling away.
Ironheart throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ironheart breaks from Schwetty's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Ironheart dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Ironheart's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Schwetty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ironheart.
Ironheart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ironheart is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schwetty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ironheart lands a jab to Schwetty's midsection.

Ironheart closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ironheart content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ironheart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Schwetty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwetty avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ironheart.
Ironheart wants to take a breather but Schwetty is having none of it.

Jim Ironheart has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ironheart moves in looking to clinch but Schwetty pushes him off.
Ironheart lands the left hand.
Pete Schwetty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ironheart works the jab nicely.
Schwetty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schwetty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schwetty fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ironheart is out of range.
Ironheart misses with a takedown attempt - Schwetty sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ironheart thows a body shot but no joy.
Pete Schwetty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim Ironheart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwetty misses with a wild combination.
Ironheart feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schwettys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ironheart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ironheart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schwetty swinging wildly here.
Ironheart cracks Schwetty with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ironheart punishes Schwetty's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schwetty misses with a double jab

and Ironheart counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ironheart.
Ironheart controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ironheart.
Ironheart lands an elbow that stopped Schwetty in his tracks for a moment.
Schwetty is trying to force a seperation but Ironheart has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Ironheart as the two fighters clinch.
Ironheart has Schwetty pressed against the cage, preventing Schwetty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Ironheart - that landed with a thud.
Ironheart dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ironheart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ironheart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Ironheart.
Schwetty is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from Ironheart.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwetty throws a head punch that misses.
Schwetty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ironheart.
Ironheart is working Schwetty over against the cage.
Ironheart stalls.
Ironheart landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ironheart lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ironheart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ironheart lands a right hand.
Schwetty letting Ironheart take a breather here.
Ironheart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwetty gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ironheart.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Ironheart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ironheart taking a breather.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Ironheart!
Jim Ironheart took some time post fight to say the following; 'Okazaki or Strauss , don't matter. There both fake and im looking forward to wiring both there jaws! I am the best Bantamweight in the NAF today! No disrespect of course.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caiaphas Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anaconda Yadav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yadav comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shayad kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Caine
vs
Yadav

202 cm
21
290 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

202 cm
26
275 lbs
10 - 15 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caiaphas Caine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anaconda Yadav!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yadav misses with a takedown
and Caine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Caine lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caine. Yadav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caine lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Yadav.
Yadav lands with a shot to the body.
Yadav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caine.
Yadav stalks Caine and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Caine's face. Caine staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Caiaphas Caine has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Caine misses its intended target.
Caine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Yadav fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Caine to the ground. Yadav is now in Caine's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Caine has a closed guard, preventing Yadav from standing up.
Caine trying to keep a closed guard but Yadav is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caine working for a triangle but Yadav defends it easily.
Caine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yadav wants to stand but Caine has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Caine is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yadav is aware though and is defending well.
Caine controlling the position.

Caine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yadav defends it easily.

Yadav avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yadav gets to his feet. Caine looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Caine closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yadav shoots in for a takedown but Caine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yadav will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caine jabs Yadav to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caine stuns Yadav with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yadav looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yadav avoids the body shot from Caine.
Caine scores with a hook.
Yadav falls off balance throwing a combination
and Caine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caine lands a nice shot to the body.
Caine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Caine does it's job there.
Yadav tries for a takedown but Caine circles away easily
and Caine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Caiaphas Caine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anaconda Yadav.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yadav on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Caine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yadav under the eye.
Yadav shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caiaphas Caine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caiaphas Caine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Caine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yadav on the side of the head.

Yadav fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Caine to the ground. Yadav is now in Caine's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Caiaphas Caine wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Yadav lands with a nice body punch.
Caiaphas Caine is winning the standup battle so far.
Yadav throws a right and a left that Caine avoids nicely.
Caine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yadav is breathing heavily.
Caine's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Caine duly obliges.
Yadav dodges the punch combination from Caine.
Yadav fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caine digs a good hook to Yadav's body.
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!
Yadav throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yadav misses with a two punch combination.
Caine misses the shot to the body.
Caiaphas Caine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yadav on the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Caine.
Caine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yadav.
Yadav is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Caine.
Yadav takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Yadav misses.
Yadav doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Caine does it's job there.
Yadav doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Caine's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Caine duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Caine.
Caine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Caine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caine. Yadav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caine has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yadav takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anaconda Yadav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Caine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Caine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yadav.
Caine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yadav moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Yadav closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Caine quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Caine manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yadav preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caine has a closed guard, preventing Yadav from standing up.

Caine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yadav defends well.

Caine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yadav doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yadav manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yadav stopping the sweep attempt from Caine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caiaphas Caine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Caiaphas Caine's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Yadav will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yadav lands with a nice combination. Caine backs away looking to recover.
Yadav throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caine is looking to wear down Yadav with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yadav takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Caine connects with a body shot that sends Yadav's belly button to the back.
No joy there for Yadav, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caine lands with a shot to the body.
Yadav swinging wildly here.
Yadav takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yadav's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yadav is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Caine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Caine digs a good hook to Yadav's body.
Caine's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Caine duly obliges.
Yadav on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Caine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Caine works over Yadav's head and body with a nice combination.
Caine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yadav can do to turn this around?
Caine misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yadav. Caine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Caine closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yadav throws a series of punches but Caine avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Caine does no damage.
Yadav tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caine cracks Yadav with an open hand slap.
Caine scores with a punch to the head.
Caine leaves Yadav with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Caine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yadav stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Caine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yadav doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Yadav. Those never looked like landing.
Yadav tries to land a body kick
and Caine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by Caine - just one landing.
Caine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yadav manages to avoid it.
Yadav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caine lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caine with a jab.
Caine just misses with a punch to the body.
Yadav ducks right into an uppercut from Caine.
Yadav fails to land with a series of punches.
Caine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yadav under the eye.
Yadav moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Caine scores with a hook.
Caine displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yadav shoots in for a double leg but Caine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Caine's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Caine duly obliges.
Caine throws a nice looking combination but Yadav bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caine swings widly with a right hand
and Yadav counters with a two punch combo.
Yadav fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Caiaphas Caine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anaconda Yadav.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yadav takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yadav misses with a series of wild punches.
Caine tests Yadav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yadav's head.
Yadav shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Caine as he jumps to the side.
Yadav looks to score with a jab to the body but Caine is just out of range.
Anaconda Yadav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yadav at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Caine. Beautiful body shot.
Yadav has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yadav takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Caiaphas Caine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yadav takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caiaphas Caine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caiaphas Caine!
Caiaphas Caine decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.