Welterweights Collide - Rd 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Worthington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worthington kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jigsaw. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Worthington
vs
Burrows

188 cm
19
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Biobonds Supplements

Black Skull Clothing

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Worthington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lincoln Burrows!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burrows sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Worthington scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Worthington scores with a jab to the body.
Burrows slips a jab and a cross from Worthington.
Worthington lands with a shot to the body.

Worthington lands a big shot that drops Burrows! Can he finish him?

Burrows is rocked!

It looks like Lincoln Burrows has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worthington postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Burrows covers up, he's hurt! Worthington keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Worthington and the ref steps in to end the fight! Worthington can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Worthington!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between GEORGES STPIERRE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). STPIERRE kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is LOSE YOURSELF. Carlos Machete is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

STPIERRE
vs
Machete

175 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, GEORGES STPIERRE!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Machete!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
STPIERRE throws a head kick that misses.
STPIERRE shoots in looking for a takedown. Machete tries to sprawl out of it but STPIERRE keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Machete manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
STPIERRE scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Machete looks to land a body kick but STPIERRE moved away.
Machete looks to score with a jab to the body but STPIERRE is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Machete.
Machete throws a nice looking combination but STPIERRE bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machete tries to close the distance and clinch up but STPIERRE swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machete wants to clinch up but STPIERRE keeps it at a distance.
STPIERRE shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Machete pinned against the cage. Machete gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
STPIERRE fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
STPIERRE is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Machete.

It looks like GEORGES STPIERRE has been cut.
Machete has a takedown stuffed.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from STPIERRE - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Machete scores with a four punch combination!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Machete! STPIERRE is backing up but he can't get away as Machete lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops STPIERRE and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Carlos Machete!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Lawton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers has chosen Shippensburg as his entrance music. Floyd Lawton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lawton
vs
Rogers

183 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

171 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Lawton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Rogers!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers is looking to clinch.
Rogers tries to clinch but Lawton moves out of range.
Lawton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rogers tries to clinch up but Lawton circles away and keeps his distance.
Lawton misses with a two punch combination.
Lawton looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawton.
Rogers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Rogers takes the fight into the clinch.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lawton can't break the clinch.
Rogers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rogers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rogers keeps control of Lawton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Lawton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rogers lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but Lawton blocks with his arms.
Rogers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rogers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rogers lands an elbow inside.
Rogers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawton is defending well for now.

Rogers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawton scores with a three punch combo!
Rogers tries to clinch but Lawton is having none of it.
A punch combination from Lawton misses.
Lawton is breathing heavily.
Rogers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogers tries to clinch there but Lawton circles away.
Rogers is looking to clinch but Lawton is avoiding it.
Lawton scores with a jab.
Lawton lands with an uppercut that bounces Rogers off the cage and back into rage.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lawton misses with a few strikes there.
Rogers doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawton circles away.

Rogers gets a clinch.
Rogers scores with a knee to the head.
Rogers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rogers lands an elbow just above Lawton 's eye.
Rogers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Floyd Lawton has been cut.
Rogers scores a nice knee to the body.
Rogers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rogers misses with an elbow strike.
Rogers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rogers looking to throw knees to the head but Lawton is blocking nicely.
Lawton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rogers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rogers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rogers lands an elbow that stopped Lawton in his tracks for a moment.
Rogers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lawton's defenses.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rogers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rogers throws an elbow but it misses.
Lawton blocks an elbow strike from Rogers.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lawton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rogers lands a knee to the head.
Lawton is trying to break the clinch but Rogers is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawton takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Rogers.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lawton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lawton dodges an elbow strike from Rogers.
Lawton can't break the clinch.
Rogers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawton is defending well for now.
Rogers tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawton avoids the damage to the body.
Rogers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Lawton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Lawton - just one landing.
Lawton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rogers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lawton is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lawton throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
Rogers tries to clinch there but Lawton circles away.
Lawton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Lawton misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers moves in looking to clinch but Lawton pushes him off.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rogers tries to clinch up.
Rogers wants to clinch up but Lawton keeps it at a distance.
Rogers wants to clinch.
Lawton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Rogers closes the distance and clinches.
Rogers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lawton blocks an elbow strike.
Rogers lands an elbow inside.
Rogers lands an elbow inside that Lawton shrugs off.
Rogers lands an elbow inside.
Lawton takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Lawton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lawton blocks an elbow strike.
Rogers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lawton's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Rogers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Floyd Lawton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rogers wants to clinch up but Lawton keeps it at a distance.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Lawton does no damage.
Lawton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rogers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Rogers moves into the clinch successfully.
Rogers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rogers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Rogers.
A knee to the head by Rogers.
Rogers landing knees to the body.
Rogers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rogers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rogers throws an elbow that misses.
Rogers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rogers misses with a knee strike.
Lawton is looking to break free of the clinch but Rogers has double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rogers lands a knee to the body.
Lawton takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers scores with a knee to the head.
Rogers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rogers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lawton's defenses.
Rogers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rogers lands a nice elbow.
Lawton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rogers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lawton's face.
Nice elbow from Rogers.
Lawton has had enough of the clinch but Rogers keeps him there for the moment.
Lawton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rogers landing knees to the body.
Rogers lands a damaging elbow.
Rogers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lawton blocks an elbow strike from Rogers.
Lawton blocks an elbow strike from Rogers.
Rogers has Lawton pressed against the cage, preventing Lawton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rogers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rogers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lawton's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rogers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lawton's brow.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but Lawton blocks with his arms.
Lawton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rogers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lawton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rogers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawton blocks it with crossed arms.
Lawton is trying to break the clinch but Rogers has him pressed against the cage.
Rogers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rogers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawton's efforts to push away.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rogers misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rogers.
Lawton blocks an elbow strike from Rogers.
Lawton wants to break free but Rogers has control.
Lawton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawton blocks an elbow strike from Rogers.
Nice elbow from Rogers.
Rogers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rogers throws an elbow but misses.
Lawton takes an elbow to the temple.
Lawton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lawton is trying to break the clinch but Rogers is controlling him.
Lawton tries to circle away but Rogers has him pinned against the cage.
Lawton is trying to break the clinch but Rogers is controlling him.
Rogers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lawton is trying to break the clinch but Rogers has him pressed against the cage.
Rogers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lawton can't break the clinch.
Rogers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawton's efforts to push away.
Rogers throws an elbow but it misses.
Rogers looking to throw knees to the head but Lawton is blocking nicely.
Rogers looking to throw knees to the head but Lawton is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rogers.
Rogers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lawton wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rogers.
Lawton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rogers throws an elbow that misses.
Rogers misses with an elbow strike.
Rogers lands an elbow inside.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but Lawton blocks with his arms.
Rogers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lawton is keeping busy.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but Lawton blocks with his arms.
Lawton can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers tries a knee to the head but Lawton blocks it.
Rogers prevents Lawton from breaking the clinch.
Rogers misses with a knee to the head.
Rogers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawton's efforts to push away.
Rogers misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Floyd Lawton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab, jab by Lawton - just one landing.

Lawton drops Rogers with a left and a right! Oh, Rogers is hurt - Lawton dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Jeremy Rogers has been cut.

Lawton decides to stand back up. Lawton steps back and let's Rogers get back to his feet.
Rogers wants to clinch up but Lawton keeps it at a distance.
Lawton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawton keeps the fight on the outside.
Lawton throws a one two combo.
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!
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawton scores with a decent looking hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Rogers is rocked!
Rogers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Floyd Lawton is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogers slips a straight right by Lawton.
Rogers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lawton swats away the attempt to clinch by Rogers.

Rogers forces Lawton back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Rogers.
Rogers throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawton blocks the elbow strike.
Rogers lands an elbow inside that Lawton shrugs off.
Rogers tries a knee to the head but Lawton blocks it.
Lawton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rogers misses with an elbow over the top.
Rogers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lawton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rogers has him pressed against the cage.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lawton tries to break free but Rogers pushes him back against the cage.
Lawton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rogers misses with an elbow over the top.
Lawton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rogers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rogers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawton.
Lawton is trying to break free.
Rogers misses with a knee to the head.
Lawton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lawton avoids a wild elbow strike from Rogers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lawton avoids a wild elbow strike from Rogers.
Rogers lands a damaging elbow.
Lawton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rogers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lawton wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rogers throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rogers.
Lawton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rogers has him pressed against the cage.
Rogers missing with knees to the body.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawton avoids it.
Lawton avoids the elbow strike from Rogers, against the cage.
Rogers looking to throw knees to the head but Lawton is blocking nicely.
Rogers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawton's efforts to push away.
Rogers misses with a knee strike.
Lawton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rogers.
Lawton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawton's efforts to push away.
Rogers lands an elbow inside that Lawton shrugs off.
Rogers has Lawton pressed against the cage, preventing Lawton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jeremy Rogers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lawton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rogers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rogers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rogers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lawton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Lawton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawton throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Lawton.
Lawton misses with a straight left.
Floyd Lawton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Rogers forces Lawton back against the cage and clinches.
Rogers misses with a knee strike.
Rogers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lawton avoids the elbow strike from Rogers, against the cage.
Rogers pushes off an throws an elbow but Lawton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lawton blocks the elbow strike.
Lawton wants to get back to striking at distance but Rogers won't allow it.
Rogers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rogers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lawton blocks it with crossed arms.

Lawton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rogers tries to move into range but Lawton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawton.
Lawton throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogers is looking to clinch.
A combination from Lawton does no damage.
Rogers tries to clinch but Lawton is having none of it.
Rogers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogers tries to clinch but Lawton moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawton keeps the fight on the outside.
Jeremy Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawton looks to land a right hand but Rogers moved out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Lawton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rogers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Rogers!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hacky Sack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dion Phaneuf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sack's entrance music is Sweet home alabama. A fine choice. Hacky Sack could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dion Phaneuf's chin.

Sack
vs
Phaneuf

185 cm
20
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hacky Sack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dion Phaneuf!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phaneuf has him pressed against the cage.
Sack tries to break the clinch but Phaneuf is controlling the position.
Phaneuf can't get the takedown.
Phaneuf wants a takedown but no success here.
Sack is trying to force a seperation but Phaneuf has the dominant position.
Phaneuf blocking some punches.
Phaneuf drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sack gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hacky Sack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dion Phaneuf.
Phaneuf looking for a takedown.
Sack misses with the head strike.
Sack tries to break free but Phaneuf pushes him back against the cage.

Sack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Phaneuf closes the distance and clinches up with Sack, looking for a takedown. Phaneuf pushes Sack against the cage but Sack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Phaneuf closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sack is trying to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Phaneuf crashes against the mat.

Sack explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Phaneuf fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phaneuf shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sack sprawls well. Sack wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Phaneuf gets slowly back to his feet.
Hacky Sack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phaneuf circles away quickly and effectively.

Phaneuf looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sack!
Phaneuf punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sack tries to lock up and control but Phaneuf gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Phaneuf is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Phaneuf connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sack tries to lock up and control but Phaneuf gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Phaneuf pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Phaneuf landing strikes, looking to finish!
Phaneuf cracks Sack with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Phaneuf scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sack?

Sack is rocked!
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!
Sack is trying desperately to improve position.
Sack is breathing heavily.
Phaneuf working the ground and pound effectively.
Phaneuf with shots to the head and body - Sack looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Sack is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phaneuf is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sack can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phaneuf connects with a bit shot that sees Sack covering up! More strikes from Phaneuf and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Phaneuf is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dion Phaneuf!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Haskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haskey comes to the cage accompanied by Ive got the Power. John Haskey had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Haskey
vs
Webster

169 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

178 cm
21
163 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Haskey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitch Webster!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webster tries to clinch but Haskey is having none of it.
Haskey closes the distance and clinches up with Webster, looking for a takedown. Haskey pushes Webster against the cage but Webster circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Webster tries to clinch up but Haskey circles away and keeps his distance.
Webster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Webster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Webster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Webster moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Webster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haskey in his tracks.
Haskey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haskey shoots for a double leg takedown but Webster sprawls well. He's pushed Haskey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Webster.
Webster tries to clinch but Haskey moves out of range.
Webster lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haskey shoots in looking for a takedown. Webster tries to sprawl out of it but Haskey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Webster manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Haskey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Webster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Webster clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Webster lands with a short shot to the head.
Haskey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Webster breaks the clinch.

Webster clinches up against the cage.

Webster breaks from the clinch.
Haskey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Haskey is breathing heavily.

Webster closes the distance and pushes Haskey back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webster is working Haskey over against the cage.

Webster breaks the clinch.
Webster tries to clinch up but Haskey circles away and keeps his distance.
Webster cracks a nice hook into Haskey's ribs.
Haskey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mitch Webster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

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

Haskey is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Webster rushes Haskey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Haskey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Webster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Webster lands a body shot in the clinch.

Webster breaks from the clinch.
Haskey seems to have got his legs back now.
Webster lands with a big left! Haskey is wobbled badly! Webster comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Haskey to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mitch Webster!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Buttowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buttowski has chosen TNT as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wood
vs
Buttowski

180 cm
22
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
197 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sammy Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Buttowski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buttowski misses with a body shot.
Wood moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buttowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Wood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buttowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
Wood tries to clinch but Buttowski moves out of range.
Wood fails in his attempt to clinch.

Wood moves into the clinch.
Buttowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood throws an elbow but it misses.
Wood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Buttowski is trying to break the clinch but Wood has him pressed against the cage.
Wood throws an elbow but it misses.
Buttowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buttowski avoids the elbow strike from Wood, against the cage.
Buttowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wood has him pressed against the cage.
Buttowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wood lands a nice elbow.
Wood prevents Buttowski from breaking the clinch.
Buttowski blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wood throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttowski dodges an elbow strike from Wood.
Wood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wood pushes off an throws an elbow but Buttowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Buttowski blocks an elbow strike from Wood.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Buttowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Buttowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wood misses with an elbow strike.
Wood lands a damaging elbow.
Buttowski avoids the elbow strike from Wood, against the cage.
Buttowski is trying to break free.
Wood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Buttowski takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Ivan Buttowski has been cut.
Buttowski blocks an elbow strike from Wood.
Wood throws an elbow that misses.
Wood throws an elbow but it misses.
Buttowski blocks an elbow strike.
Wood pushes off an throws an elbow but Buttowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Buttowski blocks an elbow strike from Wood.
Buttowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Wood won't allow it.
Buttowski blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buttowski's brow.
Buttowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Buttowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Wood has double underhooks.
Buttowski dodges an elbow strike from Wood.
Wood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wood.
Wood lands an elbow just above Buttowski 's eye.
Wood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wood throws an elbow but misses.
Wood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buttowski's brow.
Buttowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wood pushes off an throws an elbow but Buttowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Buttowski tries to circle away but Wood has him pinned against the cage.
Wood lands a damaging elbow.
Wood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buttowski's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buttowski's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buttowski's brow.
Buttowski blocks an elbow strike from Wood.
Wood misses with an elbow strike.
Wood misses with an elbow over the top.
Wood misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wood throws an elbow but misses.
Wood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wood.
Wood misses with an elbow strike.

Buttowski breaks from the clinch.
Buttowski swinging wildly here.
Wood tries to clinch but Buttowski moves out of range.
Buttowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch but Buttowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buttowski stuns Wood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch but Buttowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivan Buttowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buttowski scores with a shot to the body.
Wood is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buttowski lands a glancing blow to the side of Wood's head.
Buttowski steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Wood is out on his feet! Buttowski sets himself and nearly takes Wood's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Buttowski!

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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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Fredward Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant has chosen Beanie (Mack B****) as his entrance music. Dwight Grant will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Benson
vs
Grant

167 cm
21
166 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

182 cm
23
167 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Canadian Fighter Clothing

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fredward Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwight Grant!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Benson rushes Grant and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Grant breaks the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Grant as he connects with a hook.
Grant connects with a right hand. Benson shakes it off.

Grant has closed the distance and engaged Benson in a clinch.
Benson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grant's efforts to push away.
Grant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Grant manages to break the clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Benson.
Grant avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Benson.
Grant manages to work his way to half guard, despite Benson's best efforts.
Grant moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson stopping the sweep attempt from Grant.
Benson trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Benson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benson advances position into side control!
Grant tries to buck Benson off but Benson is having none of it.
Grant manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grant is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Grant is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grant is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Benson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Benson's back!
Benson tries to escape the position.
Benson grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Benson tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Benson trying to control the position but Grant manages to sink in the hooks.

Grant working for the choke.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Benson tries to escape but Grant has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Grant lands shots from the back.
Benson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grant on the ground.

Grant is cranking Benson's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Benson! He's tightened the choke and Benson is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dwight Grant!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sub Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Numero 1. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rage
vs
St Pierre

165 cm
19
192 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
192 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sub Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre scores with a nice right hand.
Rage shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Pierre as he jumps to the side.
Rage dodges the punch combination from St Pierre.
Rage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rage shoots in but St Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good exchange - St Pierre coming out on top.
St Pierre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Rage moves out of range easily.
St Pierre connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Rage! He's out on his feet! St Pierre rushes in and drops Rage with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Georges St Pierre!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between KO Kaleb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lupercal Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lupercal Abaddon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kaleb
vs
Abaddon

182 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, KO Kaleb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lupercal Abaddon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaleb slips under a jab.
Kaleb throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Kaleb misses.
Abaddon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaleb.
KO Kaleb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abaddon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kaleb looks to land a right hand but Abaddon moved out of range.
Abaddon connects with a looping right hand.
Kaleb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abaddon moves away.
Abaddon ducks under a wild hook from Kaleb.
Kaleb scores with a hook to the body. Abaddon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abaddon scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abaddon.
Kaleb fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abaddon on the side of the head.
Abaddon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaleb throws a lazy right hand but Abaddon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaleb. Abaddon does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Kaleb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abaddon tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaleb takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kaleb lands a jab to Abaddon's midsection.
Kaleb sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kaleb is breathing heavily.
Abaddon scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaleb throws out the jab.
Kaleb looks to score with a jab to the body but Abaddon is just out of range.
Abaddon staying out of range there.
Kaleb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abaddon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kaleb.
Abaddon scoring well with a low kick there.
Abaddon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abaddon throws a combination. Kaleb tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

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

Kaleb is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abaddon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kaleb if he has to take too many more of those.
Oh Kaleb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abaddon stuns Kaleb with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kaleb seems to have got his legs back now.
Kaleb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abaddon lands with a nice body punch.
Abaddon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abaddon scores with a spinning back kick!
A solid body kick from Abaddon.
Abaddon scores with a decent looking hook.
Abaddon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kaleb stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Abaddon throws a leg kick which misses Kaleb's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaleb tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaleb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abaddon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A shot to de liver by Abaddon. Beautiful body shot.
Abaddon misses with a double jab.
A lazy left from Abaddon finds it's target.
Kaleb throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abaddon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kaleb is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Abaddon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abaddon throws a one two combo.
Abaddon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Abaddon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Abaddon lands a big head kick that sends Kaleb tumbling to the mat! Abaddon takes a step backwards and waves Kaleb back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Abaddon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kaleb takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Abaddon - that will leave a mark!
Abaddon lands with a slapping head kick.
Kaleb misses with a shot to the body
and Abaddon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abaddon.
Abaddon throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Abaddon lands.
Kaleb swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abaddon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaleb thinking.
Abaddon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kaleb had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kaleb misses the jab.
Kaleb misses with a hook.
Abaddon throws a series of punches but Kaleb moves out of range.
Abaddon is working the combinations to good effect here.
Abaddon lands a nice looking body shot.
Abaddon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abaddon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abaddon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kaleb crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Abaddon - the referee stops the clock and Kaleb gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Abaddon. Kaleb manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kaleb has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abaddon.
Nice body kick from Abaddon.
Nice body kick from Abaddon.
Abaddon feints and then cracks Kaleb's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaleb down.
Abaddon cracks Kaleb with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kaleb misses with a looping left.
Abaddon cracks a nice hook into Kaleb's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abaddon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaleb shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abaddon lands a jab to Kaleb's midsection.
Abaddon connects with a high kick.
Abaddon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kaleb misses the jab.
Kaleb throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abaddon counters with a low kick, right behind Kaleb 's knee.
Abaddon throws a leg kick which misses Kaleb's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaleb tries to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Abaddon!
Abaddon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Abaddon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abaddon lands a head kick. Kaleb smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Abaddon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaleb missing with a left hand there. Abaddon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaleb is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Abaddon slips a jab from Kaleb.
Abaddon lands a nice hook to Kaleb's body. Kaleb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A lazy left from Abaddon finds it's target.
Kaleb walks into a stiff left hand from Abaddon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lupercal Abaddon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kaleb lands a jab to the nose.
Kaleb walks into a stiff left hand from Abaddon.
Lupercal Abaddon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abaddon is looking to slow Kaleb down with leg kicks.
Abaddon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abaddon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaleb. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Abaddon there.
Abaddon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abaddon cracks Kaleb with a good jab.
Abaddon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaleb at a distance.
Abaddon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abaddon.
Abaddon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Abaddon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abaddon thumps Kaleb with a low kick.
Abaddon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kaleb rather than just go for the knockout.
Abaddon thuds his shin into the meat of Kaleb's side.
Abaddon scores with a hook to the body. Kaleb takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abaddon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abaddon lands a head kick!
Abaddon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon scores with a shot to the body.
Kaleb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Abaddon to score with a decent uppercut.
Whack! Abaddon lands a heavy head kick that drops Kaleb. The ref tackles Abaddon to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Kaleb was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Lupercal Abaddon!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Refn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph has chosen Bloodsport - Fight to Survive as his entrance music. William Joseph has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Refn
vs
Joseph

178 cm
18
174 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Refn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Joseph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joseph connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Refn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Refn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Refn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joseph circles away quickly and effectively.
Refn throws a right and a left that Joseph avoids nicely.
Refn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nicolas Refn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Joseph gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Joseph on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Refn tries to work over Joseph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joseph scores with a shot to the side of Refn's head.
Refn letting Joseph take a breather here.
Joseph scores with a shot to the side of Refn's head.
A short right from Joseph on the inside.
Joseph lands an elbow inside that Refn shrugs off.
A left hand lands to the body for Joseph.
Joseph lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Refn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joseph lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Joseph gets through Refn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joseph scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Refn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Joseph controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Joseph - that landed with a thud.
Joseph slowing the pace effectively.
Refn can't break the clinch.
Joseph lands an elbow that stopped Refn in his tracks for a moment.
Refn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee is keeping an eye on Joseph - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short body shot lands from Refn as the two fighters clinch.
Joseph lands an elbow inside that Refn shrugs off.
Joseph lands a good knee to the midsection. Refn won't want to take too many of those.
Joseph landing knees to the head.
Joseph makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joseph lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Refn trying to stall but Joseph improves his position.
Joseph working Refn over with knees to the body.
Joseph connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joseph lands a nice elbow.
Joseph lands a nice elbow.
Refn is looking to break free of the clinch but Joseph has double underhooks.
Refn is looking to break free of the clinch but Joseph has double underhooks.
Joseph keeps control of Refn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joseph.
Joseph lands an elbow inside that Refn shrugs off.
Joseph landing knees to the head.
Joseph lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Joseph.
Joseph landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Refn is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Refn tries to break the clinch but Joseph is controlling the position.
Joseph comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Refn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Joseph lands a nice elbow.
A right hand to the body from Joseph.
Refn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joseph has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Refn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Joseph lands an elbow that stopped Refn in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Joseph.
Joseph digs a right hand underneath Refn's ribcage. Refn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Joseph creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Refn's defenses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joseph.
Refn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Joseph lands an elbow that stopped Refn in his tracks for a moment.
Joseph lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Joseph connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Joseph obliges.
Joseph lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joseph creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joseph displaying some good clinch control by pressing Refn up against the cage.
Joseph scores a nice knee to the body.
Joseph crunches a lovely knee into Refn's ribcage.
Joseph lands an elbow inside that Refn shrugs off.
Joseph lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Joseph scores with a shoulder strike.
Joseph makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joseph lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joseph lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Joseph - that landed with a thud.
Refn takes an elbow to the temple.
Joseph keeps control of Refn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joseph lands an elbow inside that Refn shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Joseph.
Joseph lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Refn tries to circle away but Joseph has him pinned against the cage.
Joseph lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Joseph stalling against the cage.
Refn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joseph scores with a shot to the side of Refn's head.
Refn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Refn working hard to break the clinch.
Joseph lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joseph.
Joseph lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Refn wants to get back to striking at distance but Joseph won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Joseph dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Joseph lands a jab-cross combination.
Refn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Joseph counters with a series of strikes. Refn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Joseph connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Refn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Refn throws the left hand but Joseph avoids the punch easily.
Joseph thuds a left hand into Refn's body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Refn is trying to stall.
Refn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joseph has him pressed against the cage.
Joseph slows down the pace here.

Joseph tightens his grip and picks Refn up, before dumping him to the ground. Refn manages to land in guard.
Refn wants to stand up but Joseph is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Joseph passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Refn tries to escape but Joseph is in control.
Refn tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Joseph biding his time, looking for the opening.

Joseph is persistently looking for the submission but Refn is defending it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Refn's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Refn defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Joseph's arms.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Refn looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Refn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joseph on the ground.
Refn is in bad spot here.
Joseph slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph scores with punches from the back.
Joseph controlling the position well here. Refn rolled but Joseph kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Refn looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Refn looking very determined here, making life difficult for Joseph.
Refn has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Will Joseph go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Joseph wants to control but Refn manages to buck him off and is now in Joseph's guard! Nice work there by Refn!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Joseph lands with a kick to the ribs.
Joseph slips a jab and a cross from Refn.
Refn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Refn cracks Joseph with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Refn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Joseph counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Joseph showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Joseph throws a good cross that connects.
Joseph misses with a takedown attempt - Refn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Refn throws a combination that misses
and Joseph counters with a three punch combo that has Refn backing up. Refn nods at Joseph to acknowledge the strikes.
Joseph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joseph is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Refn takes one on the button.
Refn throws an overhand right that lands on Joseph's shoulder, as Joseph tries to avoid the shot.
Refn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Refn throws a shot from downtown. Joseph moves away and avoids it.
Refn looks to land a combination but Joseph avoids it well.
Refn throws a big shot that misses.

Joseph shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Refn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Joseph showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Refn keeping moving, preventing Joseph from controlling successfully.
Refn is looking to stand up but Joseph isn't so interested in that idea.
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Refn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Refn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Refn wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Joseph manages to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Joseph controlling the action here.
Joseph's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Joseph trying to pass the guard but Refn defending well.
Joseph has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Refn trying to get back to full guard but Joseph takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Refn is working to get back to half guard.
Joseph controlling from mount.
Joseph with the ground and pound from mount.
Refn is looking to get to half guard.
Refn regains half guard.
Refn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph stops Refn from getting back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Joseph seems content to control.
Joseph is trying to control the action in half guard but Refn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Joseph controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Despite being in the dominant position, William Joseph just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joseph throws a right and a left that Refn avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Joseph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joseph 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Joseph!