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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Halpert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kichiro Kaneko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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169 lbs
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171 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Halpert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kichiro Kaneko!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaneko looking to score a takedown here. Halpert is defending well but Kaneko drives through and ends up in Halpert's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Halpert bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kaneko's guard.
Halpert stopping the sweep attempt from Kaneko.
Kaneko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Halpert with a nice head shot there.
Kaneko pulls Halpert in to control the position.
Halpert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kaneko is pulling down on Halpert's head to control his posture.
Halpert stopping the sweep attempt from Kaneko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halpert with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kaneko has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Halpert missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kaneko is trying to keep Halpert in close.
Halpert postures up in Kaneko's guard and throws a big left but Kaneko blocks it.
Halpert stands up over Kaneko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Halpert postures up in Kaneko's guard and throws a big left but Kaneko blocks it.
Kaneko keeping moving, preventing Halpert from controlling successfully.
Halpert drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kaneko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kaneko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kaneko!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halpert is looking for a sweep.
Halpert is working hard here to advance position.
Kaneko working the head and body with strikes.
Halpert is trying to control Kaneko's posture but Kaneko avoids it.
Kaneko lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaneko working the ground and pound.
Kaneko in side control lands a decent elbow.
Halpert misses with an elbow from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halpert can't do much from the bottom here.
Kaneko working the body and head with strikes.
Kaneko working the ground and pound.
Halpert is trying to control Kaneko's posture but Kaneko avoids it.
Kaneko working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Halpert is trying to improve his position.
Kaneko wants to control but Halpert is keeping him busy.
Halpert takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kaneko wants to take a breather but Halpert manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kaneko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halpert is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kaneko defends well.
Halpert is looking for a triangle but Kaneko pushes his legs off easily.
Kaneko throws a big right hand that misses.
Halpert keeping moving, preventing Kaneko from controlling successfully.
Kaneko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaneko forces his way into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halpert taking some punishment here, with Kaneko in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kichiro Kaneko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Halpert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kaneko pinned against the cage. Kaneko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Halpert shoots in for a double leg but Kaneko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Halpert throws a body kick that misses.
Kaneko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Halpert's half guard.
Kaneko working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Kaneko seems content to control.
Kaneko throwing shots but Halpert is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Kaneko seems content to control.
Halpert wants to get back to full guard.
Halpert trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kaneko manages to pass to mount!
Kaneko is landing with some decent strikes but Halpert is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaneko trying to control but Halpert is having none of it.
Kaneko working the ground and pound effectively.
Halpert is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kaneko dominating with strikes here.
Kaneko lands a big elbow.
Halpert is squirming around, avoiding Kaneko's attempts to control the action.
Kaneko blocks Halpert's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Halpert tries to lock up and control but Kaneko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaneko landing punches.
Kaneko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaneko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Halpert is rocked!
Kaneko avoids the attempt from Halpert to control.
Oh Halpert is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halpert taking shots to the head.
Halpert seems to have got his legs back now.
Kaneko landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Kaneko.
Kaneko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Halpert is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kaneko prevents Halpert from getting the reversal.
Kichiro Kaneko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kaneko looking to control but Halpert is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halpert is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaneko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kaneko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Halpert hang on?
Kaneko looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Kaneko.
Halpert is desperately trying to improve his position but Kaneko has a good base and remains in mount.
Kaneko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Halpert?
Kaneko blocks Halpert's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaneko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kaneko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kaneko dominating with strikes here.
Kaneko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kaneko avoids the attempt from Halpert to control.
Kaneko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kaneko raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kaneko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaneko scoring with strikes but Halpert is staying in there.
Kaneko lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Halpert! Kaneko sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Halpert and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kichiro Kaneko!
Kichiro Kaneko 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nag Hambukoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hambukoo comes to the cage accompanied by Darkest Hour. Ryan Parts will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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32
157 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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155 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nag Hambukoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Parts!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hambukoo with a nice cross.
Hambukoo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Parts sprawls well initially but Hambukoo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Parts wants to improve his position but Hambukoo is controlling well.
Hambukoo wants to take a breather but Parts is having none of it.
Parts trying to control here.
Parts is looking to escape.
Parts wants to control but Hambukoo is keeping busy.
Parts is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hambukoo is staying active.
Ryan Parts has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hambukoo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hambukoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parts.
Parts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parts misses with a series of wild punches.
Parts throws a big shot that misses.
Parts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hambukoo closes the distance and clinches up with Parts, looking for a takedown. Hambukoo pushes Parts against the cage but Parts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hambukoo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Parts looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parts wants to get back to his feet but Hambukoo drags him back down.
Hambukoo has an Americana. Parts didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hambukoo is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hambukoo hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nag Hambukoo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Baloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dejan Djokovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Djokovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Back in Black - AC/DC. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
184 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Baloney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dejan Djokovic!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baloney tries to clinch
and Djokovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Baloney misses with the combination.
Baloney just misses with a punch to the body.
Baloney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tony Baloney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Djokovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baloney circles away quickly and effectively.
Baloney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Djokovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baloney misses with a hook. Djokovic ducked under it nicely.
Djokovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baloney sprawls well. Baloney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Djokovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Djokovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baloney was well out of range. Poor timing from Djokovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djokovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baloney pinned against the cage. Baloney gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tony Baloney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baloney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Djokovic throws an overhand right that lands on Baloney's shoulder, as Baloney tries to avoid the shot.
Baloney connects with a body shot that sends Djokovic's belly button to the back.
Djokovic defending well as Baloney loads up on a big left hand.
Djokovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baloney.
Djokovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baloney circles away.
Tony Baloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dejan Djokovic.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Djokovic.
Baloney misses the jab.
Baloney takes a swing at Djokovic's ribcage but misses.
Djokovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baloney.
Baloney takes a swing at Djokovic's ribcage but misses.
Baloney jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Djokovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Baloney throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baloney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Djokovic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Baloney wants to get back to his feet but Djokovic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Djokovic postures up in Baloney's guard and throws a big left but Baloney blocks it.
Djokovic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baloney pulls Djokovic in to control the position.
Baloney is trying to keep Djokovic in close.
Baloney keeping moving, preventing Djokovic from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic throwing strikes from guard but Baloney blocks nicely.
Djokovic landing some decent shots from guard.
Djokovic stays in close to Baloney's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like Djokovic might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Djokovic throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Djokovic is stalling in the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Baloney thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dejan Djokovic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Djokovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Djokovic misses.
Baloney digs a good hook to Djokovic's body.
Djokovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Djokovic is looking to clinch.
Djokovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Baloney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Baloney misses.
Djokovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Baloney tries to sprawl out of it but Djokovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baloney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djokovic defending well as Baloney loads up on a big left hand.
Djokovic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Baloney!
Djokovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Baloney is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baloney wants to hold on but Djokovic pushes him away.
Djokovic won't let Baloney get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Djokovic thowing shots but they're missing.
Baloney regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baloney is refusing to be controlled, as Djokovic sits in half guard.
Djokovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Djokovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Djokovic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Djokovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baloney wants to get back to his feet.
Djokovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Djokovic is looking to take a break and control but Baloney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Djokovic content to control rather than advance.
Baloney kicks off Djokovic and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Djokovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Tony Baloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dejan Djokovic.
Baloney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Djokovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Djokovic moves away from the strike by Baloney.
Djokovic looks for a takedown but Baloney sprawls well.
Baloney scores with a jab to the head.
Baloney connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baloney throws out the jab.
Baloney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donk. Djokovic catches Baloney right on the button with a cross.
Djokovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baloney circles away.
Djokovic has a takedown stuffed.
Baloney throws a looping overhand right but Djokovic ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Djokovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot lands for Baloney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Baloney 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!
Djokovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baloney throws a shot to the body.
Baloney scores with a nice right hand.
A nice combination there by Baloney.
Baloney lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Djokovic is defended easily by Baloney.
Baloney throws a jab but it's blocked by Djokovic.
Baloney connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djokovic shoots in for a takedown but Baloney shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from Baloney misses.
Baloney lands a nice shot to the body.
Baloney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baloney paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Djokovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baloney pinned against the cage. Baloney gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tony Baloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dejan Djokovic.
Baloney looks to land a combination. Djokovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic throws a leg kick but Baloney checks it.
Djokovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baloney tries to clinch there but Djokovic circles away.
A big left from Baloney misses.
Djokovic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baloney sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Djokovic somewhat.
Baloney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Djokovic.
Djokovic throws the left hand but Baloney avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baloney.
No luck for Djokovic with that takedown attempt.
Baloney thows a body shot but no joy.
Djokovic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Djokovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baloney but Baloney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Djokovic shoots for a takedown but Baloney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Djokovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djokovic moves away from the strike by Baloney.
Djokovic avoids the body shot from Baloney.
A right-left combo lands from Baloney.
Baloney connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baloney cracks Djokovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Djokovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Baloney tries to sprawl out of it but Djokovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baloney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Decent striking displayed by Baloney there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Baloney showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Baloney 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Baloney!
In his post fight interview, Tony Baloney started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frenchy Fuqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kojo Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuqua comes to the cage accompanied by Diesal Power. Sarpong has chosen HellRazor as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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278 lbs
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28
285 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frenchy Fuqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kojo Sarpong!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuqua is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sarpong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kojo Sarpong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Fuqua.
Fuqua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuqua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sarpong scores with a hook to the body. Fuqua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fuqua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sarpong throws the kick towards the body but Fuqua avoids it.
Fuqua scores with a hook.
No luck for Fuqua with that takedown attempt.
Sarpong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fuqua momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuqua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fuqua misses with a looping left.
Sarpong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fuqua counters with a nice body shot.
Fuqua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuqua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sarpong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fuqua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fuqua fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sarpong avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frenchy Fuqua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuqua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarpong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuqua. Sarpong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuqua moves away from the strike by Sarpong.
Sarpong lands a high kick!
Fuqua misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong throws a shot from downtown. Fuqua moves away and avoids it.
Sarpong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fuqua shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sarpong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuqua is looking to work his way around to Sarpong's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Fuqua is working hard here to advance position.
Sarpong is desperately trying to improve his position but Fuqua has a good base and remains in mount.
Fuqua trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fuqua dominating with strikes here.
Fuqua controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuqua lands a big elbow.
Sarpong is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuqua wants to control the pace but Sarpong is squirming around nicely.
Sarpong is still in real trouble! Can Fuqua finish him?
Fuqua working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong is working to get back to half guard.
Sarpong looks gassed!
Fuqua swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sarpong is now in Fuqua's guard. A big mistake from Fuqua there, giving up the dominant position!
Sarpong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fuqua looking for a guillotine here but Sarpong defends easily.
Sarpong seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fuqua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sarpong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sarpong 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!
Sarpong wanted to stand there but Fuqua had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frenchy Fuqua dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fuqua drops his hands momentarily and Sarpong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fuqua avoids the body shot from Sarpong.
Sarpong misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Fuqua blocks the low kick.
Sarpong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuqua.
Sarpong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sarpong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fuqua.
Fuqua tries to bum rush Sarpong with a series of wild strikes but Sarpong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fuqua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sarpong.
Fuqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuqua defending well as Sarpong loads up on a big left hand.
Fuqua takes a swing at Sarpong's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuqua misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Sarpong counter with a right hand.
Sarpong cracks Fuqua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuqua. Sarpong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuqua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fuqua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fuqua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fuqua is looking to wear down Sarpong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fuqua checks the leg kick.
Sarpong dips to his left and cracks Fuqua with an uppercut!
Fuqua connects with a looping right hand.
Fuqua misses the shot to the body.
Sarpong lands with a straight right. Fuqua didn't see that one coming.
A slow jab from Sarpong misses its intended target.
Nice combo by Fuqua! Oh, that's hurt him - Sarpong falls to the canvas and Fuqua follows him into side control.
Sarpong is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuqua is trying to get an arm triangle but Sarpong is defending well.
Fuqua is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sarpong knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fuqua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sarpong keeps working.
Sarpong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sarpong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fuqua knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuqua is looking to control Sarpong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fuqua avoid being mounted?
Frenchy Fuqua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fuqua is looking to improve his position.
Sarpong passes to full mount!
Fuqua tries to hold on but Sarpong postures up.
Sarpong controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuqua really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fuqua might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fuqua avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sarpong.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarpong controlling from mount.
Sarpong trying to control but Fuqua is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frenchy Fuqua dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sarpong slips under a jab from Fuqua.
Sarpong throws an overhand right that lands on Fuqua's shoulder, as Fuqua tries to avoid the shot.
Sarpong misses with a looping left.
Sarpong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarpong scores with the left hand. Fuqua knows he should have avoided that one.
Fuqua connects with a crisp jab.
Fuqua slips a straight right by Sarpong.
Sarpong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fuqua misses with an uppercut. Sarpong saw that one coming.
Sarpong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fuqua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarpong.
Sarpong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuqua moves away.
Fuqua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarpong.
Sarpong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sarpong loads up on a big right hand but Fuqua slips the punch.
Sarpong swings widly with a right hand
and Fuqua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kojo Sarpong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuqua misses with a body kick.
Sarpong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fuqua thows a body shot but no joy.
Sarpong throws a hook but Fuqua blocks it.
Fuqua lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarpong moves out of range as Fuqua strikes.
Sarpong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice combo by Fuqua! Oh, that's hurt him - Sarpong falls to the canvas and Fuqua follows him into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuqua is looking to take a break and control but Sarpong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fuqua is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Sarpong looks calm but he's in trouble here. Fuqua gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Sarpong is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Fuqua lets go of the hold and Sarpong can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frenchy Fuqua!
Frenchy Fuqua very nearly forgot to thank Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by m.o.v.e - around the world. Sean Benoit has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Faber!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber avoids the body shot from Benoit.
Faber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benoit.
Benoit throws a head kick that half lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benoit, right into the meat.
Benoit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Faber has closed the distance and engaged Benoit in a clinch.
Faber taking a breather.
Benoit has a couple of punches blocked by Faber.
Benoit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benoit stalls.
Benoit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Faber blocks an uppercut.
Benoit tries to throw a body punch but Faber avoids it by throwing Benoit back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit lands a hook that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Benoit scores with a hook to the body.
Faber stalling.
Faber lands a nice uppercut.
Benoit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Faber stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benoit effectively controlling the action here.
Benoit is pressed up against the cage. Faber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Benoit down to the mat. Benoit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Benoit wants to land a leg kick but Faber is out of range.
A punch combination from Faber misses.
Benoit scores with a jab 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!
Benoit misses with a two punch combination.
Faber throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faber.
Faber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benoit.
Benoit throws a leg kick which misses Faber's front leg but catches the back leg as Faber tries to avoid it.
Benoit has managed to clinch.
Benoit misses with a body punch.
Benoit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benoit blocking some punches.
Faber scores with a shoulder strike.
Benoit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Faber.
Benoit scores with a hook to the body.
Benoit blocking some punches.
Faber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Faber tries to work over Benoit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benoit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benoit.
Benoit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faber's elbow.
Faber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faber has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Benoit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Benoit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faber dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benoit.
Benoit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benoit prevents the takedown attempt.
Sean Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Faber.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faber.
Benoit misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Faber can't find room to land a body shot as Benoit controls the action.
Benoit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faber with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Faber.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faber.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benoit struggles to land a body shot inside as Faber controls his hands.
Benoit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faber presses Benoit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Come on Faber - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faber has a couple of punches blocked by Benoit.
Faber swings wildly with an uppercut but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benoit gets through Faber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Benoit dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Faber looks to land a left hand but Benoit moved out of range nicely.
Benoit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Benoit sprawls well. Benoit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Faber gets slowly back to his feet.
Benoit walks into a jab.
Benoit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Faber checks it well.
Benoit just misses with a punch to the body.
Benoit staying out of range there.
Faber throws a jab but it's blocked by Benoit.
Benoit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faber manages to avoid it.
Faber tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber misses with a jab to the body
and Benoit counters with a leg kick.
Benoit throws the kick towards the body but Faber avoids it.
Benoit ducks under a wild hook from Faber.
Benoit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Faber.
Benoit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benoit throws a sloppy head kick and Faber moves out of range easily.
Faber throws an overhand right that lands on Benoit's shoulder, as Benoit tries to avoid the shot.
Faber shoots in looking for a takedown. Benoit tries to sprawl out of it but Faber keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benoit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sean Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Faber.
Benoit takes a swing at Faber's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faber is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Benoit lands a slapping body shot.
Benoit is looking to wear down Faber with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Faber blocks a leg kick.
Faber throws a hook to the side of Benoit's head but Benoit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from Faber finds it's target.
Benoit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Faber throws a series of punches but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit cracks Faber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benoit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Faber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benoit.
Benoit throws a head kick but Faber moves out of range.
Benoit staying out of range there.
Faber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benoit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benoit clinches with his opponent.
Faber taking a breather.
Benoit blocks an uppercut.
Benoit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faber has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Benoit is trying to keep an underhook but Faber manages to get the takedown into half 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.
Faber is looking to advance position but Benoit won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Benoit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Faber is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Faber wants to control but Benoit is keeping him busy.
Benoit kicks Faber off and gets back to his feet.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by Benoit.
Faber throws a hook but Benoit blocks it.
Faber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benoit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jackson Faber will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Faber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Faber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benoit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Faber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benoit tries to avoid it but Faber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benoit to the ground. Benoit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benoit tries a head kick but it misses.
Benoit misses with a looping right.
Faber looks to land a combination but Benoit avoids it well.
Benoit misses with a body shot.
Benoit lands with an uppercut that bounces Faber off the cage and back into range.
Benoit throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Benoit wants to slow Faber down by chopping away at his legs.
Faber misses with a low kick.
Sean Benoit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber defending well as Benoit loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Faber. Benoit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Faber checks a low kick from Benoit.
Nice body punch from Benoit.
A slow jab from Benoit misses its intended target.
Faber swinging wildly here.
Faber looks to throw the jab but Benoit is out of range.
Benoit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson Faber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benoit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Faber duly obliges.
Faber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benoit moves forwards but Faber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice cross by Faber.
Benoit with a nice cross.
A combination from Faber does no damage.
Benoit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benoit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sean Benoit is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benoit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sloppy strikes from Faber. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot by Benoit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber moves out of range of the leg kick from Benoit.
Benoit lands a nice shot to the body.
Benoit lands a lovely overhand right.
Benoit misses with a straight right.
Benoit misses with a few strikes there.
Benoit throws a lazy right hand but Faber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benoit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benoit instigates a clinch.
Sean Benoit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Faber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benoit prevents it.
Faber misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benoit throws a punch but it's blocked by Faber.
Benoit scores with a shoulder strike.
Benoit prevents the takedown attempt.
Sean Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Faber.
Benoit blocks an uppercut.
Benoit scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faber misses with the head strike.
Faber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Faber drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faber wants to control for a moment but Benoit uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Faber perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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 Sean Benoit.
I think Benoit 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Benoit!
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