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MLC 113 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bricks Hithouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ton Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bricks Hithouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ton Allen!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hithouse but Hithouse pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hithouse is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Ton Allen has been cut.
Allen takes the fight into the clinch.
Allen is trying to force a seperation but Hithouse has the dominant position.
Allen is looking to break free of the clinch but Hithouse has double underhooks.
Hithouse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hithouse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hithouse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hithouse is working Allen over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hithouse avoiding damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hithouse.
Hithouse pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hithouse.
Allen tries to break free but Hithouse pushes him back against the cage.
Hithouse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hithouse controlling the action here for a moment.
Allen tries to break free but Hithouse pushes him back against the cage.
Hithouse prevents the takedown attempt.
Hithouse lands an elbow that stopped Allen in his tracks for a moment.
Hithouse is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Allen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hithouse just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bricks Hithouse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ton Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hithouse lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Hithouse.
Hithouse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Allen is trying to break the clinch but Hithouse has him pressed against the cage.
Allen is trying to force a seperation but Hithouse has the dominant position.
Hithouse pushes Allen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hithouse misses with a punch to the body.
Hithouse tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Hithouse stalling.
Allen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hithouse prevents it.
Hithouse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hithouse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hithouse has him pressed against the cage.
Hithouse stalling against the cage.
Allen is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee calls for Hithouse to work.
A shot in the inside from Hithouse.
Hithouse manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Allen is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hithouse lands a left hand.
Hithouse lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Allen is looking to control Hithouse's arms but Hithouse gets an underhook and turns him. Now Allen has his back to the cage.
Hithouse stalling against the cage.
Hithouse gets through Allen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Allen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Allen tries to pull guard but Hithouse won't allow it.
Hithouse lands with a short shot to the head.
Hithouse content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left hand lands to the body for Hithouse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen being controlled against the cage.
Allen is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bricks Hithouse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ton Allen's cut.
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.
Hithouse dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Hithouse thuds a left hand into Allen's body.
Hithouse 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.
Allen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Allen checks a leg kick.
Hithouse misses with a straight left.
A jab from Hithouse misses.
Hithouse has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hithouse taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hithouse lands a damaging elbow.
Hithouse just leaning against Allen, taking a breather.
Bricks Hithouse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Allen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Allen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hithouse fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Allen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hithouse's waist but Hithouse gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Allen off to one side.
Hithouse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Hithouse.
Allen shoots in looking for a takedown but Hithouse manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Allen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bricks Hithouse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ton Allen.
Hithouse defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Allen.
Hithouse scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Allen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hithouse lands an elbow inside.
Hithouse lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hithouse.
Allen is trying to break the clinch but Hithouse is controlling him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hithouse obliges.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Allen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hithouse smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen 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.
Hithouse lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hithouse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen misses with a combination
and Hithouse counters with a nice low kick that buckles Allen's knee momentarily.
Allen shoots in for a takedown but Hithouse shows good takedown defense.
Allen 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hithouse wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bricks Hithouse is winning the standup battle so far.
Hithouse lands a leg kick that knocks Allen off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hithouse scores with a body shot.
Hithouse closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hithouse.
A short right from Hithouse.
Allen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hithouse is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Allen.
Hithouse is leaning against Allen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hithouse throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hithouse stalling against the cage.
Hithouse works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hithouse scores with a shoulder strike.
Hithouse manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hithouse lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bricks Hithouse dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ton Allen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Allen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hithouse can pounce on him.
Allen shoots in looking for a takedown. Hithouse tries to sprawl out of it but Allen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hithouse manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Hithouse content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Allen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hithouse is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Hithouse scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hithouse scores with a shoulder strike.
Hithouse is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Allen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hithouse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Hithouse.
Hithouse manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Allen is trying to break the clinch but Hithouse is controlling him.
Hithouse stalling the fight.
Allen tries to pull guard but Hithouse won't allow it.
Bricks Hithouse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ton Allen.
Allen is trying to break the clinch but Hithouse is controlling him.
Allen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hithouse lands an elbow inside.
Hithouse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allen being controlled against the cage.
Allen stalls.
Hithouse pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bricks Hithouse.
Allen shoots in looking for a takedown. Hithouse tries to sprawl out of it but Allen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hithouse manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ton Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hithouse buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hithouse moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hithouse.
Hithouse lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hithouse with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hithouse throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.
Hithouse throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Allen on the side of the head.
Hithouse scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hithouse digs a good body shot into Allen's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hithouse lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Allen tries to move into range but Hithouse moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hithouse is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Allen flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Allen is out cold! Hithouse 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 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bricks Hithouse!
Bricks Hithouse spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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262 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Molina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Young!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young feints and then cracks Molina's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Molina down.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Molina.
Molina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young throws a right hand that Molina ducks under and follows up with a left that Molina also avoids with ease.
Molina tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Molina wants to clinch
and Young counters with a two punch combo.
Young stuns Molina with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
A jab from Young misses.
Molina is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Molina checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Molina with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Keith Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young throws a predictable looking body shot
and Molina counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Molina drives through and clinches with Young against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries for a takedown but Molina manages to get underhooks.
Molina is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Molina.
Molina lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Young avoiding damage.
Molina lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
Molina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young goes for a takedown in the clinch but Molina prevents it.
Hector Molina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Young.
Molina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Molina avoids the damage to the body.
Molina looking to throw knees to the head but Young is blocking nicely.
Molina lands a knee to the body.
Molina scores a nice knee to the body.
Young looks winded!
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!
Molina with a knee to the head.
Molina scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Keith Young has been cut.
Molina keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Molina scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Molina obliges.
Molina landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Molina.
Molina is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Molina.
Molina landing knees to the body.
Young trying to stall but Molina improves his position.
Molina scores a nice knee to the body.
Molina connects with a knee to the head.
Molina unloads a knee to the mid-section. Young lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Molina obliges.
Nice elbow from Molina.
Molina lands an elbow just above Young 's eye.
Molina unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Molina connects with a knee to the head.
Young takes an elbow to the forehead.
Molina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Molina with a knee to the head.
Young is rocked!
Molina lands a damaging elbow.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Molina finish him?
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Molina.
Molina lands a knee to the body.
Molina lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Molina.
Molina unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molina gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Molina working Young over with knees to the body.
Molina utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Molina lands a big knee! That's hurt Young! Oh, he's all over the place! Molina lands another knee that sends Young to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Molina!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Heleknus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillaume Veilleux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Veilleux's choice of entrance music: Pou Lari A.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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284 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Heleknus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guillaume Veilleux!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Veilleux.
Heleknus misses with a straight left.
Veilleux ducks under a wild hook from Heleknus.
Heleknus misses with a series of wild punches.
Veilleux slips under a jab from Heleknus.
Heleknus throws a series of punches but Veilleux avoids them all with ease.
Heleknus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heleknus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veilleux was well out of range. Poor timing from Heleknus.
Veilleux is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Heleknus's half guard.
Veilleux 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.
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!
Veilleux passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heleknus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Veilleux unloading with bombs!
Heleknus takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Veilleux's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guillaume Veilleux!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Suan Paredes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine has chosen I Buy the Drugs as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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180 lbs
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suan Paredes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paredes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Valentine at a distance.
Paredes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Valentine's half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Valentine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paredes.
Valentine has hold of Paredes's hands but Paredes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Valentine is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Paredes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Paredes's back!
Paredes turns into Valentine and is now in his guard.
Paredes postures up in Valentine's guard and throws a big left but Valentine blocks it.
Paredes wants to pass the guard but Valentine is keeping the position.
Paredes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paredes looking to sit in guard and control but Valentine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paredes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paredes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valentine.
Paredes wants to sweep but no luck.
Valentine trying to control the position from guard on top but Paredes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valentine throws a strike but Paredes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Paredes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valentine's head.
Valentine working a defensive guard here.
Paredes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paredes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paredes wants to pass the guard but Valentine is keeping the position.
Paredes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Paredes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paredes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Valentine has his foot on Paredes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paredes works his way back into a safe position though.
Paredes preventing the sweep.
Paredes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Paredes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paredes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paredes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Paredes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Paredes looking to sit in guard and control but Valentine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Valentine preventing the sweep.
Paredes looking to control.
Paredes pulls Valentine in close to prevent any damage.
Paredes is trying to control the position but Valentine postures up.
Valentine throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paredes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Valentine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paredes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paredes wants to sweep here but Valentine controlling him for the moment.
Paredes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valentine.
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!
Paredes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Valentine is looking for a sweep. Paredes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paredes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Valentine knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Paredes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paredes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Valentine wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suan Paredes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Valentine throws a body punch but Paredes moves out of range.
Valentine takes a swing at Paredes's ribcage but misses.
Paredes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Paredes working some strikes from top position.
Valentine keeping moving, preventing Paredes from controlling successfully.
Paredes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valentine lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Paredes!
Valentine throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Paredes because Valentine loaded up on that one.
Suan Paredes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine landing punches.
Valentine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Paredes tries to hold on but Valentine pushes him away.
Paredes is in a horrible position here. Valentine smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Valentine thowing shots but they're missing.
Paredes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Paredes holds of for dear life.
Valentine raining down hammerfists from mount.
Valentine throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paredes tries to hold on but Valentine pushes him away.
Valentine lands a heavy elbow.
Paredes doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Paredes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paredes is positioning himself well to prevent Valentine advancing to mount.
Valentine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Paredes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Valentine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Valentine thows a huge punch but Paredes dodges it nicely.
Paredes moves into full guard.
Valentine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valentine trying to control the position from guard on top but Paredes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valentine throwing strikes from guard but Paredes blocks nicely.
Paredes 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paredes is on top in guard.
Valentine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paredes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paredes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paredes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valentine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paredes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paredes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Paredes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paredes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valentine looking for a sweep. Not yet Valentine, not yet.
Paredes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paredes looking to pass the guard.
Paredes won't allow Valentine to sweep him here.
Valentine has Paredes pulled in close to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paredes is working Valentine over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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 Suan Paredes 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!
Paredes lands with a good body shot.
Paredes jabs Valentine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paredes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Paredes chips away with some ground and pound.
Paredes wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
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!
Paredes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paredes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Paredes advances to half guard.
Paredes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paredes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paredes working over Valentine with some ground and pound. Valentine looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Paredes controlling the action here.
Paredes winds up and cracks Valentine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Paredes moves nicely into side control.
Valentine regains half guard, as Paredes was trying to land strikes.
Valentine tries to roll over but Paredes keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine moves into full guard.
Valentine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Suan Paredes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paredes trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paredes throws an elbow that misses. Valentine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Paredes's guard. Nice move by Valentine!
Paredes seems keen to control Valentine's posture.
Valentine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valentine throws a big right hand that misses.
Valentine throws a big elbow that misses.
Valentine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valentine throwing strikes from guard but Paredes blocks nicely.
Valentine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valentine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valentine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paredes wants to sweep but no luck.
Paredes pulls Valentine in close to prevent any damage.
Valentine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Valentine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Paredes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine throws an elbow that misses. Paredes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Valentine's guard. Nice move by Paredes!
Valentine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paredes chips away with some ground and pound.
Paredes is stalling in the full guard.
Dick Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paredes is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suan Paredes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paredes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suan Paredes!
Suan Paredes very nearly forgot to thank Empire Threads 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vili Antonini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Vodka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vodka has chosen The Rodeo Song 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vili Antonini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlad Vodka!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vodka gets a takedown into half guard.
Vodka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vodka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Antonini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vodka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vodka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vodka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vodka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vodka sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Antonini on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Antonini tries to get out of the position.
Vodka wants to control but Antonini is keeping him busy.
Vodka lands with a punch from half guard.
Vodka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vodka is trying for a kimura here. Antonini looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Vodka wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vlad Vodka!
During a confident post fight interview, Vlad Vodka 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Riley Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brownie Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes into the arena with I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton blaring out of the sound system. Jenkins has chosen TNT as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Purple 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riley Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brownie Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Marshall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Marshall does no damage.
Jenkins throws a nice looking combination but Marshall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jenkins gets tackled into the cage by Marshall. Marshall maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marshall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jenkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marshall breaks the clinch.
Jenkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jenkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall connects with a right hand. Jenkins shakes it off.
Jenkins misses with the combination.
A left lands for Marshall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall cracks Jenkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marshall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins slips a jab and a cross from Marshall.
Jenkins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marshall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Marshall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jenkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marshall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marshall throws a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Marshall.
Sloppy strikes from Marshall. Those never looked like landing.
Marshall scores with a punch to the head.
A combination from Marshall does no damage.
Marshall throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jenkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marshall scores with a jab. Jenkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jenkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshall.
Sloppy strikes from Jenkins. Those never looked like landing.
Jenkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jenkins looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a big right hand that sends Jenkins crashing to the mat! Marshall stays standing though and waves Jenkins back to his feet!
Jenkins is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jenkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jenkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marshall counters with a right hand to the body.
Marshall lands a left and a right that send Jenkins crashing to the mat, dazed. Marshall thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jenkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshall finish him?
Marshall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenkins.
Marshall lands a big right hand that sends Jenkins crashing to the mat! Marshall stays standing though and waves Jenkins back to his feet!
Marshall sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Jenkins's defenses. It connects perfectly with Jenkins's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Riley Marshall!
In his post fight interview, Riley Marshall started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sellus Gravius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gravius comes to the cage accompanied by Morrowind. Victorio has chosen Breaking Benjamin - Dance With The Devil as his entrance music. Sellus Gravius has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sellus Gravius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Victorio!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravius throws a body punch but Victorio moves out of range.
Victorio misses with a leg kick
and Gravius counters with a straight right hand.
Gravius lands a body shot.
Victorio misses the shot to the body.
Gravius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gravius fails to land with a series of punches.
A cross from Gravius lands.
Gravius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gravius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Victorio avoids the body shot from Gravius.
Victorio looking to score a takedown here. Gravius is defending well but Victorio drives through and ends up in Gravius's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victorio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gravius on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gravius tries to get out of the position.
Victorio wants to control from the top but Gravius keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gravius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Victorio advances position into side control!
Gravius stops Victorio from passing to mount.
Victorio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gravius has escaped the position, nice work there.
Victorio wants to take a breather but Gravius manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Victorio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio wants to control from the top but Gravius keeps moving.
Gravius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Victorio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gravius keeping moving, preventing Victorio from controlling successfully.
Gravius trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravius is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gravius tries a head kick but it misses.
Victorio moves out of range as Gravius strikes.
Victorio swings for the body but Gravius moves out of range.
Victorio scores with a shot to the body.
Gravius has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Victorio scores with a jab to the body.
Victorio misses the shot to the body.
Victorio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gravius catches Victorio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravius cracks Victorio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gravius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gravius misses with a body shot.
Victorio shoots in for a takedown but Gravius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Victorio. Beautiful body shot.
Gravius is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Victorio throws a looping overhand right but Gravius ducks down to avoid it.
Victorio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sellus Gravius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gravius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Victorio.
Gravius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Victorio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gravius at a distance.
Victorio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Victorio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gravius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Victorio.
Gravius is looking to clinch.
Gravius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Victorio throws a shot from downtown. Gravius moves away and avoids it.
Gravius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Victorio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gravius.
Gravius is looking to chop away at Victorio's legs.
Gravius moves in looking to clinch but Victorio pushes him off.
Tommy Victorio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gravius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Victorio looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravius is just out of range.
Victorio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gravius.
Gravius throws a shot from downtown. Victorio moves away and avoids it.
Gravius with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gravius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victorio manages to avoid it.
Victorio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Victorio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Victorio moves out of range of the body kick from Gravius.
Gravius moves out of range of the leg kick from Victorio.
Victorio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gravius.
Victorio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Victorio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gravius loads up on a big right hand but Victorio slips the punch.
Gravius tries to close the distance and clinch but Victorio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Victorio misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio blocks a leg kick.
Gravius wants to clinch but Victorio slips to the side
and Victorio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gravius's knee momentarily.
Victorio scores with a sloppy right hand. Gravius should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravius lunges at Victorio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Victorio's hand.
Victorio misses the shot to the body.
Gravius throws a leg kick that misses.
Victorio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Gravius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gravius misses with a hook.
Gravius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravius dodges the punch combination from Victorio.
Gravius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravius throws a body punch but Victorio moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Gravius finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gravius swinging wildly here.
Gravius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Victorio cracks the inside of Gravius's front leg.
Gravius throws a body punch but Victorio moves out of range.
Victorio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravius manages to avoid it.
Gravius throws a head kick but Victorio moves out of range.
Gravius lands a nice hook to Victorio's body. Victorio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Victorio throws an overhand right that lands on Gravius's shoulder, as Gravius tries to avoid the shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Gravius blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravius throws a leg kick
and Victorio counters with a low kick, right behind Gravius 's knee.
Gravius tried to score with a low kick but Victorio checks it.
Victorio tries to land a front kick but Gravius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Victorio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravius has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gravius tries to stall but Victorio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gravius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Victorio avoids it.
Stalling in the clinch from Gravius.
Gravius stalling in the clinch but Victorio improves position.
Gravius tries a body shot but Victorio blocks it.
Victorio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gravius.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Victorio working hard to break the clinch.
Gravius trying to stall but Victorio improves his position.
Victorio wants to stall.
Victorio jumps guard but Gravius turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
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 Sellus Gravius will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gravius defending well as Victorio loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Gravius misses.
Gravius moves in looking to clinch but Victorio pushes him off.
Gravius throws a wild body kick that Victorio sees coming a mile off.
Gravius avoids the body shot from Victorio.
Gravius scores with a jab to the body.
Gravius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Victorio.
Victorio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gravius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gravius scores with a decent looking hook.
Victorio thuds his shin into the meat of Gravius's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Victorio looks to land a body kick but Gravius moved away.
Victorio scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravius throws a right hand that misses
and Victorio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gravius.
Victorio digs a good body shot into Gravius's ribs.
A jab from Victorio finds it's way through Gravius's defenses.
Victorio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Victorio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gravius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Victorio.
Sellus Gravius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Gravius avoids the head kick by Victorio.
Victorio takes a swing at Gravius's ribcage but misses.
Victorio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gravius as he avoids it easily.
Victorio misses with the combination.
Victorio throws a push kick but Gravius slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio takes a swing at Gravius's ribcage but misses.
Victorio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Victorio misses with a looping left.
Victorio lands with a nice body punch.
Gravius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Victorio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Victorio lands a body shot.
Gravius lands a jab.
Gravius throws a body punch but Victorio moves out of range.
Gravius misses with the body kick
and Victorio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gravius throws a low kick, looking for Victorio's leg but Victorio calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Victorio throws a series of punches but Gravius avoids them all with ease.
Gravius is looking to clinch.
Victorio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Victorio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravius was well out of range. Poor timing from Victorio.
Gravius moves in looking to clinch but Victorio pushes him off.
Victorio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Victorio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gravius rather than just go for the knockout.
Victorio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gravius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victorio manages to avoid it.
Gravius tries to work over Victorio's front leg with a kick but Victorio checks it.
Gravius throws a leg kick but Victorio moved away.
Victorio slips under a jab from Gravius.
Victorio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gravius misses with a wild body shot.
Victorio lands a glancing blow to the side of Gravius's head.
A head kick misses from Gravius.
Gravius is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Victorio lands a glancing blow to the side of Gravius's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Victorio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gravius doesn't seem bothered though.
Gravius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gravius avoids the head kick by Victorio.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Victorio shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gravius manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Victorio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Victorio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Victorio!
A victorious Tommy Victorio thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Troy Slamen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Belford Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slamen comes to the cage accompanied by Jaws Theme. Scott comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Big Balls by AC/DC kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Slamen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Belford Scott!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scott slaps away a takedown attempt from Slamen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slamen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scott as he avoids it easily.
Slamen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Slamen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slamen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Scott sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Scott as Slamen shoots in.
Slamen fails with a takedown attempt.
Scott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Slamen is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scott.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott thuds his shin into the meat of Slamen's side.
Slamen is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slamen.
Scott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Slamen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nice body punch from Scott.
A shot to the liver by Scott. Beautiful body shot.
Scott cracks Slamen on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Slamen falls backwards against the cage. Scott follows up with more strikes that drop Slamen to his knees. Scott keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Slamen! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Belford Scott!
Ronald Belford Scott decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock comes to the cage accompanied by Guns and Roses - Reckless Life. Corbett is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Men at Work - Down Under. Eddie Brock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Corbett!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock thows a body shot but no joy.
Brock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brock lands with a cross.
It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.
Corbett throws a right and a left that Brock avoids nicely.
Brock misses with a head kick.
Corbett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Brock.
Corbett throws a push kick but Brock slaps the foot to one side.
Corbett wants to clinch up but Brock keeps it at a distance.
Corbett tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range.
Corbett misses with a looping right.
Eddie Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corbett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Corbett ducks under a wild hook from Brock.
Brock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
Brock lands some shots froms side control.
Corbett is looking to regain half guard here but Brock keeps moving and retains side control.
Corbett looks to move to half guard but instead Brock has passed into mount! Damn!
Corbett wants to control but Brock is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock prevents Corbett from getting the reversal.
Brock controlling from the full mount.
Corbett is trying to escape the mount.
Corbett is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brock tries to control but Corbett wriggling away.
Brock controlling from mount.
Corbett wants to hold on but Brock pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock with shots to the head and body - Corbett looks very uncomfortable down there.
Corbett is trying desperately to improve position.
Brock content just to control the position here.
Corbett is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brock raining down shots from the mount!
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!
Corbett tries to hold on but Brock postures up.
Corbett is trying desperately to improve position.
Brock content just to control the position here.
Brock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock prevents Corbett from getting the reversal.
Brock lands a big elbow.
Brock tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Corbett is bucking up trying to escape but Brock cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brock controlling from mount.
Corbett is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brock controlling the pace for now.
Corbett manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Brock controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eddie Brock just wasn't active enough.
Corbett staying out of range there.
Corbett tries to clinch up but Brock circles away and keeps his distance.
Good shot there by Brock.
Corbett tries to clinch up but Brock circles away and keeps his distance.
Corbett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brock sizes up Corbett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That has opened up Nathan Corbett's cut even more.
Corbett works Brock's body with a nice hook.
Corbett doesn't manage to clinch there - Brock circles away.
Brock lands a jab to the nose.
Brock darts in and clinches Corbett up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corbett blocks a body shot from Brock.
Brock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Corbett misses with a body punch.
Corbett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Corbett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Corbett ducks right into an uppercut from Brock.
Corbett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brock was well out of range. Poor timing from Corbett.
Corbett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brock.
Corbett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brock misses with a wild body shot.
Brock moves into the clinch.
Corbett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Corbett tries to throw a body punch but Brock avoids it by throwing Corbett back against the cage.
Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corbett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corbett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brock throws a looping overhand right but Corbett ducks down to avoid it.
Brock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corbett tries to close the distance and clinch but Brock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brock misses with a right hand
letting Corbett counter with a right hand.
Brock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brock takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Corbett is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Brock has denied him.
Still in the clinch, Brock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Corbett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brock prevents a body shot from Corbett.
Brock is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Corbett is looking to control Brock's arms but Brock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Corbett has his back to the cage.
Brock is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Corbett is defending well.
Corbett takes a shot to the head.
Brock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Corbett defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corbett tries to clinch up
and Brock counters with a left and a right that stings Corbett.
Corbett misses with the combination.
Brock dives in and scores a takedown into Corbett's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brock postures up.
Brock slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brock'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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brock shoots in looking for a takedown. Corbett tries to sprawl out of it but Brock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Corbett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brock checks a leg kick.
Brock misses with an uppercut.
Brock connects with the punch.
The cut above Nathan Corbett's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corbett throws a leg kick but Brock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Eddie Brock is winning the standup battle so far.
Brock connects with a leg kick. Corbett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Corbett lands a nice looking body shot.
Brock moves into the clinch successfully.
Corbett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brock avoids it.
Corbett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brock lands a hook that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Brock tries to throw a body punch but Corbett avoids it by throwing Brock back against the cage.
Corbett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Corbett working aggressively here.
Brock has Corbett pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Brock pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Corbett tumbling to the mat - Brock dives into Corbett's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corbett looking to control.
Brock got a little sloppy there for a moment and Corbett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brock has managed to get both his arms back between Corbett's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbett keeping moving, preventing Brock from controlling successfully.
Brock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brock postures up.
Brock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brock trying to control but Corbett is working from the bottom.
Corbett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brock stopping the sweep attempt from Corbett.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Corbett's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Brock misses with a looping right.
Brock clinches up against the cage.
Corbett trying to control the position but instead, Brock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Corbett into the cage.
Brock tries to work over Corbett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brock blocks a body shot from Corbett.
Brock is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corbett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brock throws a head punch that misses.
Corbett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Corbett landing knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brock swats away the attempt to clinch by Corbett.
Brock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Corbett tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range.
Corbett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corbett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brock to score with a decent uppercut.
Brock works Corbett's body with a nice hook.
Brock throws an off balance right hand
and Corbett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brock. That's going to slow Corbett down.
Brock misses with a leg kick
and Corbett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brock misses with a straight right.
Corbett throws a looping overhand right but Brock ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Brock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brock.
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!
Brock gets a clinch.
Brock swings wildly with an uppercut but Corbett uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Brock fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Corbett throws an elbow but misses.
Brock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Brock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Corbett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brock lands with a light punch inside.
Corbett pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Corbett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Corbett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Corbett tries to stall but Brock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Corbett effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock dodges an elbow strike from Corbett.
Brock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brock swings wildly with an uppercut but Corbett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Corbett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brock's elbow.
Brock misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Brock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Corbett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brock's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Corbett seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Corbett throws a punch but it's blocked by Brock.
Corbett looking to throw knees to the head but Brock is blocking nicely.
Corbett tries to stall but Brock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corbett.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Corbett blocks an elbow strike.
Brock has a couple of punches blocked by Corbett.
Corbett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Nathan Corbett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corbett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brock lands with a light punch inside.
Eddie Brock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brock is trying to drag Corbett to the mat but Corbett just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brock misses with the head strike.
Brock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brock misses with a straight left.
Corbett gets tackled into the cage by Brock. Brock maintains the clinch.
Corbett struggles to land a body shot inside as Brock controls his hands.
Brock avoiding damage as Corbett throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Brock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brock 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Brock!
Eddie Brock 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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