OFC 123: Ang vs Tenorman PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tristin Shonuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tristin Shonuck has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Shonuck
vs
Sakuraba

189 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
186 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

F.ighters U.nlimited K.lothing C.ompany ☯

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tristin Shonuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sakuraba is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shonuck's half guard.
Well, if Sakuraba is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Shonuck wants to get back to his feet.
Sakuraba works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sakuraba controlling the pace for now.
Shonuck is bucking up trying to escape but Sakuraba cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Sakuraba working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Shonuck turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Sakuraba off and cradles Shonuck's limp body as Sakuraba celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Kazushi Sakuraba!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Rojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vieira has chosen 2pac - Hail Mary as his entrance music. Miguel Rojo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rojo
vs
Vieira

193 cm
23
265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

188 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Rojo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fabio Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nice combo by Vieira! Oh, that's hurt him - Rojo falls to the canvas and Vieira follows him into side control.

It looks like Miguel Rojo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Vieira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sloppy strikes there by Vieira.
Rojo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Vieira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Vieira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Vieira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rojo, who protects the arm well.
Vieira passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rojo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojo has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

Vieira has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rojo has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Vieira working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Rojo trying to control but not successfully.

Rojo is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Vieira gets his way!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojo wants to control his opponent's hands but Vieira gets his hands free.
Rojo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Vieira's guard. Nice work there by Rojo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Vieira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rojo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rojo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Vieira is working an open guard so Rojo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Rojo drops Vieira with a nice combination! Rojo dives into Vieira's guard, looking to finish!

It looks like Fabio Vieira has been cut.

Vieira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rojo is aware though and is defending well.

Rojo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rojo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vieira is looking for a triangle but Rojo pushes his legs off easily.

Vieira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rojo defends well.
Vieira looks gassed!
Rojo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rojo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rojo is looking to work some ground and pound but Vieira has wrist control.
Rojo is looking to work some ground and pound but Vieira has wrist control.

Vieira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rojo wants to pass the guard but Vieira is keeping the position.
Rojo throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojo trying to control but Vieira is working from the bottom.

Vieira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rojo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vieira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rojo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rojo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rojo throws a big right hand that misses.

Vieira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rojo defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Vieira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vieira keeping moving, preventing Rojo from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Vieira dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rojo misses with a few strikes there.
Rojo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vieira counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Vieira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vieira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rojo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vieira circles away quickly and effectively.
Vieira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rojo.
Rojo moves out of range of the strikes.
Vieira misses with a combination
enabling Rojo to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vieira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rojo circles away quickly and effectively.
Miguel Rojo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vieira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rojo throws a hook but Vieira blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojo throws out a loose jab but Vieira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vieira misses with a double jab
and Rojo counters with a nice uppercut.
Fabio Vieira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vieira is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Rojo. Those never looked like landing.
Donk. Rojo catches Vieira right on the button with a cross.

That has opened up Fabio Vieira's cut even more.
Rojo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vieira throws a right hand that Rojo ducks under and follows up with a left that Rojo also avoids with ease.
Vieira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rojo's hands.
Vieira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rojo.
Donk. Rojo catches Vieira right on the button with a cross.
Rojo misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira throws a wild hook but Rojo just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Vieira gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Rojo raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Rojo!
Miguel Rojo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Wiggins is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sierra
vs
Wiggins

177 cm
20
211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Sierra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Wiggins!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sierra misses with a takedown attempt
and Wiggins counters with a nice body kick.
Sierra with a poor takedown
and Wiggins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sierra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wiggins counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Sierra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Wiggins.
Sierra could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sierra swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiggins.

Sierra scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sierra throwing shots but Wiggins is blocking nicely.

Sierra is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wiggins trying to control here.

Sierra is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sierra seems to be working for a kimura but Wiggins defends the submission attempt.

Wiggins makes his way to full guard, as Sierra worked for a kimura.

Sierra drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wiggins manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sierra has Wiggins in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins wants to stand and escape but instead Sierra has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sierra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wiggins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sierra trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiggins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sierra wants to pass the guard but Wiggins is keeping the position.
Sierra might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Sierra wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wiggins scores with a spinning back kick!
Sierra shoots in and drives through. Wiggins sprawls well.
Sierra is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wiggins. Wiggins obviously looking to wear him down.
Sierra ducks right into an uppercut from Wiggins.
Wiggins scores with a leg kick.
Wiggins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sierra with a poor takedown

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

Sierra tightens his grip and picks Wiggins up, before dumping him to the ground. Wiggins manages to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggins is trying to control the position but Sierra postures up.

Wiggins is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wiggins wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiggins is trying to break free.
Sierra keeps control of Wiggins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wiggins tries to circle away but Sierra has him pinned against the cage.

Wiggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Adam Wiggins will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sierra drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wiggins is looking to stand up but Sierra isn't so interested in that idea.

Sierra postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wiggins is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sierra, into his guard.
Wiggins throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggins wants to pass the guard but Sierra is keeping the position.
Wiggins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sierra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wiggins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sierra is trying to hold Wiggins in close to prevent damage but Wiggins has managed to pass into half guard.
Wiggins tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sierra actively working from the bottom here.
Sierra lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Wiggins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sierra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sierra looking for submissions off his back.
Wiggins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wiggins wants to get back to his feet.
Sierra gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sierra working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wiggins has passed into half guard!
Wiggins wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Adam Wiggins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sierra closes the distance and pushes Wiggins back into the cage.
Sierra tries for a takedown but Wiggins manages to get underhooks.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sierra lands with a left to the head.

Sierra has clasped his hands together around Wiggins's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Sierra goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wiggins has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sierra but great work by Wiggins.
Wiggins lands some shots froms side control.
A control attempt from Sierra but he's now mounted!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sierra is looking to improve his position but Wiggins isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra tries to lock up and control but Wiggins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wiggins landing punches.
Wiggins working Sierra over with strikes here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wiggins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins with a couple of short strikes.
Wiggins looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Sierra covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Wiggins!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Talib Kweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucious LaFleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kweli comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - Hit em up . LaFleur is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2001 a space odyssey. Talib Kweli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kweli
vs
LaFleur

160 cm
29
152 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

168 cm
28
146 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Global Nutritional ACME (Q157) 90% ROR on Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Talib Kweli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lucious LaFleur!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaFleur with a poor takedown
and Kweli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A lazy left from Kweli finds it's target.
A nice combination there by LaFleur.
LaFleur has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from LaFleur is defended easily by Kweli.
Talib Kweli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucious LaFleur.
LaFleur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kweli lands a nice hook to LaFleur's body. LaFleur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaFleur has his takedown stuffed
and Kweli counters with a two punch combo.

LaFleur is rocked!
Kweli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LaFleur circles away quickly and effectively.
Kweli throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around LaFleur's waist but LaFleur gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kweli off to one side.
LaFleur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kweli.

Kweli shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kweli content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kweli trying to control but LaFleur is having none of it.
LaFleur flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kweli with a couple of short strikes.
LaFleur is trying desperately to improve position.

Kweli looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kweli can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as LaFleur is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kweli landing shots from mount.
Kweli tries to control but LaFleur wriggling away.
LaFleur is bucking up trying to escape but Kweli cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
LaFleur tries to reverse the position but Kweli maintains control.
Kweli punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kweli in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
LaFleur manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Kweli looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kweli takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaFleur manages to get to full guard.
Kweli throws a big elbow that misses.
Kweli postures up.
Kweli trying to control the position from guard on top but LaFleur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
LaFleur wants to sweep but no luck.

LaFleur looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kweli trying to control the position from guard on top but LaFleur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

LaFleur throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kweli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. LaFleur swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kweli trying to control the position from guard on top but LaFleur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kweli is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

LaFleur kicks Kweli off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kweli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LaFleur manages to avoid it.
LaFleur shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kweli as he avoids it easily.

Kweli throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. LaFleur was covering up waiting for the punch and Kweli finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kweli scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Talib Kweli dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kweli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LaFleur circles away quickly and effectively.

LaFleur looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
LaFleur wants to control from the top but Kweli keeps moving.
Kweli manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
LaFleur tries to get back to half guard but can't.
LaFleur tries to lock up and control but Kweli gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kweli postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. LaFleur looks a forlorn figure.
LaFleur is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kweli looking to finish LaFleur with some ground and pound. This is bad for LaFleur!
Kweli working LaFleur over with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli controlling his opponent.
Talib Kweli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
LaFleur can't escape the position.
Kweli with a couple of short strikes.
Kweli sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
LaFleur is looking to get to half guard.
LaFleur sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kweli perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

LaFleur kicks off Kweli and gets to his feet.
Kweli stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaFleur fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kweli misses with a takedown attempt - LaFleur sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kweli leaves LaFleur with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Talib Kweli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucious LaFleur.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

LaFleur shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than LaFleur was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
LaFleur is breathing heavily.
LaFleur throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kweli tries to hold on but LaFleur pushes him away.
Kweli sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
LaFleur prevents Kweli from improving his position.
Kweli works his way to full guard. Good work.

LaFleur decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kweli, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kweli bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kweli has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kweli landing shots from mount.
Kweli tries to control but LaFleur wriggling away.
LaFleur wants to control but Kweli is having none of it.
LaFleur is squirming around, avoiding Kweli's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kweli landing strikes from the mount and LaFleur is in trouble!
LaFleur is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kweli wants to control the pace but LaFleur is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaFleur tries to hold on but Kweli postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kweli controlling the pace for now.
LaFleur is desperately trying to improve his position but Kweli has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Kweli connects with a massive shot to the dome!
LaFleur is looking to get to half guard.
Kweli takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kweli seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down LaFleur for as long as he can get away with.
Kweli wants to control the pace but LaFleur is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Talib Kweli dominated that second round.
That's time! Kweli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

LaFleur lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by LaFleur.

LaFleur is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kweli's half guard.
LaFleur is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kweli!
Kweli is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kweli bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

LaFleur looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
LaFleur is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
LaFleur wants to stand but Kweli is controlling the position.

LaFleur working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kweli doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kweli manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
LaFleur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
LaFleur keeping moving, preventing Kweli from controlling successfully.
LaFleur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
LaFleur keeping moving, preventing Kweli from controlling successfully.

Kweli drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kweli jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kweli trying to control the position from guard on top but LaFleur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kweli wants to pass the guard but LaFleur is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli scoring with punches to the head and body.

LaFleur is looking to sinch up a triangle. Kweli throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to LaFleur's body to avoid the submission. LaFleur has instead reached around Kweli's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! LaFleur arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lucious LaFleur!
After the big win, Lucious LaFleur made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Global Nutritional ACME (Q157) 90% ROR on Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Jaffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Poyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jaffer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DubRaider- Starry Eyes. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Jaffer
vs
Poyer

179 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
153 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Jaffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Poyer!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaffer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jaffer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Poyer counters with a nice uppercut.

Poyer closes the distance and pushes Jaffer back into the cage.
Poyer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaffer smiles and moves away.
Jaffer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaffer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Poyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Poyer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaffer can pounce on him.
Jaffer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaffer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Jaffer fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Poyer to the ground. Jaffer is now in Poyer's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jaffer stopping the sweep attempt from Poyer.
Jaffer trying to control the position from guard on top but Poyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffer chips away with some ground and pound.
Jaffer wants to control from the top but Poyer keeps moving.
Poyer is looking to stand up but Jaffer isn't so interested in that idea.
Poyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jaffer.
Jaffer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jaffer passes into half guard.
Jaffer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Poyer defending well though.
Jaffer thows a huge punch but Poyer dodges it nicely.
Jaffer not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jaffer prevents Poyer from improving his position.
Poyer is refusing to be controlled, as Jaffer sits in half guard.
Jaffer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Poyer tries to kick Jaffer off but Jaffer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jaffer is nestled in close to Poyer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jaffer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jaffer 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poyer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jaffer.
Poyer wants to improve his position but Jaffer is controlling well.
Jaffer controlling the action here.
Jaffer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poyer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jaffer.
Jaffer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jaffer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jaffer is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Poyer reverses the position - he's now on top in Jaffer's guard.
Poyer tries to stand but Jaffer is controlling from the bottom.
Jaffer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jaffer tries to get out of the position.
Jaffer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jaffer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer lands a big shot there that rocks Poyer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jaffer raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jaffer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Poyer is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Jaffer! Poyer is hurt baaadly! Jaffer is firing away with more strikes - Poyer is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Jaffer!
James Jaffer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Audet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Audet's choice of entrance music: Black Eyed Peas - Pump it. Nathan Audet struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for Abe Jefferson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jefferson
vs
Audet

171 cm
27
179 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

173 cm
30
187 lbs
12 - 12 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Global Nutritional ACME (Q157) 90% ROR on Laundry

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abe Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Audet!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Audet tries to close the distance and clinch but Jefferson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jefferson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Audet escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jefferson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Audet escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jefferson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jefferson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Jefferson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Audet tries to clinch but Jefferson is having none of it.
Jefferson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Audet is looking to clinch.
Audet doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jefferson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jefferson trying to control the position from guard on top but Audet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jefferson gets to his feet. Audet looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A left lands for Jefferson.
A combination from Jefferson does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Audet tries to clinch there but Jefferson circles away.
Audet wants to clinch.
Audet tries to close the distance and clinch but Jefferson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jefferson throws a series of strikes that have Audet backpedaling.
Jefferson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jefferson!
Jefferson misses with a double jab.
Jefferson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Audet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jefferson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jefferson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Audet tries to clinch up.
Jefferson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jefferson scores with a head kick.
Audet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Audet doesn't manage to clinch there - Jefferson circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Audet wants to clinch up but Jefferson keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Jefferson does no damage.
Jefferson misses with the combination.

Audet looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Audet looks gassed!
Jefferson wants to sweep here but Audet controlling him for the moment.
Audet postures up in Jefferson's guard and throws a big left but Jefferson blocks it.

Jefferson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jefferson is trying to control the position but Audet postures up.

Jefferson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Audet defends it easily.
Jefferson wants to sweep here but Audet controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jefferson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Audet defends well.
Audet scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jefferson 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.
Audet trying to control the position from guard on top but Jefferson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jefferson has an active guard here but Audet has managed to pass into half guard.
Jefferson trying to control here.
Audet works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jefferson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Audet lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jefferson down.
Audet wants to control but Jefferson is keeping him busy.
Audet tries to move to mount but Jefferson blocks the move with his legs.
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!
Audet lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jefferson is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Audet tries for a kimura but Jefferson is defending well.
Jefferson tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Jefferson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jefferson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Audet circles away quickly and effectively.
Good shot there by Jefferson.
Jefferson shoots in but Audet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jefferson misses with a head kick.
Jefferson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Audet tries to clinch there but Jefferson circles away.
Audet moves in looking to clinch but Jefferson pushes him off.
Jefferson swats away the attempt to clinch by Audet.
Jefferson scores with a head kick.
Audet tries to clinch up.
Jefferson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jefferson connects with a body shot.
Audet tries to clinch but Jefferson is having none of it.
Abe Jefferson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Audet tries to clinch but Jefferson moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Audet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abe Jefferson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jefferson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jefferson duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jefferson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet tries to clinch there but Jefferson circles away.
Audet leaves Jefferson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Audet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jefferson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Audet but Audet pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Jefferson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Audet tries to clinch but Jefferson moves out of range.
Audet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jefferson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jefferson misses with a two punch combination.
Jefferson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Jefferson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jefferson.
Jefferson feints a jab promting Audet to slip. Jefferson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Audet slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Abe Jefferson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jefferson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jefferson swats away the attempt to clinch by Audet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Audet wants to clinch.
Jefferson shoots in but Audet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Audet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jefferson.

Audet has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jefferson tries to pull guard but Audet holds him up against the cage and eventually Jefferson drops back down to his feet.
Audet lands an elbow inside that Jefferson shrugs off.

It looks like Abe Jefferson has been cut.
Jefferson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jefferson is trying to stall.
Jefferson wants to take the fight to the mat but Audet manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Audet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jefferson swings wildly with an uppercut but Audet uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Audet tries a knee to the head but Jefferson blocks it.
Audet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jefferson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jefferson tries to pull guard but Audet forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Audet is trying to drag Jefferson to the mat but Jefferson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Audet is breathing heavily.
Audet connects with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jefferson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Audet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jefferson is keeping busy.
Jefferson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Audet avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Audet prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jefferson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Audet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Audet lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson takes an elbow to the temple.
Audet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Audet wants a takedown.

Jefferson breaks the clinch.

Jefferson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Audet's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Audet tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Audet is working an open guard so Jefferson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A cross from Jefferson lands.
A jab lands there for Jefferson.
Audet tries to clinch up.

Audet clinches up against the cage.
Jefferson slows down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Audet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jefferson's efforts to push away.
Audet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Jefferson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abe Jefferson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jefferson dives in and scores a takedown into Audet's guard.
Audet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jefferson.
Jefferson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Audet trying to keep a closed guard but Jefferson is proving a slippery customer.

Audet is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Audet is looking for a triangle but Jefferson pushes his legs off easily.
Jefferson trying to control the position from guard on top but Audet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jefferson wants to stand but Audet has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Audet looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jefferson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jefferson uses his free foot to push down on Audet's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Audet.
Audet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jefferson landing punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jefferson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Audet hang on?

Audet is rocked!
Audet is trying to escape the mount.
Audet is still in real trouble! Can Jefferson finish him?
Jefferson lands a big shot to the head and Audet winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Abe Jefferson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Abe Jefferson made sure he mentioned Global Nutritional ACME (Q157) 90% ROR on Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bart Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Avila

175 cm
30
165 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

177 cm
26
156 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30)
Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bart Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Avila!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a body shot.
Avila staying out of range there.
Brown throws a body punch but Avila moves out of range.
Avila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Avila connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Brown misses.
Avila chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bart Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avila takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown lands a jab to Avila's midsection.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
Avila throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Avila looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Avila blocks a jab.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Avila scores with a jab.
A big right from Brown misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Avila connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Avila 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Avila throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Avila.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Avila moves away from the strike by Brown.
Avila thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown connects with the punch.
Brown lands a head shot.
Avila has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Avila's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avila looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Avila counters with a leg kick.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Avila counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings for the body but Avila moves out of range.
Avila takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Avila, right into the meat.
Brown throws a body punch but Avila moves out of range.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avila moves away.
Brown connects with a jab.
Bart Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Avila was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Avila.
Avila throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Avila connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown misses with a body punch
and Avila counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Avila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Avila misses with a body kick.
Avila feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila lands a jab to the head.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Avila tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Avila throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Avila drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
Brown is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Avila tries to land a leg kick but Brown saw it coming and moves away.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Avila keeps Brown at a distance using the push kick.
Avila fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Avila swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Avila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Avila fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Avila throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown lands the left hand.

Avila changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brown looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brown is not content to let Avila control the position.
Avila misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tommy Avila will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brown lands with a cross.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Avila wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Avila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Avila needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Avila throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Avila's shoulder, as Avila tries to avoid the shot.
Avila avoids a punch combination nicely.
Avila slips under a jab.
Avila throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Avila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Avila is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Avila.
Avila throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avila throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Avila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Avila.
Avila rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
Tommy Avila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Avila.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Avila throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Brown misses.
Avila moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Avila, right into the meat.
Avila takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avila throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Avila counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown avoids the head kick by Avila.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Avila scores with a kick to the midsection.
Avila throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Avila thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brown if he has to take too many more of those.
Avila fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Avila throws a nice inside leg kick.
Avila connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Avila.
Avila connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Avila fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Avila tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Avila connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Avila throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Bart Brown has been cut.
Good leg kick by Avila there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Avila lands with a thumping leg kick.
Avila scores with a leg kick.
Brown will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Avila is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brown's half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown is staying active underneath Avila, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Avila not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Avila with the ground and pound but Brown uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila throwing strikes but missing.
Avila in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown trying to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy Avila was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Avila throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Avila off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Avila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bart Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Avila.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Avila throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
A jab from Avila misses.
Avila scores with a kick to the body.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Avila was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Avila is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Brown has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Avila.
Avila throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Avila counters with a thumping low kick.
Avila scores with a leg kick.
Avila catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
That kick from Avila tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Avila is defended easily by Brown.
Both fighters circling a little - Avila finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Avila throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Avila does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Avila.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Avila.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Avila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Avila throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
A jab from Avila finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Avila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown avoids the body shot from Avila.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bart Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Avila connects with a solid leg kick.
Avila connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avila lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown leaves Avila with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That kick from Avila tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Avila lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Avila. Avila gets slowly back to his feet.
Bart Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Avila.
Avila feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Avila throws a front kick that sends Brown stumbling back into the cage.
Avila motions for Brown to come forward. Avila throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Avila!
Avila connects with an inside leg kick.
Avila throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Avila. Avila obviously looking to wear him down.
Avila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Avila scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brown crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Avila - the referee stops the clock and Brown gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Avila. Brown manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Avila can pounce on him.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Avila.
Avila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
Avila lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brown will feel that in the morning.
Tommy Avila is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Avila plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Avila scores with a leg kick.
Avila explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brown with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Avila looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Avila tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Avila there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Avila can pounce on him.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Avila throws a head kick that Brown semi-blocks.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Avila keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
A nice inside leg kick there by Avila. That's going to slow Brown down.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Avila moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Avila cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Avila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Avila has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Avila!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Santos

176 cm
24
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

178 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Santos down.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Rodrigo Santos 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!
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Santos looks gassed!
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Josh Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Josh Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Santos.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.

Johnson cracks Santos with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Johnson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Santos to stand back up!

Santos is rocked!
That kick from Johnson tenderised Santos's leg. Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santos doesn't seem phased though.

That has opened up Rodrigo Santos's cut even more.
Crunch! Johnson slams his shin into Santos's torso.
Johnson thumps Santos with a low kick.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Santos with an open hand slap.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.

Johnson lands a big head kick that sends Santos tumbling to the mat! Johnson takes a step backwards and waves Santos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson steps in with a hook that catches Santos right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Johnson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Santos looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Johnson!

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Tenorman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ang comes to the cage accompanied by Long Way To The Top. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ang
vs
Tenorman

183 cm
27
194 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

185 cm
25
182 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Tenorman!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ang throws out a loose jab but Tenorman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tenorman throws a looping overhand right but Ang ducks down to avoid it.

Ang takes the fight into the clinch.
Ang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tenorman backwards.
Ang just leaning against Tenorman, taking a breather.
Ang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tenorman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ang is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ang.
Ang is working Tenorman over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ang lands a damaging elbow.
Ang tries to land knees in the clinch but Tenorman avoids the damage to the body.
Ang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tenorman backwards.
Ang just leaning against Tenorman, taking a breather.
Ang lands a body punch.
Tenorman looks gassed!
Ang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Scott Tenorman has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ang scores with a hook to the body.
Tenorman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ang prevents a body shot from Tenorman.
Ang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tenorman misses with the head strike.
Tenorman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ang.
Tenorman avoiding damage as Ang throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Ang.
Tenorman tries to score a body lock takedown but Ang shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Ang as the two fighters clinch.
Tenorman takes an elbow to the temple.
Tenorman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tenorman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ang blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ang avoiding damage.
Ang trying to control the position but instead, Tenorman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ang into the cage.
Ang just leaning against Tenorman, taking a breather.
Ang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tenorman avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Ang.
Ang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rodney Ang.
Ang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tenorman.
Ang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tenorman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ang just misses with a punch to the body.
Ang takes a swing at Tenorman's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenorman loads up on a big right hand but Ang slips the punch.

Tenorman clinches up against the cage.
Tenorman lands with a light punch inside.
Ang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ang.
Tenorman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tenorman misses with a body punch.
Tenorman misses with some punches.
Tenorman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tenorman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ang.
Tenorman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ang is defending well.
Tenorman struggles to land a body shot inside as Ang controls his hands.
Tenorman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Ang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tenorman lands a hook that snaps the head of Ang backwards.
Ang stalling in the clinch but Tenorman improves position.
A short right from Ang.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ang scores with a hook to the body.

Ang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tenorman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ang throws a chopping leg kick but Tenorman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A swing and a miss from Tenorman.
Tenorman looks to land a left hand but Ang moved out of range nicely.
Ang scores with a nice right hand.
Tenorman misses with a straight right.
Ang slips under a jab from Tenorman.
Tenorman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ang misses with an uppercut. Tenorman saw that one coming.
Tenorman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Ang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Tenorman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ang lands a jab to the head.

Tenorman is rocked!
Ang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tenorman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tenorman is still on wobbly legs! Can Ang finish him?
Tenorman misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ang. That's going to slow Tenorman down.
Tenorman seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ang cracks Tenorman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Ang clinches up against the cage.
Ang lands a big right hand that drops Tenorman! The killer instinct kicks in and Ang finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ang!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Ang!
Rodney Ang retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rodney Ang made sure he mentioned Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps, along with how happy he was to win his fight.