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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Budden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Budden looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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220 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Budden!
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, George Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Budden misses with a takedown
and Nelson counters with a straight right hand.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut lands for Nelson. That snapped Budden's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Budden drops his hands momentarily. Nelson doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Budden staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Budden doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Nelson!
A very excited looking George Nelson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vito Scaletta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Nyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scaletta comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston . Nyde has chosen Get cape Wear cape-Fly as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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255 lbs
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228 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vito Scaletta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dee Nyde!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyde avoids the body shot from Scaletta.
Scaletta dives in and grabs Nyde's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nyde pushes down on Scaletta's head and hops out.
Scaletta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scaletta doesn't manage to clinch there - Nyde circles away.
Scaletta swats away the attempt to clinch by Nyde.
Scaletta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nyde lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Vito Scaletta has been cut.
Nyde scores with a push kick.
Scaletta is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scaletta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nyde closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Scaletta did well to prevent Nyde getting side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nyde missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nyde has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Scaletta defend it? Nyde steps over the head and cranks it - Scaletta is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Nyde!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dee Nyde!
A less than humble Dee Nyde misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samart Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Abbiati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payakaroon comes to the cage accompanied by Project Fighter. Abbiati has chosen Don't Speak - Eagles of Death Metal as his entrance music. Samart Payakaroon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samart Payakaroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giorgio Abbiati!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakaroon fails to land with a series of punches.
Payakaroon keeps the fight on the outside.
Abbiati is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Payakaroon moves out of range of the body kick from Abbiati.
Abbiati looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Payakaroon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abbiati moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Payakaroon is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Payakaroon shuts the power down on Abbiati. Lights out, game over! Payakaroon is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Samart Payakaroon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Big Shit Poppin. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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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 Los Angeles, Franklin Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiago Alves!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garcia shoots in and drives through. Alves sprawls well.
Alves lands a big head kick that sends Garcia tumbling to the mat! Alves takes a step backwards and waves Garcia back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Franklin Garcia has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Alves lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily.
Alves throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alves is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.
Some wild striking there from Alves.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
Alves defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Garcia.
Alves scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Alves throws a head kick that half lands.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklin Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garcia pushes down on Alves's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Alves!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia landing shots from mount.
Alves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alves takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Garcia lands a heavy elbow.
Garcia lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Garcia postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Alves looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Garcia connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Garcia 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.
Garcia looking to control and managing it successfully.
Garcia unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Garcia lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alves hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia cracks Alves with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Garcia landing strikes from the mount and Alves is in trouble!
Garcia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alves wants to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Alves looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franklin Garcia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garcia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thiago Alves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves lands with a kick to the temple. Garcia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick from Alves lands but Garcia takes it in his stride.
Alves tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alves lands a two punch combo.
Alves throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alves circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklin Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia looks for a takedown but Alves sprawls well.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Franklin Garcia's cut is getting worse.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Alves scores with a spinning back kick!
Garcia gets a takedown into half guard.
Garcia throwing shots but Alves is blocking nicely.
Garcia throwing shots but Alves is blocking nicely.
Garcia thows a huge punch but Alves dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garcia controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garcia is nestled in close to Alves, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garcia trying to control the pace.
Garcia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garcia working Alves over with strikes.
Garcia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franklin Garcia has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Garcia has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Garcia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Franklin Garcia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Alves avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice sprawl there from Alves as Garcia shoots in.
Garcia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alves swivels and escapes.
Jab by Alves.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklin Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some 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!
Alves scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Alves.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Garcia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alves circles away.
Alves swinging wildly here.
Garcia 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.
Alves misses with a double jab.
Alves gets tackled into the cage by Garcia. Garcia maintains the clinch.
Garcia gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Garcia advances to half guard.
Garcia is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Garcia has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alves's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Alves that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Garcia content just to control the position here.
Garcia landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scoring with strikes but Alves is staying in there.
Garcia punishing his opponent with strikes.
Garcia controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Garcia cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Franklin Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia controlling his opponent.
Garcia cracks Alves with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia landing strikes from the mount and Alves is in trouble!
Garcia looking to finish Alves with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alves!
Garcia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alves really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thiago Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franklin Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garcia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franklin Garcia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Poirier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poirier's entrance music is ACDC - TNT. A fine choice. Peter Poirier could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Foster's chin.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Poirier!
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, Tony Foster!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poirier scores with a jab to the jaw.
Poirier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foster.
Poirier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foster.
Poirier throws an overhand right that has Foster reeling! Poirier follows up with more punches and Foster is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peter Poirier!
Peter Poirier seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Sosha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira's entrance music is Wrathchild. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sosha's choice of entrance music: Hysteria-Muse. Leonardo Ferreira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryan Sosha's chin.
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240 lbs
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230 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Sosha!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Ferreira.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sosha.
Sosha tries for a takedown but Ferreira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sosha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ferreira throws a front kick that sends Sosha stumbling back into the cage.
Ferreira lands with a hook. Sosha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sosha looks gassed!
Ferreira connects with a body shot.
Ferreira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ferreira lands a nice shot to the body.
Sosha takes one to the side of the head.
Leonardo Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferreira. Ferreira obviously looking to wear him down.
Ferreira cracks Sosha with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ferreira has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sosha to stand back up!
Sosha is rocked!
It looks like Ryan Sosha has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Sosha flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Sosha is out cold! Ferreira holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonardo Ferreira!
During a confident post fight interview, Leonardo Ferreira 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Cass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by The Sheep Dogs - I Don't Get By. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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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 Montreal, Patrick St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeffrey Cass!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cass is trying hard to land a takedown here. St Pierre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
St Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Cass.
Cass slips a jab and a cross from St Pierre.
St Pierre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
St Pierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Pierre thuds a left hand into Cass's body.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cass throws an off balance right hand
and St Pierre counters with a left and a right that stings Cass.
St Pierre slaps away a takedown attempt from Cass, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cass tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. St Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cass fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Patrick St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffrey Cass.
St Pierre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cass takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cass takes one on the chin but seems OK.
St Pierre cracks Cass with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cass stalks St Pierre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into St Pierre's face. St Pierre staggers backwards, shaken.
Cass doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that Cass avoids nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cass.
Cass slips a jab and a cross from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cass tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
A punch combination from St Pierre misses.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that Cass avoids nicely.
Cass takes one on the button.
St Pierre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cass's head backwards.
Cass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cass has time to react.
St Pierre misses with a right hand
and Cass counters with a single leg into guard. St Pierre didn't expect that.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cass keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of St Pierre's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cass content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cass is looking to work some ground and pound but St Pierre has wrist control.
St Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cass distracts St Pierre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cass missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cass on the ground.
Cass connects with a couple of short punches.
Cass sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Pierre's guard.
Cass working St Pierre over with strikes.
Cass not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cass missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cass.
Cass drops an elbow to the side of St Pierre's head.
Cass is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cass throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cass takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
St Pierre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if St Pierre tries to get out of the position.
Cass thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cass is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. St Pierre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cass.
St Pierre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cass scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Cass sits in half guard.
Cass is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cass missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cass missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cass throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cass is trying to work for a kimura but St Pierre is defending well.
Cass working over St Pierre with some ground and pound. St Pierre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Cass dominated that round.
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.
Cass tries to clinch up but St Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cass circles away quickly and effectively.
Cass shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Pierre sprawls well. St Pierre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cass gets slowly back to his feet.
A left and a right from Cass both land. Nice combination.
St Pierre is rocked!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cass. St Pierre shrugs it off though.
Oh St Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cass has closed the distance and engaged St Pierre in a clinch.
Cass manages to pull guard.
Cass pushes St Pierre off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
St Pierre circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Cass. St Pierre falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Cass!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeffrey Cass!
A less than humble Jeffrey Cass misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brendon Segura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Dunne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brendon Segura has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brendon Segura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Dunne!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Segura moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Segura is looking to clinch.
Segura closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dunne counters with a three punch combo that has Segura backing up. Segura nods at Dunne to acknowledge the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Segura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Segura ducks under a wild hook from Dunne.
Segura is looking to clinch but Dunne is avoiding it.
Segura is looking to clinch.
Segura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunne.
Segura scores with a one two! Dunne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segura moves in looking to clinch but Dunne pushes him off.
Segura lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Segura.
Segura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Segura tries to clinch up.
Segura lands a two punch combo.
Segura tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Segura drives through and clinches with Dunne against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Segura breaks from the clinch.
Brendon Segura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunne throws a looping overhand right but Segura ducks down to avoid it.
Segura lands with a nice body punch.
Segura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Segura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dunne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dunne looks gassed!
Segura breaks from the clinch.
Dunne swats away the attempt to clinch by Segura.
Segura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dunne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Segura looks to land a body kick but Dunne moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segura scores with a leg kick.
Segura is looking to clinch.
Segura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Segura lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dunne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Segura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some bone on bone action there as Dunne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dunne blocks the body kick.
Dunne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Segura in his tracks.
Segura scores with a head kick.
Segura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dunne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Segura throws a sloppy head kick and Dunne moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Segura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Segura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunne gets tackled into the cage by Segura. Segura maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunne letting Segura take a breather here.
Segura breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendon Segura dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dunne throws a lazy right hand but Segura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Segura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Segura just misses with a punch to the body.
Segura doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunne circles away.
Segura scores with a head kick. Dunne tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Segura throws a shot from downtown. Dunne moves away and avoids it.
Segura throws a sloppy head kick and Dunne moves out of range easily.
Segura lands a nice looking body kick.
Segura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Segura looks to land a body kick but Dunne moved away.
Segura doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunne circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dunne cracks Segura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Segura punishes Dunne's body with a nice straight punch.
Brendon Segura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Segura is looking to clinch.
Segura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brendon Segura is winning the standup battle so far.
Dunne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Segura.
Segura slips a jab from Dunne.
Dunne is breathing heavily.
Dunne misses with a double jab
and Segura counters with a big head kick but Dunne shrugs it off.
Segura moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Segura breaks the clinch.
Dunne 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Segura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Segura tries to clinch up but Dunne circles away and keeps his distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Segura, right into the meat.
Segura slips a straight right by Dunne.
Segura darts in trying to clinch
and Segura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne throws out a loose jab but Segura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Segura thuds his shin into the meat of Dunne's side.
Segura throws a sloppy head kick and Dunne moves out of range easily.
Segura misses with a body kick.
Segura wants to clinch up but Dunne keeps it at a distance.
Segura darts in trying to clinch
and Dunne counters with a left and a right that stings Segura.
Jab by Segura.
Dunne might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dunne misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Segura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Segura lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Segura closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Segura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Segura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Segura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Segura moves out of range as Dunne strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Segura lands a high kick!
Segura clinches up with Dunne and pushes him back against the cage.
Dunne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendon Segura dominated that second round.
That's time! Segura'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!
Segura blocks a jab.
Segura moves into the clinch.
Segura gets through Dunne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Segura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Segura tries to clinch but Dunne is having none of it.
Segura clinches with his opponent.
Dunne blocks a body shot from Segura.
Segura tries to work over Dunne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Segura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Segura missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Segura stalling.
Dunne keeps control of Segura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dunne can't break the clinch.
Segura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Segura scores with a shoulder strike.
Segura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Segura is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunne has double underhooks.
Segura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Segura tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dunne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunne misses the jab.
Dunne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Segura takes the fight into the clinch.
Segura is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Segura manages to break the clinch.
Segura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Segura holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Segura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Segura tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dunne throws a looping overhand right but Segura ducks down to avoid it.
Segura throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dunne.
Segura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Segura slips under a jab from Dunne.
Segura takes a swing at Dunne's ribcage but misses.
Segura thows a body shot but no joy.
Dunne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dunne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Segura counters with a good, hard body kick but Dunne shrugs it off.
Jay Dunne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Segura is looking to wear down Dunne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dunne loads up on a big right hand but Segura slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Dunne.
Segura tries to bum rush Dunne with a series of wild strikes but Dunne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Segura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Segura has closed the distance and engaged Dunne in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunne tries to circle away but Segura has him pinned against the cage.
Segura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dunne up against the cage.
Brendon Segura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Segura.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brendon Segura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Segura 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendon Segura!
After the big win, Brendon Segura made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [Deathsquad] Your Moms House Apparel $8-20 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Lee Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fantinaz Del Norte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lee Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Outasight - Belive In Me. Del Norte has chosen La Coka Nostra - Malverde Market as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
140 lbs
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26
130 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Lee Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Fantinaz Del Norte!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Norte tries for a takedown but Lee Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Del Norte shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Del Norte showed some decent athleticism there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Del Norte is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lee Jr is just riding it out for now. Del Norte eventually gives up the hold.
Del Norte is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Del Norte is thwarting Lee Jr's attempts to control the position.
Lee Jr gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Norte sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lee Jr's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee Jr is in trouble now - Del Norte has advanced to mount!
Del Norte with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Del Norte punishing his opponent with strikes.
Del Norte throwing strikes here but Lee Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Del Norte jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lee Jr is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lee Jr and Del Norte has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lee Jr takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Del Norte's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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!
Del Norte wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee Jr, who protects the arm well.
Del Norte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Del Norte is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee Jr tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Norte swings around for an armbar but Lee Jr sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Del Norte's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte keeping moving, preventing Lee Jr from controlling successfully.
Lee Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Del Norte wants to stand but Lee Jr is controlling the position.
Lee Jr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Del Norte is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee Jr trying to control but Del Norte is working from the bottom.
Del Norte is looking to stand up but Lee Jr isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tyler Lee Jr.
Del Norte closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lee Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Del Norte.
Del Norte seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lee Jr is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Fantinaz Del Norte!
Fantinaz Del Norte took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, SAVE A FIGHTER for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Bertoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
140 lbs
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26
145 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valerio Bertoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertoto shoots in for a double leg but St Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bertoto fails to land the takedown.
St Pierre tries to keep at a distance but Bertoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
St Pierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bertoto has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed St Pierre clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bertoto is hanging on to St Pierre's back as he tries to escape.
St Pierre takes a big shot to the side of the head.
St Pierre is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bertoto is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but St Pierre won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Bertoto off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Valerio Bertoto!
In his post fight interview, Valerio Bertoto started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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