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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mibon Rapthlaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicanor Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicanor Reyes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mibon Rapthlaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicanor Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes misses with a head kick.
Reyes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reyes shoots in for a takedown but Rapthlaka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rapthlaka throws the left hand but Reyes avoids the punch easily.
Reyes shoots and misses
and Rapthlaka counters by clinching up.
Mibon Rapthlaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicanor Reyes.
Reyes fails to pull guard.
Reyes is working for takedown but Rapthlaka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rapthlaka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reyes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rapthlaka prevents it.
Rapthlaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rapthlaka missing with a left hand there. Reyes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Reyes.
Rapthlaka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rapthlaka stands up and we're back to a striking position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rapthlaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reyes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rapthlaka rushes Reyes and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapthlaka leaning against his opponent.
Rapthlaka breaks the clinch.
Reyes tries for a takedown but Rapthlaka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rapthlaka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reyes's head backwards.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Rapthlaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reyes has managed to clinch.
Rapthlaka controlling the action here for a moment.
Reyes has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rapthlaka uses from the top position.
Rapthlaka is looking to stand up but Reyes won't let him.
Reyes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rapthlaka wants to control from the top but Reyes keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapthlaka scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Reyes being controlled here, momentarily.
Rapthlaka postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Reyes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rapthlaka, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rapthlaka tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to control but Rapthlaka is working from the bottom.
Rapthlaka is looking for a triangle but Reyes pushes his legs off easily.
Reyes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Reyes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rapthlaka seems keen to control Reyes's posture.
Reyes preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapthlaka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reyes.
Reyes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rapthlaka is breathing heavily.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Rapthlaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reyes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rapthlaka is keeping the position for now.
Reyes trying to control but Rapthlaka is working from the bottom.
Reyes has gone for a leg lock! Rapthlaka slips out almost immediately though and dives into Reyes's guard.
Reyes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rapthlaka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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 Mibon Rapthlaka 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.
Reyes shoots in looking for a takedown. Rapthlaka tries to sprawl out of it but Reyes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rapthlaka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reyes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rapthlaka avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice body punch from Rapthlaka.
Rapthlaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Reyes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch but Rapthlaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rapthlaka throws a right hand that misses
and Reyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rapthlaka moves into the clinch successfully.
Rapthlaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rapthlaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes misses with a takedown attempt - Rapthlaka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mibon Rapthlaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicanor Reyes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapthlaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reyes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rapthlaka trying to control from the bottom.
Rapthlaka moves into full guard.
Rapthlaka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reyes defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rapthlaka looking for a sweep. Not yet Rapthlaka, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes trying to control but Rapthlaka is working from the bottom.
Reyes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reyes wants to control from the top but Rapthlaka keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rapthlaka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reyes defends it easily.
Reyes wants to control from the top but Rapthlaka keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nicanor Reyes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Reyes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes has Rapthlaka up against the cage in a clinch.
Reyes gets control of Rapthlaka's arms and successfully pulls guard. Reyes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rapthlaka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reyes's guard.
Reyes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Reyes is trying to control but can't.
Reyes is pressing down on Rapthlaka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rapthlaka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rapthlaka looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reyes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Reyes content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicanor Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Reyes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rapthlaka as he jumps to the side.
Rapthlaka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rapthlaka wants it to stay on the feet.
Reyes swats away the attempt to clinch by Rapthlaka.
Rapthlaka throws a hook but Reyes avoids it easily.
Rapthlaka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rapthlaka wants it to stay on the feet.
Mibon Rapthlaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicanor Reyes.
Reyes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mibon Rapthlaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Rapthlaka misses.
Rapthlaka misses with a right hand
and Reyes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rapthlaka thinking.
Reyes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mibon Rapthlaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Rapthlaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reyes tries to clinch but Rapthlaka moves out of range.
Reyes misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rapthlaka is defended easily by Reyes.
Reyes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rapthlaka tries to avoid it but Reyes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rapthlaka to the ground. Rapthlaka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reyes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rapthlaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rapthlaka darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rapthlaka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rapthlaka is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Reyes as he works his way to full guard.
Rapthlaka drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Reyes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rapthlaka has Reyes in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapthlaka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reyes 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.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Rapthlaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes wants to pass the guard but Rapthlaka is keeping the position.
Reyes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rapthlaka is proving hard to escape from.
Reyes wants to control from the top but Rapthlaka keeps moving.
Reyes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nicanor Reyes.
Reyes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mibon Rapthlaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes ducks under a wild hook from Rapthlaka.
Reyes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rapthlaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rapthlaka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Reyes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rapthlaka is working away from the top position though.
Rapthlaka is working for a submission of some sort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rapthlaka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nicanor Reyes.
I think Reyes 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicanor Reyes!
A relieved looking Nicanor Reyes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bang Mamat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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195 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bang Mamat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura fails with the takedown
and Mamat counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mamat seems to be looking for submissions.
Kimura wants to improve his position but Mamat is controlling well.
Kimura is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mamat is working for a submission of some sort.
Kimura is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mamat pulls his head out easily.
Kimura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mamat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mamat works his way into full mount!
Mamat 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.
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!
Mamat is looking to work his way around to Kimura's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kimura manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mamat is looking to take a break and control but Kimura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kimura looking for submissions off his back.
Mamat seems to be working for a kimura but Kimura defends the submission attempt.
Kimura won't allow Mamat to pass to mount.
Kimura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mamat works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mamat pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamat with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kimura is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mamat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mamat lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamat tries to control but Kimura wriggling away.
Mamat prevents Kimura from getting the reversal.
Kimura manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kimura looking for submissions off his back.
Mamat wants to take a breather but Kimura is having none of it.
Mamat is looking for a kimura but Kimura is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mamat to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamat is working for a submission of some sort.
Kimura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mamat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kimura keeps working.
Mamat is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kimura defends it well.
Mamat moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Kimura.
Kimura sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kimura is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mamat pulls his head out easily.
Kimura actively working from the bottom here.
Mamat seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura actively working from the bottom here.
Mamat is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kimura defends it well.
Kimura is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mamat pulls his head out easily.
Mamat works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kimura working to try and regain half guard.
Mamat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mamat controlling from mount.
Mamat unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bang Mamat dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kimura misses with a takedown
and Mamat counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kimura won't be happy with that.
Mamat tries for a kimura but Kimura is defending well.
Kimura gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mamat is trying to work for a kimura but Kimura is defending well.
Mamat is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mamat wants to work for an arm triangle but Kimura is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mamat slips a nice elbow through Kimura's hands, connecting with Kimura's forehead.
Kimura looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kimura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mamat tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kimura knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mamat is trying to control. Kimura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kimura looking for submissions off his back.
Bang Mamat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kimura looking for submissions off his back.
Kimura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimura is breathing heavily.
Mamat is looking to take a break and control but Kimura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mamat seems to be working for a kimura but Kimura defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamat stalling.
Kimura looking for submissions off his back.
Kimura looking for submissions off his back.
Mamat content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mamat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kimura actively working from the bottom here.
Mamat frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamat lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kimura tries to reverse the position but Mamat maintains control.
Mamat working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mamat lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kimura has left one of his arms exposed and Mamat doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Kimura screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bang Mamat!
An out of breath Bang Mamat thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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
4 - 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Chan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fassak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fassak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fassak tries to land a knee to the head but Chan blocks with his arms.
Fassak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fassak holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fassak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fassak stalling the fight.
Fassak lands a nice elbow.
Fassak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fassak tries a knee to the head but Chan blocks it.
Chan letting Fassak take a breather here.
Fassak stops a takedown attempt from Chan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fassak pulls guard effortlessly.
Chan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fassak dives on top into guard.
Chan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fassak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chan working for a triangle but Fassak defends it easily.
Fassak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fassak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fassak controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fassak stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fassak drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fassak controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fassak looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fassak is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fassak passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chan is looking to reverse the position.
Fassak trying to control the position but Chan is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fassak tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fassak tries to advance to mount but Chan denies him.
Chan sneaks back into half guard.
Chan tries to roll over but Fassak keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fassak is keen to just control but Chan is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Fassak dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fassak shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chan is trying to defend but Fassak finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fassak trying to control the action but Chan is working from the bottom.
Fassak thows a huge punch but Chan dodges it nicely.
Chan is in trouble now - Fassak has advanced to mount!
Chan tries to hold on but Fassak postures up.
Chan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Al Fassak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fassak controlling the pace for now.
Fassak pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Chan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chan wants to sweep but no luck.
Fassak pushes down on Chan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fassak wants to work for an arm triangle but Chan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fassak is keen to just control but Chan is a slippery customer.
Fassak is thwarting Chan's attempts to control the position.
Fassak is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fassak wants to pass the guard but Chan is defending well.
Fassak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fassak is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Chan reverses the position - he's now on top in Fassak's guard.
Chan won't allow Fassak to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan trying to control but Fassak is working from the bottom.
Chan trying to move into half guard but instead Fassak has managed to sweep!
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.
Fassak with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fassak wants to pass the guard but Chan is keeping the position.
Chan controls Fassak momentarily but Fassak frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan is breathing heavily.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeff Chan.
Fassak shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fassak showed some decent athleticism there.
Fassak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chan defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fassak performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Fassak dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fassak shoots in and drives through. Chan sprawls well.
Fassak wants to clinch.
Fassak doesn't manage to clinch there - Chan circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fassak tries to close the distance and clinch but Chan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fassak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan keeping moving, preventing Fassak from controlling successfully.
Fassak wants to pass the guard but Chan is keeping the position.
Chan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fassak defends it easily.
Chan keeping moving, preventing Fassak from controlling successfully.
Fassak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fassak has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fassak advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fassak lands some shots froms side control.
Chan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Chan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chan is thwarting Fassak's attempts to control the position.
Fassak makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fassak.
Chan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fassak is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fassak has escaped and now he's on top!
Chan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fassak wants to control from the top but Chan keeps moving.
Fassak wanted to stand there but Chan had control of the position.
Chan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fassak trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Fassak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Al Fassak has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fassak changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chan manages to get back to half guard.
Fassak passes to side control.
Chan stops Fassak from passing to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fassak advances nicely into full mount.
Jeff Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fassak looking to control and managing it successfully.
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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Fassak!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Al Fassak made sure he mentioned Hopkins Athletics, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Macdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Dolce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macdonald comes into the arena with Roy jones - Can't be touched blaring out of the sound system. Kevin Dolce told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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27
207 lbs
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25
212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Melvin Macdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Dolce!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolce closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dolce lands in his opponent's guard.
Dolce must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dolce postures up in Macdonald's guard and throws a big left but Macdonald blocks it.
Macdonald wants to stand but Dolce is controlling the position.
Macdonald working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dolce.
Dolce wants to pass the guard but Macdonald is keeping the position.
Dolce throws an elbow that misses. Macdonald uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dolce's guard. Nice move by Macdonald!
Macdonald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dolce is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonald slips nicely into half guard.
Macdonald trying to mount his opponent but Dolce defends it.
Macdonald trying to control from half guard but Dolce is working away.
Macdonald trying to control from Dolce's half guard. Dolce has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Macdonald looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald is working hard here to advance position.
Macdonald drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dolce manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Macdonald has Dolce in his guard.
Dolce with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolce slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dolce with a nice head shot there.
Dolce prevents Macdonald from getting back to his feet.
Dolce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dolce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dolce stops Macdonald from standing up.
Dolce stands up over Macdonald, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dolce stays in close to Macdonald's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolce is looking to work some ground and pound but Macdonald has wrist control.
Dolce chips away with some ground and pound.
Dolce trying to control but Macdonald is working from the bottom.
Dolce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dolce trying to control the position from guard on top but Macdonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dolce won't allow Macdonald 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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dolce throws a strike but Macdonald rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dolce keeping full guard, as Macdonald tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Dolce dominated that round.
That's time! Macdonald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dolce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Macdonald, pushing him back against the cage.
Dolce wants to break free but Macdonald has control.
Macdonald looking to throw knees to the head but Dolce is blocking nicely.
Macdonald stops a takedown attempt from Dolce.
Macdonald tries to land a knee to the head but Dolce blocks with his arms.
Macdonald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dolce blocks it with crossed arms.
Macdonald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dolce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Macdonald prevents the takedown attempt.
Dolce manages to break the clinch.
Dolce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Melvin Macdonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Dolce.
Dolce works the jab nicely.
Macdonald tries to clinch up.
Dolce closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dolce lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macdonald is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonald keeping moving, preventing Dolce from controlling successfully.
Dolce lands a couple of elbows.
Macdonald is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dolce is controlling him.
Kevin Dolce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dolce controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dolce postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolce postures up in Macdonald's guard and throws a big left but Macdonald blocks it.
Dolce looking to sit in guard and control but Macdonald gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Macdonald is looking to advance position but Dolce has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Macdonald is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
BOOM! Dolce connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macdonald is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dolce with a couple of short strikes.
Macdonald is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolce controlling the position easily from mount.
Oh Macdonald is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dolce lands a big elbow - Macdonald is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Macdonald is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kevin Dolce!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Player One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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185 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Player One!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Barnett sprawls well initially but One persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barnett is looking to improve his position.
Barnett actively working from the bottom here.
One tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barnett knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barnett is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of One's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take One's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
One looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Barnett is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
I would not like to be One right now.
Barnett is looking for the choke from the back position but One is controlling his hands well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett working for the choke.
Barnett gets his hands free as One looks to control.
Barnett is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but One has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
One just trying to survive but Barnett is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Barnett is looking for a choke. One gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. One manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barnett keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barnett is looking for a triangle here but One uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
One tries for a kimura but Barnett is defending well.
One works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
One tries for a kimura but Barnett is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One has hold of Barnett's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Barnett seems comfortable defending it but One has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Barnett is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Barnett is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but One couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Player One!
After the big win, Player One made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors SAVE A FIGHTER and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes into the arena with Thickfreakness - The Black Keys blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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211 lbs
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203 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Payne!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Couture misses.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Couture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Payne looks to land a body kick but Couture moved away.
Couture throws a jab but it's blocked by Payne.
Payne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Payne.
Payne wants to clinch up but Couture keeps it at a distance.
Payne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Couture misses with a wild body shot.
Couture looks to land a left hand but Payne moved out of range nicely.
Payne slips a jab from Couture.
Payne is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Payne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Couture lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Payne backs up against the cage.
Couture walks into a stiff left hand from Payne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture missing with a left hand there. Payne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Couture.
Payne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Couture avoids the head kick by Payne.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Payne tries to clinch up.
Payne moves into range and clinches up with Couture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture has had enough of the clinch but Payne keeps him there for the moment.
Payne breaks the clinch.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Couture takes a swing at Payne's ribcage but misses.
Payne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Couture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Payne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Couture misses with a straight right.
Couture looks to land a right hand but Payne moved out of range.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Couture is breathing heavily.
Couture displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payne throws out the jab.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch but Couture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Payne breaks the clinch.
Payne ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Couture takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Couture scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Payne doesn't seem bothered though.
Payne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Payne has knocked Couture down with a huge combo! Payne steps away and waves a wobbly Couture back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Couture is rocked!
It looks like Rodney Couture has been cut.
Couture connects with a nice looking jab.
Oh Couture is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Couture misses with an uppercut. Payne saw that one coming.
Couture avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Payne.
Couture seems to have got his legs back now.
Payne drops Couture with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Couture looks back up at him and smiles so Payne waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Couture throws a hook but Payne avoids it easily.
Couture misses with a hook.
Payne dances in with a quick combination. Couture is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Payne snaps Couture's head back. Couture stumbles backwards against the cage. Payne steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Couture's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Couture just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Oscar Payne!
A relieved looking Oscar Payne thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Velimir Stojkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Hewson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stojkovic comes into the arena with Drowning Pool - Numb blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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19
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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22
175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Velimir Stojkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Hewson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hewson connects with a solid leg kick.
Stojkovic takes one on the button.
Stojkovic misses with a kick to the body.
Stojkovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hewson.
Stojkovic lands a body shot.
Hewson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stojkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Hewson.
Stojkovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hewson falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Stojkovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Stojkovic misses with a low kick as Hewson jumps back.
Stojkovic slips a jab and a cross from Hewson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hewson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stojkovic scores with a hook.
Hewson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stojkovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hewson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hewson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stojkovic gets a clinch.
Hewson looking to slow down the pace here.
Hewson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stojkovic scores with a shot to the side of Hewson's head.
Hewson tries to break free but Stojkovic pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stojkovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stojkovic lands with a light punch inside.
Hewson is rocked!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stojkovic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Stojkovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hewson is still on wobbly legs! Can Stojkovic finish him?
Hewson is looking to break free of the clinch but Stojkovic has double underhooks.
Hewson seems to have recovered his senses.
Hewson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stojkovic lands a shot to the body.
Hewson blocking some punches.
Stojkovic lands an uppercut.
Hewson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hewson lands a hook that snaps the head of Stojkovic backwards.
Hewson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hewson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stojkovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojkovic throws the kick towards the body but Hewson avoids it.
Stojkovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hewson.
Hewson misses with a head kick.
Stojkovic misses with a wild body shot.
Stojkovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Stojkovic lands with a good body shot.
Stojkovic misses the shot to the body.
Hewson throws a looping overhand right but Stojkovic ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Hewson misses.
Stojkovic moves into the clinch.
Stojkovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stojkovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hewsons head.
Stojkovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hewson's efforts to push away.
Stojkovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stojkovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Hewson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojkovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Hewson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stojkovic blocks an uppercut.
Hewson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hewson lands a nice uppercut.
Stojkovic taking a breather.
Stojkovic working aggressively here.
Hewson tries to break free but Stojkovic pushes him back against the cage.
Hewson manages to break the clinch.
Hewson staying out of range there.
Stojkovic moves in looking to clinch but Hewson pushes him off.
Hewson wants to land a leg kick but Stojkovic is out of range.
Good work by Hewson as he checks the leg kick.
Hewson ducks under a wild hook from Stojkovic.
Nice defenses there by Hewson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stojkovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Stojkovic tries to clinch but Hewson moves out of range.
Hewson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hewson scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hewson slips under a jab from Stojkovic.
Stojkovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hewson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stojkovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hewson misses with a wild combination.
Hewson slips under a jab from Stojkovic.
Stojkovic misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stojkovic lands with a hook. Hewson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hewson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stojkovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Hewson should have avoided that one.
Stojkovic throws a body punch but Hewson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Velimir Stojkovic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hewson ducks under a wild hook from Stojkovic.
Stojkovic looks to land a body kick but Hewson moved away.
Stojkovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hewson throws out a loose jab but Stojkovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hewson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stojkovic.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hewson, right into the meat.
Stojkovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hewson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stojkovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hewson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stojkovic throws a big shot that misses.
Hewson misses the jab.
Stojkovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hewson.
A shot to the liver by Stojkovic. Beautiful body shot.
Stojkovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Hewson throws an overhand right that lands on Stojkovic's shoulder, as Stojkovic tries to avoid the shot.
Velimir Stojkovic is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stojkovic steps in with a hook that catches Hewson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Stojkovic follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hewson looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Velimir Stojkovic!
A relieved looking Velimir Stojkovic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Colrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Swartz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demetrius Colrane could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Randolph Swartz's chin.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demetrius Colrane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randolph Swartz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swartz tries to keep at a distance but Colrane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Colrane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swartz blocks a body shot from Colrane.
Colrane works on Swartz's body with a couple of short punches.
Colrane working aggressively here.
Swartz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Colrane is keeping busy.
Colrane keeps control of Swartz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Swartz has had enough of the clinch but Colrane keeps him there for the moment.
Colrane scores with a shoulder strike.
Swartz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Swartz scores with a shoulder strike.
Colrane tries to work over Swartz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colrane is stalling here.
Colrane blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swartz.
Swartz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Swartz throws a head punch that misses.
Swartz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Colrane has him pressed against the cage.
Swartz misses with some punches.
Swartz tries to break the clinch but Colrane is controlling the position.
Swartz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Colrane.
Swartz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colrane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swartz circles away quickly and effectively.
Swartz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Colrane counter with a right hand.
Colrane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swartz.
A jab lands there for Swartz.
Swartz misses with a body shot.
Colrane takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swartz with a jab.
Swartz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colrane was well out of range. Poor timing from Swartz.
Colrane tries to bum rush Swartz with a series of wild strikes but Swartz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Swartz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Colrane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swartz circles away quickly and effectively.
Swartz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Colrane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swartz.
Randolph Swartz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swartz throws a right and a left that Colrane avoids nicely.
Colrane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swartz misses the shot to the body.
Swartz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the liver by Swartz. Beautiful body shot.
Colrane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swartz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colrane. Swartz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colrane walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Colrane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Swartz to score with a decent uppercut.
Swartz scores with the left hand. Colrane knows he should have avoided that one.
Swartz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swartz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Randolph Swartz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colrane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swartz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Colrane.
Nice jab there from Swartz.
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!
Swartz clobbers Colrane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Colrane is rocked!
Swartz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Colrane misses with a hook.
Swartz misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colrane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh Colrane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Colrane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Swartz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Swartz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Colrane seems to have got his legs back now.
Randolph Swartz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Colrane shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Colrane was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Swartz tries to hold on but Colrane pushes him away.
Colrane controlling the pace for now.
Swartz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Swartz wants to hold on but Colrane pushes him away.
Colrane trying to control but Swartz is having none of it.
Swartz wants to hold on but Colrane pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swartz can't escape the position.
Colrane can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Swartz is looking to escape.
Colrane avoids the attempt from Swartz to control.
Swartz is bucking up trying to escape but Colrane cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Colrane can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Swartz is looking to escape.
Swartz is trying to escape the mount.
Colrane cracks Swartz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Colrane looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Colrane unloading with bombs!
Colrane lands a big shot there that rocks Swartz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Colrane postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Swartz looks a forlorn figure.
Swartz is rocked!
Swartz tries to hold on but Colrane pushes him away.
Swartz is still in real trouble! Can Colrane finish him?
Swartz seems to have recovered his senses.
Colrane wants to control the pace but Swartz is squirming around nicely.
Colrane raining down hammerfists from mount.
Swartz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Colrane raining down hammerfists from mount.
A big strike lands for Colrane! That's really hurt Swartz and he's turned his back - Colrane keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Colrane jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demetrius Colrane!
An out of breath Demetrius Colrane thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JD Repooc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver has chosen Enter Sandman-Metallica as his entrance music. Ray Oliver acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight 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, JD Repooc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver misses with a takedown attempt - Repooc sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Repooc moves into the clinch.
Oliver has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Repooc clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Repooc looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Oliver working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Oliver throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliver throws a series of strikes and Repooc wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Poor strikes thrown by Oliver there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repooc is squirming around, avoiding Oliver's attempts to control the action.
Oliver controlling his opponent.
Oliver trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oliver might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Repooc kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ray Oliver wasn't active enough on the ground.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Repooc is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repooc wants to hold on but Oliver pushes him away.
Oliver fails to take his opponent's back.
Oliver swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ray Oliver! Ray Oliver retains his lightweight title!
Post fight, Ray Oliver took to the microphone: 'I want to thank my sponsor Save A Fighter , my fans and the people of Brazil who support me and also my team in Montreal , thank you !'.
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