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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anders Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). KJ Dempsey has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anders Robson's chin.
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282 lbs
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anders Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, KJ Dempsey!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey lands with a right hand.
Dempsey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Anders Robson has been cut.
Robson takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson moves out of range as Dempsey strikes.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Dempsey.
Robson fails to land the takedown.
Dempsey moves into the clinch successfully.
Dempsey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Robson up against the cage.
Dempsey lands with a short shot to the head.
Robson can't get the takedown.
Dempsey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dempsey pushes Robson up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Dempsey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dempsey effectively controlling the action here.
Dempsey receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Dempsey manages to break the clinch.
Robson leaves Dempsey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dempsey lands with a cross.
Dempsey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dempsey darts in and clinches Robson up against the cage.
Robson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dempsey prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anders Robson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dempsey content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dempsey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dempsey has Robson pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dempsey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Robson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dempsey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Robson looks to land a left hand but Dempsey moved out of range nicely.
Robson tries for a takedown but Dempsey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dempsey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robson.
Robson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dempsey.
A jab from Dempsey finds it's way through Robson's defenses.
Robson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Robson's half guard.
Dempsey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Robson wants to improve his position but Dempsey is controlling well.
Dempsey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dempsey is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dempsey moves into full mount! Robson won't be happy about that!
Dempsey dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey looking to finish Robson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Robson!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dempsey working the ground and pound effectively.
Robson is rocked!
Dempsey looking to control but Robson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Robson working to try and regain half guard.
Dempsey controlling from the full mount.
Dempsey lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dempsey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dempsey tries to control but Robson wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Dempsey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anders Robson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Robson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dempsey staying out of range there.
Dempsey defending well as Robson loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dempsey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anders Robson's cut is getting worse.
KJ Dempsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dempsey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robson.
Dempsey lands with an uppercut that bounces Robson off the cage and back into range.
Dempsey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Robson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dempsey is just out of range.
Robson drops his hands momentarily. Dempsey doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Robson staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Robson doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). KJ Dempsey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Asscap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Augustine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augustine has chosen The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog as his entrance music. Asscap is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Tim Augustine will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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218 lbs
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216 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buster Asscap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Augustine!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustine jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Buster Asscap has been cut.
Asscap is breathing heavily.
Augustine misses with a kick to the body.
Augustine pushes Asscap up against the cage in a clinch.
Augustine breaks from the clinch.
Augustine instigates a clinch.
Augustine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Augustine breaks from the clinch.
Asscap on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Augustine misses with a series of wild punches.
Augustine shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Asscap is on queer street and Augustine is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Tim Augustine!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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223 lbs
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223 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Spider Machida!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke slips under a jab from Machida.
Clarke tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clarke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clarke misses the shot to the body.
Clarke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machida.
Machida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clarke.
Clarke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clarke tests Machida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Machida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Machida connects with a body shot.
Machida forces Clarke back against the cage and clinches.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Clarke.
Machida misses with a punch on the inside.
Clarke tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Clarke back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Clarke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Clarke controls his hands.
Clarke is trying to break the clinch but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
Clarke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machida misses with a punch on the inside.
Clarke swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clarke has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Machida after a bit of a struggle.
Clarke trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machida's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Clarke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machida shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut there from Clarke.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Clarke.
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Machida, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke lands a slapping body shot.
Clarke misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a straight right.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clarke moves away.
Clarke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Machida, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Machida.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Machida scores with a shot to the side of Clarke's head.
Machida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clarke's elbow.
Clarke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clarke gets through Machida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clarke wants to get back to striking at distance but Machida won't allow it.
Clarke looking to throw knees to the head but Machida is blocking nicely.
Clarke prevents a body shot from Machida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke blocks a body shot from Machida.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Clarke.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Clarke.
Machida misses with a body punch.
Clarke misses with a punch on the inside.
Machida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Clarke blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarke taking a breather.
Machida scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spider Machida will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big right from Machida misses.
Machida wants to slow Clarke down by chopping away at his legs.
Clarke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machida.
Machida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clarke moves away.
Clarke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Machida.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida swings for the body but Clarke moves out of range.
Clarke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clarke shoots in looking for a takedown. Machida tries to sprawl out of it but Clarke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Machida manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machida thows a body shot but no joy.
Machida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida misses with a body kick.
Machida thows a body shot but no joy.
Clarke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clarke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clarke swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clarke wants to clinch.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Clarke is just out of range.
Clarke swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Machida misses with a body shot
and Clarke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clarke circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida tests Clarke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Leo Clarke has been cut.
Machida blocks a jab.
Machida connects with a body shot that sends Clarke's belly button to the back.
Machida swings away with a body shot that misses
and Clarke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Machida to the ground. Clarke is now in Machida's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Clarke tries to free his leg and advance position but Machida is retaining full guard.
Machida trying to keep a closed guard but Clarke is proving a slippery customer.
Machida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clarke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clarke throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clarke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Machida seems keen to control Clarke's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Spider Machida wasn't active enough on the ground.
Machida misses with a shot to the body
and Clarke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clarke connects with the punch.
Machida gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Clarke to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clarke.
Clarke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Machida is keeping the position for now.
Clarke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarke advances position into side control!
Clarke taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Leo Clarke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leo Clarke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Clarke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Clarke shoots in and gets a takedown into Machida's guard.
Machida pulls Clarke in close to prevent any damage.
Machida keeping full guard, as Clarke tries to pass.
Clarke 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.
Machida manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Machida controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke is looking to get to half guard.
Clarke wants to hold on but Machida pushes him away.
Clarke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Machida tries to control but Clarke wriggling away.
Clarke tries to lock up and control but Machida gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Machida wants to control the pace but Clarke is squirming around nicely.
Clarke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is working hard here to advance position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Machida can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clarke is looking to escape.
Clarke is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Machida controlling from the full mount.
Clarke is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leo Clarke.
I think Clarke 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Clarke!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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290 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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270 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stuart Redman!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redman doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Redman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Redman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Parker throws a series of punches but Redman avoids them all with ease.
Redman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 decent looking cross lands there for Redman.
Redman is looking to slow Parker down with leg kicks.
Redman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Parker pinned against the cage. Parker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Parker dodges the punch combination from Redman.
Redman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parker under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman scores with a shot to the body.
Redman lands a big right hand that sends Parker crashing to the mat! Redman stays standing though and waves Parker back to his feet!
Parker is rocked!
It looks like Bob Parker 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!
Redman throws a looping overhand right but Parker ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Redman has cracked Parker with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Redman lands another huge swinging hook and Parker tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Parker, before Redman can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stuart Redman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Canadian Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nilsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Zukyun Love by Mini Moni. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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184 lbs
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186 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Canadian Kid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dennis Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsson tries for a takedown but Canadian Kid circles away easily
and Nilsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Canadian Kid misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nilsson is defended easily by Canadian Kid.
Nilsson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Canadian Kid did well to prevent Nilsson getting side control.
Canadian Kid keeping hold of Nilsson's head, controlling as best he can.
Nilsson is thwarting Canadian Kid's attempts to control the position.
Canadian Kid wants to improve his position but Nilsson is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canadian Kid preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Canadian Kid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nilsson.
Nilsson is working for a submission of some sort.
Nilsson lands strikes from half guard.
Canadian Kid is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson moves into full mount! Canadian Kid won't be happy about that!
Nilsson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Canadian Kid can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Canadian Kid looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Canadian Kid can't escape the position.
Nilsson throws strikes from the back but Canadian Kid rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Canadian Kid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Canadian Kid dives on top into guard.
Canadian Kid postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canadian Kid preventing the sweep.
Canadian Kid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Canadian Kid trying to control but Nilsson is working from the bottom.
Nilsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nilsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson is trying to control the position but Canadian Kid postures up.
Nilsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Canadian Kid missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Canadian Kid trying to control but Nilsson is working from the bottom.
Canadian Kid not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dennis Nilsson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Canadian Kid. Nilsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nilsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Canadian Kid is fending him off so far but Nilsson persists. Nope, Canadian Kid circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab, jab by Nilsson - just one landing.
Nilsson cracks Canadian Kid with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nilsson shoots and misses
and Canadian Kid counters with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Canadian Kid. Beautiful body shot.
Canadian Kid throws a nice head kick!
Canadian Kid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nilsson manages to avoid it.
Canadian Kid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Canadian Kid works Nilsson's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nilsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Canadian Kid throws out the jab.
Nilsson is breathing heavily.
Canadian Kid lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson has his takedown stuffed
letting Canadian Kid counter with a right hand.
Jason Canadian Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Nilsson.
A swing and a miss from Canadian Kid.
Nilsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Canadian Kid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Canadian Kid wants it to stay on the feet.
Canadian Kid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Canadian Kid lands a two punch combo.
Canadian Kid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nilsson throws out the jab.
Canadian Kid connects with a body shot.
Jason Canadian Kid is winning the standup battle so far.
Canadian Kid scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Canadian Kid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nilsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Canadian Kid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canadian Kid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nilsson's sensitive parts.
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!
Canadian Kid misses with a head kick.
Canadian Kid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Canadian Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nilsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nilsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Canadian Kid.
Nilsson looks to land a left hand but Canadian Kid moved out of range nicely.
Nilsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Canadian Kid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Canadian Kid jabs at Nilsson's body.
Canadian Kid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Canadian Kid is looking to wear down Nilsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nilsson needs to keep his hands up - Canadian Kid had a free shot at his head there.
Canadian Kid lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Canadian Kid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nilsson tries for a takedown but Canadian Kid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Canadian Kid clinches up with Nilsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Canadian Kid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Canadian Kid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Canadian Kid is pressed up against the cage. Nilsson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Canadian Kid down to the mat. Canadian Kid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Canadian Kid tries a head kick but it misses.
Jason Canadian Kid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canadian Kid stuffs the takedown.
Canadian Kid takes a swing at Nilsson's ribcage but misses.
Nilsson misses with a takedown attempt
and Canadian Kid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Canadian Kid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Canadian Kid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nilsson's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Canadian Kid, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nilsson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Canadian Kid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Canadian Kid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nilsson walks into a stiff left hand from Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid throws a shot to the body.
Nilsson with a poor takedown
and Canadian Kid counters with a solid body kick.
Nilsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Canadian Kid darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nilsson is rocked!
Canadian Kid's corner calls for a 1-2. Canadian Kid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nilsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Canadian Kid finish him?
Canadian Kid lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nilsson will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Canadian Kid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Canadian Kid connects with a leg kick. Nilsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nilsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Canadian Kid moves into range and clinches up with Nilsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Canadian Kid dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Canadian Kid with a jab.
Canadian Kid thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Nilsson misses the target.
Nilsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Canadian Kid lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Nilsson crumples to the floor! Canadian Kid milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jason Canadian Kid!
Jason Canadian Kid retains his welterweight title!
Jason Canadian Kid seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punchy McPunches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meridius comes into the arena with Sexion d'Assaut - Desole blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
303 lbs
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31
323 lbs
20 - 16 - 0 |
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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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Punchy McPunches!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPunches rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Meridius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meridius blocks a jab.
Meridius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meridius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meridius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McPunches.
McPunches misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meridius.
Meridius lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meridius lands a big head kick that sends McPunches tumbling to the mat! Meridius takes a step backwards and waves McPunches back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McPunches is rocked!
It looks like Punchy McPunches has been cut.
McPunches looks gassed!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meridius, right into the meat.
McPunches is still on wobbly legs! Can Meridius finish him?
Meridius scores with a nice body kick.
McPunches gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Meridius points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. McPunches wakes up just in time to hear Meridius thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maximus Meridius!
A relieved looking Maximus Meridius thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ville Kuukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kuukkeli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to a-ha - Take On Me. Johns comes into a darkened arena with his song building. By the Sword - Slash kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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222 lbs
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ville Kuukkeli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Johns!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Johns. Kuukkeli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuukkeli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheers as Johns lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuukkeli doesn't seem phased though.
Johns misses with a low kick as Kuukkeli jumps back.
Kuukkeli throws a sloppy head kick and Johns moves out of range easily.
Johns thuds a left hand into Kuukkeli's body.
Johns throws a sloppy head kick and Kuukkeli moves out of range easily.
Johns misses with a body shot.
Kuukkeli moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Johns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuukkeli manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johns slips a straight right by Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukkeli shoots in for a takedown but Johns shows good takedown defense.
Johns digs a good hook to Kuukkeli's body.
Kuukkeli throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab by Johns.
Kuukkeli wants to land a leg kick but Johns is out of range.
Johns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shane Johns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Johns.
Johns avoids the head kick by Kuukkeli.
Johns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Johns.
Kuukkeli is breathing heavily.
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!
Kuukkeli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johns.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johns. Kuukkeli does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Johns misses.
Johns lands a leg kick that knocks Kuukkeli off balance momentarily.
Johns scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuukkeli in his tracks.
Kuukkeli throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johns was covering up waiting for the punch and Kuukkeli finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johns escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kuukkeli gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johns has his foot on Kuukkeli's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kuukkeli works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johns is controlling Kuukkeli's posture.
Johns avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johns is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kuukkeli throwing strikes from guard but Johns blocks nicely.
Kuukkeli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johns is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns controls Kuukkeli momentarily but Kuukkeli frees himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuukkeli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johns looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Shane Johns hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kuukkeli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johns takes one to the side of the head.
Kuukkeli clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Johns dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johns cracks a nice hook into Kuukkeli's ribs.
Johns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johns throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuukkeli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johns with a jab.
Johns misses with a hook. Kuukkeli ducked under it nicely.
Kuukkeli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johns swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johns throws the left hand but Kuukkeli avoids the punch easily.
Kuukkeli is looking to clinch.
Johns ducks under a wild hook from Kuukkeli.
Nice shot by Kuukkeli.
Shane Johns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuukkeli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuukkeli shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johns's guard.
Kuukkeli slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukkeli is just content to waste time from the top position. Johns takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kuukkeli trying to control the position from guard on top but Johns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johns can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kuukkeli controls the pace.
Johns has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kuukkeli has passed into side control.
Johns tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kuukkeli scores with punches from side control.
Kuukkeli working the ground and pound.
Kuukkeli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johns keeps working.
Kuukkeli cracks Johns with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kuukkeli wants to control but Johns is keeping him busy.
Johns is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli is looking to take a break and control but Johns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johns can't do much from the bottom here.
Kuukkeli is looking to take a break and control but Johns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuukkeli creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Johns sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ground and pound from Kuukkeli seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kuukkeli throwing strikes but Johns manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Johns throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Johns trying to control the position but Kuukkeli is working away.
Kuukkeli gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johns wants to control but Kuukkeli is keeping him busy.
Kuukkeli is trying to maintain the position but Johns is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johns content to control rather than advance.
Kuukkeli works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Kuukkeli dominated that second round.
That's time! Kuukkeli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kuukkeli misses with a jab to the body
and Johns counters with a nice body kick.
Kuukkeli misses with a head kick.
Kuukkeli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johns sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuukkeli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuukkeli gets the takedown into side control.
Kuukkeli staying calm.
Kuukkeli landing strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns manages to get back to half guard.
Kuukkeli wants to take a breather but Johns is having none of it.
Johns trying to control from the bottom.
Johns is not content to let Kuukkeli control the position.
Kuukkeli throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Johns to regain full guard.
Johns is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johns looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kuukkeli passes into half guard.
Kuukkeli is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Johns!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ville Kuukkeli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johns is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kuukkeli landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuukkeli unloading with bombs!
Johns is looking to improve his position but Kuukkeli isn't that keen on the idea.
Kuukkeli landing strikes from the mount.
Johns is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Johns wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Kuukkeli celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ville Kuukkeli!
Ville Kuukkeli retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Ville Kuukkeli thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Kang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon's chin.
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27
194 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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28
189 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paulo Kang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang is looking to clinch but Fitzgibbon is avoiding it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kang.
Kang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kang lands a nice looking body kick.
Kang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzgibbon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzgibbon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fitzgibbon looks gassed!
Kang defending well as Fitzgibbon loads up on a big left hand.
Fitzgibbon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kang lands a slapping body shot.
Paulo Kang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kang throws a big shot that misses.
Fitzgibbon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kang connects with a leg kick. Fitzgibbon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fitzgibbon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fitzgibbon at a distance.
Kang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fitzgibbon.
Kang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fitzgibbon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kang.
Kang misses with an uppercut.
Kang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fitzgibbon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fitzgibbon.
Paulo Kang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kang scores with the left hand. Fitzgibbon knows he should have avoided that one.
Kang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fitzgibbon in his tracks.
Fitzgibbon is rocked!
Kang cracks Fitzgibbon with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Fitzgibbon tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kang pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Fitzgibbon is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Kang!
Paulo Kang retains his middleweight title!
Paulo Kang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Silvain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Mouzone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Marlo Mouzone enters the cage!
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26
261 lbs
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262 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiago Silvain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Mouzone!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouzone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silvain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mouzone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silvain jabs Mouzone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mouzone defending well as Silvain loads up on a big left hand.
Silvain misses with a wild combination.
Silvain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mouzone looks gassed!
Silvain throws a body punch but Mouzone moves out of range.
Silvain misses with an uppercut.
Silvain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvain throws a sloppy head kick and Mouzone moves out of range easily.
Mouzone avoids the head kick by Silvain.
Silvain is looking to slow Mouzone down with leg kicks.
Mouzone blocks a head kick by Silvain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvain throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mouzone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvain moves away.
Marlo Mouzone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silvain misses with a body shot
and Mouzone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mouzone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silvain explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silvain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvain misses with a few strikes there.
Silvain avoids a kick to the body.
Silvain scores with a head kick. Mouzone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silvain throws a head kick that Mouzone semi-blocks.
Mouzone wants to clinch.
Mouzone doesn't manage to clinch there - Silvain circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouzone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silvain.
Silvain connects with a solid leg kick.
Mouzone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silvain throws a sloppy head kick and Mouzone moves out of range easily.
Silvain tries a head kick but it misses.
Mouzone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silvain circles away.
Silvain connects with a leg kick. Mouzone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silvain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silvain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tiago Silvain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvain looks to score with a jab to the body but Mouzone is just out of range.
Silvain lands a jab to the head.
Mouzone shoots in for a takedown but Silvain shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvain lands a high kick!
Silvain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mouzone moves away.
Mouzone throws out a loose jab but Silvain uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Silvain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silvain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mouzone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mouzone throws a leg kick
and Silvain counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mouzone is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mouzone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mouzone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mouzone lands in his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mouzone being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Tiago Silvain wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
An inside leg kick lands from Silvain.
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!
Silvain misses with a head kick.
Mouzone fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Silvain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silvain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silvain moves away from the strike by Mouzone.
Silvain throws a front kick that sends Mouzone stumbling back into the cage.
Silvain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silvain works Mouzone's body with a nice hook.
Silvain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mouzone can do to turn this around?
Silvain scores with a kick to the body.
Mouzone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silvain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mouzone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mouzone takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mouzone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silvain.
Silvain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silvain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mouzone's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvain thuds his shin into the meat of Mouzone's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A good leg kick by Silvain.
Silvain scores with the left hand. Mouzone knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch lands to the side of Mouzone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mouzone shoots for a takedown but Silvain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mouzone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice body kick there by Silvain.
A good leg kick by Silvain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silvain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silvain scores with a nice body kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silvain misses with a hook. Mouzone ducked under it nicely.
Silvain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tiago Silvain is winning the standup battle so far.
Silvain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mouzone throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvain catches Mouzone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mouzone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silvain.
Silvain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mouzone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silvain.
Silvain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silvain lunges at Mouzone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mouzone's hand.
Silvain throws a head kick that Mouzone semi-blocks.
Mouzone fails to land the takedown.
Silvain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mouzone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silvain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiago Silvain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlo Mouzone.
Silvain misses with a wild combination.
Mouzone avoids the head kick by Silvain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvain misses with a double jab.
Mouzone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mouzone connects with a nice looking jab.
Mouzone lands an overhand right.
Mouzone moves out of range as Silvain throws a body kick.
Mouzone looks for a takedown but Silvain sprawls well.
A shot to the liver by Silvain. Beautiful body shot.
Silvain throws a big shot that misses.
Mouzone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silvain to score with a decent uppercut.
Mouzone misses with a takedown attempt - Silvain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters circling - Silvain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silvain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mouzone lands with an uppercut that bounces Silvain off the cage and back into range.
Silvain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silvain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mouzone steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silvain. That one must have hurt.
Mouzone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mouzone shoots for a double leg takedown but Silvain sprawls well. He's pushed Mouzone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silvain scores with a head kick. Mouzone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvain scores with a head kick.
Mouzone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvain wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Silvain dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mouzone shoots in for a takedown but Silvain shows good takedown defense.
Mouzone shoots in but Silvain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mouzone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silvain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mouzone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silvain sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tiago Silvain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlo Mouzone.
Silvain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silvain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silvain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvain lands a leg kick that knocks Mouzone off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvain misses with a looping right.
Silvain lands a jab to the nose.
Mouzone misses with a wild body shot.
Silvain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouzone wants to clinch.
Mouzone has his takedown stuffed
and Silvain counters with a low kick, right behind Mouzone 's knee.
Silvain fails to land with a series of punches.
Mouzone looks to land a left hand but Silvain moved out of range nicely.
Mouzone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvain was well out of range. Poor timing from Mouzone.
Silvain looks to land a left hand but Mouzone moved out of range nicely.
Mouzone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silvain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mouzone.
Silvain looks to land a left hand but Mouzone moved out of range nicely.
Mouzone misses the jab.
Mouzone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marlo Mouzone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouzone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silvain lands a lovely overhand right.
Silvain throws a head kick that misses.
Silvain tries a head kick but it misses.
Mouzone closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silvain's guard.
Mouzone looking to pass the guard.
Silvain manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mouzone tries to hold on but Silvain postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvain looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silvain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mouzone is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mouzone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mouzone gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiago Silvain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silvain, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiago Silvain!
Tiago Silvain retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Tiago Silvain thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Starship Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain comes to the cage accompanied by Decisive Battle. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Starship Pain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Williams!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pain to the ground. Williams is now in Pain's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Williams wants to control from the top but Pain keeps moving.
Pain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Pain blocks nicely.
Williams trying to control but Pain is working from the bottom.
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Pain is working from the bottom.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Williams is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Williams working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams scoring with some ground and pound.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Pain is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pain keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pain looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Williams passes into half guard.
Pain tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Williams is pressing down on Pain's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pain is holding on for now.
Williams prevents Pain from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain gets full guard.
Pain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Pain looking to control.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
Williams's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Williams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams works over Pain with some ground and pound from guard.
Williams trying to control but Pain is working from the bottom.
Pain looking for a sweep. Not yet Pain, not yet.
Williams connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pain trying to control the position.
Williams trying to control but Pain is working from the bottom.
Pain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pain throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well.
Jab from Pain.
Williams lands a body shot.
Pain misses with a low kick.
Pain throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Williams scores with a takedown into Pain's guard.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams trying to control but Pain is working from the bottom.
Pain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pain kicks Williams off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pain.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Pain is just out of range.
Williams fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pain to the ground. Williams is now in Pain's guard.
Pain keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Eli Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pain pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pain is keeping the position for now.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Williams wants to control from the top but Pain keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pain has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
Pain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pain wants to sweep but no luck.
Pain is working hard here to advance position.
Williams landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams trying to control but Pain is working from the bottom.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Pain is keeping the position.
Pain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pain controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Pain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pain lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
Pain avoids the attempt from Williams to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Williams is looking to control Pain's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pain passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Pain lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pain has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.
Pain is not content to let Williams control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eli Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pain.
Williams looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Pain seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Williams with a nice head shot there.
Pain is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Williams has his hands clasped together but Pain extends an breaks Williams's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Pain.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Starship Pain!
Starship Pain retains his super heavyweight title!
Starship Pain thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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