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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Fassak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Fassak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Chan!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fassak shoots in and gets a takedown into Chan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fassak wants to control from the top but Chan keeps moving.
Chan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fassak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fassak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fassak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fassak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fassak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fassak is working hard here to advance position.
Fassak stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fassak closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chan did well to prevent Fassak getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan tries to roll over but Fassak keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chan being controlled here, momentarily.
Chan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fassak!
Fassak wants to control but Chan is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fassak is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fassak holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Fassak is squirming around, avoiding Chan's attempts to control the action.
Chan controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fassak tries to lock up and control but Chan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chan wants to get back to his feet but Fassak is holding on tight.
Fassak is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chan moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Fassak has worked his arm free - good work by Fassak!
Fassak is trying to buck Chan off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan stands up and beckons Fassak to his feet.
Fassak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chan tries for a takedown but Fassak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fassak has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fassak manages to break the clinch.
Fassak closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fassak taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Fassak dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chan shoots and misses
and Fassak counters by moving into the clinch.
Chan fails to pull guard.
Fassak stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fassak gets control of Chan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fassak will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fassak is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fassak is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fassak stalling.
Fassak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fassak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chan's face.
Fassak misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan is trying to pull guard but Fassak has him pressed against the cage.
Al Fassak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Chan.
Fassak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jeff Chan has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fassak.
Chan is trying to pull guard but Fassak has him pressed against the cage.
Fassak gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Chan wants to sweep but Fassak has passed to side control!
Fassak advances to full mount.
Fassak trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fassak throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fassak controlling the position easily from mount.
Chan tries to lock up and control but Fassak gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Chan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fassak pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Fassak has control of Chan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Chan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fassak gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Fassak gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fassak wants to control but Chan is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Chan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fassak tries to advance to mount but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Fassak looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chan wants to control but Fassak postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fassak passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Chan!
Fassak wants to control the pace but Chan is squirming around nicely.
Fassak has hold of Chan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fassak landing strikes from the mount.
Chan is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Fassak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Chan's cut.
That's time! Fassak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fassak wants to clinch.
Fassak forces Chan back against the cage and clinches.
Chan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chan tries to pull guard but Fassak holds him up against the cage and eventually Chan drops back down to his feet.
Fassak breaks the clinch.
Fassak clinches with his opponent.
Fassak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fassak shoots for a double leg takedown but Chan sprawls well. He's pushed Fassak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jeff Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fassak moves into the clinch.
Fassak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fassak pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Al Fassak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Chan.
Fassak gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fassak wants to control but Chan is keeping him busy.
Fassak is looking for a kimura here.
Chan gets full guard.
Al Fassak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fassak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fassak stands and throws Chan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fassak thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chan parries the strikes from Fassak easily there. Fassak is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chan to escape.
Fassak working away.
Chan is not content to let Fassak control the position.
Chan stops Fassak from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fassak working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fassak working away.
Chan manages to get back to half guard.
Fassak wants to take a breather but Chan is having none of it.
Fassak is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chan!
Fassak looking to control but Chan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chan is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fassak is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Al Fassak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chan gets tackled into the cage by Fassak. Fassak maintains the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Fassak.
Fassak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan jumps guard but Fassak turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jeff Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the cage, Chan throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fassak lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Fassak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fassak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Fassak!
Al Fassak very nearly forgot to thank Hopkins Athletics 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chopper Chopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Hurst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chopper Chopper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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297 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chopper Chopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Hurst!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stalling in the clinch from Chopper.
Chopper gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Chopper trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hurst has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chopper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chopper wants to get up but he can't break Hurst's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chopper controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hurst lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chopper!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chopper holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hurst tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chopper avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hurst.
Hurst has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hurst throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chopper because Hurst loaded up on that one.
Hurst throws some wild stikes that Chopper manages to avoid easily.
Hurst moves to the back position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurst doesn't have the hooks in and Chopper manages to turn into his guard.
Hurst bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chopper's guard.
Hurst with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hurst loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hurst accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hurst throwing strikes but missing.
Hurst is pushing down on Chopper's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chopper is fighting to maintain full guard but Hurst has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hurst throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chopper wants to control but Hurst is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hurst throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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!
Hurst wants to free his trapped foot but Chopper is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chopper is breathing heavily.
Chopper is looking to improve his position.
Hurst throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chopper is staying active underneath Hurst, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chopper tries to kick Hurst off but Hurst keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chopper tries to get to full guard but Hurst has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst seems to be looking for submissions.
Hurst in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Chopper tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hurst!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Patrick Hurst!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian MPumbu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Maci Jagatic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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230 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian MPumbu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Maci Jagatic!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Jagatic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jagatic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mario Maci Jagatic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jagatic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jagatic.
MPumbu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jagatic fails with a takedown attempt.
Jagatic wants to clinch but MPumbu slips to the side
and MPumbu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by MPumbu.
Jagatic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by MPumbu after a bit of a struggle.
Christian MPumbu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Maci Jagatic.
MPumbu looking to slow down the pace here.
Jagatic is trying to drag MPumbu to the mat but MPumbu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
MPumbu lands a nice elbow.
MPumbu lands an elbow that stopped Jagatic in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from MPumbu.
MPumbu throws a knee to the head but misses.
MPumbu pushes Jagatic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
MPumbu manages to break the clinch.
MPumbu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MPumbu misses with an elbow strike.
Jagatic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jagatic gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jagatic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
MPumbu is staying active underneath Jagatic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
MPumbu is looking to escape.
MPumbu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if MPumbu tries to get out of the position.
Jagatic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jagatic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jagatic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks MPumbu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
MPumbu has hold of Jagatic's hands but Jagatic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MPumbu is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jagatic decides to stand up.
MPumbu is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jagatic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jagatic tries to clinch there but MPumbu circles away.
Jagatic is looking to clinch but MPumbu is avoiding it.
MPumbu has managed to clinch.
Jagatic wants a takedown but no success here.
Jagatic has MPumbu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. MPumbu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
MPumbu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
MPumbu pulls guard effortlessly.
Jagatic is looking to work some ground and pound but MPumbu has wrist control.
Jagatic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MPumbu keeping moving, preventing Jagatic from controlling successfully.
Jagatic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jagatic chips away with some ground and pound.
Jagatic stands up and waves to MPumbu to follow him.
MPumbu closes the distance and pushes Jagatic back into the cage.
Jagatic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. MPumbu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jagatic can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jagatic has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but MPumbu regains guard immediately.
Jagatic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
MPumbu keeping moving, preventing Jagatic from controlling successfully.
MPumbu is working an open guard so Jagatic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jagatic fails with the takedown.
Jagatic gets tackled into the cage by MPumbu. MPumbu maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jagatic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. MPumbu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
MPumbu keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Maci Jagatic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
MPumbu throws a head kick but Jagatic moves out of range.
Jagatic wants to clinch up but MPumbu keeps it at a distance.
Jagatic closes the distance and clinches.
MPumbu lands a nice elbow.
Jagatic drops down looking for an ankle pick but MPumbu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jagatic throws the left hand but MPumbu avoids the punch easily.
Jagatic moves in looking to clinch but MPumbu pushes him off.
Jagatic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MPumbu pinned against the cage. MPumbu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jagatic scores with a head kick. MPumbu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
MPumbu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jagatic.
Christian MPumbu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Maci Jagatic.
Jagatic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jagatic tries a head kick but it misses.
MPumbu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jagatic tries to score a body lock takedown but MPumbu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by MPumbu.
MPumbu jumps guard.
Jagatic prevents MPumbu from getting back to his feet.
Jagatic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jagatic stands up and waves to MPumbu to follow him.
Jagatic gets caught napping as MPumbu dives in and scores a takedown. Jagatic manages to retain guard.
MPumbu wants to stand but Jagatic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jagatic looking for a guillotine here but MPumbu defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jagatic working for a triangle but MPumbu defends it easily.
MPumbu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jagatic on the ground.
Jagatic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jagatic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jagatic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but MPumbu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jagatic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
MPumbu wants to get up but he can't break Jagatic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jagatic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MPumbu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jagatic's guard.
MPumbu trying to control the position from guard on top but Jagatic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jagatic has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. MPumbu doesn't defend quickly enough and Jagatic has managed to lock this one up! Can MPumbu escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jagatic on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mario Maci Jagatic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is can't be touched. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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280 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior throws an off balance right hand
and Nelson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Junior thinking.
Nelson misses the jab.
Junior looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
Junior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nelson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Junior misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Junior looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Junior swings widly with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Junior throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Junior throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Nelson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Junior throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson cracks Junior with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Junior throws a lazy uppercut
and Nelson counters with a crisp one two that drops Junior! Nelson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Junior to his feet! Junior is in big trouble!
Junior is rocked!
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Oh Junior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Junior throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Junior seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior's corner calls for a 1-2. Junior obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Junior throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Junior looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Junior.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Junior throws a big shot that misses.
Junior throws a poor cross that misses
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Junior throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson moves out of range as Junior strikes.
Junior throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson slips under a jab from Junior.
A big left from Junior misses.
Junior throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Junior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Junior throws an off balance right hand
and Nelson counters with a one-two to the body.
Junior misses with a looping left.
Junior rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nelson counters with a huge left! Junior is in big trouble! He's backing up but Nelson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Junior from any more damage. A dominating finish by Nelson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Nelson!
After the fight, George Nelson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reggie Turner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Turner!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Turner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones avoiding damage.
Turner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Turner keeps him there for the moment.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
Turner is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting on Turner's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Turner is controlling him.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones can't break the clinch.
Turner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turner sprawls well. Turner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turner tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Turner throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
It looks like Don Jones has been cut.
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Turner to the ground. Jones is now in Turner's guard.
Turner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones tries to hold on but Turner pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Turner controlling the pace for now.
Jones is trying to stand.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Turner's attempts to control the action.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Turner has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones tries to hold on but Turner postures up.
Jones is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Turner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Turner's attempts to control the action.
Turner looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Turner tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Turner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Turner prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
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 Don Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones avoids the head kick by Turner.
Turner misses with a head kick.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones scores with a nice body kick.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Turner stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Reggie Turner has been cut.
Don Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner stuffs the takedown.
Turner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Turner's front leg but catches the back leg as Turner tries to avoid it.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Turner lands a jab.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Jones looks for the body kick but Turner saw that one coming.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Reggie Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Turner leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner is looking to clinch.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Turner tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Turner to the ground. Turner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones with a nice cross.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Turner tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Turner to the ground. Turner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Turner cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Turner tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turner.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Jones wants to clinch.
Turner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Turner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab, jab by Turner - just one landing.
Reggie Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turner, pushing him back against the cage.
Turner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner landing knees to the head.
Turner controlling the action here for a moment.
Turner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Turner keeps him there for the moment.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Turner throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Turner slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Reggie Turner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Turner is doing well to control the position and prevent Jones from advancing to side control.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Turner is trying to stand.
Jones is looking for a kimura but Turner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Turner tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Turner tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones stops Turner from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Turner is defending the position.
Turner is holding on to half guard well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is looking to escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner throws a right hand that misses
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turner misses with a two punch combination.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Turner seems unphased.
A big left from Turner misses.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Turner 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.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good work by Turner as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Turner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Turner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Turner manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Turner wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turner.
Turner passes into side control, despite Jones's attempt to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones bucks up and tries to throw Turner off but instead Turner has got his back!
Turner patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to remain composed but Turner is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Turner wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Turner keeps control of the position easily here as Jones tries to buck him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner is looking to control Jones but Jones is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reggie Turner.
I think Turner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Turner!
During a confident post fight interview, Reggie Turner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Battlecast Urgot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inigo Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra has chosen The Beast - Tech N9ne as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Battlecast Urgot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Inigo Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Urgot as he checks the leg kick.
Urgot is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guerra throws a head kick that Urgot semi-blocks.
Guerra moves into range and clinches up with Urgot.
Guerra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Urgot avoids it.
Urgot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Guerra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Urgot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A hook to the body from Guerra.
Guerra tries to throw a body punch but Urgot avoids it by throwing Guerra back against the cage.
Guerra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guerra just leaning against Urgot, taking a breather.
Guerra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Urgots head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Guerra.
Guerra slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra keeps control of Urgot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Guerra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Urgot or not.
Guerra slowing the pace effectively.
Urgot managing to block the knees to the body from Guerra.
Guerra is pushing Urgot up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hand to the body from Guerra.
Guerra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Guerra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guerra cracks Urgot with a nice body shot.
Guerra lands a shot to the body.
Guerra is stalling here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Inigo Guerra.
Urgot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Urgot avoids the head kick by Guerra.
Urgot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Guerra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Urgot is able to avoid easily.
Guerra lands a body shot.
Guerra throws a head kick that misses.
Urgot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guerra doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Urgot.
Urgot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Guerra.
Urgot moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Inigo Guerra has been cut.
A head kick misses from Urgot.
A punch combination from Urgot misses.
Guerra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Urgot's sensitive parts.
Guerra fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Urgot, pushing him back against the cage.
Urgot avoiding damage as Guerra throws knees to the body.
Urgot is trying to break the clinch but Guerra is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 Urgot as he connects with a hook.
Urgot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Guerra moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Guerra.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Guerra obliges.
Guerra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Guerra misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guerra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Urgot avoids it.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Urgot avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inigo Guerra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Inigo Guerra's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Urgot looks to land a body kick but Guerra moved away.
Urgot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Urgot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Guerra counters by moving into the clinch.
Guerra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guerra manages to break the clinch.
Guerra is looking to clinch but Urgot is avoiding it.
Urgot misses with a head kick.
Urgot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guerra throws a quick inside leg kick.
Urgot throws a head kick that misses.
Inigo Guerra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guerra clinches up against the cage.
Guerra will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Urgot up against the cage.
Urgot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Guerra.
Guerra breaks the clinch.
Inigo Guerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urgot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guerra lands a nice shot to the body.
Guerra blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Guerra.
Urgot motions for Guerra to come forward. Urgot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guerra avoids the body shot from Urgot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Guerra 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.
Guerra moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Guerra.
Urgot can't break the clinch.
Guerra tries to land knees in the clinch but Urgot avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guerra misses with a punch to the body.
Guerra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guerra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Urgot avoiding damage as Guerra throws knees to the body.
Urgot managing to block the knees to the body from Guerra.
Guerra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerra is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Guerra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Urgot or not.
Guerra stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Urgot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Urgot takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Guerra lands a good knee to the midsection. Urgot won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Guerra as the two fighters clinch.
Guerra breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urgot on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Guerra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Guerra.
Urgot throws a series of punches but Guerra avoids them all with ease.
Guerra wants to clinch up but Urgot keeps it at a distance.
Guerra has Urgot up against the cage in a clinch.
Guerra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Urgot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Urgot has had enough of the clinch but Guerra keeps him there for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Urgot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Guerra throws a series of punches but Urgot moves out of range.
Guerra has closed the distance and engaged Urgot in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inigo Guerra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Inigo Guerra's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Guerra gets a clinch.
Urgot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guerra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Guerra obliges.
A bit of stalling here from Guerra.
Guerra tries a knee to the head but Urgot blocks it.
Guerra manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Inigo Guerra.
Guerra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Guerra just misses with a punch to the body.
Urgot wants to slow Guerra down by chopping away at his legs.
Guerra lands the left hand.
Urgot gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Urgot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guerra clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra lands a good knee to the midsection. Urgot won't want to take too many of those.
Guerra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guerra struggles to land a body shot inside as Urgot controls his hands.
Urgot wants to break free but Guerra has control.
Guerra lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerra displaying some good clinch control by pressing Urgot up against the cage.
Urgot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guerra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Urgot avoiding damage as Guerra throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Guerra.
Guerra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Urgot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guerra lands a good knee to the midsection. Urgot won't want to take too many of those.
Guerra is stalling here.
Urgot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guerra stalls.
The crowd are getting on Guerra's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra tries to throw a body punch but Urgot avoids it by throwing Guerra back against the cage.
Guerra trying to land knees to the body.
Guerra misses with a punch to the body.
Guerra is pushing Urgot up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerra receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Inigo Guerra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Guerra has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inigo Guerra!
Inigo Guerra 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Callan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Debonair Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Callan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Callan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Debonair Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Callan is having none of it.
Callan clinches up against the cage.
Mitchell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Callan lands a damaging elbow.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Callan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mitchell's efforts to push away.
Callan scores a nice knee to the body.
Mitchell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mitchell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Callan after a bit of a struggle.
Callan connects with a knee to the head.
Callan lands a knee to the body.
Mitchell looks gassed!
Callan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Callan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callan lands a knee to the body.
Callan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitchell's defenses.
Callan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Callan working Mitchell over with knees to the body.
Mitchell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mark Callan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Debonair Mitchell.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Callan obliges.
Callan connects with a knee to the head.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Callan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitchell's face.
Nice elbow from Callan.
Callan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Callan lands an elbow inside.
Callan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Callan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Callan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Callan to work.
Callan lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Callan.
Mitchell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Callan with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Callan lands an elbow that stopped Mitchell in his tracks for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Callan.
Callan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Callan landing knees to the head.
Callan connects with a knee to the head.
Callan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Callan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Callan lands an elbow inside.
Callan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee calls for Callan to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callan lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Callan.
Callan landing knees to the head.
Callan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Callan lands an elbow just above Mitchell 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Callan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitchell's defenses.
Callan landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Callan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mitchell with a poor takedown
and Callan counters with a left and a right that stings Mitchell.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
Callan has managed to clinch.
Mark Callan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Callan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mitchell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Callan lands an elbow inside.
Callan is pushing Mitchell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Callan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitchell's face.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Callan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Callan to keep the fight standing.
Mark Callan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Debonair Mitchell.
Callan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Callan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitchell's defenses.
Callan landing knees to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Callan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Callan lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Callan.
Callan prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callan lands a good knee to the midsection. Mitchell won't want to take too many of those.
Callan lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Callan obliges.
Callan has Mitchell pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Callan.
Mitchell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
Callan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Callan clinches.
Callan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Callan lands a knee to the body.
Callan stalling the fight.
Callan landing knees to the body.
Callan lands a damaging elbow.
Callan scores a nice knee to the body.
Callan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callan scores a nice knee to the body.
Callan just leaning against Mitchell, taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Callan.
Callan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Callan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mitchell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Callan avoids a wild elbow strike from Mitchell.
Callan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Callan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Callan lands an elbow inside that Mitchell shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Callan is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Callan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Callan looks to land a combination. Mitchell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mitchell is looking to clinch but Callan is avoiding it.
Callan moves out of range of the leg kick from Mitchell.
Callan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Callan lands a head kick!
Callan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Debonair Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Callan connects with a body shot that sends Mitchell's belly button to the back.
Mitchell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mitchell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Callan throws a head kick that Mitchell semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Callan closes the distance and pushes Mitchell back into the cage.
Callan lands a knee to the body.
Callan lands a knee to the body.
Callan scores with a knee to the head.
Mitchell can't break the clinch.
Callan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Callan lands a nice knee to the body.
Callan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Callan lands a knee to the body.
Callan lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Callan lands a nice elbow.
Callan has Mitchell pressed against the cage, preventing Mitchell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Callan with a knee to the head.
Callan lands an elbow just above Mitchell 's eye.
Callan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Callan stalling against the cage.
Callan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callan leaning against his opponent.
Callan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mitchell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Callan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Callan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
Knees in the clinch landing for Callan.
Callan lands an elbow that stopped Mitchell in his tracks for a moment.
Callan connects with a knee to the head.
Callan landing knees to the head.
Callan stalling.
Callan lands a knee to the body.
Callan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitchell's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell wants a takedown.
Mitchell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Callan.
Callan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mitchell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Callan walks away with a smile on his face. Mitchell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mark Callan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Debonair Mitchell.
Callan has Mitchell up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Callan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Callan.
Debonair Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Callan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Callan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Callan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Callan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Callan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Simon Stickler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoren John Jamoles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamoles has chosen Face the Pain as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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19
157 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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26
147 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Stickler !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zoren John Jamoles!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamoles tries to clinch but Stickler is having none of it.
Stickler avoids the head kick by Jamoles.
Stickler avoids the head kick by Jamoles.
Stickler gets the takedown into side control.
Stickler sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jamoles is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Stickler is trying to get an arm triangle but Jamoles is defending well.
Stickler trying to control the position but Jamoles is working away.
Stickler tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Stickler with the ground and pound but Jamoles regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Jamoles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stickler .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stickler controlling the pace.
Stickler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jamoles does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stickler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jamoles's head.
Stickler trying to mount his opponent but Jamoles defends it.
Jamoles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jamoles is refusing to be controlled, as Stickler sits in half guard.
Stickler trying to mount his opponent but Jamoles defends it.
Stickler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stickler 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stickler keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stickler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jamoles keeps working.
Jamoles won't allow Stickler to pass to mount.
Stickler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stickler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jamoles sees it coming and defends easily.
Stickler slows the pace down in half guard.
Jamoles wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stickler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stickler is trying to control. Jamoles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stickler is working for a kimura but Jamoles is defending it quite comfortably.
Stickler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stickler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stickler throwing shots but Jamoles is blocking nicely.
Jamoles wants to stand back up but Stickler manages to pass into side control.
Jamoles is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stickler moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jamoles tries to escape but Stickler is in control.
Stickler trying to control the action but Jamoles is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Stickler .
Stickler tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jamoles's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jamoles taking a bit of punishment here - Stickler scoring with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jamoles is trying to escape the position but Stickler is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Stickler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jamoles throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Stickler .
Stickler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Simon Stickler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jamoles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stickler .
Stickler is trying to control. Jamoles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stickler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stickler wants to take a breather but Jamoles is having none of it.
Well, if Stickler 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.
Stickler works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stickler wants to control the pace but Jamoles is squirming around nicely.
Stickler content just to control the position here.
Stickler looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stickler with shots to the head and body - Jamoles looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stickler thowing shots but they're missing.
Stickler with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Stickler trying to control but Jamoles is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamoles is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Stickler is landing with some decent strikes but Jamoles is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jamoles is trying to stand up.
Stickler misses with a head shot.
Stickler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stickler dominating with strikes here.
Stickler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stickler content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamoles is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stickler wants to control the pace but Jamoles is squirming around nicely.
Jamoles in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Stickler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jamoles is squirming around, avoiding Stickler 's attempts to control the action.
Stickler with a couple of short strikes.
Stickler lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stickler lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stickler punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jamoles is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stickler throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jamoles because Stickler loaded up on that one.
Jamoles is still in real trouble! Can Stickler finish him?
Stickler cracks Jamoles with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jamoles blocking the ground and pound.
Stickler with the ground and pound from mount.
Stickler looking to control but Jamoles is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stickler with a couple of short strikes.
Stickler controlling the pace for now.
Jamoles seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jamoles is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Stickler dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Stickler throws a looping overhand right but Jamoles ducks down to avoid it.
Zoren John Jamoles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamoles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stickler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jamoles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jamoles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stickler throws an overhand right that lands on Jamoles's shoulder, as Jamoles tries to avoid the shot.
Jamoles staying out of range there.
Jamoles closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Stickler 's guard.
Stickler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jamoles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jamoles manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jamoles is looking to stand up but Stickler won't let him.
Stickler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jamoles is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamoles wanted to stand there but Stickler had control of the position.
Stickler is pulling down on Jamoles's head. It's preventing any offense from Jamoles, at least for the moment.
Jamoles preventing the sweep.
Stickler looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jamoles throws a head kick but Stickler moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamoles fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stickler sprawls well initially but Jamoles persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stickler moves into full guard.
Jamoles postures up.
Stickler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stickler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stickler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jamoles manages to get himself to full guard.
Stickler trying to control but Jamoles is working from the bottom.
Stickler postures up in Jamoles's guard and throws a big left but Jamoles blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamoles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jamoles is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stickler passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jamoles on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jamoles is trying to buck Stickler off.
Jamoles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jamoles explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Jamoles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stickler .
Stickler scores with a hook to the body. Jamoles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jamoles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamoles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jamoles throws out a loose jab but Stickler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stickler drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stickler cracks Jamoles with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stickler working the head and body with strikes.
Stickler working the head and body with strikes.
Jamoles is trying to get back to his feet.
Stickler grinds an elbow into Jamoles's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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.
Stickler working the body and head with strikes.
Zoren John Jamoles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamoles is being controlled here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Stickler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stickler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Stickler !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Tobing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luc Devreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tobing's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, RATM - Guerilla Radio. 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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26
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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290 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Tobing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luc Devreaux!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devreaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tobing manages to avoid it.
Tobing shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Devreaux sprawls well. Devreaux wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tobing gets slowly back to his feet.
Tobing dives in and grabs Devreaux's left leg, looking for a takedown. Devreaux pushes down on Tobing's head and hops out.
Tobing misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Tobing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Devreaux misses with an uppercut.
Tobing throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Devreaux's waist but Devreaux gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tobing off to one side.
Devreaux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tobing. That did some damage!
Tobing has his takedown stuffed
and Devreaux counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tobing is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick from Devreaux lands but Tobing takes it in his stride.
It looks like Helio Tobing has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Devreaux.
Devreaux moves into the clinch.
Devreaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Devreaux throws a nice looking combination but Tobing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Devreaux keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Devreaux throws a sloppy head kick and Tobing moves out of range easily.
Devreaux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Devreaux lands a big head kick that sends Tobing tumbling to the mat! Devreaux takes a step backwards and waves Tobing back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Devreaux - that's a beauty! Tobing is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Devreaux can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Luc Devreaux!
During a confident post fight interview, Luc Devreaux thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sayid Jarrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayid Jarrah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sayid Jarrah!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarrah clinches up with Brandao and pushes him back against the cage.
Brandao decides to pull guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jarrah lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brandao is trying to keep Jarrah in close.
Brandao has momentary wrist control but Jarrah slips an elbow through the middle.
Jarrah scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jarrah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jarrah is pushing down on Brandao's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brandao is fighting to maintain full guard but Jarrah has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brandao is staying active underneath Jarrah, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jarrah is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brandao has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jarrah wants to control but Brandao is keeping him busy.
Jarrah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jarrah in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Brandao tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jarrah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sayid Jarrah!
Sayid Jarrah is the new bantamweight champion!
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