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WCF 26: Fitch vs. Cavalcante PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Cuddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunny Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Cuddell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Cuddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuddell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anstey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anstey closes the distance and clinches up with Cuddell, looking for a takedown. Anstey pushes Cuddell against the cage but Cuddell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adam Cuddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anstey slips under a jab from Cuddell.
Cuddell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cuddell misses with the combination.
Anstey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cuddell to the mat! Cuddell manages to get full guard.
Anstey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anstey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anstey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuddell wants to stand up but Anstey is controlling him.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bunny Anstey hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Anstey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Well, if Anstey 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cuddell's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anstey in particular looking to stall.
Cuddell is trying to stand.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Anstey is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cuddell!
Cuddell is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Anstey controlling from mount.
Cuddell tries to buck Anstey off but he can't manage it.
Anstey sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Anstey looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Anstey thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cuddell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cuddell is breathing heavily.
Cuddell avoids a series of strikes thrown by Anstey.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunny Anstey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cuddell misses with a kick to the body.
Anstey swats away the attempt to clinch by Cuddell.
Cuddell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cuddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Anstey circles away.
Anstey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cuddell cracks Anstey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cuddell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cuddell misses with a double jab
and Anstey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cuddell won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuddell is being controlled here.
Anstey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cuddell is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Anstey has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Anstey takes a little break here. Cuddell wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Anstey is trying to ground and pound but Cuddell uses the momentary lack of control by Anstey to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bunny Anstey has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cuddell wants to land a leg kick but Anstey is out of range.
Cuddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cuddell tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Anstey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cuddell.
A combination from Anstey does no damage.
Anstey shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cuddell is trying to defend but Anstey finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cuddell wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anstey in particular looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bunny Anstey wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cuddell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anstey sprawls well. Anstey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cuddell gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cuddell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anstey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anstey showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anstey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunny Anstey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Anstey stuffs the takedown attempt from Cuddell. Cuddell gets slowly back to his feet.
Cuddell misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anstey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cuddell tries to clinch up but Anstey circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey staying out of range there.
Cuddell misses with a few strikes there.
Cuddell wants to clinch.
Anstey checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuddell tries to close the distance and clinch but Anstey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cuddell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cuddell stuffs the takedown attempt from Anstey. Anstey gets slowly back to his feet.
Cuddell shoots for a double leg takedown but Anstey sprawls well. He's pushed Cuddell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Anstey.
Anstey controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Anstey are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Anstey postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anstey controlling the position from side mount.
The strikes coming from Anstey are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuddell gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Anstey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Anstey has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cuddell is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey controlling his opponent.
Anstey unloads with some shots from mount but Cuddell bucks and avoids them well.
Anstey controlling the pace for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Anstey looking to ground and pound but Cuddell is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bunny Anstey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anstey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunny Anstey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janne My (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Blow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Janne My!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
My swinging wildly here.
My lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by My.
It looks like Dominic Blow has been cut.
My fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blow gets a double leg takedown into My's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
My escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
My is controlling Blow's posture.
Blow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blow works over My with some ground and pound from guard.
My is looking to sinch up a triangle. Blow throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to My's body to avoid the submission. My has instead reached around Blow's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! My arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Janne My!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Wyldblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyldblood comes to the cage accompanied by Bark at the Moon by Ozzy Osbourne. Wolfgang Wyldblood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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264 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wolfgang Wyldblood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Razor Maya!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maya throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wyldblood's head.
It looks like Wolfgang Wyldblood has been cut.
Wyldblood doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maya counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wyldblood shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Maya squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Maya wants to control but Wyldblood is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maya really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Maya wants to get back to his feet.
Maya is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wyldblood looking to secure an arm triangle but Maya defends it well.
Maya really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Maya bucks Wyldblood off and manages to get back to his feet!
Wyldblood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maya.
Wyldblood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maya defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyldblood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wyldblood takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A good leg kick by Maya.
Wyldblood is breathing heavily.
Wyldblood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maya.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maya connects with a solid leg kick.
Maya bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maya scores with a push kick.
Maya lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wyldblood takes a step back to recover.
Maya lands a big head kick that sends Wyldblood tumbling to the mat! Maya takes a step backwards and waves Wyldblood back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Maya gets in close and tags Wyldblood with a short punch that almost sends Wyldblood to the mat! Oh Wyldblood is in big trouble! He turns his back on Maya, trying to create some distance but Maya rushes him, striking wildly and Wyldblood goes down! The referee tackles Maya into the cage to end the fight! Maya is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razor Maya!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Damascus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Kothciushco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Damascus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Damascus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krzysztof Kothciushco!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damascus lands an overhand right.
A low kick from Kothciushco is predictable there
and Damascus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Damascus pushes Kothciushco away with a front kick.
Kothciushco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Damascus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Damascus moves away from the strike by Kothciushco.
Damascus cracks Kothciushco with a hook to the temple - Kothciushco is on wobbly legs here! Damascus swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kothciushco falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Damascus wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anthony Damascus!
Our winner, Anthony Damascus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kermit Earlandson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Earlandson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is the theme from titanic. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kermit Earlandson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Earlandson.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Earlandson circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Earlandson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Earlandson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Earlandson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.
Earlandson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Earlandson is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos is looking for a kimura but Earlandson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Santos to get the leverage.
Santos drops an elbow to the side of Earlandson's head.
Earlandson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos working Earlandson over with strikes.
Santos slips a nice elbow through Earlandson's hands, connecting with Earlandson's forehead.
Earlandson trying to hold on to Santos's head to control him but Santos postures up.
Santos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Earlandson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santos's back!
Earlandson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Santos has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Earlandson controlling well, preventing Santos from escaping the position.
Earlandson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Santos rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
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!
Santos tries to get to full guard but Earlandson has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Earlandson.
Earlandson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Earlandson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Santos tries to get to full guard but Earlandson has control of the leg.
Earlandson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Earlandson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Earlandson's back!
I really don't envy Earlandson right now.
Earlandson turns into Santos and is now in his guard.
Earlandson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Earlandson won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Earlandson from controlling successfully.
Earlandson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Santos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Santos has escaped and now he's on top!
Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santosis looking to pass into half guard but Earlandson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Earlandson is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson has gone for a leg lock! Santos slips out almost immediately though and dives into Earlandson's guard.
Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Earlandson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Earlandson's legs - danger averted.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Earlandson.
Santos wants to control from the top but Earlandson keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Earlandson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Earlandson is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Santos wants to control from the top but Earlandson keeps moving.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Earlandson is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodrigo Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Earlandson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Earlandson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Santos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Earlandson is keeping the position.
Rodrigo Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Earlandson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santos defends well.
Earlandson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Earlandson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Earlandson is retaining full guard.
Earlandson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Earlandson is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Earlandson has gone for a leg lock! Santos slips out almost immediately though and dives into Earlandson's guard.
Earlandson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santos defends well.
Santos postures up in Earlandson's guard and throws a big left but Earlandson blocks it.
Earlandson keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Earlandson looking for a guillotine here but Santos defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson is trying to keep Santos in close.
Santos lands a couple of digs.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Earlandson is keeping the position.
Santos works over Earlandson with some ground and pound from guard.
Earlandson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Earlandson keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Earlandson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Earlandson is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Earlandson looking for subs off his back but Santos has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santos lands with a punch from half guard.
Earlandson won't allow Santos to pass to mount.
Santos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Earlandson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.
Santos is keen to just control but Earlandson is a slippery customer.
Santos working the head and body with strikes.
Santos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Santos.
Earlandson with the active half guard here but Santos passes nicely into side control.
Santos scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos controls the position from side control.
Earlandson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Earlandson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Earlandson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nice strikes from Santos there.
Santos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos raining down shots from the mount!
Earlandson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Santos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santos lands in his opponent's guard.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Santos has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Earlandson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Santos is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Earlandson pulls down on the head and he's put Santos to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kermit Earlandson!
Kermit Earlandson very nearly forgot to thank PWNAGE™ (WOT) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Gant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamsongkram Chuwattana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gant's entrance music is Snoop Dogg - Murder was the Case. A fine choice. Chuwattana has chosen humans being - Van Halen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lamsongkram Chuwattana is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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178 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omar Gant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lamsongkram Chuwattana!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuwattana connects with a body shot.
Chuwattana tries to land a front kick but Gant steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gant avoids a kick to the body.
Chuwattana misses with a body kick.
Chuwattana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gant. That did some damage!
Gant on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lamsongkram Chuwattana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chuwattana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gant 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.
Gant misses with a head kick.
Gant moves out of range as Chuwattana throws a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Chuwattana. No joy for Gant on that attempt.
Gant just misses with a punch to the body.
Chuwattana scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chuwattana.
Chuwattana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chuwattana scores with a head kick. Gant tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Omar Gant has been cut.
Gant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chuwattana as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Chuwattana finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chuwattana bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gant is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Chuwattana lands.
Chuwattana connects with a body shot that sends Gant's belly button to the back.
Chuwattana scores with a hook.
Gant gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Chuwattana gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lamsongkram Chuwattana!
Lamsongkram Chuwattana decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Ba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Pucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Pucci has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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272 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Melvin Ba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugh Pucci!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pucci dodges the punch combination from Ba.
Ba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pucci throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ba moves into the clinch.
Ba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ba lands a head shot.
Ba pushes Pucci up against the cage in a clinch.
Ba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ba throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Hugh Pucci has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pucci scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pucci will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pucci bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ba's head backwards.
It looks like Melvin Ba has been cut.
Pucci has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from Ba misses.
Ba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pucci steps into range and cracks Ba with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Ba flops backwards and Pucci dives into his guard looking to finish!
Ba is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ba trying to keep a closed guard but Pucci is proving a slippery customer.
Oh Ba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pucci controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pucci got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pucci has managed to get both his arms back between Ba's legs - danger averted.
Ba seems to have got his legs back now.
Ba looking for a guillotine here but Pucci defends easily.
Pucci stopping the sweep attempt from Ba.
Ba had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pucci defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pucci is aware though and is defending well.
Pucci won't allow Ba to sweep him here.
Ba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ba is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ba looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ba trying to control but Pucci is working from the bottom.
Ba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pucci keeping moving, preventing Ba from controlling successfully.
Ba tries to free his leg and advance position but Pucci is retaining full guard.
Ba trying to control but Pucci is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Melvin Ba wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ba throws a nice looking combination but Pucci bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pucci circles away quickly and effectively.
Ba moves into the clinch.
Pucci's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ba wants to get back to striking at distance but Pucci won't allow it.
Ba dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ba 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.
Melvin Ba dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Ba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pucci throws a right and a left that Ba avoids nicely.
Ba rushes Pucci and presses him up against the cage.
Ba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ba throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pucci swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ba moves into the clinch.
Ba will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pucci up against the cage.
Ba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pucci with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ba takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Ba as the two fighters clinch.
Ba stalling.
Ba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ba digs a good body shot into Pucci's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Pucci.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ba closes the distance and pushes Pucci back into the cage.
Ba missing with knees to the body.
Ba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ba pulls Pucci into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ba is on top in guard.
Ba trying to control but Pucci is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pucci is looking to stand up but Ba isn't so interested in that idea.
Ba looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ba trying to control but Pucci is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ba tries to free his leg and advance position but Pucci is retaining full guard.
Pucci can't keep his opponent in guard - Ba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ba is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pucci is not content to let Ba control the position.
Ba throwing shots but Pucci is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba is looking for a kimura but Pucci is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ba to get the leverage.
Ba controlling the action here.
Ba is working for a submission of some sort.
Pucci really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ba is working for a kimura but Pucci is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Ba dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Ba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pucci.
A cross from Ba lands.
Pucci avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pucci.
Pucci walks into a jab.
That has opened up Hugh Pucci's cut even more.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Ba as he connects with a hook.
Pucci bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ba's head backwards.
Ba looks to land a combination. Pucci sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pucci misses with a double jab
and Ba counters with a series of strikes. Pucci will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ba throws a head kick that misses.
Hugh Pucci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ba misses with a double jab.
Pucci connects with a stiff jab that staggers Ba - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hugh Pucci!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylwester Karwowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Angry Johnny. Karwowski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Enter Sandman. Jonathan Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
205 lbs
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22
212 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonathan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sylwester Karwowski!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Karwowski moved out of range nicely.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Karwowski moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Karwowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Karwowski.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Jones misses with a hook. Karwowski ducked under it nicely.
Karwowski connects with a body shot.
Good shot there by Jones.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karwowski misses with a straight left.
Karwowski cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karwowski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Jones misses with a hook. Karwowski ducked under it nicely.
Karwowski avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Karwowski regains half guard.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwowski is looking to improve his position.
Karwowski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Karwowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Jones keeping full guard, as Karwowski tries to pass.
Karwowski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Karwowski wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Karwowski forces his way into half guard.
Karwowski wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jones holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Karwowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Karwowski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karwowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karwowski is looking to work his way around to Jones's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Karwowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Jones looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Karwowski! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sylwester Karwowski!
An out of breath Sylwester Karwowski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Cavalcante Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitch comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse- Eminem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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28
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Fitch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcos Cavalcante Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitch works Cavalcante Ribeiro's body with a nice hook.
Fitch lands a jab to Cavalcante Ribeiro's midsection.
Fitch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cavalcante Ribeiro manages to avoid it.
Cavalcante Ribeiro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cavalcante Ribeiro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cavalcante Ribeiro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice takedown defense from Fitch. No joy for Cavalcante Ribeiro on that attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitch with a jab.
It looks like Marcos Cavalcante Ribeiro has been cut.
Cavalcante Ribeiro avoids the body shot from Fitch.
Fitch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cavalcante Ribeiro is rocked!
and Fitch counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Cavalcante Ribeiro! He's just covering up as Fitch starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Fitch!
Jon Fitch retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Jon Fitch thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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