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OFC 161: Diabolical PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rassberry Juice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Tuesday's Gone. Rassberry Juice will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rassberry Juice!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
James blocking some punches.
Juice lands a body shot in the clinch.
Juice turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
James is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
James desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Juice prevents James from improving his position.
Juice trying to control from James's half guard. James has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
James keeping moving, preventing Juice from controlling successfully.
Juice throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.
Juice throws a strike but James rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
James lands a couple of digs.
James with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Juice keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Juice swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Juice manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. James manages to get himself to full guard.
Juice wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Juice looking to sit in guard and control but James gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
James working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is working Juice over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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!
James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
James keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Juice's head.
Juice working for a triangle but James defends it easily.
James stopping the sweep attempt from Juice.
Juice utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Juice throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Juice escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. James gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
James with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James trying to control but Juice is working from the bottom.
Juice throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
James has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Juice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juice is looking for a triangle but James pushes his legs off easily.
James keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Juice's head.
Juice has momentary wrist control but James slips an elbow through the middle.
James cracks Juice with a solid left hand.
James working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Juice's head.
James postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
James sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Juice's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juice moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
James landing some decent shots from guard.
James pushing down on Juice's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juice wants to get back to full guard.
James slips a nice elbow through Juice's hands, connecting with Juice's forehead.
James is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
James is nestled in close to Juice, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
James is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Juice actively working from the bottom here.
Juice is looking for a sweep. James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James working Juice over with strikes.
James looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Juice with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Juice is trying to defend against the ground and pound but James scores with a couple of nice shots.
James is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
James slips a nice elbow through Juice's hands, connecting with Juice's forehead.
Juice looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James lands with a punch from half guard.
James works his way into full mount!
The referee warns Juice that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy James dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Juice thuds his shin into the meat of James's side.
James moves in looking to clinch but Juice pushes him off.
James shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
James putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
James working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Juice is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Juice is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James lands a big elbow - Juice is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Juice is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tommy James!
Post fight, an emotional Tommy James said 'I want to thank you guys for coming out tonight, my team at Nacho Libre Gym, all of my loved ones back home and King Justus for letting me fight here in the OFC!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Childish Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gambino comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Freaks and Geeks kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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196 lbs
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195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Childish Gambino!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bunga on the side of the head.
Gambino gets tackled into the cage by Bunga. Bunga maintains the clinch.
Bunga breaks the clinch.
Bunga tries to clinch
and Gambino counters with a straight right hand.
Bunga tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bunga wants to clinch.
Bunga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gambino.
Gambino lands with a nice combination. Bunga backs away looking to recover.
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!
Gambino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bunga doesn't seem bothered though.
Bunga is looking to clinch but Gambino is avoiding it.
Bunga is looking to clinch but Gambino is avoiding it.
Gambino lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bunga is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino scores with a body shot.
Bunga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bunga gets caught flat footed, as Gambino shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oh Bunga is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bunga on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bunga tries to get out of the position.
Gambino is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bunga seems to have got his legs back now.
Bunga striking off his back but it's not causing Gambino any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunga wants to stand and escape but Gambino is having none of it.
Gambino gets to his feet - Bunga follows without any prompting.
Bunga is breathing heavily.
Gambino connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Bunga to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Gambino!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Childish Gambino!
Childish Gambino seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Belanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kreg Yamovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bruno Belanger has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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142 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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155 lbs
15 - 20 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Belanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kreg Yamovitch!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamovitch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belanger lands a jab to the nose.
Yamovitch clinches with his opponent.
Belanger drags the fight down to the ground.
Belanger is looking for a triangle but Yamovitch pushes his legs off easily.
Yamovitch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yamovitch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yamovitch wants to control from the top but Belanger keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belanger is looking for a triangle but Yamovitch pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamovitch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belanger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belanger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yamovitch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Belanger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Belanger is on top in guard.
Belanger drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yamovitch manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Belanger has Yamovitch in his guard.
Belanger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yamovitch is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamovitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Belanger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belanger has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Yamovitch is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Belanger.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Belanger is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Belanger is looking to improve his position.
Belanger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belanger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Belanger tries to roll over but Yamovitch keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamovitch is thwarting Belanger's attempts to control the position.
Belanger has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Yamovitch escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Yamovitch!
Yamovitch advances to full mount.
Yamovitch pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Belanger tries to hold on but Yamovitch postures up.
Belanger in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Belanger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Belanger really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belanger wants to control but Yamovitch is having none of it.
Yamovitch connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belanger is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamovitch working Belanger over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bruno Belanger will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yamovitch throws a solid leg kick but Belanger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamovitch.
Belanger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yamovitch's head.
Belanger checks a leg kick nicely.
Belanger moves out of range of the body kick.
Belanger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yamovitch throws out a leg kick but Belanger moves out of range and Yamovitch only half commits.
Yamovitch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belanger lands a jab to Yamovitch's midsection.
Belanger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belanger takes a swing at Yamovitch's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Belanger misses its intended target.
Belanger jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamovitch misses with a body kick.
Yamovitch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Belanger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamovitch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belanger.
Yamovitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belanger checks a leg kick.
Yamovitch throws a front kick aimed at Belanger's knee but Belanger avoids it well.
Belanger works Yamovitch's body with a nice hook.
Yamovitch throws a sloppy head kick
letting Belanger counter with a right hand.
Yamovitch is looking to score with low kicks.
Yamovitch throws a leg kick
and Belanger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belanger tries to bum rush Yamovitch with a series of wild strikes but Yamovitch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamovitch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belanger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yamovitch ducks under a wild hook from Belanger.
Belanger connects with a right hand. Yamovitch shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belanger avoids a kick to the body.
Yamovitch throws a lazy head kick
and Belanger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yamovitch tries to land a leg kick but Belanger saw it coming and moves away.
Yamovitch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belanger misses the body punch
and Yamovitch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belanger lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belanger blocks a head kick by Yamovitch.
Yamovitch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Belanger checks it well.
Yamovitch tries to land a body kick
enabling Belanger to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Belanger.
Yamovitch tries to land a leg kick but Belanger saw it coming and moves away.
Kreg Yamovitch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belanger throws a body punch but Yamovitch moves out of range.
Belanger missing with a left hand there. Yamovitch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belanger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yamovitch throws a body punch but Belanger moves out of range.
Yamovitch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kreg Yamovitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamovitch looks for the body kick but Belanger saw that one coming.
Yamovitch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamovitch throws a low kick but Belanger moves out of range easily.
Belanger tests Yamovitch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belanger shoots in for a double leg but Yamovitch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yamovitch misses with a wild combination.
Belanger clobbers Yamovitch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamovitch throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Belanger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamovitch motions for Belanger to come forward. Yamovitch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruno Belanger is winning the standup battle so far.
Belanger lands a slapping body shot.
Belanger throws out a powerful jab.
Belanger throws a big shot that misses.
Belanger lands with a right hand.
Yamovitch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yamovitch swings for the body but Belanger moves out of range.
Belanger misses with a hook. Yamovitch ducked under it nicely.
Belanger blocks a head kick by Yamovitch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamovitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belanger swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamovitch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yamovitch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bruno Belanger will probably get the nod.
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!
Yamovitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kreg Yamovitch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamovitch throws a head kick but Belanger moves out of range.
Yamovitch wants to land a leg kick but Belanger is out of range.
Belanger connects with a nice looking jab.
Belanger thuds a left hand into Yamovitch's body.
Belanger keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Belanger.
Belanger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belanger checks the leg kick.
Yamovitch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Belanger checks it well.
Belanger avoids the head kick by Yamovitch.
Yamovitch wants to land a leg kick but Belanger is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belanger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamovitch was well out of range. Poor timing from Belanger.
Yamovitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamovitch misses with a head kick.
Belanger scores with a decent looking hook.
Yamovitch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belanger.
A telegraphed right hand from Belanger misses the target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yamovitch in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Yamovitch throws a leg kick but Belanger checks it.
Yamovitch throws a front kick aimed at Belanger's knee but Belanger avoids it well.
Yamovitch throws a body kick that misses.
Yamovitch tries a low kick but Belanger avoids it.
Yamovitch throws a solid leg kick but Belanger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamovitch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Belanger is defended easily by Yamovitch.
Belanger moves out of range as Yamovitch throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Yamovitch is predictable there
and Yamovitch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamovitch throws a head kick but Belanger moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Yamovitch. Those never looked like landing.
Yamovitch misses with a body kick.
Belanger lands a jab.
Belanger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yamovitch looks for the body kick but Belanger saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Belanger.
Belanger checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamovitch wants to clinch.
Yamovitch looks for the body kick but Belanger saw that one coming.
Yamovitch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belanger looks to land a left hand but Yamovitch moved out of range nicely.
Belanger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Belanger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamovitch manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Belanger - just one landing.
Belanger misses with a body shot.
Yamovitch rushes Belanger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Belanger is trying to pull guard but Yamovitch has him pressed against the cage.
Kreg Yamovitch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Belanger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamovitch misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamovitch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belanger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Belanger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yamovitch lands a nice uppercut.
Yamovitch misses with the head strike.
Belanger is trying to pull guard but Yamovitch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Belanger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamovitch walks away with a smile on his face. Belanger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yamovitch throws a leg kick but Belanger checks it.
Belanger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamovitch is looking to land body kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamovitch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Belanger is able to avoid easily.
Yamovitch tries to clinch but Belanger moves away
and Belanger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamovitch throws a sloppy head kick
and Belanger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yamovitch walks into a stiff left hand from Belanger.
Yamovitch misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kreg Yamovitch.
I think Belanger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colby Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Waka Flocka Flame- Hard in The Paint. Bates has chosen Hmmm... Interesting... as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Colby Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Norman Bates!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Bates coming out on top.
It looks like Colby Henderson has been cut.
Bates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bates moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson lands a nice shot that snaps Bates's head back.
Good exchange - Bates coming out on top.
Bates with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Bates throws a predictable looking body shot
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
Bates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Henderson slips under a jab from Bates.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates with a nice cross.
Bates lands a nice hook to Henderson's body. Henderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Bates.
Bates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Henderson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates jabs at Henderson's body.
Bates throws a series of punches but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Bates's shoulder, as Bates tries to avoid the shot.
Bates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Bates thuds his right hand into Henderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bates throws a big shot that misses.
Bates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bates moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Bates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norman Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bates lands with a right hand.
Bates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bates looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
Bates scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bates.
A slow jab from Bates misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Bates scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bates counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Colby Henderson's cut is getting worse.
Bates jabs at Henderson's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Bates as he connects with a hook.
Henderson is rocked!
Bates drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Henderson right on the button. Henderson goes down! Bates follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bates gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norman Bates!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Norman Bates waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Nielamliwy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nielamliwy comes to the cage accompanied by -. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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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
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Nielamliwy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oliver John!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielamliwy clobbers John with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nielamliwy cracks John with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sloppy strikes from John. Those never looked like landing.
Oliver John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nielamliwy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nielamliwy avoids the head kick by John.
Nielamliwy misses with a leg kick.
John throws a right hand that Nielamliwy ducks under and follows up with a left that Nielamliwy also avoids with ease.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Nielamliwy moves out of range easily.
Nielamliwy scores with a punch to the head.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
Nielamliwy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
John throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nielamliwy counters with an inside leg kick.
Nielamliwy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
John tries to kick Nielamliwy off in order to stand up. Nielamliwy Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nielamliwy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by John, who protects the arm well.
Nielamliwy is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. John looks calm but he's in trouble here. Nielamliwy gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. John is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Nielamliwy lets go of the hold and John can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michal Nielamliwy!
Michal Nielamliwy gave a mention to Global Nutritional ACME (Q157) 90% ROR on Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aziz Ansari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morrison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metalingus. Ansari is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Macarena. John Morrison had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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139 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aziz Ansari!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison fails with the takedown
and Ansari counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morrison won't be happy with that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ansari tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ansari has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Morrison tries to improve position but can't.
Ansari working away.
Ansari is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morrison has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ansari is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morrison has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ansari tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ansari has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is trying to get back to half guard.
Morrison is trying to work for a sweep but Ansari has mounted him!
Ansari avoids the attempt from Morrison to control.
Ansari blocks Morrison's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Morrison swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Morrison is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ansari is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Morrison is surviving well by controlling Ansari's body position as best he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ansari lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ansari has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morrison's face.
Morrison is wriggling around trying to escape.
Morrison is working hard here to advance position.
Ansari fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ansari wants to control the pace but Morrison is squirming around nicely.
Ansari has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morrison's face.
Morrison sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison connecting with a few gentle strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morrison manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ansari throws a big right hand that misses.
Ansari trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Ansari is working Morrison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ansari defends it easily.
Morrison wants to sweep here but Ansari controlling him for the moment.
Ansari wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Ansari slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ansari seems to be looking for submissions.
Morrison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ansari pulls his head out easily.
Ansari is pressing down on Morrison's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morrison is holding on for now.
Morrison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morrison gets back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ansari is sitting in close to Morrison's body. Morrison has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ansari is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ansari is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Morrison.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Morrison!
John Morrison seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shia LaBeouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenart Holmberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaBeouf comes to the cage accompanied by Misanthrope. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
171 lbs
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26
163 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Shia LaBeouf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lenart Holmberg!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmberg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Holmberg misses with a few strikes there.
Holmberg misses with a double jab
and LaBeouf counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Holmberg's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
LaBeouf with a flurry of punches that miss.
Holmberg has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes LaBeouf off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
LaBeouf scores with a takedown into Holmberg's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LaBeouf won't allow Holmberg to get back to his feet.
Holmberg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. LaBeouf gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
LaBeouf has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
LaBeouf trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from LaBeouf.
Holmberg wants to stand and escape but LaBeouf is having none of it.
LaBeouf controls from within his opponent's guard.
Holmberg keeping moving, preventing LaBeouf from controlling successfully.
LaBeouf passes Holmberg's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Holmberg is trying to stand.
LaBeouf will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
LaBeouf moves nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Holmberg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf throws a strike aimed at the side of Holmberg's head but Holmberg avoids it well.
LaBeouf working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
LaBeouf tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no LaBeouf has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holmberg is not content to let LaBeouf control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Holmberg is not content to let LaBeouf control the position.
LaBeouf swings around for an armbar but Holmberg sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into LaBeouf's guard.
LaBeouf wants to improve his position but instead Holmberg has moved into half guard.
Holmberg is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nice sprawl there from LaBeouf as Holmberg shoots in.
LaBeouf moves out of range of the body kick from Holmberg.
LaBeouf chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holmberg can pounce on him.
Holmberg misses the shot to the body.
Holmberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmberg sizes up LaBeouf with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
LaBeouf closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Holmberg's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holmberg pushes LaBeouf off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shia LaBeouf dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
LaBeouf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmberg manages to avoid it.
Holmberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by LaBeouf.
Holmberg tries for a takedown but LaBeouf circles away easily
and LaBeouf counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Holmberg!
LaBeouf breaks from Holmberg's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by LaBeouf.
Holmberg is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
LaBeouf goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Holmberg is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmberg gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lenart Holmberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmberg shoots in but LaBeouf avoids the takedown attempt easily.
LaBeouf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shia LaBeouf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmberg throws a chopping leg kick but LaBeouf manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Holmberg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but LaBeouf is out of range.
Holmberg looks to land a combination but LaBeouf avoids it well.
Holmberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from LaBeouf enables Holmberg to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. LaBeouf manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Holmberg trying to control but LaBeouf is working from the bottom.
Holmberg wants to stand but LaBeouf has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
LaBeouf is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf stalling away here and it's allowed Holmberg to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
LaBeouf throwing strikes but missing.
LaBeouf is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
LaBeouf has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmberg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst LaBeouf is controlling him.
LaBeouf trying to control but Holmberg is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
LaBeouf pushing down on Holmberg's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
LaBeouf frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Holmberg is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
LaBeouf tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
LaBeouf has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Holmberg's face.
Holmberg is trying to stand but he's just given LaBeouf his back.
LaBeouf throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Holmberg!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf tightening his grip on Holmberg, looking for the choke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmberg is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
LaBeouf throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Holmberg!
Holmberg fending off the submission attempt from LaBeouf.
LaBeouf is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Holmberg is defending well though. LaBeouf let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shia LaBeouf dominated that second round.
That's time! LaBeouf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Holmberg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Holmberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmberg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holmberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Holmberg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Holmberg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
LaBeouf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
LaBeouf lands a glancing blow to the side of Holmberg's head.
Holmberg misses with a leg kick.
Holmberg throws a leg kick
and LaBeouf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holmberg misses with a combination
and LaBeouf counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holmberg thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBeouf throws out a loose jab but Holmberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmberg throws a sloppy head kick and LaBeouf moves out of range easily.
Holmberg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Holmberg misses with a body kick.
LaBeouf is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holmberg thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmberg shoots in looking for a takedown but LaBeouf manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Holmberg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Holmberg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Holmberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holmberg takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Holmberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
LaBeouf fails to land with a series of punches.
Holmberg throws a lazy right hand but LaBeouf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from LaBeouf does no damage.
Holmberg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holmberg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. LaBeouf checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
LaBeouf throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holmberg's waist but Holmberg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing LaBeouf off to one side.
No joy there for Holmberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
LaBeouf shoots in for a takedown but Holmberg shows good takedown defense.
Lenart Holmberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holmberg walks into a left hand.
Some wild striking there from LaBeouf.
Holmberg throws a right and a left that LaBeouf avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmberg scores with a three punch combo!
LaBeouf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmberg falls off balance throwing a combination
and LaBeouf counters with a two punch combo.
Holmberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holmberg shoots in for a takedown but LaBeouf shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
LaBeouf pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Holmberg back to the cage. LaBeouf follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
LaBeouf tries to bum rush Holmberg with a series of wild strikes but Holmberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
LaBeouf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holmberg tried to score with a low kick but LaBeouf checks it.
Holmberg throws a solid leg kick but LaBeouf takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Holmberg.
LaBeouf fails to land with a series of punches.
LaBeouf works the jab nicely.
LaBeouf dips to his left and cracks Holmberg with an uppercut!
Lenart Holmberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as LaBeouf checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Holmberg misses with a kick to the body
and LaBeouf counters with a straight right hand.
Holmberg throws a body kick that misses
and LaBeouf counters with a shoot takedown. Holmberg fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaBeouf is working Holmberg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
LaBeouf wants to pass the guard but Holmberg is keeping the position.
Holmberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from LaBeouf.
Holmberg throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
LaBeouf throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holmberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmberg keeping moving, preventing LaBeouf from controlling successfully.
LaBeouf is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shia LaBeouf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for LaBeouf, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shia LaBeouf!
Shia LaBeouf decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Masato Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Mexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama comes to the cage accompanied by Fallen Army - GRV Music. Mexico has chosen I want war as his entrance music. Masato Akiyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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32
188 lbs
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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
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masato Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ron Mexico!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mexico swings for the body but Akiyama moves out of range.
Akiyama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mexico counters with a stiff right hand.
Mexico swats away the attempt to clinch by Akiyama.
Akiyama wants to clinch but Mexico slips to the side
and Mexico counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mexico looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Akiyama!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mexico misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mexico lands with some strikes.
Mexico has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akiyama taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mexico trying to control but Akiyama is having none of it.
Mexico throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mexico throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mexico raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mexico sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mexico tries to control but Akiyama wriggling away.
Akiyama avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mexico.
Mexico thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Akiyama manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Akiyama, under a barage of strikes from Mexico.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mexico tries to pass the half guard into mount. Akiyama knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mexico throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mexico is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Akiyama!
Akiyama takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mexico throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mexico sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mexico raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama taking shots to the head.
Akiyama is rocked!
Mexico with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Akiyama is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mexico loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Akiyama scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Mexico land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Mexico stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Mexico!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justus Sheehan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheehan comes to the cage accompanied by Devil. Justus Sheehan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Nash!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sheehan shoots in but no luck this time.
Nash swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sheehan.
Sheehan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Nash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sheehan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justus Sheehan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nash misses with a low kick as Sheehan jumps back.
Nash slaps away a takedown attempt from Sheehan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nash is looking to score with low kicks.
Sheehan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nash throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash tries to work over Sheehan's front leg with a kick but Sheehan checks it.
Sheehan shoots in looking for a takedown but Nash manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sheehan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheehan.
Nash stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nash wants it to stay on the feet.
Nash scores with a nice strike.
Nash rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sheehan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nash misses with a hook
and Sheehan counters with a nice leg kick.
Sheehan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Nash tries to buck Sheehan off but Sheehan is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sheehan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nash is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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!
Sheehan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sheehan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nash wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Sheehan seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Nash is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Justus Sheehan!
In his post fight interview, Justus Sheehan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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