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MFN 20: Wabbit vs. Levasseur PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Marshall (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Marshall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marshall is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marshall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thomas.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thomas.
A punch combination from Marshall misses.
Thomas has his takedown stuffed
and Marshall counters with a left and a right that stings Thomas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marshall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Marshall tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marshall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marshall wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marshall tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thomas is in Marshall's guard.
Marshall working a defensive guard here.
Marshall looking for a sweep. Not yet Marshall, not yet.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Marshall keeps moving.
Thomas postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Marshall is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Thomas, into his guard.
Marshall trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ben Marshall wasn't active enough on the ground.
Thomas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marshall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marshall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall scores with a jab.
Marshall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thomas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marshall fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marshall lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Marshall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshall jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Freddy Thomas has been cut.
A good leg kick by Marshall.
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!
Marshall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Marshall dances in with a quick combination. Thomas is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Marshall snaps Thomas's head back. Thomas stumbles backwards against the cage. Marshall steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Thomas's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Thomas just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ben Marshall!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Brookheimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Brookheimer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarnowski ducks under a wild hook from Brookheimer.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tarnowski.
Tarnowski blocks a low kick nicely.
Tarnowski jabs at Brookheimer's body.
Brookheimer throws a body punch but Tarnowski moves out of range.
Brookheimer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brookheimer thows a body shot but no joy.
Tarnowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Tarnowski.
Brookheimer swings for the body but Tarnowski moves out of range.
Brookheimer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tarnowski. Tarnowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Jimmy Brookheimer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brookheimer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarnowski manages to avoid it.
Tarnowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tarnowski trying to control but Brookheimer is working from the bottom.
Tarnowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brookheimer can't keep his opponent in guard - Tarnowski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tarnowski is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarnowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Brookheimer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarnowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brookheimer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tarnowski wants to control from the top but Brookheimer keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brookheimer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brookheimer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tarnowski is controlling him.
Tarnowski trying to control but Brookheimer is working from the bottom.
Tarnowski pushing down on Brookheimer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tarnowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brookheimer keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tarnowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brookheimer is not content to let Tarnowski control the position.
Tarnowski is working for a submission of some sort.
Tarnowski controlling the action here.
Tarnowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brookheimer defends it well.
Brookheimer won't allow Tarnowski to pass to mount.
Tarnowski seems to be working for a kimura but Brookheimer defends the submission attempt.
Tarnowski wants to control but Brookheimer is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tarnowski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brookheimer defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Tarnowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brookheimer tries to bum rush Tarnowski with a series of wild strikes but Tarnowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brookheimer is looking to clinch but Tarnowski is avoiding it.
Tarnowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brookheimer. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tarnowski, right into the meat.
Brookheimer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarnowski.
Good exchange - Tarnowski coming out on top.
Tarnowski works the jab nicely.
Tarnowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brookheimer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tarnowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brookheimer misses with a hook.
Tarnowski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brookheimer on his heels. He'll look to pass Brookheimer's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brookheimer keeping moving, preventing Tarnowski from controlling successfully.
Tarnowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Tarnowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Brookheimer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarnowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Brookheimer is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookheimer keeping moving, preventing Tarnowski from controlling successfully.
Tarnowski is stalling in the full guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michal Tarnowski wasn't active enough on the ground.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tarnowski.
Brookheimer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brookheimer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brookheimer is rocked!
Brookheimer throws a solid leg kick but Tarnowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brookheimer.
Oh Brookheimer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brookheimer misses with a body shot.
Tarnowski lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Brookheimer up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Tarnowski from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Brookheimer's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michal Tarnowski!
Michal Tarnowski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lester Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Kruzov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester Hall 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrei Kruzov!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kruzov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hall's calf.
Kruzov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kruzov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hall.
Hall shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hall drops an elbow to the side of Kruzov's head.
Kruzov is looking to escape.
Hall keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kruzov is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andrei Kruzov.
Hall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kruzov tries to avoid it but Hall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kruzov to the ground. Kruzov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kruzov forces Hall back against the cage and clinches.
Kruzov breaks from the clinch.
Kruzov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kruzov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hall takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kruzov throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Kruzov gets caught napping as Hall dives in and scores a takedown. Kruzov manages to retain guard.
Kruzov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hall stays in close to Kruzov's body and controls the position.
Hall with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrei Kruzov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kruzov swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruzov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Kruzov.
Hall avoids the head kick by Kruzov.
A head kick misses from Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kruzov circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruzov wants to clinch.
Hall shoots in and bounces Kruzov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hall with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruzov keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Hall 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.
Kruzov wants to clinch.
Hall slips under a jab from Kruzov.
Kruzov is looking to clinch.
Kruzov is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
Hall looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hall prevents Kruzov from standing back up.
Hall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looks to land a strike but Kruzov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hall is stalling in the full guard.
Hall advances position into side control!
Kruzov parries the strikes from Hall easily there. Hall is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kruzov to escape.
Kruzov is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kruzov for as long as he can get away with.
Kruzov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hall.
Hall controls the position.
Hall tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kruzov is trying to escape the position but Hall is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lester Hall.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kruzov sprawls well. Kruzov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
Hall scores with a takedown into Kruzov's guard.
Kruzov is looking to stand up but Hall isn't so interested in that idea.
Hall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov trying to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hall is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We're going to have a standup here because Lester Hall wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kruzov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kruzov wants it to stay on the feet.
Hall throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kruzov was covering up waiting for the punch and Hall finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Hall dominated that second round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hall throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Kruzov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kruzov throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Kruzov misses.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown but Kruzov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kruzov tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Kruzov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruzov tries to clinch but Hall is having none of it.
Kruzov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kruzov.
Hall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hall sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hall is pushing down on Kruzov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kruzov is fighting to maintain full guard but Hall has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kruzov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kruzov trying to control but Hall postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov won't allow Hall to pass to mount.
Hall has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hall content to control rather than advance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kruzov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Andrei Kruzov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hall feints and as Kruzov raises his hands in defense, Hall changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hall controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hall showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lester Hall.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruzov.
Kruzov gets caught napping as Hall dives in and scores a takedown. Kruzov manages to retain guard.
Hall stays in close to Kruzov's body and controls the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hall, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Hall!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Lovren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Linhares 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jared Lovren!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Linhares throws a jab when Lovren was well out of range.
Linhares slips a jab and a cross from Lovren.
Lovren has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lovren is rocked!
Linhares fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Lovren square on the jaw! Damn, Lovren is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hector Linhares!
An out of breath Hector Linhares thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ralte Bentea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Harden (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralte Bentea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Harden!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bentea dives in and grabs Harden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harden pushes down on Bentea's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Harden.
Bentea shoots in for a takedown but Harden shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ralte Bentea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bentea is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralte Bentea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bentea with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harden counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bentea is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Harden lands with a slapping head kick.
Harden tries a head kick but it misses.
Bentea shoots in but no luck this time.
Bentea avoids the head kick by Harden.
Bentea shoots in for a double leg but Harden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bentea misses with a takedown attempt - Harden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bentea is breathing heavily.
Harden tries to bum rush Bentea with a series of wild strikes but Bentea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bentea changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harden tries to avoid it but Bentea manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harden to the ground. Harden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harden is looking to clinch but Bentea is avoiding it.
Bentea looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harden wants to clinch up but Bentea keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentea shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harden as he jumps to the side.
Harden throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harden throws a nice head kick!
Bentea throws a head kick that misses.
Bentea shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harden sprawls well. Harden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bentea gets slowly back to his feet.
Harden gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harden.
Harden tries to break the clinch but Bentea is controlling the position.
Harden manages to break the clinch.
Bentea misses with a takedown attempt
and Harden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harden lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bentea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Bentea with that takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Harden.
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!
Bentea shoots for a takedown but Harden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harden closes the distance and pushes Bentea back into the cage.
Harden gets underhooks to prevent Bentea's takedown attempt.
Harden lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Harden.
Harden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bentea shoots and misses
and Harden counters with a left and a right that stings Bentea.
A nice combination there by Harden.
Harden lands with a nice body kick.
Bentea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Harden.
Harden closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Harden.
Harden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bentea's face.
Harden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bentea has had enough of the clinch but Harden keeps him there for the moment.
Harden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bentea.
Bentea throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Harden was covering up waiting for the punch and Bentea finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bentea postures up in Harden's guard and throws a big left but Harden blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentea throwing strikes but missing.
Harden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bentea.
Harden trying to keep a closed guard but Bentea is proving a slippery customer.
Bentea lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bentea distracts Harden with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bentea scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bentea with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bentea is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bentea has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bentea landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bentea cracks Harden with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Harden will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bentea shoots for a takedown but Harden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harden pushes Bentea up against the cage in a clinch.
Bentea looking for a takedown.
Harden is trying to break free.
Harden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bentea gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bentea is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralte Bentea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bentea wants to take the fight to the mat but Harden manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Harden breaks from the clinch.
Bentea on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bentea misses with a takedown attempt - Harden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harden rushes Bentea and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bentea is trying to pull guard but Harden turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Harden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Bentea with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden thuds his shin into the meat of Bentea's side.
Bentea shoots in looking for a takedown but Harden manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bentea's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harden tries to clinch but Bentea moves out of range.
Harden instigates a clinch.
Bentea keeps control of Harden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harden is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harden is trying to break the clinch but Bentea has him pressed against the cage.
Bentea avoids a wild elbow strike from Harden.
Harden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bentea wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentea wants a takedown but no success here.
Bentea has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harden avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bentea is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harden is defending well.
Harden lands with a left to the head.
Harden with a knee to the head.
Harden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harden landing knees to the head.
Harden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harden closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Harden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harden can't break the clinch.
Harden stops a takedown attempt from Bentea.
Harden is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentea is trying to drag Harden to the mat but Harden just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bentea takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harden looking to throw knees to the head but Bentea is blocking nicely.
Harden taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bentea tries for a takedown but Harden manages to get underhooks.
Bentea jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harden walks away with a smile on his face. Bentea gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Harden wants to clinch up but Bentea keeps it at a distance.
Bentea walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harden.
Harden clinches.
Jack Harden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harden jumps into guard, dragging Bentea to the mat.
Bentea is looking to work some ground and pound but Harden has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentea content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bentea connects with a couple of short punches.
Harden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bentea. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bentea advances to half guard.
Bentea working over Harden with some ground and pound. Harden looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Bentea.
Bentea takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bentea seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harden wants to improve his position but Bentea is controlling well.
Bentea scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bentea working over Harden with some ground and pound. Harden looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Bentea there.
Bentea 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Harden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Harden keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bentea scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bentea lands with a punch from half guard.
Harden on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harden is trying to maintain the position but Bentea is very close to passing his half guard.
Bentea looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bentea lands a nice short elbow.
Harden wants to get back to his feet.
Bentea lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Harden has hold of Bentea's hands but Bentea slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentea is thwarting Harden's attempts to control the position.
Bentea scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bentea is nestled in close to Harden, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harden pushes Bentea off looking to stand but Bentea dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bentea lands a nice short elbow.
Bentea moves into full mount! Harden won't be happy about that!
Bentea is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harden can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bentea with the ground and pound from mount.
Bentea is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harden can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Harden is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bentea working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Harden is still in real trouble! Can Bentea finish him?
Bentea postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Harden bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Bentea and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralte Bentea!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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150 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Chandler.
Chandler throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Faber was covering up waiting for the punch and Chandler finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Chandler postures up in Faber's guard and throws a big left but Faber blocks it.
Chandler slips nicely into half guard.
Faber wants to get back to full guard.
Faber is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chandler trying to control the action but Faber is working from the bottom.
Faber wants to control but Chandler is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Faber defending well though.
Faber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chandler.
Chandler is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Faber being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chandler slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler stalling.
Chandler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chandler is pressing down on Faber's thigh, looking to free his foot. Faber is holding on for now.
Chandler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Faber on the ground.
Chandler is working for a kimura but Faber is defending it quite comfortably.
Faber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chandler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chandler looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chandler is stalling here. Faber is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chandler seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Faber has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Chandler is looking for a sweep.
Chandler is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chandler trying to hold on to Faber's head to control him but Faber postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is defending against the submission attempts here by Faber.
Faber seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chandler gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Chandler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chandler closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Faber quickly recovers to half guard.
Faber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chandler.
Chandler is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Faber regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chandler.
Faber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Faber keeping full guard, as Chandler tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler throws a big elbow that misses.
Chandler trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
Chandler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Marcus Chandler just wasn't active enough.
Faber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chandler.
Marcus Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Faber gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chandler trying to control the action but Faber is working from the bottom.
Faber trying to control but Chandler postures up.
Chandler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Faber wants to control but Chandler is keeping busy.
Faber is refusing to be controlled, as Chandler sits in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chandler shoots in and drives through. Faber sprawls well.
Chandler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chandler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Faber sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler fails with a takedown attempt.
Marcus Chandler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faber displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chandler.
Chandler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Faber is fending him off so far but Chandler persists. Nope, Faber circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Faber as he jumps to the side.
Chandler misses with a body punch
and Faber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Chandler dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chandler looks for a takedown but Faber sprawls well.
Chandler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Faber is fending him off so far but Chandler persists. Nope, Faber circles away and we're back to standing.
Chandler throws a right hand that misses
and Faber makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Faber slips a jab and a cross from Chandler.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Faber as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chandler misses with a left hand
and Faber counters with a nice body shot.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Faber napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Faber struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Faber sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Faber is holding Chandler down, trying to stall.
Faber is trying to control Chandler's posture but Chandler avoids it.
Chandler throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Faber works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Chandler sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler throws a strike but Faber avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Faber is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chandler is aware though and is defending well.
Chandler passes Faber's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chandler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chandler works his foot free and advances to mount.
Chandler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is trying to escape the mount.
Chandler thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Chandler goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Faber is on top in guard.
Chandler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marcus Chandler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler has his hands on Faber's head, controlling the position.
Faber drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Chandler dives on top into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Chandler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chandler 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Chandler!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dion Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bauer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - Thunderstruck. The crowd seem to be enjoying Watts's choice of entrance music: Egde-On this . Dion Watts will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dion Watts!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts closes the distance and clinches.
Bauer tries for a takedown but Watts manages to get underhooks.
Watts gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bauer.
Watts tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bauer smiles and moves away.
Watts throws a good cross that connects.
Bauer is looking to clinch.
Bauer shoots in looking for a takedown. Watts tries to sprawl out of it but Bauer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watts 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 Jack Bauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bauer's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Watts gets caught napping as Bauer dives in and scores a takedown. Watts manages to retain guard.
Watts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bauer postures up in Watts's guard and throws a big left but Watts blocks it.
Bauer wants to pass the guard but Watts is keeping the position.
Bauer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Watts has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bauer has managed to get both his arms back between Watts's legs - danger averted.
Watts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bauer.
Bauer wants to control from the top but Watts keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer advances to half guard.
Bauer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Watts wants to improve his position but Bauer is controlling well.
Bauer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Watts looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bauer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bauer uses his free foot to push down on Watts's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Watts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts prevents Bauer from taking his back.
Bauer controlling the position easily from mount.
Watts is in a horrible position here. Bauer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bauer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bauer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bauer working for a submission but Watts is keeping him at bay.
Bauer landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Watts has managed to escape the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bauer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Watts's face.
The referee warns Watts that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bauer landing strikes from the mount and Watts is in trouble!
Watts is rocked!
Bauer is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Watts can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Watts is still in real trouble! Can Bauer finish him?
Watts is bucking up trying to escape but Bauer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bauer working the ground and pound effectively.
Bauer unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Watts wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Bauer celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Bauer!
After winning the bout, Jack Bauer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Wabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olivier Levasseur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Wabbit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olivier Levasseur!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wabbit misses with a low kick.
Levasseur tries to clinch but Wabbit is having none of it.
Levasseur closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wabbit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Levasseur loads up on a big right hand but Wabbit slips the punch.
Levasseur fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wabbit, pushing him back against the cage.
Wabbit has Levasseur pressed against the cage, preventing Levasseur from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wabbit throws a head punch that misses.
Wabbit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wabbit taking a breather.
Levasseur blocking some punches.
Wabbit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wabbit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Levasseur or not.
Wabbit lands a shoulder strike.
Levasseur decides to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wabbit throws a strike but Levasseur rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levasseur not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wabbit is looking to stand up but Levasseur isn't so interested in that idea.
Wabbit pulls Levasseur in close to prevent any damage.
Wabbit wants to stand up but Levasseur is controlling him.
Levasseur wants to control from the top but Wabbit keeps moving.
Olivier Levasseur has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wabbit wants to slow Levasseur down by chopping away at his legs.
Levasseur shoots in and drives through. Wabbit sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levasseur tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wabbit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Olivier Levasseur has been cut.
Wabbit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Levasseur.
Levasseur checks a leg kick.
Wabbit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Levasseur is looking to clinch.
Wabbit throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Wabbit gets tackled into the cage by Levasseur. Levasseur maintains the clinch.
Wabbit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wabbit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Levasseur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wabbit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Levasseur throws a punch but it's blocked by Wabbit.
Wabbit lands a hook that snaps the head of Levasseur backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wabbit lands with a light punch inside.
Levasseur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Levasseur is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wabbit is leaning against Levasseur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wabbit is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wabbit blocking some punches.
Levasseur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Levasseur lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wabbit is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Roger Wabbit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olivier Levasseur.
Levasseur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wabbit lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wabbit.
Levasseur misses with some punches.
Levasseur is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wabbit gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Levasseur wants to break free but Wabbit has control.
Levasseur struggles to land a body shot inside as Wabbit controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wabbit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Levasseur.
Levasseur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wabbit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Levasseur ducks under a wild hook from Wabbit.
Levasseur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Wabbit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Levasseur closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wabbit counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levasseur tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wabbit swivels and escapes.
Levasseur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Levasseur staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Levasseur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Levasseur, as that shot connected.
Wabbit loads up on a big right hand but Levasseur slips the punch.
Olivier Levasseur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wabbit's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wabbit duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Wabbit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olivier Levasseur's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Levasseur moves away from the strike by Wabbit.
Levasseur closes the distance looking to clinch
and Levasseur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wabbit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Levasseur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roger Wabbit is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Wabbit misses.
Wabbit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Levasseur circles away quickly and effectively.
Levasseur wants to clinch
and Wabbit counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Levasseur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wabbit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Levasseur throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wabbit trying to control but Levasseur is working from the bottom.
Wabbit working some strikes from top position.
Levasseur working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wabbit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wabbit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wabbit postures up in Levasseur's guard and throws a big left but Levasseur blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit content to stall in guard here.
Levasseur is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wabbit is aware though and is defending well.
Levasseur wants to sweep but no luck.
Wabbit pushing down on Levasseur's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wabbit lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levasseur has hold of Wabbit's hands but Wabbit slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wabbit wants to control but Levasseur is keeping him busy.
Wabbit throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Levasseur to regain full guard.
Levasseur looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wabbit trying to control but Levasseur is working from the bottom.
Wabbit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levasseur controls Wabbit momentarily but Wabbit frees himself.
Roger Wabbit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Levasseur has momentary wrist control but Wabbit slips an elbow through the middle.
Wabbit has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wabbit postures up in Levasseur's guard and throws a big left but Levasseur blocks it.
Levasseur looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wabbit passes into side control.
Wabbit fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Wabbit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Olivier Levasseur's cut.
That's time! Wabbit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Levasseur is looking to clinch but Wabbit is avoiding it.
Levasseur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wabbit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wabbit shoots in looking for a takedown but Levasseur manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wabbit's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wabbit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wabbit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Levasseur.
Levasseur feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Levasseur trying to control the position from guard on top but Wabbit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Levasseur is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wabbit wants to stand up but Levasseur is controlling him.
Levasseur not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivier Levasseur has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Levasseur falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wabbit counters with a nice uppercut.
Levasseur closes the distance but Wabbit moves to the side
and Wabbit counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wabbit content to control rather than advance.
Wabbit is trying to control. Levasseur wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Levasseur won't allow Wabbit to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roger Wabbit wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wabbit throws a leg kick but Levasseur moved away.
Levasseur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wabbit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wabbit connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Levasseur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Levasseur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wabbit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wabbit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Levasseur looks to land a combination but Wabbit avoids it well.
Wabbit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Levasseur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wabbit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Levasseur defending well as Wabbit loads up on a big left hand.
Olivier Levasseur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wabbit misses with a left hand
and Levasseur counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wabbit.
Levasseur misses with an elbow over the top.
Levasseur wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wabbit has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wabbit.
Wabbit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Levasseur backwards.
Wabbit tries to work over Levasseur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Levasseur tries a body shot but Wabbit blocks it.
Levasseur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Levasseur tries to pull guard but Wabbit forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wabbit stalling the fight.
Wabbit is pressed up against the cage. Levasseur has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wabbit down to the mat. Wabbit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wabbit throws a hook but Levasseur blocks it.
Levasseur throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wabbit was covering up waiting for the punch and Levasseur finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Levasseur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Levasseur preventing the sweep.
Levasseur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wabbit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levasseur prevents Wabbit from getting back to his feet.
Levasseur wants to get up but he can't break Wabbit's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wabbit on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wabbit tries to get out of the position.
Wabbit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Levasseur controls the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wabbit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Levasseur blocks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Levasseur blocks the low kick.
Levasseur shoots in looking for a takedown but Wabbit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Levasseur's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Roger Wabbit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olivier Levasseur.
Levasseur tries to clinch but Wabbit is having none of it.
Wabbit with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wabbit lands a jab-cross combination.
Levasseur misses the shot to the body.
Levasseur fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Roger Wabbit did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Olivier Levasseur's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oooooh!!! Wabbit has knocked Levasseur down with a huge combo! Wabbit steps away and waves a wobbly Levasseur back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Levasseur is rocked!
Wabbit cracks Levasseur with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Levasseur falls to his knees and Wabbit doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Wabbit!
Roger Wabbit retains his lightweight title!
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