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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Dayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rad Jeffreis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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199 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Dayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rad Jeffreis!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeffreis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dayne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jeffreis scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Rad Jeffreis has been cut.
Dayne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dayne misses with a body shot.
Dayne lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeffreis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dayne lands a slapping body shot.
Dayne digs a good body shot into Jeffreis's ribs.
Jeffreis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jeffreis looks winded!
Dayne closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Jeffreis out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arthur Dayne!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deadguy Deftone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pudzianowski's choice of entrance music: Foxy Shazam - Killin' it . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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300 lbs
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271 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deadguy Deftone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Deftone, pushing him back against the cage.
Deftone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deftone lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.
Deftone struggles to land a body shot inside as Pudzianowski controls his hands.
Pudzianowski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Deftone pushes Pudzianowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Deftone to keep the fight standing.
Pudzianowski dodges an elbow strike from Deftone.
Pudzianowski blocks a body shot from Deftone.
Deftone tries to work over Pudzianowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deftone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pudzianowski's elbow.
Deftone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pudzianowski has him pressed against the cage.
Deftone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pudzianowski has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deftone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deadguy Deftone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deftone tries to close the distance and clinch but Pudzianowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deftone throws a series of punches but Pudzianowski avoids them all with ease.
Deftone moves in looking to clinch but Pudzianowski pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pudzianowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Deftone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Deftone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Deftone misses with a punch to the body.
Deftone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Deftone misses with an elbow over the top.
Pudzianowski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Deadguy Deftone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariusz Pudzianowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deftone.
Deftone tries a body shot but Pudzianowski blocks it.
Deftone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deftone misses with a few strikes there.
Pudzianowski moves into the clinch.
Deftone tries to work over Pudzianowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deftone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Deftone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pudzianowski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pudzianowski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deftone tries to circle away but Pudzianowski has him pinned against the cage.
Deftone tries to circle away but Pudzianowski has him pinned against the cage.
Deftone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Deftone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Deftone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Deftone has a couple of punches blocked by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski managing to block the knees to the body from Deftone.
Deftone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pudzianowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Deadguy Deftone has been cut.
Deftone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pudzianowski has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deftone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pudzianowski is defending well for now.
Deftone scores with a shot to the side of Pudzianowski's head.
Deftone is trying to force a seperation but Pudzianowski has the dominant position.
Deftone wants to get back to striking at distance but Pudzianowski won't allow it.
Pudzianowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Deftone has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski is trying to pull guard but Deftone turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deftone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deftone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deadguy Deftone dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab by Deftone.
Pudzianowski looking to score a takedown here. Deftone is defending well but Pudzianowski drives through and ends up in Deftone's guard.
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.
Pudzianowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pudzianowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pudzianowski landing some decent shots from guard.
Pudzianowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pudzianowski stands and steps away. Deftone gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pudzianowski throws a right hand that Deftone ducks under and follows up with a left that Deftone also avoids with ease.
Deftone doesn't manage to clinch there - Pudzianowski circles away.
Pudzianowski shoots for a takedown but Deftone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Deftone misses with the head strike.
Deftone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pudzianowski jumps into guard, dragging Deftone to the mat.
Pudzianowski seems keen to control Deftone's posture.
Deftone wants to stand but Pudzianowski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pudzianowski has control of Deftone's left arm, preventing Deftone from doing any damage.
Deftone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mariusz Pudzianowski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Deftone cracks Pudzianowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deftone gets caught napping as Pudzianowski dives in and scores a takedown. Deftone manages to retain guard.
Deftone wants to stand and escape but Pudzianowski is having none of it.
Pudzianowski stays in close to Deftone's body and controls the position.
Pudzianowski trying to control but Deftone is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pudzianowski throws a strike but Deftone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deftone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pudzianowski is proving hard to escape from.
Deftone wants to stand and escape but instead Pudzianowski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pudzianowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Deftone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pudzianowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Pudzianowski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mariusz Pudzianowski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pudzianowski throws a series of punches but Deftone avoids them all with ease.
Deftone looks for the body kick but Pudzianowski saw that one coming.
Deftone tried to score with a low kick but Pudzianowski checks it.
Deadguy Deftone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deftone misses with a wild combination.
Deftone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pudzianowski moves into range and clinches up with Deftone.
Deftone breaks the clinch.
Pudzianowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deftone.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deftone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Deftone.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deftone misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Deftone.
Deftone tries to clinch there but Pudzianowski circles away.
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 Deadguy Deftone will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Pudzianowski clinches with his opponent.
Deftone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Deftone misses with an elbow over the top.
Pudzianowski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pudzianowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Deftone is retaining full guard.
Pudzianowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pudzianowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pudzianowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Deftone keeping moving, preventing Pudzianowski from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deftone wants to get back to his feet but Pudzianowski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mariusz Pudzianowski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A punch combination from Deftone misses.
Pudzianowski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pudzianowski working the head and body with strikes.
Pudzianowski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Deftone clinches up with Pudzianowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Pudzianowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deftone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deftone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pudzianowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Deftone sprawls well. Deftone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pudzianowski gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deftone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deftone tries to clinch up but Pudzianowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Deftone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Deftone misses with a body punch.
Pudzianowski drags the fight down to the ground.
Deftone wants to stand and escape but instead Pudzianowski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pudzianowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pudzianowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pudzianowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pudzianowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pudzianowski looking to pass the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mariusz Pudzianowski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Deftone throws a chopping leg kick but Pudzianowski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Deftone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pudzianowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Deftone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pudzianowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deftone.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pudzianowski shoots in for a takedown but Deftone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mariusz Pudzianowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deadguy Deftone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deadguy Deftone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariusz Pudzianowski.
A punch lands to the side of Pudzianowski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pudzianowski has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mariusz Pudzianowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Deftone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Deadguy Deftone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dwyane James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makunouchi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hajime no Ippo - Champion Road Intro. Ippo Makunouchi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwyane James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makunouchi digs a good hook to James's body.
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. Makunouchi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Makunouchi gets caught flat footed, as James shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
James thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
James is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Makunouchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
James is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makunouchi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
James is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Makunouchi looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
James thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
James is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
James drops back looking for a leg! Makunouchi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Makunouchi manages to kick James off! James jumps back into Makunouchi's guard.
James thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James drops back looking for a leg! Makunouchi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Makunouchi manages to kick James off! James jumps back into Makunouchi's guard.
Makunouchi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
James drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. James seems to have locked his on tight now - Makunouchi screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for James, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Dwyane James!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phillip McClelland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Inculta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inculta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Radicals. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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145 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phillip McClelland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joshua Inculta!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClelland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Inculta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McClelland throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McClelland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Inculta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Inculta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A jab-cross combination lands for McClelland and sends Inculta crashing to the mat! McClelland follows him down to the mat - Inculta regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Inculta is rocked!
It looks like Joshua Inculta has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inculta is trying to maintain the position but McClelland is very close to passing his half guard.
Inculta is still in real trouble! Can McClelland finish him?
McClelland is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Inculta seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Inculta throws a series of punches but McClelland avoids them all with ease.
McClelland tries to bum rush Inculta with a series of wild strikes but Inculta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClelland lands a left and a right that sends Inculta crashing to the canvas! McClelland dives into mount looking to finish!
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!
Inculta is looking to get to half guard.
Inculta tries to hold on but McClelland pushes him away.
McClelland stands up from mount. Strange move.
Inculta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McClelland.
McClelland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Inculta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McClelland throws a right and a left that Inculta avoids nicely.
McClelland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Inculta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McClelland misses with a few strikes there.
Inculta moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClelland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Inculta's efforts to push away.
McClelland is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McClelland lands with a light punch inside.
McClelland misses with a body punch.
McClelland breaks the clinch.
McClelland wants to clinch.
McClelland tries to clinch up but Inculta circles away and keeps his distance.
McClelland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Inculta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McClelland tries to close the distance and clinch but Inculta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McClelland fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Inculta on the side of the head.
McClelland lands with a big left! Inculta is wobbled badly! McClelland comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Inculta to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Phillip McClelland!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
1 - 7 - 0 |
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175 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tj Machida!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares misses with a double jab
and Machida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Machida throws a leg kick which misses Tavares's front leg but catches the back leg as Tavares tries to avoid it.
Tavares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Machida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tavares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Tavares is predictable there
and Machida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tavares throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Machida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tavares throws a left and a right that both miss
and Machida counters with a thumping low kick.
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tavares.
Tavares swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida counters with a low kick, right behind Tavares 's knee.
Tavares throws a combination that misses
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida lands a jab to the head.
Machida tries to clinch but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Machida does no damage.
Machida throws a front kick that sends Tavares stumbling back into the cage.
Tavares is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tavares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida slips a jab and a cross from Tavares.
Tavares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tavares misses with a combination
and Machida counters with a head kick.
Machida wants to clinch up but Tavares keeps it at a distance.
Tavares is looking to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Machida scores with a four punch combination!
Machida throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tavares.
Tavares misses with a combination
and Machida counters with a nice body kick.
Machida lands with a kick to the temple. Tavares shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tj Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Tavares is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
Machida wants to clinch up but Tavares keeps it at a distance.
Machida rushes Tavares and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Machida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tavares really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Machida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tavares dodges an elbow strike from Machida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Machida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Machida scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Machida obliges.
Machida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tavares has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Machida uses from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Machida would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tavares wants to stand and escape but Machida is having none of it.
Machida has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tavares is proving hard to escape from.
Machida decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tavares, up you get!
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tavares.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Tavares circles away.
Tavares throws a leg kick
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Tavares throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machida counters with a head kick. That will keep Tavares thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Machida tries to clinch up but Tavares circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machida.
Tavares takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tavares wants to get back to striking at distance but Machida won't allow it.
Machida unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tavares lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Machida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tavares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tavares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tavares throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machida drives through and clinches with Tavares against the cage.
Tavares is trying to push Machida away but Machida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Tavares has him pressed against the cage.
Tavares pulls guard.
Machida wants to stand but Tavares has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tavares kicks Machida off and gets to his feet.
Tavares takes the fight into the clinch.
Machida is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tavares has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Tavares avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tj Machida dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tavares.
Tavares swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Tavares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tavares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machida wants to clinch
and Tavares counters with a left and a right that stings Machida.
John Tavares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida throws out a powerful jab.
Tavares misses with a body shot.
Tavares misses with a double jab
and Machida counters with a low kick, right behind Tavares 's knee.
Tavares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tavares fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Machida wants to clinch up but Tavares keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tavares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tavares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.
Tavares swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Machida scores with a hook to the body. Tavares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Machida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Machida clinches up against the cage.
Machida is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tavares is looking to break free of the clinch but Machida has double underhooks.
Tavares can't break the clinch.
Machida manages to break the clinch.
Machida is looking to clinch but Tavares is avoiding it.
Tavares swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Machida tries to clinch up but Tavares circles away and keeps his distance.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to clinch up.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida connects with a body shot that sends Tavares's belly button to the back.
Tj Machida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tavares swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Machida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tavares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Machida throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tavares.
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!
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Tavares pushes him off.
Tavares throws a combination that misses
and Machida counters with a nice body kick.
Tavares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tavares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida wants to clinch up but Tavares keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machida closes the distance and pushes Tavares back into the cage.
Tavares is trying to break the clinch but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
Tavares is trying to push Machida away but Machida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Tavares prevents Machida from breaking the clinch.
Tavares has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Machida is trying to break free.
Tavares managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
Machida lands a good knee to the midsection. Tavares won't want to take too many of those.
Tavares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Machida crunches a lovely knee into Tavares's ribcage.
Machida is looking to break free of the clinch but Tavares has double underhooks.
Tavares is trying to break the clinch but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares wants to get back to striking at distance but Machida won't allow it.
Machida wants to break free but Tavares has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Machida obliges.
Tavares keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machida's efforts to push away.
Tavares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Machida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tavares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tavares misses with a combination
and Machida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tavares is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida is looking to clinch.
Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida delivers a nice body kick.
Tavares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Machida does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tj Machida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Machida has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Machida throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tavares lands with a nice body punch.
Tavares lands a leg kick that knocks Machida off balance momentarily.
Machida tries to clinch but Tavares is having none of it.
Tavares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Machida.
No joy there for Tavares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machida is looking to clinch but Tavares is avoiding it.
Machida lands a leg kick that knocks Tavares off balance momentarily.
No luck for Tavares with that takedown attempt.
Machida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida has Tavares up against the cage in a clinch.
Tavares takes an elbow to the forehead.
Machida lands a nice knee to the body.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Tavares avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Tavares has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Machida uses from the top position.
Tavares scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Machida lands a high kick!
Tavares fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Tavares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tavares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tavares just misses with a punch to the body.
Machida scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to clinch but Tavares is having none of it.
Tavares lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tavares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Machida thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tavares if he has to take too many more of those.
Machida lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavares throws a left and a right that both miss
and Machida counters with a nice body kick.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Tavares.
Machida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tavares cracks a nice hook into Machida's ribs.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Tavares pushes him off.
Tavares digs a good body shot into Machida's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida clinches up against the cage.
Machida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Machida is trying to break free.
Tj Machida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tj Machida seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tavares is trying to break the clinch but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
Tavares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tavares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Machida throws a head kick that Tavares semi-blocks.
Machida dodges the punch combination from Tavares.
Machida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Machida is trying to break free.
Tavares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tavares throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Machida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tavares's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machida throws a series of strikes that have Tavares backpedaling.
A punch combination from Tavares misses.
Tavares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tavares misses with a two punch combination.
Tavares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Tavares with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida moves into the clinch.
John Tavares 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.
Machida blocks an elbow strike from Tavares.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tj Machida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Machida winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tj Machida!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Watermelon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welsh kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lets Have A War. TJ Welsh had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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199 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, TJ Welsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Watermelon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watermelon leaves Welsh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Welsh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Welsh wants it to stay on the feet.
Welsh moves into the clinch.
Welsh manages to pull guard.
Watermelon trying to control the position from guard on top but Welsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watermelon tries to free his leg and advance position but Welsh is retaining full guard.
Watermelon is looking to work some ground and pound but Welsh has wrist control.
Welsh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Welsh controls Watermelon momentarily but Watermelon frees himself.
Watermelon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watermelon won't allow Welsh to sweep him here.
Watermelon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Watermelon looking to score a takedown here. Welsh is defending well but Watermelon drives through and ends up in Welsh's guard.
Watermelon trying to move into half guard but instead Welsh has managed to sweep!
Welsh looking to sit in guard and control but Watermelon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Watermelon wants to control from the top but Welsh keeps moving.
Welsh 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.
Welsh has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Watermelon off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Welsh tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh shoots in for a double leg but Watermelon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Welsh feints and as Watermelon raises his hands in defense, Welsh changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watermelon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Watermelon is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Welsh has his hands clasped together but Watermelon extends an breaks Welsh's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Watermelon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Phil Watermelon!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Coach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Coach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renato Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Coach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Renato Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coach misses with the combination.
Da Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Coach scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Coach uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Coach misses with a hook. Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Coach pushes Da Silva away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Silva.
Coach slips a straight right by Da Silva.
Nice cross by Coach.
Da Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Coach seems unphased.
Coach throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Da Silva crashing down! Da Silva tries to stagger back to his feet but Coach just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Da Silva asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Coach!
James Coach decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serge Savard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bach Js (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savard comes to the cage accompanied by Voivod- Tribal convictions. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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270 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Serge Savard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bach Js!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Savard.
Savard throws a head kick but Js moves out of range.
Nice cross by Js.
Js missing with a left hand there. Savard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Js looks for a takedown but Savard sprawls well.
Savard ducks right into an uppercut from Js.
Nice body kick there by Savard.
Savard is looking to clinch.
Savard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Js misses
and Savard counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savard moves in looking to clinch but Js pushes him off.
Savard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Savard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Savard clinches with his opponent.
Js tries to pull guard but Savard won't allow it.
Js changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Savard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Serge Savard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bach Js.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Js takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Savard dives in and grabs Js's left leg, looking for a takedown. Js pushes down on Savard's head and hops out.
Js avoids the head kick by Savard.
Savard misses with a head kick.
Savard avoids the body shot from Js.
Savard shoots in looking for a takedown. Js tries to sprawl out of it but Savard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Js manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Js jabs Savard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Js takes a kick to the side of the head.
Js throws a body punch but Savard moves out of range.
Js is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Savard rather than just go for the knockout.
Js fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Savard clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Js has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Savard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Savard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Savard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Savard lands a high kick!
Js lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Savard at a distance.
Savard lands with a nice body kick.
Js tries to score a power double leg takedown but Savard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Js somewhat.
Savard throws a head kick but Js moves out of range.
Savard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Js napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Js is looking for a sweep.
Js is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Js is concentrating on defense, preventing Savard from advancing position.
Savard wants to stand but Js has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Js is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Serge Savard just wasn't active enough.
Savard gets a clinch.
Js goes for a takedown attempt but Savard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Savard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Js swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Savard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Js throws the left hand but Savard avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Savard.
Savard fails with the takedown.
Js dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Js misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Js looks to score with a jab to the body but Savard is just out of range.
Js lands a slapping body shot.
Savard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savard stuns Js with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Serge Savard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savard tries to clinch there but Js circles away.
Js avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serge Savard dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Js fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savard manages to avoid it.
Js throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Js as he avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Savard.
Savard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Js scores with a nice right hand.
Js tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savard was well out of range. Poor timing from Js.
Js thows a body shot but no joy.
Js dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Js sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Serge Savard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savard scores with a head kick.
Savard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Js circles away.
Js throws a looping overhand right but Savard ducks down to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Savard here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Savard throws a sloppy head kick and Js moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savard misses with a body shot.
Serge Savard is winning the standup battle so far.
Savard shoots in looking for a takedown. Js tries to sprawl out of it but Savard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Js manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Serge Savard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Js rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Js.
Savard misses with a wild combination.
Js takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Js swings for the body but Savard moves out of range.
Savard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Js looks to score with a jab to the body but Savard is just out of range.
Savard has closed the distance and engaged Js in a clinch.
Js is trying to drag Savard to the mat but Savard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Js is trying to force a seperation but Savard has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savard gets underhooks to prevent Js's takedown attempt.
Savard manages to break the clinch.
Savard tries for a takedown but Js sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Js circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savard misses with a head kick.
Js is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Savard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Js swats away the attempt to clinch by Savard.
Js looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Js looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Js advances position into side control!
Js is looking to take a break and control but Savard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Js creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Savard sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Js swings around for an armbar but Savard sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Js's guard.
Js looking to control.
Js is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Savard is aware though and is defending well.
Savard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Js throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Js has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Savard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Serge Savard 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.
Savard tries for a takedown but Js sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Savard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Js circles away quickly and effectively.
Js swinging wildly here.
Js scores with a nice head shot.
Savard thows a body shot but no joy.
Js throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savard swings for the body but Js moves out of range.
Js changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Js takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Savard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Js.
Js has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Savard.
Js throws a looping overhand right but Savard ducks down to avoid it.
Js throws a right hand that Savard ducks under and follows up with a left that Savard also avoids with ease.
Savard lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savard lands a jab to the head.
Js takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Js goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Js misses.
Savard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Savard scores with a push kick.
Savard thuds a left hand into Js's body.
Savard connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savard tries to clinch up.
Savard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Js takes a step back to recover.
Savard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Savard connects with a high kick.
Js misses with a body shot.
Savard moves in looking to clinch but Js pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savard walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Js drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Savard swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Js's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serge Savard!
Serge Savard retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Serge Savard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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