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ToP 30 - Vitality PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelinho Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aegon Targaryen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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167 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcelinho Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aegon Targaryen!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Targaryen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Marcelinho Garcia has been cut.
Targaryen misses with a series of wild punches.
Targaryen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Targaryen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garcia has time to react.
Targaryen connects with a stiff jab that staggers Garcia - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aegon Targaryen!
Aegon Targaryen very nearly forgot to thank Global Nutritional (Q159) 90% ROR on Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Basic Three (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred The Shank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Basic Three could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fred The Shank's chin.
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180 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Basic Three!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fred The Shank!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Shank scores with a jab.
The Shank fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Three, pushing him back against the cage.
The Shank using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Shank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Shank breaks the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for The Shank.
The Shank lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Shank throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Three counters with a two punch combo.
The Shank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Shank rushes Three and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Shank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Shank connects with a leg kick. Three looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Shank moves into range and clinches up with Three.
Three tries to pull guard but The Shank forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Three jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Shank walks away with a smile on his face. Three gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Shank!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Shank throws a nice looking combination but Three bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Three wants to clinch
and The Shank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Shank connects with a leg kick. Three looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Shank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Three misses with a double jab.
The Shank lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Three circles away quickly and effectively.
The Shank moves into range and clinches up with Three.
Three misses with some punches.
Three tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Basic Three. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Three throws a head punch that misses.
The Shank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Shank throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the liver by The Shank. Beautiful body shot.
The Shank throws a quick inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for The Shank.
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!
The Shank swings away with a body shot that misses
and Three counters with a three punch combo that has The Shank backing up. The Shank nods at Three to acknowledge the strikes.
Three avoids the body shot from The Shank.
Three tries to clinch up.
The Shank has managed to clinch.
The Shank breaks from the clinch.
The Shank throws a head kick that misses.
The Shank doesn't manage to clinch there - Three circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Shank connects with a solid leg kick.
Three gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Shank blocks an uppercut.
Three tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Shank smiles and moves away.
Three throws a series of punches but The Shank moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Three. Those never looked like landing.
The Shank throws a hook to the side of Three's head but Three sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Shank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Three.
The Shank has Three up against the cage in a clinch.
Three throws a punch but it's blocked by The Shank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Shank wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Shank is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Three is defending well for now.
The Shank breaks from the clinch.
Three instigates a clinch.
Three is trying to pull guard but The Shank has him pressed against the cage.
Three tries to pull guard but The Shank forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The Shank landing knees to the head.
Three tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Shank smiles and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Shank tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Three drops The Shank with a nice combination! Three dives into The Shank's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Fred The Shank has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Shank is looking for a triangle but Three pushes his legs off easily.
Three looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred The Shank dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred The Shank's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Shank lets loose with a powerful body kick. Three will feel that in the morning.
Fred The Shank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Shank has Three up against the cage in a clinch.
Three misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Shank is trying to break the clinch but Three is controlling him.
Three lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Three misses with a short punch on the inside.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
Three misses with some punches.
The Shank breaks from the clinch.
The Shank rushes Three and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Three jumps guard but The Shank stands there with Three around his waist. Three gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Shank unloads a knee to the mid-section. Three lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Three lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Three tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Shank manages to break the clinch.
The Shank works Three's body with a nice hook.
The Shank lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Shank clinches up with Three and pushes him back against the cage.
Three jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Shank walks away with a smile on his face. Three gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Basic Three. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Shank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Three throws a nice looking combination but The Shank bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Shank fails in his attempt to clinch.
Three tries to clinch but The Shank moves out of range.
The Shank falls off balance throwing a combination
and Three counters with a left and a right that stings The Shank.
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!
The Shank takes the fight into the clinch.
Three gets control of The Shank's arms and successfully pulls guard. Three will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The Shank is posturing up here but Three has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! The Shank tries to roll out but it's too tight and The Shank has to tap! Slick submission there by Three!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Basic Three!
Basic Three 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chester Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Pigeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gates comes into the arena with 9 Piece blaring out of the sound system. Pigeon has chosen Hank Williams Jr. - Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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206 lbs
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213 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chester Gates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Pigeon!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pigeon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harry Pigeon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pigeon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gates fails with a takedown attempt.
Pigeon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pigeon wants it to stay on the feet.
Gates throws a wild body kick that Pigeon sees coming a mile off.
Gates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pigeon manages to avoid it.
Pigeon stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chester Gates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pigeon lands a left and a right that send Gates crashing to the mat, dazed. Pigeon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Chester Gates has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Pigeon as he connects with a hook.
Pigeon dodges the punch combination from Gates.
Pigeon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gates goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pigeon walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Gates drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Pigeon swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Gates's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Pigeon!
After the big win, Harry Pigeon made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Vitality and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pieter Pieter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Louzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Louzon has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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Counter striker
Intelligent |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Powerful |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pieter Pieter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Louzon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Louzon.
Louzon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Pieter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Louzon is looking for a triangle but Pieter pushes his legs off easily.
Louzon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pieter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pieter controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Louzon working for a triangle but Pieter defends it easily.
Pieter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Louzon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pieter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pieter trying to control but Louzon is working from the bottom.
Pieter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louzon is trying to keep Pieter in close.
Pieter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pieter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Louzon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Louzon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pieter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pieter is looking to advance position but Louzon won't allow it.
Louzon actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieter controlling the pace.
Louzon actively working from the bottom here.
Pieter sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Louzon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pieter frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louzon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pieter looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louzon is desperately trying to improve his position but Pieter has a good base and remains in mount.
Pieter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pieter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Louzon slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Louzon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Louzon tries to roll over but Pieter keeps him under control.
Louzon is refusing to be controlled, as Pieter sits in half guard.
Louzon wants to get back to his feet.
Pieter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Pieter there.
Louzon is trying to control but can't.
Louzon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pieter wants to take a breather but Louzon is having none of it.
Pieter moves into full mount! Louzon won't be happy about that!
Pieter controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pieter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pieter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Louzon for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louzon wants to control but Pieter is having none of it.
Pieter looking to control but Louzon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pieter Pieter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Louzon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Louzon misses with a leg kick.
Pieter Pieter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Louzon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pieter.
Louzon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pieter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Louzon swivels and escapes.
Joe Louzon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louzon tries to bum rush Pieter with a series of wild strikes but Pieter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Louzon misses.
Louzon throws a right and a left that Pieter avoids nicely.
Pieter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Louzon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Louzon misses.
Louzon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pieter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Louzon.
Joe Louzon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pieter.
Louzon trying to remain calm as Pieter controls from the top position.
Louzon wants to control but Pieter postures up.
Pieter just content to control the position.
Louzon is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
Pieter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pieter is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Louzon will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Louzon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pieter Pieter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieter wants to control but Louzon is keeping him busy.
Pieter controls the position from side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Louzon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pieter connects with a decent elbow.
Louzon is trying to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pieter slows the pace down.
Louzon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieter works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pieter is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Louzon's shoulder. That is not cool.
Pieter is trying to get an arm triangle but Louzon is defending well.
Pieter moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Louzon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pieter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pieter trying to control the position but Louzon is working away.
Louzon is trying to work for a sweep but Pieter has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pieter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Louzon is desperately trying to improve his position but Pieter has a good base and remains in mount.
Pieter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pieter lands a big shot there that rocks Louzon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louzon is looking to improve his position but Pieter isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pieter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pieter Pieter dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Louzon throws a body punch but Pieter moves out of range.
Pieter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pieter showed some decent athleticism there.
Louzon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pieter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Louzon looking for a kimura from the bottom but Pieter passes into side control!
Louzon is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pieter is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Pieter looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pieter controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louzon working to try and regain half guard.
Pieter looking to control but Louzon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pieter controlling the position easily from mount.
Louzon is working to get back to half guard.
Pieter controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieter'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.
Pieter Pieter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Louzon misses with a wild combination.
Louzon throws a right and a left that Pieter avoids nicely.
Pieter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Louzon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pieter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Louzon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pieter shoots in but no luck this time.
Louzon throws a right and a left that Pieter avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louzon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pieter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Louzon pinned against the cage. Louzon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pieter Pieter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louzon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pieter is able to avoid easily.
Louzon stuffs the takedown.
Louzon misses with a straight left.
Pieter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Louzon avoids it really well and circles away.
Pieter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pieter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pieter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Louzon.
Louzon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Louzon.
Nice takedown defense from Louzon. No joy for Pieter on that attempt.
Pieter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Louzon but Louzon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Louzon misses with a double jab.
Louzon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Louzon cracks a nice hook into Pieter's ribs.
Louzon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Louzon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pieter.
Joe Louzon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Louzon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Louzon throws a series of punches but Pieter avoids them all with ease.
Louzon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Louzon wants it to stay on the feet.
Pieter Pieter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pieter fails to land the takedown.
Louzon thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pieter Pieter.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pieter, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pieter Pieter!
After the fight, Pieter Pieter was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinobi Wan Kenobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wan Kenobi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Brand New - Welcome To Bangkok. Shinobi Wan Kenobi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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162 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shinobi Wan Kenobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wan Kenobi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vincent.
Vincent blocks a head kick by Wan Kenobi.
Vincent gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wan Kenobi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wan Kenobi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vincent manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vincent fails with a takedown attempt.
Shinobi Wan Kenobi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinnie Vincent.
Wan Kenobi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vincent. Vincent circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vincent ducks under a wild hook from Wan Kenobi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wan Kenobi clobbers Vincent with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vincent fails with the takedown.
Vincent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wan Kenobi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vincent moves away.
Vincent defending well as Wan Kenobi loads up on a big left hand.
Vincent misses with a hook. Wan Kenobi ducked under it nicely.
Wan Kenobi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wan Kenobi looks to land a body kick but Vincent moved away.
Vincent shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wan Kenobi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vincent scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wan Kenobi looking for submissions off his back.
Vincent is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wan Kenobi has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vincent seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wan Kenobi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wan Kenobi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wan Kenobi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent wants to pass to mount but Wan Kenobi is defending the position.
Wan Kenobi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vincent is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wan Kenobi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wan Kenobi is working hard here to advance position.
Wan Kenobi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vincent scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vincent lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vincent trying to control the action but Wan Kenobi is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wan Kenobi is looking to improve his position.
Vincent is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wan Kenobi defends it well.
Wan Kenobi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vincent pulls his head out easily.
Wan Kenobi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wan Kenobi actively working from the bottom here.
Wan Kenobi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vincent is looking for a kimura but Wan Kenobi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vincent to get the leverage.
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!
Vincent trying to control the action but Wan Kenobi is working from the bottom.
Vincent lands with a punch from half guard.
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 Shinobi Wan Kenobi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vincent misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wan Kenobi scores with a jab.
Wan Kenobi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vincent closes the distance and clinches up with Wan Kenobi, looking for a takedown. Vincent pushes Wan Kenobi against the cage but Wan Kenobi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wan Kenobi throws a hook but Vincent blocks it.
Vincent drives through with a takedown into Wan Kenobi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vincent trying to control but Wan Kenobi is working from the bottom.
Vincent lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vincent wants to pass the guard but Wan Kenobi is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wan Kenobi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wan Kenobi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vincent defends well.
Vincent passes into half guard.
Wan Kenobi looking for submissions off his back.
Vincent is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wan Kenobi is just riding it out for now. Vincent eventually gives up the hold.
Vinnie Vincent has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vincent wants to control but Wan Kenobi is keeping him busy.
Vincent wants to pass the guard but Wan Kenobi is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wan Kenobi tries to kick Vincent off but Vincent keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vincent wants to work for an arm triangle but Wan Kenobi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vincent prevents Wan Kenobi from improving his position.
Wan Kenobi looking for submissions off his back.
Wan Kenobi actively working from the bottom here.
Wan Kenobi looking for submissions off his back.
Vincent trying to control from half guard but Wan Kenobi is working away.
Vincent seems to be working for a kimura but Wan Kenobi defends the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wan Kenobi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vincent pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vincent seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vincent is trying to control. Wan Kenobi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vincent scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vincent missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vincent is pressing down on Wan Kenobi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wan Kenobi is holding on for now.
Wan Kenobi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wan Kenobi has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Vincent should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Wan Kenobi has tightened it up now! Vincent should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Shinobi Wan Kenobi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Wainwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Yaroslev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yaroslev is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: War is the Answer - Five Finger Death Punch. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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285 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Wainwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleksander Yaroslev!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaroslev waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Wainwright. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Wainwright to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Paul Wainwright has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaroslev tries to free his leg and advance position but Wainwright is retaining full guard.
Yaroslev throws a big elbow that misses.
Yaroslev content to stall in guard here.
Yaroslev slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wainwright is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wainwright avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yaroslev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wainwright is trying is best to control the position here.
Yaroslev looks to land a strike but Wainwright avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Yaroslev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wainwright's head.
Wainwright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yaroslev is one step ahead there.
Wainwright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yaroslev preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaroslev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wainwright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yaroslev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yaroslev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaroslev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yaroslev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wainwright keeping moving, preventing Yaroslev from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wainwright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yaroslev is one step ahead there.
Yaroslev throws a big elbow that misses.
Yaroslev looking to pass the guard.
Yaroslev lands a couple of elbows.
Yaroslev trying to control but Wainwright is working from the bottom.
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.
Wainwright lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yaroslev!
Yaroslev is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wainwright content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Yaroslev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Wainwright's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yaroslev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yaroslev checks a leg kick.
Yaroslev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wainwright counters with a good low kick that Yaroslev was not able to check.
Wainwright throws a sloppy head kick and Yaroslev moves out of range easily.
Paul Wainwright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wainwright cracks Yaroslev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wainwright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yaroslev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wainwright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yaroslev is able to avoid easily.
Yaroslev avoids a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wainwright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yaroslev moves in looking to clinch but Wainwright pushes him off.
Wainwright avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wainwright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wainwright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wainwright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wainwright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yaroslev's sensitive parts.
Yaroslev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Wainwright there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yaroslev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wainwright lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wainwright throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yaroslev is breathing heavily.
Wainwright lands a big uppercut and Yaroslev crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yaroslev looks OK. Wainwright waves Yaroslev back to his feet!
Yaroslev is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Wainwright uses the oldest trick in the book to send Yaroslev tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Wainwright is absolutely delighted - when Yaroslev wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Paul Wainwright!
An out of breath Paul Wainwright 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Strauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Do Urden comes to the cage accompanied by Scream. Strauss has chosen Shutterbugg - Big Boi Feat. Cutty as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drizzt Do Urden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Urden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Do Urden throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Do Urden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Strauss slips a straight right by Do Urden.
Strauss throws a looping overhand right but Do Urden ducks down to avoid it.
Strauss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Strauss misses.
Do Urden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strauss throws out the jab.
Strauss sizes up Do Urden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Strauss misses.
Do Urden tries to close the distance and clinch but Strauss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Do Urden fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strauss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Do Urden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Do Urden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Strauss.
Strauss throws the left hand but Do Urden avoids the punch easily.
Do Urden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strauss throws out the jab.
Do Urden slips under a jab.
A big right from Strauss misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Do Urden.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strauss takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss walks forward, straight into a front kick from Do Urden.
Do Urden fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strauss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Do Urden throws a head kick that Strauss semi-blocks.
Do Urden tries to clinch up.
Do Urden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strauss.
Do Urden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strauss throws out the jab.
Strauss 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.
Do Urden lands a front kick.
Do Urden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Do Urden rushes Strauss and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strauss misses with some punches.
Do Urden blocks an uppercut.
Strauss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strauss takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden is looking to control Strauss's arms but Strauss gets an underhook and turns him. Now Do Urden has his back to the cage.
Strauss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strauss takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Strauss lands a lovely overhand right.
Strauss misses with a straight left.
Strauss jabs at Do Urden's body.
Do Urden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Do Urden scores with a spinning back kick!
A punch combination from Strauss misses.
Strauss has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Do Urden.
Strauss has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Do Urden.
Daniel Strauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do Urden moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Do Urden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strauss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strauss moves out of range as Do Urden strikes.
Do Urden is looking to clinch but Strauss is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Do Urden eats them both and turns towards Strauss to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Do Urden throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Strauss's head.
Strauss misses with a hook
and Do Urden counters with a thumping low kick.
Strauss lands a jab to the head.
Strauss gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Strauss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Do Urden.
Do Urden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Strauss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strauss misses with an uppercut.
Do Urden thumps Strauss with a low kick.
Strauss avoids the head kick by Do Urden.
Strauss connects with the punch.
Strauss misses with a two punch combination.
Strauss throws a poor cross that misses
and Do Urden counters with a low kick, right behind Strauss 's knee.
Strauss throws a right and a left that Do Urden avoids nicely.
Strauss throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do Urden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Do Urden plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Strauss scores with a sloppy right hand. Do Urden should have avoided that one.
Do Urden throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Strauss thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Do Urden.
Do Urden takes a swing at Strauss's ribcage but misses.
Do Urden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Do Urden cracks the inside of Strauss's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Do Urden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Do Urden thumps Strauss with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Do Urden.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do Urden misses with a head kick.
Strauss throws a one two combo.
Do Urden plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Do Urden scores with a head kick.
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 Drizzt Do Urden 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.
Do Urden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Strauss.
Do Urden tries to clinch there but Strauss circles away.
Strauss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Do Urden circles away quickly and effectively.
Strauss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do Urden was well out of range. Poor timing from Strauss.
A combination from Strauss does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Do Urden.
Do Urden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strauss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strauss throws a right hand that misses
and Do Urden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strauss scores with a nice head shot.
Do Urden moves into the clinch.
Do Urden tries to stall but Strauss uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Do Urden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strauss blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Do Urden.
Do Urden scores with a knee to the head.
Strauss's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Do Urden landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Strauss.
Do Urden takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss takes an elbow to the temple.
Do Urden scores a nice knee to the body.
Do Urden lands an elbow just above Strauss 's eye.
Do Urden tries to land knees in the clinch but Strauss avoids the damage to the body.
Do Urden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strauss is defending well for now.
Do Urden is trying to stall.
Do Urden slows down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
Do Urden looking to throw knees to the head but Strauss is blocking nicely.
Strauss can't break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Strauss has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Do Urden stalling in the clinch but Strauss improves position.
Do Urden lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss misses with a body punch.
Do Urden stalling.
Strauss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Do Urden with a knee to the head.
Do Urden trying to control the position but instead, Strauss has worked for underhooks and has pushed Do Urden into the cage.
Strauss scores with a shot to the side of Do Urden's head.
Strauss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strauss wants to break free but Do Urden has control.
Do Urden scores with a knee to the head.
Strauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Do Urden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strauss is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strauss.
Strauss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Do Urden lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
Do Urden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Do Urden gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Drizzt Do Urden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Strauss wants to get back to striking at distance but Do Urden won't allow it.
Do Urden missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Strauss as Do Urden tries to tie him up.
Do Urden trying to land knees to the body.
Do Urden lands an elbow inside.
Do Urden taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Do Urden.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strauss.
Do Urden landing knees to the body.
Do Urden lands an elbow inside.
Strauss is trying to break the clinch but Do Urden has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Do Urden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strauss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Strauss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strauss avoiding damage as Do Urden throws knees to the body.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strauss cracks Do Urden with a nice body shot.
Strauss manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do Urden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sloppy strikes from Strauss. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Do Urden.
Do Urden fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strauss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daniel Strauss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strauss stalks Do Urden and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Do Urden's face. Do Urden staggers backwards, shaken.
Do Urden is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strauss throws a series of punches but Do Urden moves out of range.
Do Urden throws a front kick that sends Strauss stumbling back into the cage.
Strauss looks to score with a jab to the body but Do Urden is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Do Urden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Drizzt Do Urden will probably get the nod.
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!
Strauss scores with a hook.
Do Urden throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Strauss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Do Urden throws a head kick that misses.
Jab from Strauss.
Oh Do Urden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Strauss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Do Urden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Do Urden throws a head kick but Strauss moves out of range.
Strauss lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Do Urden is looking to close the distance but Strauss sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Do Urden crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Do Urden is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Daniel Strauss!
A victorious Daniel Strauss thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mika Zibanejadass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dux has chosen Bloodsport - Fight to Survive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mika Zibanejadass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zibanejadass misses with a straight right.
Dux feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zibanejadass's calf.
A slow jab from Zibanejadass misses its intended target.
Dux looking to score a takedown here. Zibanejadass is defending well but Dux drives through and ends up in Zibanejadass's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dux throws a big elbow that misses.
Zibanejadass bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dux's guard.
Dux managing to control the position.
Dux keeping moving, preventing Zibanejadass from controlling successfully.
Zibanejadass has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dux is looking for a triangle but Zibanejadass pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux looking for a triangle here. Zibanejadass is fighting it but it looks tight! Dux pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Zibanejadass is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Frank Dux!
Frank Dux very nearly forgot to thank Vitality amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Piscopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The High Road. Piscopo has chosen He's Carl Lewis as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Piscopo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piscopo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Piscopo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Piscopo wants to control the pace but Anderson is squirming around nicely.
Piscopo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Piscopo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Anderson is bucking up trying to escape but Piscopo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Anderson is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piscopo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piscopo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Piscopo controlling his opponent.
Anderson has given up his back.
Piscopo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Anderson is defending well though. Piscopo let's go of the attempt for now.
Piscopo is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Anderson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Anderson for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fending off the submission attempt from Piscopo.
Piscopo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Anderson is defending well though. Piscopo let's go of the attempt for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piscopo is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Anderson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anderson wants to control his opponent's hands but Piscopo gets his hands free.
Piscopo doesn't have the hooks in and Anderson manages to turn into his guard.
Piscopo keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Piscopo.
Piscopo keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Piscopo is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Craig Anderson.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Piscopo dominated that round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anderson wants to land a leg kick but Piscopo is out of range.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Joe Piscopo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Piscopo clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Piscopo blocks with his arms.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Piscopo is blocking nicely.
Piscopo is trying to trip Anderson. He has hold of a leg but Anderson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Piscopo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Anderson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Piscopo from controlling successfully.
Piscopo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Piscopo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Piscopo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joe Piscopo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Piscopo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Piscopo is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Piscopo looking to pass the guard.
Piscopo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Piscopo's guard.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Piscopo is keeping the position for now.
Piscopo wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Piscopo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Piscopo 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.
Anderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piscopo is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Piscopo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piscopo wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Piscopo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piscopo trying to control but Anderson postures up.
Piscopo is trying is best to control the position here.
Piscopo tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Piscopo looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson is keen to just control but Piscopo is a slippery customer.
Piscopo wants to improve his position but Anderson is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Piscopo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Anderson lands with a right hand.
Piscopo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Piscopo but Piscopo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Piscopo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Anderson quickly recovers to half guard.
Piscopo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anderson is looking for a sweep. Piscopo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is looking for a sweep. Piscopo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Piscopo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson is in trouble now - Piscopo has advanced to mount!
Piscopo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Piscopo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working to try and regain half guard.
Piscopo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Anderson is on top in guard.
Piscopo wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Piscopo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Piscopo throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
Piscopo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Anderson doesn't defend quickly enough and Piscopo has managed to lock this one up! Can Anderson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Piscopo on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joe Piscopo!
In his post fight interview, Joe Piscopo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Firnanda Talha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiahou Dun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talha kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is MOSCA -Tilt Shift. Dun has chosen Otto Dix - Antichrist as his entrance music. Xiahou Dun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Firnanda Talha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xiahou Dun!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dun throws a big shot that misses.
Talha checks a low kick from Dun.
Talha fails with the takedown.
Dun throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dun throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Talha.
Xiahou Dun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dun pinned against the cage. Dun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dun lands a head kick. Talha smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Talha closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dun is trying to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talha stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talha throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dun to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Talha works over Dun with some ground and pound from guard.
Talha is looking to work some ground and pound but Dun has wrist control.
Dun keeping moving, preventing Talha from controlling successfully.
Talha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Talha wants to control from the top but Dun keeps moving.
Dun looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Talha with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dun pulls Talha in close to prevent any damage.
Talha throwing strikes but missing.
Dun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dun looking for a sweep. Not yet Dun, not yet.
Talha is looking to work some ground and pound but Dun has wrist control.
Talha has gone for a leg lock! Dun slips out almost immediately though and dives into Talha's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talha seems keen to control Dun's posture.
Talha has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dun has passed into side control.
Talha is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dun working away.
Talha tries to buck Dun off but Dun is having none of it.
Talha struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talha is trying to buck Dun off.
Dun tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dun has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Talha is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dun asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Talha is not content to let Dun control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Dun are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dun tries to advance to mount but Talha denies him.
Talha 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.
Talha regains half guard.
Talha is refusing to be controlled, as Dun sits in half guard.
Talha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Talha is trying is best to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talha is looking to improve his position.
Dun is trying to control. Talha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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 Firnanda Talha will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dun misses with a leg kick
and Talha counters with a shoot takedown. Dun fights it but they end up in guard.
Dun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Talha wants to control from the top but Dun keeps moving.
Dun trying to keep a closed guard but Talha is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Talha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Talha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dun keeping moving, preventing Talha from controlling successfully.
Talha stays in close to Dun's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dun connects with an inside leg kick.
Talha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dun tries to avoid it but Talha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dun to the ground. Dun escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dun lands a glancing blow to the side of Talha's head.
Dun throws a right hand that misses
and Talha counters by clinching up.
Dun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dun throws a body punch but Talha moves out of range.
Dun motions for Talha to come forward. Dun throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dun throws out a leg kick but Talha moves out of range and Dun only half commits.
Talha ducks under a wild hook from Dun.
Talha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Talha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dun. Dun obviously looking to wear him down.
Talha checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dun misses its intended target.
Talha checks the leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Talha.
Talha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dun pinned against the cage. Dun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Firnanda Talha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dun lands a jab to Talha's midsection.
Dun throws a leg kick which misses Talha's front leg but catches the back leg as Talha tries to avoid it.
Dun feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Talha's calf.
Dun lands a nice leg kick that just misses Talha's sensitive parts.
Talha steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dun. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dun.
Talha fails with a takedown attempt.
Dun throws the kick towards the body but Talha avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Dun.
Dun lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dun lands a right hook to the body.
Dun scores with a spinning back kick!
Talha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Talha tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dun sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Talha somewhat.
Dun connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dun.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dun buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Talha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dun bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Talha's head.
Talha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dun.
Dun swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dun tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talha checks a leg kick.
Dun gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Talha to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dun holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xiahou Dun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dun misses with an attempted mid kick.
Talha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dun is fending him off so far but Talha persists. Nope, Dun circles away and we're back to standing.
Dun catches Talha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dun throws a leg kick that misses.
Dun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talha manages to avoid it.
Talha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dun defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Talha.
Dun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dun manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dun thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dun avoids the attempt from Talha to control.
Talha is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dun looking to ground and pound but Talha is blocking nicely.
BOOM! Dun connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Firnanda Talha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dun avoids the attempt from Talha to control.
Talha defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dun.
Talha is looking to improve his position but Dun isn't that keen on the idea.
Talha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dun trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Talha is trying desperately to improve position.
Talha sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Talha is not content to let Dun control the position.
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!
Talha gets full guard.
Talha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dun showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dun is pushing down on Talha's leg trying to pass to half guard. Talha is fighting to maintain full guard but Dun has managed to sneak the leg through.
Talha is staying active underneath Dun, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dun wants to work for an arm triangle but Talha is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Talha is trying to get back to full guard.
Dun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Talha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Talha is trying to control but Dun passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dun has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Talha is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Dun yanks on the arm and Talha is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Dun.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Xiahou Dun! Xiahou Dun retains his featherweight title!
Xiahou Dun made sure to mention his sponsor, Vitality in his post fight interview.
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