EMMA-32 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Belmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maynard
vs
Belmont

190 cm
19
159 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian Belmont!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belmont changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maynard tries to avoid it but Belmont manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maynard to the ground. Maynard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Belmont shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maynard but Maynard pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Belmont pushes Maynard up against the cage in a clinch.
Maynard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Belmont breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maynard lands with a nice combination. Belmont backs away looking to recover.
Belmont moves away from the strike by Maynard.
Belmont takes one on the button.
Maynard leaves Belmont with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
John Maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Belmont.
Maynard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maynard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Belmont fails to land the takedown.
A slow jab from Maynard misses its intended target.
Maynard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belmont on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Belmont throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmont slips under a jab from Maynard.
Maynard with a nice cross.
Belmont takes one to the side of the head.
Belmont with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maynard to score with a decent uppercut.
Maynard cracks Belmont with a good jab.
Belmont tries to move into range but Maynard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maynard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Belmont looks winded!
Belmont blocks a jab.
Belmont walks into a straight right hand from Maynard.
Maynard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Belmont is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belmont takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Belmont is still on wobbly legs! Can Maynard finish him?
Belmont gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Maynard gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Belmont is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Maynard!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Awesome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Awesome
vs
Hope

175 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
19
196 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Awesome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonathan Hope!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awesome swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hope thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice combination there by Awesome.
Awesome throws a series of punches but Hope moves out of range.
Awesome lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Hope can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Awesome and Hope drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Awesome.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Awesome!
A victorious Johnny Awesome thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randolph Swartz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Jayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jayne has chosen The Doors-People Are Strange as his entrance music. Patrick Jayne acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Swartz
vs
Jayne

180 cm
22
190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

189 cm
30
191 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randolph Swartz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Jayne!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swartz connects with a body shot that sends Jayne's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Swartz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Swartz gets tackled into the cage by Jayne. Jayne maintains the clinch.
Swartz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jayne.
Swartz throws a punch but it's blocked by Jayne.
Jayne taking a breather.
Jayne has Swartz pressed against the cage, preventing Swartz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jayne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice left hand lands by Jayne.
Jayne lands a left hand.
Jayne is looking to take this one to the mat.
Swartz takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jayne.
Swartz tries to stall but Jayne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Swartz tries for a takedown but Jayne manages to get underhooks.
Swartz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Swartz fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayne has Swartz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Swartz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Randolph Swartz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Jayne.
Jayne lands a right hand.

Jayne has hold of one of Swartz's legs. Swartz is fighting the takedown attempt but Jayne gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Swartz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jayne puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jayne is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Swartz is not content to let Jayne control the position.
Jayne is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jayne slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swartz is trying to get back to full guard.
Jayne sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swartz wants to improve his position but Jayne is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jayne throws a strike but Swartz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jayne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jayne sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jayne postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jayne wants to pass the guard but Swartz is keeping the position.
Swartz tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Swartz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jayne stopping the sweep attempt from Swartz.
Jayne slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrick Jayne was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Swartz lands a right hook to the body.
Swartz scores with a sloppy right hand. Jayne should have avoided that one.
Swartz fails to land with a series of punches.
Swartz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swartz looks to throw the jab but Jayne is out of range.
Jayne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Swartz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Jayne coming out on top.
Swartz throws a sloppy body shot

and Jayne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jayne is working for takedown but Swartz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jayne wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jayne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jayne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jayne tries to work over Swartz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jayne stalling against the cage.
Jayne lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Jayne dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Swartz misses with a right hand

and Jayne counters by clinching up.
Swartz wants to get back to striking at distance but Jayne won't allow it.
Swartz blocks a body shot from Jayne.

Swartz breaks from the clinch.
Swartz throws a hook but Jayne avoids it easily.
Swartz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swartz throws an overhand right that lands on Jayne's shoulder, as Jayne tries to avoid the shot.
Swartz misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swartz. Jayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swartz misses with the combination.
No joy there for Swartz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jayne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jayne thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swartz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jayne. Jayne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Swartz's corner calls for a 1-2. Swartz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Swartz clobbers Jayne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jayne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swartz swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Jayne moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Jayne.
Jayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jayne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Swartz blocks a body shot from Jayne.
Jayne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Swartz.
A nice left hand lands by Jayne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jayne.
Jayne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jayne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Swartz backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swartz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jayne stalling against the cage.
Patrick Jayne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Jayne on the inside.
Jayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Swartz.
A left hand lands to the body for Jayne.
Jayne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jayne lands a shot to the body.

Jayne is trying to trip Swartz. He has hold of a leg but Swartz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jayne persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Swartz keeping moving, preventing Jayne from controlling successfully.

Swartz has his foot on Jayne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jayne works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jayne looking to pass the guard.
Jayne sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Swartz's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayne drops an elbow to the side of Swartz's head.
Patrick Jayne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jayne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Jayne is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Swartz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Swartz.
Swartz keeping moving, preventing Jayne from controlling successfully.
Jayne with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swartz has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jayne has passed into side control.

Jayne tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jayne trying to control the position but Swartz is working away.
Jayne working away.

Jayne looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jayne remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swartz is trying to control Jayne's posture but Jayne avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Jayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Swartz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Swartz misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Swartz as Jayne shoots in.
Swartz walks into a stiff left hand from Jayne.
Swartz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jayne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Swartz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Swartz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Randolph Swartz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swartz swings for the body but Jayne moves out of range.
Jayne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Swartz.
Swartz looks to land a combination but Jayne avoids it well.
Randolph Swartz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Swartz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swartz swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayne moves in looking to clinch but Swartz pushes him off.
Swartz throws a series of punches but Jayne avoids them all with ease.
Swartz fails with a takedown attempt.
Swartz just misses with a punch to the body.
Swartz swinging wildly here.
Jayne lands a jab to Swartz's midsection.
Jayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swartz.
Swartz misses the shot to the body.
Jayne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Randolph Swartz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Jayne.
Swartz swings widly with a right hand

and Jayne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jayne can't find room to land a body shot as Swartz controls the action.
Jayne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Swartz prevents a body shot from Jayne.
A body shot lands from Jayne.
Jayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jayne scores with a hook to the body.
Swartz takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swartz.
Jayne taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jayne lands a body punch.
Jayne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jayne pushes Swartz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Jayne on the inside.

Jayne has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Swartz is trying to keep an underhook but Jayne manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Swartz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jayne winds up and cracks Swartz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jayne is nestled in close to Swartz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jayne prevents Swartz from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Jayne.
Jayne is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Swartz!
Jayne scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Swartz is rocked!
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!
Jayne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Swartz is looking to escape.
Oh Swartz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jayne drops a big elbow. That's hurt Swartz! More shots from Jayne and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Jayne!
Patrick Jayne 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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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henzo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Tate has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Diaz
vs
Tate

190 cm
25
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henzo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Tate!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diaz 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tate keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Tate.
Tate is pressing down on Diaz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Tate working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Diaz has passed into half guard!
Diaz winds up and cracks Tate with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Diaz 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tate trying to get back to full guard but Diaz takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Diaz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz wants to control the pace but Tate is squirming around nicely.
Diaz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tate is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tate is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Diaz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Diaz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tate looks a forlorn figure.
Diaz cracks Tate with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tate actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tate won't allow Diaz to pass to mount.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Tate is having none of it.
Tate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
Diaz is stalling here. Tate is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Diaz seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tate has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tate cracks Diaz with a big right hand but Diaz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tate thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tate in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Diaz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tate off and has taken his back!
Diaz scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Tate is looking for a way out.

Diaz is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Tate trying to control but not successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate turns into Diaz and is now in his guard.
Tate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Tate postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Diaz is working an open guard so Tate takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Tate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Diaz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tate manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Tate is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henzo Diaz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Tate circles away easily

and Tate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate.
Tate is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tate down to the mat. Tate avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henzo Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tate tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tate to the ground. Tate escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt

and Tate moves into the clinch.

Tate gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Diaz regains guard.
Tate works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tate lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tate trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Tate is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Tate is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tate missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diaz trying to hold on to Tate's head to control him but Tate postures up.
Diaz has hold of Tate's hands but Tate slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tate lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Diaz has a hand on Tate's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tate takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Diaz wants to control from the top but Tate keeps moving.
Henzo Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tate manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
Tate has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tate accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pulls Tate in close to prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tate wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Tate content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tate's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tate preventing the sweep.
Tate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Diaz throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tate escapes and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tate landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to work for a sweep but Tate has mounted him!
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Tate with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tate with shots to the head and body - Diaz looks very uncomfortable down there.

Diaz is rocked!

It looks like Henzo Diaz has been cut.
Tate postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Diaz out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Tate goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bobby Tate!
After winning the bout, Bobby Tate 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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Bello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Louvierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louvierre has chosen Dirty House as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bello
vs
Louvierre

178 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
28
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Bello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Louvierre!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bello tries for a takedown but Louvierre circles away easily
and Louvierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Antonio Bello has been cut.
Bello shoots and misses

and Louvierre lands a stunning uppercut that sends Bello to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louvierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Bello is rocked!
Louvierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oh Bello is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Louvierre lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Bello! More strikes land and this one is all over! Louvierre jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Louvierre!
Alex Louvierre thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aegon Targaryen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Brown
vs
Targaryen

176 cm
30
183 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

183 cm
28
174 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aegon Targaryen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Targaryen misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown moves forwards but Targaryen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown throws a hook but Targaryen avoids it easily.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Targaryen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Targaryen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brown eats them both and turns towards Targaryen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brown is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Targaryen moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aegon Targaryen!
Aegon Targaryen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Daross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remo Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Remo Williams Theme. Remo Williams told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Daross
vs
Williams

188 cm
22
201 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
190 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hendrik Daross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Remo Williams!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daross throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Daross connects with a high kick.
Daross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Daross connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.
Daross throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daross.
Daross on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Daross clinches up against the cage.
Daross goes for a body shot 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!
Williams has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Daross after a bit of a struggle.
Daross wants to break free but Williams has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daross.

Daross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Daross slips the punch.
Daross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Williams misses.
Hendrik Daross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Daross.
Daross throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Hendrik Daross has been cut.
Daross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams lands a jab to Daross's midsection.
Daross dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Daross.
Daross shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Daross feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Daross moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daross tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Daross looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Williams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Daross scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daross avoids the body shot from Williams.

Williams moves into the clinch.
Daross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Daross breaks from the clinch.
Daross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daross throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Daross keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams avoids the head kick by Daross.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams throws a hook but Daross avoids it easily.
Daross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daross can pounce on him.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Daross scoring well with a low kick there.
Daross scores with a leg kick.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daross finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
Daross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams slips a jab from Daross.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daross fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Daross thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daross throws a head kick that misses.
Williams lunges at Daross with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Daross's hand.
Daross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Daross feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daross.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Daross circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daross looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daross.
Daross misses the body punch
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hendrik Daross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hendrik Daross's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Daross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daross just misses with a punch to the body.
Hendrik Daross is winning the standup battle so far.
Daross throws a head kick that misses.
Williams blocks a head kick by Daross.
Daross connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams throws a jab when Daross was well out of range.
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Daross dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Daross does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daross.
Daross throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Daross.
Williams takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Daross motions for Williams to come forward. Daross throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daross walks into a left hand.
An inside leg kick from Daross misses.
Hendrik Daross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daross swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.
Daross misses with a low kick.
Daross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Daross.
Daross connects with an inside leg kick.
Daross throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daross throws a leg kick that misses.
Williams throws a series of punches but Daross moves out of range.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Daross lands with a thumping leg kick.
Daross lands a front kick.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams blocks the body kick.
Daross connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daross throws a head kick that misses.
Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daross, right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Daross.
Daross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daross ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Daross feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Daross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Daross throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Daross connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daross throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Daross dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Daross.
Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Daross has managed to clinch.
Daross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Daross.
Daross scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daross misses with some punches.
Daross lands a nice shot to the body.
Daross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Daross scores with a nice hook to the head.
Daross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.

Daross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daross feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Daross thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Daross misses the target.
Daross connects with a solid leg kick.
Daross swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Williams.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daross misses with a body punch.
Daross misses with a punch to the body.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daross trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daross into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hendrik Daross dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hendrik Daross's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Daross moves away from the strike by Williams.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daross moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daross lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daross throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Daross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daross finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Daross throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Daross lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams blocks a head kick by Daross.
Williams has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Daross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to bum rush Daross with a series of wild strikes but Daross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams moves to clinch but Daross breaks away
and Daross counters with a slapping leg kick.
Daross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams slips under a jab.
Daross tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Daross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Daross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
A head kick from Daross lands but Williams takes it in his stride.
Daross has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Daross's head.
Daross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daross throws a leg kick that misses.
Daross throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daross.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daross motions for Williams to come forward. Daross throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daross lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Daross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Hendrik Daross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Daross as Williams shoots in.
Daross scores with a spinning back kick!
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Daross.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Daross throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Daross doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Daross lands with a nice body kick.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Daross saw that one coming.
Daross throws a head kick that misses.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daross counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daross.
Daross cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Daross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Remo Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams throws a series of strikes that have Daross backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daross feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daross.
Williams tries to clinch but Daross is having none of it.
Williams blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hendrik Daross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daross has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hendrik Daross!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Colrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Desbatailles (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.

Colrane
vs
Desbatailles

185 cm
29
193 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
190 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Demetrius Colrane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Desbatailles !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Desbatailles .
Colrane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Desbatailles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Desbatailles scores with a leg kick.
Colrane has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Desbatailles .
Desbatailles lands with a kick to the temple. Colrane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Demetrius Colrane has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desbatailles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Colrane lands a right hook to the body.
Desbatailles throws a sloppy head kick and Colrane moves out of range easily.
Desbatailles throws a head kick but Colrane moves out of range.
Desbatailles connects with a leg kick. Colrane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Desbatailles scoring well with a low kick there.
Desbatailles tries to clinch
and Colrane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Desbatailles clinches up against the cage.
Desbatailles can't find room to land a body shot as Colrane controls the action.
Desbatailles misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Colrane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desbatailles prevents a body shot from Colrane.
Colrane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Desbatailles tries to work over Colrane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Desbatailles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Colrane swings wildly with an uppercut but Desbatailles uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Desbatailles .
Colrane lands a right hand.
Colrane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colrane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Desbatailles manages to break the clinch.
Colrane avoids a kick to the body.
Colrane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Colrane misses with a head kick.
Colrane thuds a left hand into Desbatailles 's body.

Desbatailles has Colrane up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Colrane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Desbatailles manages to break the clinch.
Desbatailles tries to clinch up.

Desbatailles instigates a clinch.
Desbatailles looking to stall.
Colrane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Colrane works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Colrane wants to control from the top but Desbatailles keeps moving.
Colrane stopping the sweep attempt from Desbatailles .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Desbatailles throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colrane is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Desbatailles is trying to control the position but Colrane postures up.
Colrane stopping the sweep attempt from Desbatailles .
Colrane is looking to work some ground and pound but Desbatailles has wrist control.
Colrane looking to sit in guard and control but Desbatailles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Desbatailles postures up.
Colrane 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.
Colrane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Colrane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles trying to control the position from guard on top but Colrane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Desbatailles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Desbatailles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Colrane is on top in guard.
Colrane trying to control but Desbatailles is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colrane is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Colrane throws a big right hand that misses.
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!
Colrane preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desbatailles trying to control the position.
Colrane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Desbatailles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demetrius Colrane's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Colrane forces Desbatailles back against the cage and clinches.
Desbatailles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Desbatailles is looking to control Colrane's arms but Colrane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Desbatailles has his back to the cage.
Desbatailles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Desbatailles is trying to stall.
Colrane lands a hook that snaps the head of Desbatailles backwards.

Desbatailles breaks from the clinch.
Desbatailles tries to close the distance and clinch but Colrane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Colrane throws a body kick that misses.
Colrane connects with a solid leg kick.
Colrane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Desbatailles was well out of range. Poor timing from Colrane.
Colrane takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Desbatailles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Colrane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Desbatailles misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Colrane.
Desbatailles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Colrane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
John Desbatailles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desbatailles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Desbatailles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Desbatailles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Colrane takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Desbatailles lands a leg kick that knocks Colrane off balance momentarily.
Desbatailles looks for the body kick but Colrane saw that one coming.
Colrane cracks Desbatailles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Desbatailles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Colrane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Desbatailles .
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!
Desbatailles lets loose with a powerful body kick. Colrane will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Desbatailles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Colrane's sensitive parts.
Desbatailles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Colrane's calf.
Desbatailles scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles connects with a high kick.

Desbatailles moves into range and clinches up with Colrane.

Desbatailles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Colrane throws a hook but Desbatailles blocks it.
Desbatailles staying out of range there.
Colrane misses with a takedown
and Desbatailles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Colrane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Desbatailles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Desbatailles clinches with his opponent.
Colrane working aggressively here.
Desbatailles misses with the head strike.
Colrane has Desbatailles pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Desbatailles manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Desbatailles fails to land.
Colrane throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Colrane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Desbatailles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Colrane blocks a body shot from Desbatailles .
A right hook to the body lands for Desbatailles .
Desbatailles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colrane's elbow.
Desbatailles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Colrane.
Desbatailles gets underhooks to prevent Colrane's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrius Colrane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colrane dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Colrane fails to land.
Desbatailles misses with a body punch.
Colrane will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Desbatailles tries to work over Colrane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Desbatailles misses with a punch on the inside.
Desbatailles lands an uppercut.
John Desbatailles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Colrane dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Colrane scores with a shot to the side of Desbatailles 's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desbatailles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Desbatailles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Colranes head.

Desbatailles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Desbatailles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Colrane.
Desbatailles scoring well with a low kick there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Desbatailles !
Desbatailles throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Desbatailles clinches up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Colrane blocks it with crossed arms.
Desbatailles is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desbatailles connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Desbatailles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Demetrius Colrane's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice body kick there by Desbatailles .

Desbatailles lands a big head kick that sends Colrane tumbling to the mat! Desbatailles takes a step backwards and waves Colrane back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Colrane is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desbatailles lands a leg kick that knocks Colrane off balance momentarily.
Oh Colrane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Desbatailles pounces like a tiger and cracks Colrane with a vicious hook! Colrane is down but not out! Desbatailles follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Desbatailles !
John Desbatailles is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking John Desbatailles thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.