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UPF-M 6: Rules of Engagement PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sylvia Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sylvia Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith avoids the body shot from Silva.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Donk. Smith catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Smith lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Smith is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva walks straight into a right hand from Smith - that's dropped him! Smith jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Silva from any more punishment! Silva complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Steven Smith!
Steven Smith thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Bhaltair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leyton Lowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bhaltair's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, GSTP. Shawn Bhaltair could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leyton Lowitz's chin.
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Bhaltair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Leyton Lowitz!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowitz gets tackled into the cage by Bhaltair. Bhaltair maintains the clinch.
Lowitz looking for a takedown.
Bhaltair wants to take the fight to the mat but Lowitz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lowitz tries for a takedown but Bhaltair manages to get underhooks.
Bhaltair goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lowitz prevents it.
Bhaltair has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lowitz after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Bhaltair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowitz working hard to break the clinch.
Lowitz manages to break the clinch.
Bhaltair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bhaltair drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bhaltair has picked Lowitz up - he's going for a ride! Bhaltair dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lowitz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bhaltair scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bhaltair working over Lowitz with some ground and pound. Lowitz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bhaltair looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lowitz looks winded!
Lowitz is looking to improve his position.
Bhaltair knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lowitz on the ground.
Bhaltair slips a nice elbow through Lowitz's hands, connecting with Lowitz's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bhaltair there.
Bhaltair trying to control the action but Lowitz is working from the bottom.
Bhaltair throwing shots but Lowitz is blocking nicely.
Bhaltair throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lowitz is staying active underneath Bhaltair, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bhaltair working over Lowitz with some ground and pound. Lowitz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bhaltair looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lowitz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bhaltair not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bhaltair is trying to control the action in half guard but Lowitz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bhaltair lands with a punch from half guard.
Lowitz is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bhaltair lands a big elbow - Lowitz is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Bhaltair!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Bhaltair!
Shawn Bhaltair gave a mention to MaFiA FightWear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Ornatowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenz Katamaran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
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170 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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Ornatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lorenz Katamaran!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katamaran throws a head kick that misses.
Ornatowski wants to clinch up but Katamaran keeps it at a distance.
Katamaran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ornatowski moves into range and clinches up with Katamaran.
Katamaran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Katamaran closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ornatowski circles away.
Katamaran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ornatowski.
Ornatowski misses with a kick to the body
and Katamaran counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ornatowski's knee momentarily.
No joy there for Katamaran, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Katamaran tries for a takedown but Ornatowski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ornatowski misses with a few strikes there.
Katamaran blocks a head kick by Ornatowski.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Katamaran.
Ornatowski is pushing Katamaran's head away, looking to escape. Katamaran manages to hold on to the position though.
Ornatowski sneaks out the side door and pushes Katamaran away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ornatowski misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Ornatowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ornatowski has managed to clinch.
Come on Ornatowski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ornatowski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ethan Ornatowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenz Katamaran.
Ornatowski wants to break free but Katamaran has control.
Ornatowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Katamaran is trying to drag Ornatowski to the mat but Ornatowski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ornatowski is trying to force a seperation but Katamaran has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ornatowski.
Katamaran prevents Ornatowski from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katamaran taking a breather.
Ornatowski prevents Katamaran from breaking the clinch.
Katamaran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Katamaran looks for a takedown but Ornatowski sprawls well.
Ornatowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katamaran avoids the head kick by Ornatowski.
Katamaran blocks a head kick by Ornatowski.
Katamaran throws a right and a left that Ornatowski avoids nicely.
Ornatowski connects with a single shot there.
Ornatowski tries to keep at a distance but Katamaran has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ornatowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Katamaran backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ornatowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ornatowski.
Ornatowski stops a takedown attempt from Katamaran.
Katamaran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ornatowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ornatowski is trying to break the clinch but Katamaran is controlling him.
Good body shot from Ornatowski.
Katamaran has Ornatowski pressed against the cage, preventing Ornatowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Katamaran is looking to control Ornatowski's arms but Ornatowski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Katamaran has his back to the cage.
Katamaran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ornatowski misses with a body kick.
Ornatowski swinging wildly here.
Ornatowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katamaran changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ornatowski tries to avoid it but Katamaran manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ornatowski to the ground. Ornatowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ornatowski throws a right hand that Katamaran ducks under and follows up with a left that Katamaran also avoids with ease.
Ornatowski tries to clinch but Katamaran is having none of it.
Ornatowski closes the distance and clinches.
Ornatowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Katamaran is working for takedown but Ornatowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ornatowski stalls.
Ornatowski tries to break free but Katamaran pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ornatowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ornatowski lands an uppercut.
Ornatowski lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Ornatowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ornatowski throws a right and a left that Katamaran avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Ornatowski as Katamaran shoots in.
Ornatowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Katamaran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ornatowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ethan Ornatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katamaran's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Katamaran duly obliges.
Ornatowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Ornatowski pushes Katamaran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Katamaran is looking to control Ornatowski's arms but Ornatowski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Katamaran has his back to the cage.
Katamaran keeps control of Ornatowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ornatowski pushes Katamaran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Katamaran is trying to pull guard but Ornatowski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ornatowski stops a takedown attempt from Katamaran.
Ethan Ornatowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenz Katamaran.
Ornatowski manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ornatowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ornatowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Katamaran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ornatowski moves in looking to clinch but Katamaran pushes him off.
Katamaran closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ornatowski quickly recovers to half guard.
Ornatowski is looking to escape.
Ornatowski makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ornatowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ornatowski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Katamaran tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ornatowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Katamaran somewhat.
Katamaran is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Katamaran looking to score a takedown here. Ornatowski is defending well but Katamaran drives through and ends up in Ornatowski's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ornatowski wants to stand up but Katamaran is controlling him.
Ornatowski trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katamaran is looking to work some ground and pound but Ornatowski has wrist control.
Katamaran trying to control but Ornatowski is working from the bottom.
Ornatowski pushes Katamaran off and gets back to his feet.
Ornatowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Katamaran.
Katamaran fails with the takedown.
Ethan Ornatowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Katamaran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ornatowski's sensitive parts.
Ornatowski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ornatowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Katamaran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ornatowski throws a sloppy head kick and Katamaran moves out of range easily.
Katamaran shoots in but Ornatowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ornatowski tries to keep at a distance but Katamaran has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ornatowski stalling.
Katamaran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Katamaran should have avoided that one.
Ornatowski blocks a head kick by Katamaran.
Ornatowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Katamaran counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ornatowski tries to clinch up but Katamaran circles away and keeps his distance.
Ornatowski misses with a combination
and Katamaran counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ornatowski is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ornatowski stuffs the takedown.
Ornatowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ornatowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Katamaran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ethan Ornatowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Ornatowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Katamaran shoots in for a takedown but Ornatowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Katamaran displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ornatowski looks to land a combination but Katamaran avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ethan Ornatowski will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Katamaran thows a body shot but no joy.
Ornatowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katamaran paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Ornatowski.
Ornatowski throws a combination. Katamaran tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Katamaran lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ethan Ornatowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Katamaran shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Katamaran won't allow Ornatowski to get back to his feet.
Katamaran wants to control from the top but Ornatowski keeps moving.
Ornatowski kicks Katamaran off and gets to his feet.
Katamaran has Ornatowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Katamaran jumps guard but Ornatowski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ornatowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Katamaran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katamaran is looking to take this one to the mat.
Katamaran looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ornatowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Katamaran tries to pull guard but Ornatowski holds him up against the cage and eventually Katamaran drops back down to his feet.
Ethan Ornatowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenz Katamaran.
Ornatowski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Katamaran jumps guard but Ornatowski stands there with Katamaran around his waist. Katamaran gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ornatowski taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katamaran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ornatowski tries to clinch but Katamaran is having none of it.
Ornatowski throws a right and a left that Katamaran avoids nicely.
Katamaran with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ornatowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Katamaran keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Katamaran is defended easily by Ornatowski.
Ornatowski looks to land a combination but Katamaran avoids it well.
Katamaran's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ornatowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Katamaran scrambles back to his feet.
Ornatowski wants to clinch up but Katamaran keeps it at a distance.
Ornatowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Ornatowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katamaran changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ornatowski tries to avoid it but Katamaran manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ornatowski to the ground. Ornatowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ornatowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Katamaran rushes Ornatowski and presses him up against the cage.
Katamaran is trying to pull guard but Ornatowski has him pressed against the cage.
Katamaran changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ornatowski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ornatowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ornatowski stops a takedown attempt from Katamaran.
Ornatowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ornatowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Ornatowski - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katamaran is trying to pull guard but Ornatowski has him pressed against the cage.
Ornatowski is trying to break the clinch but Katamaran has him pressed against the cage.
Katamaran prevents Ornatowski from breaking the clinch.
Ornatowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Katamaran backwards.
Ornatowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Katamaran has him pressed against the cage.
Katamaran tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ornatowski lands a nice uppercut.
Katamaran changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ornatowski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ornatowski has Katamaran up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ornatowski.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Ornatowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ornatowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Ethan Ornatowski!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Ethan Ornatowski!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Ethan Ornatowski!
Ethan Ornatowski wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Murdoch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Jones had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Murdoch!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Murdoch tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Murdoch's guard.
Murdoch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Murdoch is keeping the position.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Murdoch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones drops back, looking for a kneebar! Murdoch looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Murdoch looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Murdoch!
Jones misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Jones manages to work his way to half guard, despite Murdoch's best efforts.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Murdoch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdoch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jones punching from the bottom.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murdoch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murdoch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones controls Murdoch momentarily but Murdoch frees himself.
Murdoch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Murdoch is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones is trying to control the position but Murdoch postures up.
Murdoch trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Murdoch from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch advances to half guard.
Murdoch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Murdoch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Murdoch seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones wants to control but Murdoch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Murdoch!
Jones working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Murdoch slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is thwarting Murdoch's attempts to control the position.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura but Murdoch is defending well.
Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murdoch doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but Murdoch is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Murdoch is in trouble now - Jones has advanced to mount!
Murdoch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones wants to finish this one by submission but Murdoch is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jones.
Jones is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Murdoch to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Murdoch shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Murdoch.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Murdoch gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Murdoch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Murdoch is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murdoch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murdoch is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murdoch is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Murdoch defend it? Jones steps over the head and cranks it - Murdoch is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anderson Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Abs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Theme of Exodus. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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200 lbs
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197 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Hooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Abs!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abs shoots in for a takedown but Hooke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Abs doesn't manage to clinch there - Hooke circles away.
Hooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hooke feints a jab promting Abs to slip. Hooke then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Abs slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hooke cracks Abs with a good jab.
Hooke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hooke tries to keep at a distance but Abs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abs struggles to land a body shot inside as Hooke controls his hands.
Hooke stalling.
Abs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hooke is looking to control Abs's arms but Abs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hooke has his back to the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hooke taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooke has had enough of the clinch but Abs keeps him there for the moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hooke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Abs tries to land knees in the clinch but Hooke avoids the damage to the body.
Hooke takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Abs controls his hands.
Hooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hooke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abs tries to pull guard but Hooke won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Hooke - that landed with a thud.
Abs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hooke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hooke gets through Abs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Abs.
Thomas Hooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Abs.
Hooke misses with a hook. Abs ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thomas Hooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abs has Hooke up against the cage in a clinch.
Hooke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abs or not.
Hooke has had enough of the clinch but Abs keeps him there for the moment.
Abs has Hooke pressed against the cage, preventing Hooke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hooke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abs misses with a head kick.
Abs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hooke.
Abs tries to close the distance and clinch but Hooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Abs misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abs tries to clinch there but Hooke circles away.
Abs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hooke misses the target.
James Abs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hooke swats away the attempt to clinch by Abs.
Nice straight punches there by Hooke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hooke.
Abs throws a right and a left that Hooke avoids nicely.
Abs tries to clinch up.
Abs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hooke circles away quickly and effectively.
Hooke lands a nice shot to the body.
Hooke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hooke looks to land a left hand but Abs moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Abs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hooke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abs drops his hands momentarily and Hooke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abs shoots in but no luck this time.
Hooke scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Abs ducks under a wild hook from Hooke.
Abs ducks under a wild hook from Hooke.
Abs is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abs tries to clinch up but Hooke circles away and keeps his distance.
Hooke misses with the combination.
Hooke cracks Abs with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hooke 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.
Abs tries to clinch there but Hooke circles away.
Hooke blocks a head kick by Abs.
Abs shoots in for a takedown but Hooke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Abs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abs moves to clinch but Hooke breaks away
and Hooke counters with a right hand to the body.
Hooke lands with a good body shot.
Abs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hooke, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Abs.
Hooke lands with a light punch inside.
Abs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hooke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hooke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abss head.
Abs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hooke avoiding damage as Abs throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abs misses with a body punch.
Hooke breaks from the clinch.
Abs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hooke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Abs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hooke misses with a straight right.
Thomas Hooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Abs walks into a jab.
Abs tries to clinch but Hooke moves out of range.
Hooke cracks Abs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Abs throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hooke lands a big right hand that sends Abs crashing to the mat! Hooke stays standing though and waves Abs back to his feet!
Abs is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abs tries a head kick but it misses.
Abs is still on wobbly legs! Can Hooke finish him?
Hooke steps in with a hook that catches Abs right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Hooke follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Abs looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Hooke!
Thomas Hooke 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Prophet Malzahar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alucard Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malzahar comes into the arena with One Hitta Quitta blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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215 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Prophet Malzahar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alucard Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malzahar thuds his right hand into Tepes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tepes thows a body shot but no joy.
Tepes looks to clinch
and Malzahar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tepes is looking to clinch.
Tepes looks to score with a jab to the body but Malzahar is just out of range.
Tepes moves in looking to clinch but Malzahar pushes him off.
Malzahar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tepes throws out the jab.
Tepes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Malzahar throws a nice looking combination but Tepes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malzahar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tepes rushes Malzahar and presses him up against the cage.
Tepes tries to throw a body punch but Malzahar avoids it by throwing Tepes back against the cage.
Tepes misses with a punch on the inside.
Malzahar tries to break free but Tepes pushes him back against the cage.
Malzahar blocks a body shot from Tepes.
Tepes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tepes swings wildly with an uppercut but Malzahar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malzahar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tepes after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes swings wildly with an uppercut but Malzahar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tepes working aggressively here.
Tepes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malzahar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tepes swings wildly with an uppercut but Malzahar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Malzahar on the inside.
Malzahar tries to circle away but Tepes has him pinned against the cage.
Malzahar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malzahar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tepes misses with an uppercut. Malzahar saw that one coming.
Tepes misses with a lunging right hand
and Malzahar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tepes thinking.
Malzahar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Malzahar lands with a good body shot.
Malzahar lands a nice shot that snaps Tepes's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malzahar looks to land a combination but Tepes avoids it well.
Malzahar lands a slapping body shot.
Malzahar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tepes tries to clinch but Malzahar moves out of range.
Tepes throws a poor cross that misses
and Malzahar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tepes thinking.
Malzahar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alucard Tepes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tepes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malzahar.
Malzahar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tepes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tepes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Malzahar lands a nice shot to the body.
Tepes throws a big shot that misses.
Malzahar lands a nice shot to the body.
Tepes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tepes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Malzahar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tepes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Alucard Tepes has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes takes a swing at Malzahar's ribcage but misses.
Tepes looks to land a right hand but Malzahar moved out of range.
Tepes throws a lazy uppercut
and Malzahar counters with a straight right hand.
Malzahar cracks Tepes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Malzahar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malzahar lands a big uppercut and Tepes crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tepes looks OK. Malzahar waves Tepes back to his feet!
Tepes is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepes gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Malzahar gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Prophet Malzahar!
During a confident post fight interview, The Prophet Malzahar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan Axe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonathan Bond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Logan Axe!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Axe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Axe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Axe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Axe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Logan Axe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bond is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axe wants to clinch up but Bond keeps it at a distance.
Bond could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Axe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bond sprawls well initially but Axe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Axe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bond controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bond actively working from the bottom here.
Bond is looking to improve his position.
Bond trying to hold on to Axe's head to control him but Axe postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond is doing well to control the position and prevent Axe from advancing to side control.
Bond works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bond manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Axe manages to get himself to full guard.
Bond is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Jonathan Bond wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Axe tries to clinch up but Bond circles away and keeps his distance.
Axe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bond swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bond swats away the attempt to clinch by Axe.
Axe tries to clinch up but Bond circles away and keeps his distance.
Bond fails to land the takedown.
Axe checks a low kick from Bond.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe tries to clinch but Bond is having none of it.
Axe wants to clinch.
Bond fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Axe to the ground. Bond is now in Axe's guard.
Axe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bond. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bond gets to his feet. Axe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bond throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Axe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bond is in Axe's guard.
Bond is stalling in the full guard.
Bond stands up and waves to Axe to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bond gets full guard.
Bond pushes Axe off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Axe as Bond shoots in.
Axe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bond fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Axe to the ground. Bond is now in Axe's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bond passes Axe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bond is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jonathan Bond will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Axe looks to clinch
and Bond counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Axe!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bond is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Axe has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bond has hold of Axe's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Axe seems comfortable defending it but Bond has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Axe is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Axe is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Bond couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonathan Bond!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matrim Cauthon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Basa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Marco Basa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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174 lbs
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170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matrim Cauthon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Basa!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cauthon wants to land a leg kick but Basa is out of range.
Cauthon misses with a lunging right hand
and Basa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cauthon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Basa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Basa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Basa wants it to stay on the feet.
Cauthon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cauthon takes one to the side of the head.
Basa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cauthon throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Basa to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Cauthon misses.
Cauthon looks to land a body kick but Basa moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cauthon misses the shot to the body.
Cauthon misses the body punch
enabling Basa to counter with a crisp jab.
Cauthon throws a leg kick but Basa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Basa.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cauthon.
Basa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cauthon. Cauthon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cauthon throws a looping overhand right but Basa ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cauthon gets a double leg takedown into Basa's guard.
Cauthon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Basa keeping moving, preventing Cauthon from controlling successfully.
Cauthon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Basa's guard.
Basa is trying to stand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basa wants to stand back up but Cauthon manages to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cauthon advances to mount.
Cauthon looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cauthon moves to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cauthon is working for a rear naked choke. Basa is not defending it well and Cauthon has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Basa refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Basa's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Matrim Cauthon!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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