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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Zica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't Fake the Funk by Prince Charles. Zica has chosen Master of Puppets by Metallica as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jones Zica!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Zica misses its intended target.
Zica throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Charles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zica swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Zica fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Charles, pushing him back against the cage.
Zica avoids the elbow strike from Charles, against the cage.
Zica breaks from the clinch.
Charles throws out a powerful jab.
Charles throws a one two combo.
Zica tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Zica is just out of range.
Charles avoids the body shot from Zica.
Charles moves in looking to clinch but Zica pushes him off.
Zica moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Charles just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles digs a good body shot into Zica's ribs.
Zica throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
Charles blocks a head kick by Zica.
Zica lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zica uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charles.
Charles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zica walks into a jab.
Zica thows a body shot but no joy.
Zica moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zica pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charles checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Charles throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zica was covering up waiting for the punch and Charles finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zica preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Charles is looking to advance position but Zica has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zica controlling from the full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles tries to hold on but Zica postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zica controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jones Zica hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Zica swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zica swinging wildly here.
Zica defending well as Charles loads up on a big left hand.
Charles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zica circles away from the clinch attempt.
Charles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zica ducks under a wild hook from Charles.
Zica misses with an uppercut. Charles saw that one coming.
Zica scores with a punch to the head.
Horrible takedown by Charles or perhaps it was just good defense by Zica which made him look bad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zica stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zica wants it to stay on the feet.
Charles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zica.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jones Zica will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zica ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Charles misses with an uppercut. Zica saw that one coming.
A big right from Charles misses.
Jones Zica seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zica closes the distance and pushes Charles back into the cage.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by Zica.
Zica throws a punch but it's blocked by Charles.
Zica lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Charles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zica backwards.
Charles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zica backwards.
Charles tries to land a knee to the head but Zica blocks with his arms.
Zica misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zica has a couple of punches blocked by Charles.
Charles pushes Zica back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zica can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
Zica doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zica can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Charles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zica's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zica working aggressively here.
Charles pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zica working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charles.
Zica's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zica throws a good cross that connects.
Charles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Charles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zica circles away.
Charles misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Zica as Charles shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charles misses with a straight left.
Zica connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zica chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good exchange - Zica coming out on top.
Zica uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Charles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Charles moves in looking to clinch but Zica pushes him off.
Zica steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Charles.
Charles connects with the punch.
Zica comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zica looks to throw the jab but Charles is out of range.
Zica throws a combination. Charles tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Charles is rocked!
It looks like Henry Charles has been cut.
Charles stuns Zica with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zica throws a hook but Charles blocks it.
Zica throws a shot from downtown. Charles moves away and avoids it.
Zica thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones Zica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zica loads up on a big right hand but Charles slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Zica does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zica jabs Charles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zica with a jab.
Charles slips a jab from Zica.
Zica avoids the body shot from Charles.
Zica throws a hook to the side of Charles's head but Charles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Charles moves out of range as Zica strikes.
Charles works the jab nicely.
Zica misses with a wild body shot.
Zica throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charles.
Charles gets tackled into the cage by Zica. Zica maintains the clinch.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Zica controls his hands.
Zica misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zica lands a shoulder strike.
Zica breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charles throws a series of punches but Zica moves out of range.
Zica is looking to clinch but Charles is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zica gets tackled into the cage by Charles. Charles maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charles prevents a body shot from Zica.
Still in the clinch, Zica scores with a nice short uppercut.
Charles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zica has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charles blocking some punches.
Zica misses with the head strike.
Charles wants to take the fight to the mat but Zica manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zica lands a hook that snaps the head of Charles backwards.
Zica misses with some punches.
Charles lands with a left to the head.
Zica misses with some punches.
Charles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zica has a couple of punches blocked by Charles.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Zica avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Zica lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Charles.
Zica blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Zica showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henry Charles's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Zica lands with a nice body punch.
Charles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zica throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zica thows a left - swing and a miss!
Charles moves away from the strike by Zica.
Zica needs to keep his hands up - Charles had a free shot at his head there.
Zica throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Charles gets a double leg takedown into Zica's guard.
Charles is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zica is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zica has escaped and now he's on top!
Charles looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zica passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles trying to remain calm as Zica controls from the top position.
Charles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zica stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Charles moves out of range of the strikes.
Henry Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zica misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Zica there.
Charles moves away from the strike by Zica.
Jones Zica is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charles is looking to clinch.
Charles avoids the body shot from Zica.
Zica steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Charles.
Zica throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Charles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zica avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zica moves in looking to clinch but Charles pushes him off.
Charles takes one on the button.
Charles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zica keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charles scores with a body shot.
Zica slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zica tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Charles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zica defending well as Charles loads up on a big left hand.
Jones Zica is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zica misses with a body shot.
Charles misses with a low kick.
Zica lands a lovely overhand right.
Charles throws a body punch but Zica moves out of range.
Zica feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Charless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zica lands a glancing blow to the side of Charles's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles ducks under a wild hook from Zica.
Zica throws a shot from downtown. Charles moves away and avoids it.
Charles has Zica up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zica blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Zica.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles gets through Zica's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
Zica lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zica creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jones Zica comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zica winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jones Zica!
A very excited looking Jones Zica rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Eubanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eubanks's entrance music is All Summer Long - Kid Rock. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
270 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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31
241 lbs
19 - 15 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Eubanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eubanks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Frazier counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Eubanks throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Frazier. No joy for Eubanks on that attempt.
Frazier closes the distance and clinches.
Frazier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Frazier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eubanks has his takedown stuffed
and Frazier counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Eubanks is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eubanks throws a jab when Frazier was well out of range.
Eubanks misses with an uppercut. Frazier saw that one coming.
Eubanks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No luck for Eubanks with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Eubanks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eubanks misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eubanks looks for a takedown but Frazier sprawls well.
Eubanks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eubanks lands with a good body shot.
Eubanks fails with a takedown attempt.
Eubanks swings widly with a right hand
and Frazier counters with a low kick, right behind Eubanks 's knee.
Eubanks is breathing heavily.
Frazier lands with a kick to the temple. Eubanks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Floyd Eubanks has been cut.
Frazier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eubanks misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Frazier closes the distance and pushes Eubanks back into the cage.
Eubanks wants to break free but Frazier has control.
Eubanks is looking to break free of the clinch but Frazier has double underhooks.
Frazier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Frazier throws a nice looking combination but Eubanks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eubanks avoids the head kick by Frazier.
Floyd Eubanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eubanks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eubanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eubanks takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Frazier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frazier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eubanks is looking to wear down Frazier with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Eubanks swinging wildly here.
Eubanks swings for the body but Frazier moves out of range.
Frazier gets a double leg takedown into Eubanks's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eubanks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Eubanks wants to stand up but Frazier is controlling him.
Frazier stands up and waves to Eubanks to follow him.
Frazier avoids the body shot from Eubanks.
Eubanks throws a nice looking combination but Frazier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eubanks tries to keep at a distance but Frazier has taken the fight into the clinch.
Frazier lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Frazier.
Floyd Eubanks's cut is getting worse.
Frazier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Frazier.
Floyd Eubanks's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eubanks misses with a right hand
and Frazier counters with a two punch combo.
Jeez, Floyd Eubanks's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Floyd Eubanks's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Frazier!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Dagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rob Zombie - Scum of the earth . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Dagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fernando Alves!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alves misses with a low kick.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dagger's calf.
Good shot there by Alves.
Dagger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alves connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dagger. Dagger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dagger moves out of range of the strikes.
Dagger takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Dagger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Dagger.
Alves blocks a body shot from Dagger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagger trying to stall but Alves improves his position.
Alves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dagger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
Alves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dagger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Dagger.
Alves working aggressively here.
Dagger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dagger lands an uppercut.
Dagger can't find room to land a body shot as Alves controls the action.
Dagger has Alves pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dagger pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Alves tumbling to the mat - Dagger dives into Alves's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dagger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dagger with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagger throwing strikes from guard but Alves blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dagger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dagger.
Dagger with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dagger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dagger connects with a couple of short punches.
Alves looking for a sweep. Not yet Alves, not yet.
Dagger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dagger pushing down on Alves's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Alves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alves gets full guard.
Dagger throws a big right hand that misses.
Alves is trying to control the position but Dagger postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dagger postures up.
Dagger trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Alves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alves working a defensive guard here.
Dagger throwing strikes from guard but Alves blocks nicely.
Dagger working some strikes from top position.
Dagger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alves bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dagger's guard.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Dagger is keeping the position.
Dagger is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagger's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Alves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dagger wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alves trying to control but Dagger is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dagger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alves tests Dagger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dagger lands with a straight right. Alves didn't see that one coming.
Dagger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dagger takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Dagger dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Dagger.
Sloppy strikes from Alves. Those never looked like landing.
Alves lands a high kick!
Nice sprawl there from Alves as Dagger shoots in.
Dagger moves away from the strike by Alves.
Dagger doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
Alves walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dagger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dagger tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Alves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dagger.
Fernando Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves scores with a jab.
Dagger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dagger.
Dagger tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
Dagger tries to clinch up
and Alves counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves digs a good body shot into Dagger's ribs.
Dagger doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dagger manages to avoid it.
Dagger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dagger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alves throws a leg kick but Dagger moved away.
Dagger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Dagger looks to clinch
and Alves counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dagger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dagger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alves stuffs the takedown attempt from Dagger. Dagger gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagger darts in trying to clinch
and Alves counters with a two punch combo.
Dagger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alves lands a leg kick that knocks Dagger off balance momentarily.
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!
Dagger is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Dagger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dagger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
Dagger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Dagger.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Dagger.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alves!
Dagger moves out of range of the strikes.
Dagger tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagger is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Alves lunges at Dagger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dagger's hand.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dagger wants to clinch but Alves slips to the side
and Alves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dagger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.
Dagger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Alves.
Dagger is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Dagger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Dagger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves throws a poor cross that misses
and Dagger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alves lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown but Dagger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Alves misses the target.
Dagger tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves misses with a lunging right hand
and Dagger counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Dagger moves away from the strike by Alves.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dagger clinches.
Dagger misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Dagger - that landed with a thud.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Dagger pushes Alves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dagger tries to work over Alves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dagger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dagger tries a body shot but Alves blocks it.
Dagger is trying to drag Alves to the mat but Alves just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Dagger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves throws a punch but it's blocked by Dagger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Alves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Alves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dagger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dagger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alves punishes Dagger's body with a nice straight punch.
Alves has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jim Dagger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dagger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dagger looking for a takedown.
Alves lands with a light punch inside.
A bit of stalling here from Alves.
Dagger misses with some punches.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dagger - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alves.
Dagger misses with a body punch.
Dagger misses with a punch to the body.
Alves is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alves's elbow.
Dagger tries to throw a body punch but Alves avoids it by throwing Dagger back against the cage.
Dagger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves.
Dagger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alves lands with a light punch inside.
Alves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dagger trying to stall but Alves improves his position.
Dagger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alves is pressed up against the cage. Dagger has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alves down to the mat. Alves avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Dagger.
Nice defenses there by Dagger.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dagger counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dagger wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves works the jab nicely.
Dagger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dagger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fernando Alves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dagger is looking to clinch.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alves.
Dagger has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Dagger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Dagger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dagger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagger wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Dagger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dagger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dagger is looking to clinch.
Dagger is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Dagger tries to clinch
and Alves moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dagger.
Alves can't get the takedown.
Alves lands a right hand.
Alves blocks a body shot from Dagger.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Dagger has him pressed against the cage.
Dagger is trying to maintain a safe position but Alves gets an underhook and turns Dagger into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Dagger as the two fighters clinch.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dagger works on Alves's body with a couple of short punches.
Alves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dagger is working Alves over against the cage.
Alves is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dagger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dagger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
Dagger leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dagger misses with a punch to the body.
Dagger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dagger is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alves pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dagger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alves is defending well for now.
Alves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daggers head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fernando Alves.
I think Alves has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Alves!
Our winner, Fernando Alves, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Zapata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krystof Mckay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zapata comes to the cage accompanied by Tres Delinquentes. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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218 lbs
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28
215 lbs
12 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alejandro Zapata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krystof Mckay!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckay works the jab nicely.
Zapata throws a shot to the body.
Zapata takes a swing at Mckay's ribcage but misses.
Zapata fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mckay on the side of the head.
Zapata cracks the inside of Mckay's front leg.
Mckay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zapata lands a nice hook to Mckay's body. Mckay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zapata lands a right hook to the body.
Mckay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zapata.
Alejandro Zapata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zapata blocks a head kick by Mckay.
Zapata wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zapata scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zapata tried to score with a low kick but Mckay checks it.
Mckay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapata bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mckay's head.
Mckay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick from Zapata misses.
Mckay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mckay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zapata.
Zapata throws a leg kick but Mckay sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zapata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zapata chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zapata connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mckay. Mckay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zapata scores with a body shot.
Mckay looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zapata knocks Mckay to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Zapata cracks Mckay with a big elbow.
Zapata cracks Mckay with a big right hand but Mckay just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckay manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mckay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mckay wants to improve his position but Zapata is controlling well.
Zapata stalling.
Mckay actively working from the bottom here.
Zapata working over Mckay with some ground and pound. Mckay looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mckay is refusing to be controlled, as Zapata sits in half guard.
Mckay looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zapata pulls his head out easily.
Zapata is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mckay has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zapata lands strikes from half guard.
Mckay regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mckay working for submissions but it's allowed Zapata to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zapata scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Still in half guard, Zapata seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckay taking some punishment here, with Zapata in his half guard.
Mckay slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mckay is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zapata defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zapata is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zapata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mckay is keeping the position for now.
Mckay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zapata can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mckay is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zapata defends well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mckay looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Zapata dominated that round.
That's time! Zapata's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zapata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mckay.
Zapata throws a head kick that half lands.
Mckay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mckay steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zapata. That one must have hurt.
Zapata works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mckay lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zapata misses with a straight left.
Mckay ducks right into an uppercut from Zapata.
Zapata bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zapata throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zapata misses with an uppercut. Mckay saw that one coming.
Zapata fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mckay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mckay is breathing heavily.
Zapata connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mckay. Mckay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapata lands with a nice combination. Mckay backs away looking to recover.
Mckay is rocked!
Mckay misses with a looping left.
Mckay is still on wobbly legs! Can Zapata finish him?
Mckay misses with a wild combination.
Mckay seems to have recovered his senses.
A slow jab from Zapata misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zapata. Mckay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mckay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mckay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zapata ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mckay throws a right hand that Zapata ducks under and follows up with a left that Zapata also avoids with ease.
Zapata throws a leg kick but Mckay checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckay staying out of range there.
Zapata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mckay can do to turn this around?
Mckay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zapata misses with a low kick.
Zapata lands a jab to Mckay's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zapata fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zapata works Mckay's body with a nice hook.
Alejandro Zapata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zapata scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy left from Zapata finds it's target.
Mckay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zapata getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zapata scores with a jab to the head.
Zapata closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Mckay! Zapata dives in looking to finish! Mckay is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alejandro Zapata!
A relieved looking Alejandro Zapata thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasquale Kasserman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blair comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet by Creed. Kasserman has chosen Lit em Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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279 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pasquale Kasserman!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair with a hook.
Kasserman moves in looking to clinch but Blair pushes him off.
Kasserman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blair looks to land a right hand but Kasserman moved out of range.
Kasserman misses with a kick to the body
and Blair counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blair on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Hank Blair has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blair misses with a low kick.
Blair connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kasserman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kasserman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kasserman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blair lands with a right hand.
Blair takes a swing at Kasserman's ribcage but misses.
Kasserman moves into range and clinches up with Blair.
Blair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kasserman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blair connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kasserman scrambles back to his feet.
Kasserman misses with a double jab.
Kasserman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kasserman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blair is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kasserman misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kasserman. Those never looked like landing.
Blair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kasserman walks into a left hand.
A big left from Blair misses.
Blair thuds a left hand into Kasserman's body.
Blair misses with a straight left.
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Kasserman slips the punch.
Kasserman staying out of range there.
Kasserman checks a leg kick.
Kasserman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kasserman tries to clinch up but Blair circles away and keeps his distance.
Blair connects with a leg kick. Kasserman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blair thuds his right hand into Kasserman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kasserman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasserman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good standup being displayed there by Blair as he connects with a hook.
Kasserman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blair as he jumps to the side.
Kasserman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blair in his tracks.
Jab from Blair.
Kasserman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hank Blair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blair ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blair 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 Kasserman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kasserman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blair misses with a few strikes there.
Kasserman shoots in but Blair avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kasserman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Blair misses.
Blair uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kasserman has time to react.
Kasserman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blair is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kasserman slips a jab and a cross from Blair.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasserman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kasserman swings for the body but Blair moves out of range.
Blair just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Blair. That snapped Kasserman's head back.
Blair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasserman manages to avoid it.
Blair misses with a hook.
Blair cracks Kasserman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kasserman misses with a few strikes there.
Blair dodges the punch combination from Kasserman.
Blair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasserman.
Some wild striking there from Blair.
Blair moves out of range as Kasserman throws a body kick.
Kasserman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kasserman closes the distance and pushes Blair back into the cage.
That's four 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!
Kasserman breaks from the clinch.
Blair throws a lazy uppercut
and Kasserman counters with a solid body kick.
Blair is breathing heavily.
Kasserman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blair's guard.
Blair is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kasserman is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasserman wants to control from the top but Blair keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pasquale Kasserman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kasserman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blair swings for the body but Kasserman moves out of range.
Kasserman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kasserman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blair quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Blair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Blair's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kasserman slips under a jab.
Kasserman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blair misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kasserman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blair throws a series of strikes that have Kasserman backpedaling.
No joy there for Kasserman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasserman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kasserman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kasserman throws a right hand that Blair ducks under and follows up with a left that Blair also avoids with ease.
Blair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Blair. Those never looked like landing.
Kasserman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasserman moves away.
Kasserman misses with a looping right.
Kasserman throws a leg kick but Blair sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasserman moves away.
Nice defenses there by Kasserman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasserman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kasserman is looking to clinch but Blair is avoiding it.
Blair misses with a body shot.
Kasserman tries a head kick but it misses.
Kasserman has Blair up against the cage in a clinch.
Blair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kasserman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kasserman manages to break the clinch.
Blair blocks the body kick.
Kasserman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hank Blair is winning the standup battle so far.
Kasserman lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasserman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hank Blair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blair throws an off balance right hand
and Kasserman counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kasserman thumps Blair with a low kick.
Blair throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasserman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Blair.
Blair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasserman manages to avoid it.
Blair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasserman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kasserman misses with the combination.
Kasserman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blair.
Kasserman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blair lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Blair. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blair.
Kasserman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blair.
Blair keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blair connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blair throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Kasserman slips the punch.
Blair throws a right and a left that Kasserman avoids nicely.
Kasserman keeps Blair at a distance using the push kick.
Kasserman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Kasserman misses.
Blair throws a lazy right hand but Kasserman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kasserman tries a head kick but it misses.
Blair throws a big shot that misses.
Kasserman misses with a straight left.
Blair missing with a left hand there. Kasserman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kasserman ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
Blair digs a good body shot into Kasserman's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Kasserman.
Kasserman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hank Blair's cut is getting worse.
Kasserman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kasserman lands in his opponent's guard.
Blair wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasserman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pasquale Kasserman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice defenses there by Kasserman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasserman lands with a nice body punch.
Kasserman doesn't manage to clinch there - Blair circles away.
Kasserman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasquale Kasserman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hank Blair's cut.
That's time! Blair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kasserman misses with a head kick.
A big right from Blair misses.
Kasserman throws a head kick but Blair moves out of range.
Kasserman tried to score with a low kick but Blair checks it.
A slow jab from Blair misses its intended target.
Blair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kasserman was well out of range. Poor timing from Blair.
Kasserman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kasserman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kasserman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blair to the ground. Kasserman is now in Blair's guard.
Blair pulls Kasserman in to control the position.
Kasserman trying to control but Blair is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hank Blair has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Blair has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kasserman.
Kasserman lands a big head kick that sends Blair tumbling to the mat! Kasserman takes a step backwards and waves Blair back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Blair is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Kasserman slams his shin into Blair's torso.
Oh Blair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kasserman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kasserman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kasserman showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Kasserman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Blair wants to get back to full guard but Kasserman has passed into side control.
Blair seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasserman controls the position.
Kasserman trying to control the position but Blair is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kasserman controls the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pasquale Kasserman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kasserman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kasserman slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasserman.
Kasserman feints and then cracks Blair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blair down.
Kasserman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kasserman is defended easily by Blair.
Kasserman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Blair does no damage.
Kasserman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blair.
Kasserman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kasserman cracks the inside of Blair's front leg.
Kasserman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasserman tries to land a front kick but Blair steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blair moves out of range as Kasserman throws a body kick.
Kasserman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blair. That did some damage!
Blair takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasserman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blair will feel that in the morning.
Kasserman lands with a slapping head kick.
Hank Blair's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Blair takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kasserman lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Blair goes down and covers up as Kasserman starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pasquale Kasserman!
A very excited looking Pasquale Kasserman rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klas Micropop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakke Pietila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pietila is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hard Night Out by Professor Green. Klas Micropop could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sakke Pietila's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Klas Micropop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sakke Pietila!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pietila.
Micropop ducks under a wild hook from Pietila.
Micropop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Sakke Pietila has been cut.
Pietila fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pietila, as that shot connected.
Micropop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Micropop misses with a double jab.
Pietila will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pietila misses with a looping right.
Pietila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Micropop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Micropop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pietila throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Micropop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pietila.
Micropop misses with a hook. Pietila ducked under it nicely.
Micropop doesn't manage to clinch there - Pietila circles away.
Pietila scores with a one two! Micropop had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Micropop connects with a right hand. Pietila shakes it off.
Pietila throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pietila throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Klas Micropop has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micropop slips under a jab.
Micropop connects with a solid leg kick.
Micropop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pietila.
Pietila shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pietila looks to score with a jab to the body but Micropop is just out of range.
Micropop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Micropop throws a right hand that Pietila ducks under and follows up with a left that Pietila also avoids with ease.
Micropop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pietila's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Micropop throws a series of punches but Pietila avoids them all with ease.
Micropop tries to clinch but Pietila is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Pietila.
Pietila fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Micropop looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Micropop feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pietilas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pietila is rocked!
Micropop finds Pietila's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Pietila flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Micropop lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Pietila will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Klas Micropop!
Klas Micropop decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Will Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All I do Is win. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Will Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxwell Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hardy circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hardy checks a leg kick.
Banks thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hardy jabs at Banks's body.
Hardy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Banks. That did some damage!
Hardy connects with a body shot.
Hardy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardy scoring well with a low kick there.
Hardy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Banks momentarily.
Banks throws a looping overhand right but Hardy ducks down to avoid it.
Banks misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Banks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardy lands the left hand.
Banks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.
Banks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with an uppercut
and Hardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hardy 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 Banks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Banks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Banks checks a leg kick nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Banks.
Banks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Banks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banks manages to avoid it.
Banks throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy counters with a left to the body.
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.
Banks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Banks ducks right into an uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
Banks takes one to the side of the head.
Maxwell Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Banks on the side of the head.
Banks moves out of range of the strikes.
Banks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardy's hands.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Banks.
Banks misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Banks's corner calls for a 1-2. Banks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Banks throws out a leg kick but Hardy moves out of range and Banks only half commits.
Banks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy tried to score with a low kick but Banks checks it.
Hardy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Banks avoids the head kick by Hardy.
Hardy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hardy duly obliges.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Banks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy connects with a leg kick. Banks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a jab. Banks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Banks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Banks.
Nice cross by Banks.
Hardy feints and then cracks Banks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Banks down.
Banks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hardy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Banks misses the shot to the body.
Banks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy lands a nice hook to Banks's body. Banks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy fakes the leg kick and cracks Banks in the body.
Hardy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banks's calf.
Banks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice uppercut lands for Hardy. That snapped Banks's head back.
Hardy scores with a nice right hand.
Maxwell Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Hardy lands.
A shot to the body from Banks misses
and Hardy counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Banks.
Hardy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Banks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Hardy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hardy misses with a right hand
and Banks counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks misses the shot to the body.
Hardy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Banks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Hardy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Banks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Banks misses with a body shot.
Hardy throws a body punch but Banks moves out of range.
Hardy throws a leg kick
and Banks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Banks checks it well.
Banks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Banks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Banks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
Banks defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
Banks stuns Hardy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Banks tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Banks.
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!
Banks throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hardy works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardy defending well though.
Hardy trying to control here.
Banks is working for a kimura but Hardy is defending it quite comfortably.
Hardy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks postures up in Hardy's guard and throws a big left but Hardy blocks it.
Banks postures up.
Hardy managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Banks throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Banks throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Banks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Banks throws a big elbow that misses.
Hardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Banks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Banks postures up in Hardy's guard and throws a big left but Hardy blocks it.
Banks throwing strikes but missing.
Banks is pushing down on Hardy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hardy is fighting to maintain full guard but Banks has managed to sneak the leg through.
Banks 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.
Hardy wants to control but Banks is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Banks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Banks controlling the action here.
Hardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Banks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks is thwarting Hardy's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks working Hardy over with strikes.
Well, if Banks is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Banks 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. This is the final round!
Hardy throws a hook but Banks avoids it easily.
Banks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hardy.
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Banks takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Hardy 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.
Banks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Banks.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Hardy wants to slow Banks down by chopping away at his legs.
Banks misses the jab.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banks takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hardy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Banks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy moves out of range as Banks strikes.
Banks slips a straight right by Hardy.
Hardy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardy.
Hardy tries a low kick but Banks avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hardy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hardy.
Hardy takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.
Banks throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Banks.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Hardy scores with a hook.
Maxwell Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Hardy misses.
A low kick from Hardy misses
and Banks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardy.
Hardy misses the jab.
Hardy digs a good body shot into Banks's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Banks lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hardy thinking.
Banks misses with a hook.
Banks jabs at Hardy's body.
Banks misses with a straight right.
Banks checks a leg kick nicely.
Hardy misses with a body kick.
Hardy lunges at Banks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Banks's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banks.
Banks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Banks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Banks ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardy connects with a crisp jab.
Banks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hardy lands with an uppercut that bounces Banks off the cage and back into range.
Banks fails to land with a series of punches.
Banks throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Hardy slips a jab from Banks.
Hardy with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a body shot that sends Banks's belly button to the back.
Banks with a jab.
Hardy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Banks momentarily.
Banks swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Banks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hardy circles away.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banks manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Banks blocks the low kick.
Banks misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks takes one to the side of the head.
Hardy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Banks checks a low kick from Hardy.
Banks slips under a jab from Hardy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxwell Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hardy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxwell Hardy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Braden Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turk comes to the cage accompanied by Status Quo - Deeper and Down. Bonaparte has chosen An Epic Age as his entrance music. 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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149 lbs
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158 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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Braden Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Napoleon Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte moves away from the strike by Turk.
Turk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonaparte moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bonaparte tries to keep at a distance but Turk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turk struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonaparte controls his hands.
Turk working aggressively here.
Turk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonaparte avoids it.
Bonaparte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bonaparte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonaparte tries a body shot but Turk blocks it.
Bonaparte blocks a body shot from Turk.
Bonaparte blocks a body shot from Turk.
Turk struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonaparte controls his hands.
Bonaparte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bonaparte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turk.
Turk misses with an elbow strike.
Turk lands a shot to the body.
Turk has a couple of punches blocked by Bonaparte.
Turk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turk.
Turk can't find room to land a body shot as Bonaparte controls the action.
Turk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turk misses with a punch on the inside.
Turk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bonaparte pulls his leg out and moves away.
Good leg kick by Bonaparte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turk scores with a jab. Bonaparte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turk misses with a leg kick.
Bonaparte slips a jab and a cross from Turk.
Turk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bonaparte is fending him off so far but Turk persists. Nope, Bonaparte circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braden Turk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turk throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bonaparte tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Turk is in Bonaparte's guard.
Turk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bonaparte is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Turk being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk wants to control from the top but Bonaparte keeps moving.
Bonaparte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turk.
Bonaparte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Turk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Turk landing some decent shots from guard.
Turk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bonaparte keeping moving, preventing Turk from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bonaparte is keeping the position for now.
Turk 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.
Turk preventing the sweep.
Turk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bonaparte keeping moving, preventing Turk from controlling successfully.
Bonaparte controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Turk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonaparte wants to control but Turk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Turk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braden Turk 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.
Turk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bonaparte is able to avoid easily.
Turk clinches up with Bonaparte and pushes him back against the cage.
Turk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bonaparte is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Turk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Turk is working for takedown but Bonaparte is calmly controlling the position for now.
Turk is working for takedown but Bonaparte is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braden Turk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Turk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonaparte's brow.
Turk tries to throw a body punch but Bonaparte avoids it by throwing Turk back against the cage.
Turk misses with a punch to the body.
Turk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bonaparte gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Turk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte prevents a body shot from Turk.
Turk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonaparte.
Nice body punch from Turk - that landed with a thud.
Turk has Bonaparte pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bonaparte manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Turk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turk can't find room to land a body shot as Bonaparte controls the action.
Turk working aggressively here.
Bonaparte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonaparte throws an elbow that misses.
Turk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Turk.
Turk swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turk throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte prevents a body shot from Turk.
Turk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonaparte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Turk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
Turk avoiding damage as Bonaparte throws knees to the body.
Bonaparte takes a shot to the head.
Bonaparte landing knees to the head.
Turk breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turk slips under a jab.
Turk blocks a head kick by Bonaparte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Bonaparte misses.
Bonaparte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turk lands a head shot.
Bonaparte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turk clinches up with Bonaparte and pushes him back against the cage.
Turk is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonaparte has double underhooks.
Bonaparte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turk works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Turk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turk tries to free his leg and advance position but Bonaparte is retaining full guard.
Turk is looking to work some ground and pound but Bonaparte has wrist control.
Turk connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk won't allow Bonaparte to sweep him here.
Turk with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonaparte wants to stand and escape but Turk is having none of it.
Turk throwing strikes but missing.
Bonaparte is looking to stand up but Turk isn't so interested in that idea.
Turk preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonaparte keeping moving, preventing Turk from controlling successfully.
Turk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Turk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bonaparte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braden Turk dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Turk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bonaparte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bonaparte throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Turk's head.
Bonaparte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turk thows a leg kick but Bonaparte checks it
and Bonaparte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Bonaparte blocks the leg kick.
Braden Turk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonaparte scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Bonaparte does it's job there.
Bonaparte tries to close the distance and clinch but Turk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turk throws a right hand that Bonaparte ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonaparte also avoids with ease.
Turk darts in and clinches Bonaparte up against the cage.
Turk tries to throw a body punch but Bonaparte avoids it by throwing Turk back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte lands an elbow inside.
Turk misses with a punch to the body.
Turk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bonaparte gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Turk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bonaparte pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Turk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonaparte blocks a body shot from Turk.
Braden Turk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Turk has a couple of punches blocked by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonaparte misses with a knee strike.
Turk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bonaparte or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turk can't find room to land a body shot as Bonaparte controls the action.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turk can't find room to land a body shot as Bonaparte controls the action.
Turk wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braden Turk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonaparte prevents a body shot from Turk.
Turk tries for a takedown but Bonaparte manages to get underhooks.
Bonaparte looking to throw knees to the head but Turk is blocking nicely.
Turk misses with an elbow over the top.
Turk pushes Bonaparte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turk throws a head punch that misses.
Turk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonaparte is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonaparte is defending well for now.
Turk managing to block the knees to the body from Bonaparte.
Turk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonaparte takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Turk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Napoleon Bonaparte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonaparte blocks an elbow strike from Turk.
Bonaparte prevents the takedown attempt.
Braden Turk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turk managing to block the knees to the body from Bonaparte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonaparte pushes off an throws an elbow but Turk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Turk gets through Bonaparte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turk is looking for a takedown.
Bonaparte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonaparte lands a knee to the body.
Bonaparte misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Braden Turk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turk 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braden Turk!
Braden Turk 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes into the arena with The Game-360 Bars blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Harrison Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will West!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
West fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnes checks it well.
West throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barnes with a jab.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
West scoring well with a low kick there.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
West takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes thows a body kick. West tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between West's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by West.
West cracks Barnes with a big right hand but Barnes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
West looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Barnes is avoiding damage well.
West is trying to ground and pound but Barnes uses the momentary lack of control by West to regain half guard.
West throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
West throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
West thows a huge punch but Barnes dodges it nicely.
West throws a strike but Barnes avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
West trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West controlling from the top position.
West missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
West working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst West is controlling him.
West is pushing down on Barnes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barnes is fighting to maintain full guard but West has managed to sneak the leg through.
Barnes is pressing down on West's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
West is pushing down on Barnes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barnes is fighting to maintain full guard but West has managed to sneak the leg through.
West winds up and cracks Barnes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to roll over but West keeps him under control.
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West is looking for a kimura here.
West is trying to control. Barnes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
West throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
West is just content to waste time from the top position. Barnes takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
West is stalling in the full guard.
West missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will West dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from West does it's job there.
West throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes scores with a push kick.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends West's belly button to the back.
West throws out a powerful jab.
Barnes staying out of range there.
West takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Barnes works the jab nicely.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
West lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barnes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Barnes connects with a jab.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Barnes lands an overhand right.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
West looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
West takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barnes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
West is breathing heavily.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
West attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barnes jabs West right on the nose. West blinks but takes it well.
West is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops West! Barnes dives in looking to finish! West is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harrison Barnes!
Harrison Barnes made sure to mention his sponsor, Firebird Designs in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Sladkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sladkov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rich Boy - Boy Looka Here . Oleg Sladkov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carl Burns's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oleg Sladkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carl Burns!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sladkov misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Sladkov does no damage.
Sladkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Carl Burns has been cut.
Sladkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sladkov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burns counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sladkov won't be happy with that.
Burns trying to control the action but Sladkov is working from the bottom.
Burns thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sladkov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burns on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sladkov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Burns.
Burns tries to score with some ground and pound. Sladkov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Burns lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sladkov down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Sladkov looks calm but he's in trouble here. Burns gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Sladkov is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Burns lets go of the hold and Sladkov can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carl Burns!
Carl Burns took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 10th Degree Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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