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AD140: The Ol' College Try PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Rimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by BOOM by P.O.D.. 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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268 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Optimus Rimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rimes closes the distance and pushes Orton back into the cage.
A short right from Orton.
Orton takes a shot to the head.
Orton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rimes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rimes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orton backwards.
Orton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Rimes scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orton avoiding damage.
Rimes throws a punch but it's blocked by Orton.
Orton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orton wants to clinch.
Rimes tests Orton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rimes slips a jab and a cross from Orton.
Orton throws a hook but Rimes avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Randy Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rimes 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 Orton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Orton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rimes tries to score with a low kick but Orton moves his leg out of the way.
Rimes has Orton up against the cage in a clinch.
Orton tries to break the clinch but Rimes is controlling the position.
Rimes lands a shoulder strike.
Rimes stalling against the cage.
Rimes connects with a knee to the head.
Orton tries to break free but Rimes pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rimes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rimes throws a head punch that misses.
Orton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Orton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Orton misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rimes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Orton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rimes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rimes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rimes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orton breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Rimes.
Rimes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rimes tries to close the distance and clinch but Orton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orton misses with an uppercut
and Rimes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orton throws a head kick but Rimes moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rimes.
Rimes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Orton throws a lazy uppercut
and Rimes counters with a nice uppercut.
Rimes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orton misses with a body shot.
Orton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton takes a swing at Rimes's ribcage but misses.
Rimes drops Orton with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Orton looks back up at him and smiles so Rimes waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Orton is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Rimes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orton is still on wobbly legs! Can Rimes finish him?
Orton looks winded!
Orton drops his hands momentarily and Rimes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Orton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rimes. Rimes obviously looking to wear him down.
Rimes tries to clinch but Orton moves out of range.
Rimes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Orton seems to have recovered his senses.
Rimes jabs Orton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Orton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rimes can pounce on him.
Nice shot lands for Rimes.
Orton glances at the clock... BAM! Rimes nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Orton crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Orton is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Optimus Rimes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Eubanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eubanks comes into the arena with All Summer Long - Kid Rock blaring out of the sound system. Blair has chosen Bullet by Creed as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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270 lbs
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279 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Brown 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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Eubanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Blair!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Eubanks misses.
Blair moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Floyd Eubanks has been cut.
Eubanks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blair connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Eubanks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blair defends it nicely.
Eubanks scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blair works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blair bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Eubanks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Hank Blair has been cut.
Blair connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Eubanks thows a body shot but no joy.
Blair stalks Eubanks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Eubanks's face. Eubanks staggers backwards, shaken.
Floyd Eubanks's cut is getting worse.
Eubanks walks into a jab.
Eubanks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eubanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blair fails to land with a series of punches.
Blair lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eubanks misses with a hook. Blair ducked under it nicely.
Eubanks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blair connects with an inside leg kick.
Blair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eubanks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blair connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Eubanks scrambles back to his feet.
Floyd Eubanks's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Blair slips under a jab from Eubanks.
Blair catches Eubanks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Eubanks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blair punishes Eubanks's body with a nice straight punch.
Eubanks is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eubanks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blair lands a glancing blow to the side of Eubanks's head.
Blair fails to land with a series of punches.
Blair scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eubanks in his tracks.
Eubanks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blair.
Jeez, Floyd Eubanks's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Eubanks misses with a shot to the body
and Blair counters with a one-two to the body.
Eubanks is rocked!
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 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hank Blair!
Hank Blair bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Safo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa comes to the cage accompanied by Anna Molly by Incubus. The crowd seem to be enjoying Safo's choice of entrance music: Up Your Speed by Sway DaSafo. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Safo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Safo there.
Safo punishes Jaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Jaa throws a head kick but Safo moves out of range.
Safo scores with a punch to the head.
Safo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jaa momentarily.
Safo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Safo jabs at Jaa's body.
Jaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Safo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jaa throws a solid leg kick but Safo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jaa.
Safo takes a swing at Jaa's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Safo misses the jab.
Jaa tries to land a front kick but Safo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Safo moves out of range of the body kick from Jaa.
Jaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Safo's sensitive parts.
Tony Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Jaa keeps Safo at a distance using the push kick.
Jaa misses with a body kick.
Safo tries to keep at a distance but Jaa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Safo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaa controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Safo lands a left hand.
Safo misses with the head strike.
Jaa lands an elbow that stopped Safo in his tracks for a moment.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike from Safo.
Safo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Safo.
Safo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Safo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Safo is trying to maintain a safe position but Jaa gets an underhook and turns Safo into the cage.
Safo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa blocks a body shot from Safo.
Safo blocks a body shot from Jaa.
Safo scores with a shot to the side of Jaa's head.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Safo is blocking nicely.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Safo misses with some punches.
Jaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jaa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Safo's brow.
Jaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Safo wants to stall.
Safo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Safo is blocking nicely.
Safo misses with some punches.
Safo blocks the elbow strike.
Safo throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Safo - that landed with a thud.
Jaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Safo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Safo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Safo won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa tries to throw a body punch but Safo avoids it by throwing Jaa back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa blocks a body shot from Safo.
A short uppercut from Safo.
A right hand to the body from Safo.
Safo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaas head.
A head punch on the inside from Safo fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safo lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Safo scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Safo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Safo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Safo looking to slow down the pace here.
Jaa lands an elbow inside.
Safo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaa controls his hands.
Jaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Safo backwards.
Jaa blocks an uppercut.
Safo lands with a light punch inside.
Safo misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Safo.
Jaa blocks an uppercut.
Safo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Safo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Jaa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Safo.
Safo lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Safo lands with a right to the head.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Safo missing with knees to the body.
Safo tries to work over Jaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Safo blocks an uppercut.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Safo pushes Jaa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaa.
Jaa lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Jaa - that landed with a thud.
Jaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Safo tries to throw a body punch but Jaa avoids it by throwing Safo back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Safo.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Safo tries to throw a body punch but Jaa avoids it by throwing Safo back against the cage.
Jaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Safo.
A short left from Jaa.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Safo managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Safo 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.
Jaa misses with a body kick.
Safo throws a low kick but Jaa moves out of range easily.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Safo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Safo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Safo takes a swing at Jaa's ribcage but misses.
Jaa throws a body kick that misses.
Safo moves into the clinch.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Safo is defending well for now.
Safo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jaa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Safo's brow.
Safo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Safo digs a right hand into Jaa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jaa's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Safo.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Safo.
Safo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaa misses with an elbow strike.
Safo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaa.
A short right from Safo.
A short uppercut from Safo.
Jaa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Safo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Safo avoids a wild elbow strike from Jaa.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Safo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jaa tries to throw a body punch but Safo avoids it by throwing Jaa back against the cage.
Jaa misses with a punch to the body.
Derek Safo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Safo.
Safo lands with a right to the head.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Safo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Safo lands an uppercut.
Safo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jaa backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Safo gets through Jaa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jaa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Safo has a couple of punches blocked by Jaa.
Jaa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Safo lands with a right to the head.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Safo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Safo lands a knee to the head.
Safo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jaa backwards.
Safo avoids a wild elbow strike from Jaa.
Safo scores with a hook to the body.
Safo lands with a left to the head.
Safo has Jaa pushed against the cage.
Safo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Jaa on the inside.
Safo tries to throw a body punch but Jaa avoids it by throwing Safo back against the cage.
A short right from Safo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Safo blocks with his arms.
Jaa misses with an elbow strike.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Safo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaa lands a nice elbow.
Safo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Safo blocks an elbow strike from Jaa.
Jaa misses with an elbow over the top.
Jaa throws a head punch that misses.
Safo avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Safo.
Jaa throws an elbow but it misses.
Jaa misses with a punch to the body.
Safo looking to slow down the pace here.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Safo.
Safo digs a right hand underneath Jaa's ribcage. Jaa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Safo scores with a shot to the side of Jaa's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Safo avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Safo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaa's elbow.
Jaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Safo lands an elbow that stopped Jaa in his tracks for a moment.
Safo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Safo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Safo lands a right hand.
Safo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Safo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Safo lands a shoulder strike.
Safo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Safo.
Safo is leaning against Jaa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Safo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Safo lands a nice uppercut.
Jaa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa prevents a body shot from Safo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Safo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Safo throws a nice looking combination but Jaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Safo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jaa under the eye.
Safo throws a nice looking combination but Jaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaa is looking to clinch but Safo is avoiding it.
Jaa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Derek Safo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Safo takes a swing at Jaa's ribcage but misses.
Safo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Safo misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Safo. Beautiful body shot.
Jaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Safo moves in looking to clinch but Jaa pushes him off.
A head kick by Jaa misses
and Safo counters with a low kick, right behind Jaa 's knee.
Safo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaa manages to avoid it.
Safo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaa misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaa. That's going to slow Safo down.
Safo misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Safo blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaa misses with a low kick as Safo jumps back.
Jaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Safo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Safo throws out a leg kick but Jaa moves out of range and Safo only half commits.
Jaa throws a wild body kick that Safo sees coming a mile off.
Safo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Derek Safo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Safo blocks the leg kick.
Safo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Safo takes a swing at Jaa's ribcage but misses.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Safo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaa throws a low kick, looking for Safo's leg but Safo calmly moves out of range.
Jaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Safo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaa.
Safo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Safo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Safo.
Safo has closed the distance and engaged Jaa in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Safo blocks an elbow strike from Jaa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Safo.
Safo blocks an elbow strike from Jaa.
Jaa lands an elbow inside that Safo shrugs off.
Safo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tony Jaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Safo blocks an elbow strike from Jaa.
Safo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Safo.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Safo is defending well for now.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Safo prevents a body shot from Jaa.
Jaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Safo - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Safo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Safo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Safo avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Safo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Safo looking to slow down the pace here.
A right hook to the body lands for Safo.
Jaa lands an elbow just above Safo 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Safo.
Jaa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaa.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jaa throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jaa fails to land.
Safo lands a nice uppercut.
Safo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Safo is defending well for now.
Safo lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Safo.
Derek Safo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Safo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Safo.
Jaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Safo is working Jaa over against the cage.
Jaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Safo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaa backwards.
Safo can't find room to land a body shot as Jaa controls the action.
Jaa throws an elbow but it misses.
Safo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Safo scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Safo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Safo avoids the elbow strike from Jaa, against the cage.
Jaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Safo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Safo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Safo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Safo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Safo!
Derek Safo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Sladkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bauer comes to the cage accompanied by I Stand Alone by Godsmack. Sladkov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rich Boy - Boy Looka Here . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oleg Sladkov!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sladkov moves out of range of the strikes.
Sladkov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bauer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A cross from Sladkov lands.
It looks like Jack Bauer has been cut.
Bauer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bauer lands with a right hand.
Bauer misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bauer throws a big shot that misses.
Bauer connects with a single shot there.
Sladkov Rushes Bauer and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Bauer is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Sladkov Piles on the pressure and Bauer crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Sladkov!
An out of breath Oleg Sladkov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Rubio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peppu Reiska MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacDonald has chosen Placebo - Pure Morning as his entrance music. Adam Rubio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Rubio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peppu Reiska MacDonald!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubio wants to clinch
and MacDonald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rubio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacDonald wants to clinch.
MacDonald looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rubio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rubio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MacDonald swings for the body but Rubio moves out of range.
Rubio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rubio doesn't manage to clinch there - MacDonald circles away.
Rubio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rubio shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches MacDonald napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rubio tries to move into full mount but can't pass MacDonald's legs.
Rubio is trying to get an arm triangle but MacDonald is defending well.
MacDonald sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
MacDonald is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rubio pulls his head out easily.
Rubio throws a strike but MacDonald avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rubio pushes down on MacDonald's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald is refusing to be controlled, as Rubio sits in half guard.
MacDonald is defending against the submission attempts here by Rubio.
Rubio throwing shots but MacDonald is blocking nicely.
Rubio is sneakily working for an arm triangle but MacDonald sees it coming and defends easily.
Rubio trying to control the action but MacDonald is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald tries to roll over but Rubio keeps him under control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rubio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rubio uses his free foot to push down on MacDonald's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for MacDonald.
Rubio seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but MacDonald is holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald is looking to improve his position but Rubio isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacDonald manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rubio wants to take a breather but MacDonald is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubio working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on MacDonald's thigh. MacDonald counters though and makes it back to full guard.
MacDonald can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rubio controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Rubio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rubio looks to clinch
and MacDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
Rubio darts in trying to clinch
and MacDonald counters with a shoot takedown. Rubio fights it but they end up in guard.
Rubio looking for a sweep. Not yet Rubio, not yet.
Rubio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
MacDonald wants to pass the guard but Rubio is keeping the position.
MacDonald throws a strike but Rubio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rubio sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed MacDonald's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rubio is working away from the top position though.
MacDonald looking for submissions off his back.
MacDonald wants to improve his position but Rubio is controlling well.
Rubio wants to lay and pray for a moment but MacDonald keeps working.
Rubio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rubio is looking for a kimura but MacDonald is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rubio to get the leverage.
Rubio is taking a breather. MacDonald says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Adam Rubio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rubio passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for MacDonald!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubio takes MacDonald's back.
Rubio is hanging on to MacDonald's back as he tries to escape.
Rubio looking for the choke from the back.
Rubio is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. MacDonald knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften MacDonald for a finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacDonald looking very determined here, making life difficult for Rubio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubio gets his hands free as MacDonald looks to control.
Rubio controlling well, preventing MacDonald from escaping the position.
Rubio scores with strikes from the back.
MacDonald is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Rubio off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
I really don't envy MacDonald right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacDonald preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rubio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacDonald is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Rubio dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
MacDonald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rubio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacDonald lands with a nice body punch.
Rubio shoots in for a takedown but MacDonald shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rubio is looking to clinch but MacDonald is avoiding it.
Rubio shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rubio uses his free foot to push down on MacDonald's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for MacDonald.
Rubio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
MacDonald is looking to improve his position but Rubio isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubio throwing strikes here but MacDonald is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
MacDonald is looking to get to half guard.
MacDonald regains half guard.
Rubio is looking to advance position but MacDonald won't allow it.
MacDonald is staying active underneath Rubio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald won't allow Rubio to pass to mount.
MacDonald is trying to maintain the position but Rubio is very close to passing his half guard.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rubio seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. MacDonald is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Adam Rubio!
Adam Rubio made sure to mention his sponsor, Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant's entrance music is Alice in Chains - Rooster. A fine choice. Ding has chosen Mortal Kombat as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cody Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Ding!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ding shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Grant has his hands clasped together around Ding's back. He's all about the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ding thows a huge punch but Grant dodges it nicely.
Ding throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ding is looking to stall here but Grant recovers full guard.
Ding throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant wants to sweep but no luck.
Grant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ding has gone for a leg lock! Grant slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ding's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ding is trying to keep Grant in close.
Ding wants to sweep here but Grant controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ding wants to improve his position but instead Grant has moved into half guard.
Grant controlling the action here.
Ding is staying active underneath Grant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grant in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cody Grant.
Ding shoots in but Grant avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grant clinches up with Ding and pushes him back against the cage.
Ding wants a takedown.
Grant presses Ding against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ding takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Dick Ding has been cut.
Grant lands a nice knee to the body.
Ding looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant lands a knee to the body.
Grant tries to land knees in the clinch but Ding avoids the damage to the body.
Grant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands an elbow inside that Ding shrugs off.
Grant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grant throws an elbow but misses.
Ding is trying to drag Grant to the mat but Grant just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cody Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Ding.
Grant lands a right hand.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ding lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grant works on Ding's body with a couple of short punches.
Grant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grant scores with a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Dick Ding's cut even more.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grant obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The cut above Dick Ding's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grant lands an elbow inside that Ding shrugs off.
Ding is rocked!
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ding avoids it.
Ding is still on wobbly legs! Can Grant finish him?
Grant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ding has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Grant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Ding's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ding takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ding seems to have recovered his senses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Grant here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
An inside leg kick from Grant misses.
Grant drops Ding with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ding looks back up at him and smiles so Grant waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ding is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ding is still on wobbly legs! Can Grant finish him?
Grant throws a jab when Ding was well out of range.
Ding seems to have recovered his senses.
Ding dives in and grabs Grant's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grant pushes down on Ding's head and hops out.
Grant finds Ding's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Ding flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Grant lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Ding will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cody Grant!
Cody Grant decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Will Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodel Hiligaynon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks comes to the cage accompanied by All I do Is win. Hiligaynon has chosen Down and Out as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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156 lbs
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144 lbs
20 - 10 - 2 |
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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
25 - 16 - 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
20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rodel Hiligaynon!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hiligaynon shoots in for a double leg but Banks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hiligaynon is looking to chop away at Banks's legs.
Hiligaynon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Banks sprawls well. Banks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hiligaynon gets slowly back to his feet.
Hiligaynon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hiligaynon staying out of range there.
Banks looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiligaynon is just out of range.
Banks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donk. Banks catches Hiligaynon right on the button with a cross.
Hiligaynon shoots in looking for a takedown. Banks tries to sprawl out of it but Hiligaynon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Banks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Will Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodel Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks shoots in for a double leg but Hiligaynon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Banks lands a nice looking body shot.
Banks connects with the punch.
Banks ducks under a wild hook from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon looks to land a left hand but Banks moved out of range nicely.
Banks blocks a low kick nicely.
Hiligaynon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hiligaynon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Banks is able to avoid easily.
Banks looks for a takedown but Hiligaynon sprawls well.
Banks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hiligaynon shoots in for a double leg but Banks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banks works the jab nicely.
Hiligaynon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Banks checks it well.
Banks shoots in but no luck this time.
Hiligaynon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Banks just misses with a punch to the body.
Banks checks a leg kick.
Hiligaynon lands a leg kick that knocks Banks off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiligaynon cracks the inside of Banks's front leg.
Banks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Banks misses
and Hiligaynon counters with a head kick. That will keep Banks thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hiligaynon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hiligaynon lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hiligaynon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hiligaynon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Banks misses the shot to the body.
Banks ducks under a wild hook from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Banks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Banks missing with a left hand there. Hiligaynon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Hiligaynon misses.
A left and a right from Hiligaynon both land. Nice combination.
Banks scores with a body shot.
Hiligaynon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Banks drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiligaynon controls Banks momentarily but Banks frees himself.
Hiligaynon wants to stand and escape but Banks is having none of it.
Hiligaynon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Banks scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hiligaynon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banks is one step ahead there.
Banks tries to free his leg and advance position but Hiligaynon is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiligaynon scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Banks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiligaynon was well out of range. Poor timing from Banks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodel Hiligaynon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hiligaynon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Hiligaynon scores with a four punch combination!
Hiligaynon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Banks under the eye.
Banks moves out of range as Hiligaynon strikes.
Hiligaynon swings for the body but Banks moves out of range.
Banks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hiligaynon.
Rodel Hiligaynon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banks slips a straight right by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Banks avoids it really well and circles away.
Hiligaynon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hiligaynon lands with an overhand left.
Rodel Hiligaynon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiligaynon slips a straight right by Banks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiligaynon throws a sloppy head kick and Banks moves out of range easily.
Hiligaynon misses with a body shot
and Banks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hiligaynon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banks misses with a wild body shot.
Hiligaynon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Banks pinned against the cage. Banks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters circling - Banks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick but Banks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hiligaynon throws a looping overhand right but Banks ducks down to avoid it.
Hiligaynon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Banks. Banks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Banks is looking to wear down Hiligaynon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hiligaynon ducks under a wild hook from Banks.
Sloppy strikes from Hiligaynon. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Banks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hiligaynon checks it well.
Hiligaynon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banks.
Banks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hiligaynon slips a jab from Banks.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick that misses.
Banks avoids a kick to the body.
Hiligaynon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banks.
Banks misses with a wild body shot.
Hiligaynon swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.
Hiligaynon loads up on a big right hand but Banks slips the punch.
Banks slaps away a takedown attempt from Hiligaynon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Will Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodel Hiligaynon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon throws the kick towards the body but Banks avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Banks.
Banks misses the shot to the body.
Hiligaynon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banks manages to avoid it.
Hiligaynon looks to land a left hand but Banks moved out of range nicely.
Hiligaynon slips a jab and a cross from Banks.
Hiligaynon misses with a left hand
and Banks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Banks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hiligaynon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiligaynon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Banks.
Banks throws the left hand but Hiligaynon avoids the punch easily.
Banks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks feints and as Hiligaynon raises his hands in defense, Banks changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hiligaynon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hiligaynon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Banks off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hiligaynon.
Banks throws a combination. Hiligaynon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Banks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hiligaynon throws a hook but Banks avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiligaynon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hiligaynon throws a push kick but Banks slaps the foot to one side.
Hiligaynon misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rodel Hiligaynon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiligaynon moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Banks.
Banks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Banks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Banks as he jumps to the side.
Hiligaynon throws a jab but it's blocked by Banks.
Hiligaynon feints and then cracks Banks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Banks down.
Hiligaynon throws the kick towards the body but Banks avoids it.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiligaynon moves away.
Banks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banks checks the leg kick.
Hiligaynon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiligaynon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Banks.
Banks lands a slapping body shot.
Banks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hiligaynon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hiligaynon misses with a looping left.
Hiligaynon swings for the body but Banks moves out of range.
Banks connects with a solid leg kick.
Hiligaynon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hiligaynon looks to throw the jab but Banks is out of range.
Banks misses with a shot to the body
and Hiligaynon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodel Hiligaynon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hiligaynon is predictable there
and Banks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banks moves away from the strike by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hiligaynon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Banks on the side of the head.
Banks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Banks defends it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiligaynon manages to avoid it.
Banks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiligaynon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banks's waist but Banks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hiligaynon off to one side.
Will Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodel Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses the jab.
Banks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hiligaynon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banks's calf.
Banks 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.
Hiligaynon throws a shot from downtown. Banks moves away and avoids it.
Banks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hiligaynon scores with a sloppy right hand. Banks should have avoided that one.
Banks looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiligaynon is just out of range.
Banks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hiligaynon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hiligaynon throws an overhand right that lands on Banks's shoulder, as Banks tries to avoid the shot.
Hiligaynon fakes the leg kick and cracks Banks in the body.
Hiligaynon misses with the combination.
Will Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A clash of legs there as Banks blocks the low kick.
Hiligaynon loads up on a big right hand but Banks slips the punch.
Banks lands with an uppercut that bounces Hiligaynon off the cage and back into range.
Banks misses with a hook.
Hiligaynon looks to throw the jab but Banks is out of range.
Banks looks to throw the jab but Hiligaynon is out of range.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Hiligaynon.
Banks shoots for a double leg takedown but Hiligaynon sprawls well. He's pushed Banks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Banks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodel Hiligaynon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hiligaynon 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodel Hiligaynon!
A victorious Rodel Hiligaynon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Megaphny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Zjawin „Głosy W Mojej Głowie. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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269 lbs
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275 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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fatu Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Megaphny!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Megaphny throws a body punch but Tua moves out of range.
Tua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Megaphny was well out of range. Poor timing from Tua.
Megaphny tries a head kick but it misses.
Tua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Megaphny tries to clinch but Tua is having none of it.
Kirk Megaphny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Tua does no damage.
A punch combination from Megaphny misses.
Megaphny scores with a hook.
Megaphny tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tua lands a right hook to the body.
Megaphny blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Megaphny.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Megaphny.
Megaphny defending well as Tua loads up on a big left hand.
Tua feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Megaphnys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Kirk Megaphny has been cut.
Tua thows a body shot but no joy.
Megaphny ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Megaphny finds it's target.
Megaphny lands a jab to the head.
Megaphny lands a right hook to the body.
Megaphny ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Nice defenses there by Megaphny.
Megaphny forces Tua back against the cage and clinches.
Megaphny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Megaphny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Megaphny.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tua looks to land a right hand but Megaphny moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Megaphny.
Tua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Megaphny throws out a loose jab but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megaphny fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Megaphny.
A left and a right from Tua both land. Nice combination.
Megaphny takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny throws a lazy uppercut
letting Tua counter with a right hand.
Tua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Megaphny.
Tua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Megaphny lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tua clobbers Megaphny with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tua swats away the attempt to clinch by Megaphny.
A swing and a miss from Tua.
Tua misses with a hook. Megaphny ducked under it nicely.
Megaphny throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A cross from Tua lands.
Megaphny takes one to the side of the head.
Megaphny takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Megaphny slips under a jab.
Megaphny tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Megaphny throws out the jab.
Megaphny looks to throw the jab but Tua is out of range.
Megaphny attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tua paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Megaphny misses the shot to the body.
Megaphny lands a head shot.
Megaphny scores with the left hand. Tua knows he should have avoided that one.
Tua defending well as Megaphny loads up on a big left hand.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Megaphny tries to clinch there but Tua circles away.
Megaphny misses with a hook. Tua ducked under it nicely.
Megaphny 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.
Megaphny lands a nice hook to Tua's body. Tua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megaphny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua connects with a solid leg kick.
Megaphny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua.
Megaphny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tua misses the shot to the body.
Megaphny wants to clinch.
Megaphny blocks a jab.
Tua throws a lazy right hand but Megaphny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Megaphny misses the body punch
and Tua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tua ducks under a wild hook from Megaphny.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Megaphny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua.
Tua lands a big uppercut and Megaphny crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Megaphny looks OK. Tua waves Megaphny back to his feet!
Megaphny is rocked!
Megaphny fails with an attempt to clinch.
Megaphny is still on wobbly legs! Can Tua finish him?
Megaphny closes the distance and clinches.
Tua dips a shoulder and cracks Megaphny with a mighty uppercut! Megaphny falls back against the cage and Tua unloads with a barrage of strikes! Megaphny is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Tua screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fatu Tua!
Fatu Tua was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frenchy Fuqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Petkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuqua comes into the arena with Prodigy- Diesal Power blaring out of the sound system. Petkovic has chosen BvC Crew - KOSOVO as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frenchy Fuqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Petkovic!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuqua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petkovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Roman Petkovic has been cut.
Fuqua ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fuqua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuqua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petkovic.
Fuqua looks to throw the jab but Petkovic is out of range.
Petkovic tries a low kick but Fuqua avoids it.
Fuqua cracks Petkovic with a big right hand and Petkovic goes down!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fuqua working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fuqua looking to sit in guard and control but Petkovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Petkovic preventing the sweep.
Fuqua escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Petkovic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Petkovic 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.
Petkovic looking to sit in guard and control but Fuqua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fuqua trying to control but Petkovic is working from the bottom.
Petkovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fuqua wants to pass the guard but Petkovic is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuqua wants to control from the top but Petkovic keeps moving.
Petkovic pulls Fuqua in to control the position.
Fuqua postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
That kick from Petkovic tenderised Fuqua's leg. Fuqua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petkovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fuqua is out of range and Petkovic settles back down.
Fuqua lands with a shot to the body.
A cross from Fuqua lands.
Frenchy Fuqua 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.
Fuqua throws a front kick aimed at Petkovic's knee but Petkovic avoids it well.
Petkovic staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic staying out of range there.
Fuqua thuds his right hand into Petkovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That has opened up Roman Petkovic's cut even more.
Petkovic ducks under a wild hook from Fuqua.
Fuqua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petkovic, right into the meat.
Fuqua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petkovic lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petkovic misses the shot to the body.
Fuqua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petkovic.
Fuqua swings for the body but Petkovic moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Petkovic.
Petkovic shoots for a takedown but Fuqua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Petkovic misses.
Petkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuqua.
A big left from Fuqua misses.
Fuqua throws an off balance right hand
so Petkovic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Petkovic throwing strikes from guard but Fuqua blocks nicely.
Fuqua trying to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fuqua holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petkovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frenchy Fuqua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Petkovic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fuqua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petkovic lands a nice shot that snaps Fuqua's head back.
Petkovic feints and then cracks Fuqua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fuqua down.
Fuqua throws out a powerful jab.
Fuqua throws an off balance right hand
and Petkovic counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petkovic tries to move to mount but Fuqua blocks the move with his legs.
Petkovic working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Petkovic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Petkovic in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fuqua tries to buck Petkovic off but Petkovic is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkovic is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fuqua's shoulder. That is not cool.
Petkovic in side control, throwing shots but Fuqua defends.
Petkovic tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Petkovic controls the position.
Petkovic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fuqua is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fuqua is looking for a sweep.
Fuqua parries the strikes from Petkovic easily there. Petkovic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fuqua to escape.
Petkovic working the ground and pound but Fuqua is defending the strikes.
Petkovic working the head and body with strikes.
Fuqua might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Petkovic grinds an elbow into Fuqua's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuqua tries to buck Petkovic off but Petkovic is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Fuqua's face as Petkovic controls the position.
Petkovic swings around for an armbar but Fuqua sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Petkovic's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petkovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Petkovic 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic keeping moving, preventing Fuqua from controlling successfully.
Petkovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fuqua's guard.
Petkovic is fighting to break Fuqua's control of his arms but Fuqua is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Petkovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Petkovic looking to sit in guard and control but Fuqua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Roman Petkovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Petkovic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fuqua passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuqua trying to control the action but Petkovic is working from the bottom.
Fuqua tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Petkovic looks to move to half guard but instead Fuqua has passed into mount! Damn!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petkovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Petkovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roman Petkovic'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fuqua throws a lazy uppercut
and Petkovic counters with a takedown into side control.
Petkovic throws an elbow but Fuqua slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fuqua managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Petkovic.
Petkovic throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
A lull in the action here as Petkovic stalls from top position.
Petkovic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Petkovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fuqua looking for a sweep but Petkovic has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuqua is looking to improve his position but Petkovic isn't that keen on the idea.
Petkovic working Fuqua over with strikes here.
Petkovic landing strikes from the mount.
Petkovic wants to control the pace but Fuqua is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuqua wants to hold on but Petkovic pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuqua manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Petkovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petkovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fuqua's head.
Fuqua wants to get back to full guard.
Petkovic is just content to waste time from the top position. Fuqua takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Petkovic passes Fuqua's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Petkovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuqua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Petkovic.
Fuqua is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Petkovic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Petkovic stalling.
Petkovic misses with a head shot. Fuqua uses the momentum to regain guard.
Petkovic is stalling in the full guard.
Fuqua managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuqua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petkovic throwing strikes from guard but Fuqua blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petkovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fuqua is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Petkovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Petkovic 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Petkovic!
A very excited looking Roman Petkovic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mister Spock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spock comes to the cage accompanied by Rolling Stones- 2,000 Light Years From Home. Connor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ça vaut mieux que d'attraper la scarlatine by Ray Venture kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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162 lbs
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158 lbs
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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
19 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mister Spock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Connor!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor throws a lazy right hand but Spock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Connor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Spock's half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Connor thows a huge punch but Spock dodges it nicely.
Spock tries to roll over but Connor keeps him under control.
Connor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Spock trying to hold on to Connor's head to control him but Connor postures up.
Connor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Connor misses with a body shot.
Spock dips to his left and cracks Connor with an uppercut!
Spock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spock slips a straight right by Connor.
Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spock moves away.
Spock just misses with a punch to the body.
Spock misses with a few strikes there.
Spock tries to close the distance and clinch but Connor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Connor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spock's head.
Spock looks to land a left hand but Connor moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Spock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Connor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Connor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connor throws a leg kick but Spock checks it.
Connor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spock.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spock.
A low kick from Connor misses
and Spock counters with a nice body shot.
Spock throws a right and a left that both miss.
John Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spock missing with a left hand there. Connor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Connor avoiding damage as Spock throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Connor fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spock connects with a knee to the head.
Connor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spock lands an elbow inside.
Spock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Connor lands with a left to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Spock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Connor's brow.
Connor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Connor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spock.
Connor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spock has Connor up against the cage in a clinch.
Spock scores a nice knee to the body.
Spock takes a shot to the head.
Connor misses with a body punch.
Connor avoiding damage as Spock throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Connor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spock blocks a body shot from Connor.
Spock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Connor blocks an elbow strike.
Connor tries to break the clinch but Spock is controlling the position.
Spock landing knees to the body.
Spock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Connor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spock blocks a body shot from Connor.
Connor working hard to break the clinch.
Spock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spock lands a damaging elbow.
Spock misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Connor tries a body shot but Spock blocks it.
Connor working aggressively here.
Spock lands an elbow just above Connor 's eye.
It looks like John Connor has been cut.
Spock misses with an elbow strike.
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 Mister Spock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Connor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Connor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spock counters with a nice body shot.
Connor scores with a sloppy right hand. Spock should have avoided that one.
Connor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Connor counters with a takedown into side control.
Spock is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Connor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Connor is trying to control the action in half guard but Spock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spock preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, if Connor 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spock is staying active underneath Connor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Connor.
Connor throws a series of punches but Spock avoids them all with ease.
Spock lands a really nice looking cross but Connor seems unphased.
A jab from Connor misses.
Connor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spock throws a hook to the side of Connor's head but Connor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as Spock blocks the leg kick.
Spock tries to clinch but Connor is having none of it.
Spock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Connor misses.
Connor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
John Connor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Connor looks to land a combination but Spock avoids it well.
Spock scores with a sloppy right hand. Connor should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Connor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spock misses with a head kick.
Connor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spock.
Spock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Connor looks to land a combination but Spock avoids it well.
Connor scores with a jab. Spock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Connor swats away the attempt to clinch by Spock.
Connor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spock misses with an uppercut. Connor saw that one coming.
Spock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Connor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Connor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Connor does no damage.
Connor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Connor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mister Spock is winning the standup battle so far.
Spock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Connor.
Connor misses with a left hand
and Spock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Connor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Connor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Connor throws out a loose jab but Spock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connor throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connor looks to score with a jab to the body but Spock is just out of range.
Connor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connor was well out of range. Poor timing from Spock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Spock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Connor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Spock lands a nice shot to the body.
Spock scores with a shot to the body.
Spock clinches.
Connor scores with a shot to the side of Spock's head.
Connor avoiding damage as Spock throws knees to the body.
Spock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spock.
Connor takes an elbow to the temple.
Spock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Spock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Spock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Spock throws an elbow but misses.
Spock lands an elbow inside.
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!
Connor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spock backwards.
Spock blocks a body shot from Connor.
Spock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Connor swings wildly with an uppercut but Spock uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spock.
Spock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Connor dodges an elbow strike from Spock.
Connor blocks the elbow strike.
Connor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Spock.
Connor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from Spock.
Connor misses with some punches.
Mister Spock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Connor avoiding damage as Spock throws knees to the body.
A short left from Spock.
Connor avoids the elbow strike from Spock, against the cage.
Connor blocks an elbow strike.
Connor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Connor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spock misses with an elbow strike.
Spock throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Spock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Connor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Connor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spock lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up John Connor's cut even more.
Spock scores with a shot to the side of Connor's head.
Connor is trying to pull guard but Spock turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mister Spock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Connor.
Spock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Connor's defenses.
Spock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spock.
Connor is rocked!
Connor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Spock is defending well.
Spock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spock lands a nice uppercut.
Connor is still on wobbly legs! Can Spock finish him?
Spock lands an elbow inside.
Spock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Connor is pressed against the cage. Spock pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Connor! Two more big strikes from Spock and Connor crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mister Spock!
A determined Mister Spock didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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