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OFC 202: Wrecking Balls PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Eubanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kauko Velaskuez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eubanks's entrance music is All Summer Long - Kid Rock. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
16 - 14 - 0 |
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245 lbs
6 - 4 - 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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Eubanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kauko Velaskuez!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velaskuez tries to clinch but Eubanks moves out of range.
Eubanks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velaskuez was well out of range. Poor timing from Eubanks.
Velaskuez cracks Eubanks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Velaskuez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Eubanks did well to prevent Velaskuez getting side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Eubanks trying to control but Velaskuez postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Velaskuez controlling the action here.
Eubanks tries to roll over but Velaskuez keeps him under control.
Eubanks flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Velaskuez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Eubanks wants to control but Velaskuez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velaskuez is looking to take a break and control but Eubanks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eubanks tries to get to full guard but Velaskuez has control of the leg.
Eubanks tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velaskuez seems to be looking for submissions.
Eubanks is pressing down on Velaskuez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Eubanks wants to sweep here but Velaskuez controlling him for the moment.
Eubanks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Velaskuez defends well.
Eubanks keeping moving, preventing Velaskuez from controlling successfully.
Eubanks wants to sweep but no luck.
Eubanks wants to control the position but Velaskuez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Velaskuez working the head and body with strikes.
Eubanks is refusing to be controlled, as Velaskuez sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velaskuez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eubanks defending well though.
Eubanks is trying to maintain the position but Velaskuez is very close to passing his half guard.
Velaskuez works his way into side control.
Velaskuez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Eubanks to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velaskuez scoring with punches from side control.
Eubanks is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Velaskuez working the body and head with strikes.
Velaskuez scoring with punches and elbows.
Velaskuez tries to advance to mount but Eubanks denies him.
Velaskuez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Eubanks sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Eubanks tries to improve position but can't.
Eubanks manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eubanks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Velaskuez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eubanks defending well though.
Eubanks is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Velaskuez there.
Velaskuez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eubanks keeps working.
Velaskuez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Velaskuez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Velaskuez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Velaskuez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eubanks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Eubanks trying to hold on to Velaskuez's head to control him but Velaskuez postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velaskuez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eubanks defending well though.
Velaskuez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Eubanks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Eubanks wants to improve his position but Velaskuez is controlling well.
Velaskuez controlling the action here.
Eubanks is trying to stand up here but Velaskuez is controlling him well.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velaskuez thows a huge punch but Eubanks dodges it nicely.
Velaskuez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Velaskuez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Eubanks is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Velaskuez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Velaskuez's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauko Velaskuez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Eubanks fails with a takedown attempt.
Eubanks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Velaskuez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Eubanks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eubanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velaskuez moves away.
Eubanks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Velaskuez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Eubanks's guard.
Eubanks looking for a sweep. Not yet Eubanks, not yet.
Velaskuez content to stall in guard here.
Eubanks wants to sweep but no luck.
Eubanks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Velaskuez's guard.
Velaskuez trying to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velaskuez wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Eubanks is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eubanks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Eubanks is pressing down on Velaskuez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Velaskuez is holding on for now.
Velaskuez wants to improve his position but Eubanks is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velaskuez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Eubanks decides to stand and escape the position.
Velaskuez throws a head kick that misses.
Velaskuez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Eubanks on his heels. He'll look to pass Eubanks's guard now, I'm sure.
Velaskuez wants to control from the top but Eubanks keeps moving.
Eubanks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Velaskuez manages to get himself to full guard.
Eubanks would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velaskuez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eubanks tries to roll over but Velaskuez keeps him under control.
Velaskuez 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.
Velaskuez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eubanks is trying to control but Velaskuez manages to pass to mount!
Eubanks wants to control but Velaskuez is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velaskuez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Eubanks takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Velaskuez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Floyd Eubanks has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You get the feeling that Eubanks really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eubanks is in a horrible position here. Velaskuez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Velaskuez tries to control but Eubanks wriggling away.
Eubanks is trying to escape the mount.
Velaskuez unloading with bombs!
Floyd Eubanks's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velaskuez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jeez, Floyd Eubanks's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Floyd Eubanks's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kauko Velaskuez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kauko Velaskuez waved his t-shirt featuring Speed Junkie Supplements Q160-158-155 (95%Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fallon Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by Take a Walk on the Wild Side. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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146 lbs
8 - 26 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fallon Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon tries to close the distance and clinch but Fox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nixon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nixon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fox gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fox perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nixon punching from the bottom.
Nixon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nixon punching from the bottom.
Nixon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fox takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fox blocks the strikes from Nixon.
Fox is working for a submission of some sort.
Fox is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox is taking a breather. Nixon 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.
Nixon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fox works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fox pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fox lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fox controlling the pace for now.
Fox seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nixon for as long as he can get away with.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nixon is trying to stand up.
Fox takes Nixon's back, avoiding a couple of desperation strikes from the bottom.
Nixon is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Fox is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox has good solid back control here.
Nixon won't enjoy being in this position. Fox looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Nixon is tapping - it's over boys! Fox picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fallon Fox!
After the fight, Fallon Fox was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Oquendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Ahkenaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahkenaton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sweet Taste of India kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jose Oquendo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
26 - 12 - 1 |
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200 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Oquendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, King Ahkenaton !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahkenaton throws a right hand that Oquendo ducks under and follows up with a left that Oquendo also avoids with ease.
Ahkenaton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahkenaton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Oquendo.
Ahkenaton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ahkenaton is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Oquendo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oquendo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ahkenaton stops Oquendo from standing up.
Ahkenaton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oquendo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ahkenaton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ahkenaton working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahkenaton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahkenaton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oquendo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ahkenaton is looking to work some ground and pound but Oquendo has wrist control.
Oquendo wants to stand and escape but Ahkenaton is having none of it.
Ahkenaton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ahkenaton postures up in Oquendo's guard and throws a big left but Oquendo blocks it.
Ahkenaton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ahkenaton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ahkenaton throwing strikes from guard but Oquendo blocks nicely.
Ahkenaton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahkenaton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ahkenaton wants to control from the top but Oquendo keeps moving.
Ahkenaton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ahkenaton trying to control but Oquendo is working from the bottom.
Ahkenaton postures up in Oquendo's guard and throws a big left but Oquendo blocks it.
Ahkenaton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oquendo keeping moving, preventing Ahkenaton from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton throws an elbow that misses. Oquendo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ahkenaton 's guard. Nice move by Oquendo!
Oquendo wants to get up but he can't break Ahkenaton 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Oquendo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oquendo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ahkenaton misses with a two punch combination.
Ahkenaton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Oquendo to the ground. Ahkenaton is now in Oquendo's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ahkenaton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ahkenaton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oquendo is keeping the position for now.
Ahkenaton trying to control but Oquendo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton throws a big right hand that misses.
Ahkenaton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ahkenaton throws a strike but Oquendo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ahkenaton looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Ahkenaton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
That kick from Oquendo tenderised Ahkenaton 's leg. Ahkenaton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ahkenaton fails to land with a series of punches.
Oquendo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oquendo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ahkenaton .
Oquendo moves out of range as Ahkenaton strikes.
A slow jab from Ahkenaton misses its intended target.
Oquendo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ahkenaton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ahkenaton avoids the head kick by Oquendo.
Ahkenaton shoots in for a takedown but Oquendo shows good takedown defense.
Oquendo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oquendo walks into a jab.
Oquendo lands with a slapping head kick.
Oquendo throws a leg kick but Ahkenaton sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oquendo slips a jab and a cross from Ahkenaton .
Oquendo connects with a solid leg kick.
Ahkenaton misses the shot to the body.
Oquendo misses with a head kick.
Oquendo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ahkenaton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oquendo.
A punch combination from Ahkenaton misses.
Oquendo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ahkenaton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oquendo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ahkenaton throws a body punch but Oquendo moves out of range.
Ahkenaton misses the jab.
Ahkenaton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oquendo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ahkenaton .
A jab from Ahkenaton finds it's way through Oquendo's defenses.
Oquendo lands with an overhand left.
Oquendo throws a head kick but Ahkenaton moves out of range.
Ahkenaton throws a series of punches but Oquendo avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ahkenaton , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oquendo looks to land a combination but Ahkenaton avoids it well.
Jose Oquendo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ahkenaton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oquendo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ahkenaton throws a big shot that misses.
Oquendo ducks under a wild hook from Ahkenaton .
Ahkenaton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Oquendo.
Oquendo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jose Oquendo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahkenaton is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahkenaton swinging wildly here.
Ahkenaton looks to score with a jab to the body but Oquendo is just out of range.
Oquendo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oquendo thumps Ahkenaton with a low kick.
Ahkenaton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ahkenaton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ahkenaton misses with a wild combination.
Oquendo lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahkenaton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oquendo.
Oquendo lands a head kick. Ahkenaton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ahkenaton throws a body punch but Oquendo moves out of range.
Ahkenaton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oquendo defends it nicely.
Jose Oquendo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Ahkenaton .
Ahkenaton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oquendo is fending him off so far but Ahkenaton persists. Nope, Oquendo circles away and we're back to standing.
Oquendo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ahkenaton throws a big shot that misses.
Ahkenaton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahkenaton drops his hands momentarily and Oquendo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ahkenaton throws a jab but it's blocked by Oquendo.
Ahkenaton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahkenaton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Oquendo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ahkenaton has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo is trying to control Ahkenaton 's posture but Ahkenaton avoids it.
The ground and pound from Ahkenaton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ahkenaton tries to score with some ground and pound. Oquendo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
King Ahkenaton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ahkenaton creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Oquendo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ahkenaton cracks Oquendo with a big right hand but Oquendo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ahkenaton lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahkenaton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Ahkenaton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ahkenaton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oquendo keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Oquendo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ahkenaton checks a leg kick nicely.
Ahkenaton walks into a stiff left hand from Oquendo.
Ahkenaton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oquendo is fending him off so far but Ahkenaton persists. Nope, Oquendo circles away and we're back to standing.
Ahkenaton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oquendo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jose Oquendo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Ahkenaton .
Oquendo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ahkenaton misses with a double jab.
Ahkenaton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oquendo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oquendo connects with a body shot.
Ahkenaton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Ahkenaton , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ahkenaton throws a lazy uppercut
letting Oquendo counter with a right hand.
Oquendo scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ahkenaton .
Oquendo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Oquendo. No joy for Ahkenaton on that attempt.
Oquendo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ahkenaton 's head backwards.
Oquendo lands a big head kick that sends Ahkenaton tumbling to the mat! Oquendo takes a step backwards and waves Ahkenaton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ahkenaton is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oquendo throws a front kick that sends Ahkenaton stumbling back into the cage.
Ahkenaton is still on wobbly legs! Can Oquendo finish him?
A slapping leg kick lands for Oquendo.
Oquendo lands a head kick!
Oquendo fakes the body blow, causing Ahkenaton to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Ahkenaton goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jose Oquendo!
A victorious Jose Oquendo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Adelard Desormeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jato Idrissa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desormeaux comes to the cage accompanied by Ça va venir découragez-vous pas ♫ . Idrissa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Three 6 Mafia - Who Da Fuck You Playin Wit . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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186 lbs
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172 lbs
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World class MT
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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
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adelard Desormeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jato Idrissa!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idrissa moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Desormeaux.
Idrissa breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Desormeaux is trying to trip Idrissa. He has hold of a leg but Idrissa is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Desormeaux persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Idrissa working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Desormeaux has passed into half guard!
Idrissa tries to roll over but Desormeaux keeps him under control.
Idrissa moves into full guard.
Desormeaux connects with a couple of short punches.
Desormeaux lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Idrissa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Desormeaux defends it easily.
Desormeaux tries to free his leg and advance position but Idrissa is retaining full guard.
Desormeaux is sitting in close to Idrissa's body. Idrissa has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Desormeaux is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Desormeaux is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Idrissa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jato Idrissa!
A very excited looking Jato Idrissa rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lindien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindien's entrance music is Converter - Coma. A fine choice. Marco Gomez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Lindien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindien misses with a double jab.
Lindien is looking to clinch.
Lindien tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marco Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lindien sprawls well. Lindien wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet.
Lindien scores with the left hand. Gomez knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Marco Gomez has been cut.
Gomez has a takedown stuffed.
Gomez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lindien on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lindien tries to get out of the position.
Gomez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gomez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gomez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gomez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lindien has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindien manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindien content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gomez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lindien pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gomez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lindien has his hands clasped together but Gomez extends and breaks Lindien's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gomez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marco Gomez!
A relieved looking Marco Gomez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pegg Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera has chosen Slacker as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pegg Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Margera dodges the punch combination from Frost.
Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frost is looking to clinch but Margera is avoiding it.
Margera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Margera tries to keep at a distance but Frost has taken the fight into the clinch.
Margera has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Frost clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Frost prevents Margera from getting a body triangle.
Frost trying to control the action but Margera just sinks the hooks in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Margera.
Margera scores with punches from the back.
Frost prevents Margera from getting a body triangle.
Margera looking to break Frost's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Frost remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Margera will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Frost staying busy and making it hard for Margera to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera doesn't have the hooks in and Frost manages to turn into his guard.
Frost not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Frost won't allow Margera to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bam Margera wasn't active enough on the ground.
Frost gets a clinch.
Frost missing with knees to the body.
Frost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Margera can't break the clinch.
Frost creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Frost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Margera blocks an elbow strike.
Margera looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Frost.
Frost misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Frost throws an elbow but misses.
Frost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Margera working hard to break the clinch.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a knee to the head.
Margera has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Frost is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Margera takes a knee right on the jaw!
Frost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Frost landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Margera blocks it with crossed arms.
Frost crunches a lovely knee into Margera's ribcage.
Frost digs a right hand into Margera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Margera's gas tank.
Frost tries to land knees in the clinch but Margera avoids the damage to the body.
Margera avoiding damage as Frost throws knees to the body.
Margera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Frost on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pegg Frost dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Margera circles away.
Bam Margera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frost closes the distance looking to clinch
and Margera counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Frost is pulling down on Margera's head to control his posture.
Margera is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Frost tries a head kick but it misses.
Frost scores with a jab. Margera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Margera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Margera. That snapped Frost's head back.
Margera misses with a body shot.
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Margera is looking to take this one to the mat.
Frost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Margera blocks it with crossed arms.
Margera drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Frost gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Margera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Frost prevents it.
Pegg Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Margera.
Frost lands a right hand.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now.
Frost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Frost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Frost prevents a takedown attempt there.
Frost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Margera managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Frost is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Margera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Margera throws a right hand that Frost ducks under and follows up with a left that Frost also avoids with ease.
Margera avoids the body shot from Frost.
Frost closes the distance but Margera moves to the side
and Margera counters with a stiff right hand.
Margera lands a nice shot that snaps Frost's head back.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a head kick.
Frost forces Margera back against the cage and clinches.
Margera takes an elbow to the temple.
Margera tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Frost just stands there and leans against the cage.
Frost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now.
Frost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Margera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frost tries to land knees in the clinch but Margera avoids the damage to the body.
Frost misses with a knee strike.
Frost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Margera's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frost.
Frost missing with knees to the body.
Margera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Margera avoids a wild elbow strike from Frost.
Frost gets underhooks to prevent Margera's takedown attempt.
Frost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Margera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Margera misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margera misses with a series of wild punches.
Frost is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Margera misses with a hook
and Frost counters by moving into the clinch.
Margera looking for a takedown.
Margera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pegg Frost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Frost tries to work over Margera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pegg Frost will probably get the nod.
That's time! Frost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Margera feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Margera is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Margera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Frost is trying to keep Margera in close.
Margera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Frost is trying to keep Margera in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Pegg Frost just wasn't active enough.
Margera misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Frost forces Margera back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Margera.
Margera dodges an elbow strike from Frost.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Margera.
Margera avoids a wild elbow strike from Frost.
Margera jumps guard and drags Frost to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Margera wants to stand but Frost is controlling the position.
Margera keeping moving, preventing Frost from controlling successfully.
Frost has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera pulls Frost in close to prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Margera swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Margera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pegg Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Margera looks to land a right hand but Frost moved out of range.
Frost closes the distance but Margera moves to the side
and Margera counters with a series of strikes. Frost will be more careful next time no doubt.
Margera swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
Margera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Margera circles away.
Frost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Margera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost.
Margera moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Margera lands a lovely overhand right.
Frost looks to clinch
and Margera counters with a one-two to the body.
Frost tries to clinch up
and Margera counters with a stiff right hand.
Frost scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Margera circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frost.
Margera gets a takedown into half guard.
Margera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Margera tries to pass the half guard into mount. Frost knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Margera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bam Margera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Frost has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pegg Frost!
During a confident post fight interview, Pegg Frost thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Clendennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Renner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clendennon's entrance music is LoFidelity Allstars - Battleflag. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Renner's choice of entrance music: Little Pills. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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154 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Clendennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Renner!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Clendennon.
Craig Clendennon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clendennon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Clendennon tries to clinch but Renner is having none of it.
Clendennon misses with a straight right.
Clendennon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clendennon misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Clendennon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Clendennon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clendennon dodges the punch combination from Renner.
Clendennon fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clendennon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clendennon looks to land a right hand but Renner moved out of range.
Renner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Renner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renner shoots in looking for a takedown but Clendennon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Renner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Clendennon tries to sprawl but Renner drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Renner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clendennon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Renner.
Clendennon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Clendennon is looking for a sweep. Renner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clendennon has hold of Renner's hands but Renner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clendennon regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Renner.
Renner content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Renner trying to control but Clendennon is working from the bottom.
Renner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Renner with a flurry of punches that miss.
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!
Clendennon wants to sweep here but Renner controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeremy Renner.
Renner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clendennon avoids it really well and circles away.
Renner scores with a body shot.
Clendennon fails to land with a series of punches.
Clendennon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Renner.
Craig Clendennon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Clendennon.
Renner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Renner is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Clendennon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Clendennon keeping moving, preventing Renner from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Renner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clendennon swings for the body but Renner moves out of range.
Clendennon clobbers Renner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Renner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clendennon.
Clendennon takes the fight into the clinch.
Renner jumps guard but Clendennon stands there with Renner around his waist. Renner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clendennon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Renner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Clendennon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Clendennon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Renner is looking to take this one to the mat.
Craig Clendennon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Renner.
Renner avoids a wild elbow strike from Clendennon.
Renner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clendennon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Clendennon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clendennon lands a nice knee to the body.
Clendennon looking to throw knees to the head but Renner is blocking nicely.
Renner jumps guard but Clendennon stands there with Renner around his waist. Renner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Renner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clendennon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clendennon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Renner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clendennon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clendennon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Renner avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Clendennon.
Renner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clendennon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clendennon tries to land knees in the clinch but Renner avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Clendennon.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clendennon.
Clendennon lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renner blocks an elbow strike from Clendennon.
Clendennon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clendennon.
Clendennon missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Clendennon.
Renner managing to block the knees to the body from Clendennon.
Renner blocks an elbow strike.
Clendennon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Clendennon is defending well.
Clendennon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Renner avoids a wild elbow strike from Clendennon.
A short right from Clendennon.
Renner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clendennon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clendennon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clendennon lands an elbow just above Renner 's eye.
Clendennon keeps control of Renner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clendennon lands a left hand.
Renner takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon struggles to land a body shot inside as Renner controls his hands.
Clendennon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clendennon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Renner avoids the elbow strike from Clendennon, against the cage.
Renner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clendennon tries to land a knee to the head but Renner blocks with his arms.
Clendennon misses with the head strike.
Clendennon looking to throw knees to the head but Renner is blocking nicely.
Renner wants a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Renner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clendennon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Renner has hold of one of Clendennon's legs. Clendennon is fighting the takedown attempt but Renner gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renner won't allow Clendennon to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Clendennon dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Clendennon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Renner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Renner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Donk. Clendennon catches Renner right on the button with a cross.
Clendennon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Clendennon dips to his left and cracks Renner with an uppercut!
Clendennon cracks the inside of Renner's front leg.
Clendennon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Renner in his tracks.
Clendennon scores with a kick to the body.
Renner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Clendennon jabs Renner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clendennon pushes Renner up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clendennon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Renner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clendennon connects with a knee to the head.
Clendennon looking to throw knees to the head but Renner is blocking nicely.
Renner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clendennon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Renner blocks it with crossed arms.
Clendennon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clendennon working Renner over with knees to the body.
Clendennon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clendennon scores with a knee to the head.
Renner blocks an elbow strike from Clendennon.
Clendennon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Clendennon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renner blocks an uppercut.
Clendennon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Renner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Renner is looking to take this one to the mat.
Renner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clendennon throws an elbow but it misses.
Clendennon scores with a knee to the head.
Clendennon with a knee to the head.
Clendennon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renner.
Clendennon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Renner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clendennon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Renner avoids the elbow strike from Clendennon, against the cage.
Clendennon misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renner avoids a wild elbow strike from Clendennon.
Renner blocks the elbow strike.
Clendennon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clendennon landing knees to the head.
Clendennon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Renner avoiding damage as Clendennon throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Clendennon.
Renner managing to block the knees to the body from Clendennon.
Renner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Renner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clendennon landing knees to the head.
Renner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Craig Clendennon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Renner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clendennon working Renner over with knees to the body.
Clendennon trying to land knees to the body.
Clendennon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Renner blocks it with crossed arms.
Renner is trying to force a seperation but Clendennon has the dominant position.
Clendennon throws an elbow that misses.
Craig Clendennon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clendennon throws an elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clendennon missing with knees to the body.
Clendennon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Clendennon is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Clendennon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clendennon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Clendennon!
After winning the bout, Craig Clendennon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Lenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Spartan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Lenny!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartan misses with a right hand
and Lenny counters with a good low kick that Spartan was not able to check.
Donk. Lenny catches Spartan right on the button with a cross.
Spartan looks to throw the jab but Lenny is out of range.
Spartan loads up on a big right hand but Lenny slips the punch.
Lenny scoring well with a low kick there.
Lenny slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lenny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spartan.
Lenny lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spartan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lenny throws a jab but it's blocked by Spartan.
Lenny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Spartan misses.
Lenny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spartan.
Lenny checks a low kick from Spartan.
Spartan misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spartan dips down and scores with a jab 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!
Spartan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spartan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spartan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spartan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spartan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenny misses the jab.
Spartan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matt Spartan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lenny misses with a hook to the body
and Spartan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Spartan misses its intended target.
Lenny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spartan moves away.
Lenny works the jab nicely.
Spartan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spartan cracks the inside of Lenny's front leg.
Lenny scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spartan in his tracks.
Lenny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A clash of legs there as Lenny blocks the low kick.
A left and a right from Lenny both land. Nice combination.
Spartan misses with a hook.
Lenny is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Spartan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spartan throws a sloppy body shot
and Lenny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spartan takes a swing at Lenny's ribcage but misses.
Lenny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lenny gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lenny throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spartan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenny defending well as Spartan loads up on a big left hand.
Lenny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spartan.
Lenny cracks Spartan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lenny.
Spartan throws a body punch but Lenny moves out of range.
Lenny lands with a straight right. Spartan didn't see that one coming.
Lenny checks the leg kick.
Spartan thows a leg kick but Lenny checks it
and Lenny counters with a straight right hand.
Lenny misses with a body kick.
Lenny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spartan moves away.
Spartan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Spartan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spartan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lenny moves away.
Lenny fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spartan on the side of the head.
Spartan throws a leg kick
and Lenny counters with a nice uppercut.
Lenny takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Mick Lenny has been cut.
Lenny wants to slow Spartan down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Lenny finds it's way through Spartan's defenses.
Lenny scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan misses with a straight left.
Lenny dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spartan throws a right and a left that Lenny avoids nicely.
Spartan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spartan checks a leg kick.
Lenny throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lenny looks to land a left hand but Spartan moved out of range nicely.
Spartan misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spartan, as that shot connected.
Spartan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lenny is looking to score with low kicks.
Spartan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spartan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Lenny coming out on top.
Lenny throws a body punch but Spartan moves out of range.
Spartan misses with a low kick as Lenny jumps back.
Lenny lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan misses with a straight right.
Spartan misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spartan. That's going to slow Lenny down.
Lenny misses with a low kick as Spartan jumps back.
A jab from Spartan finds it's way through Lenny's defenses.
Spartan throws a right hand that Lenny ducks under and follows up with a left that Lenny also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lenny. That's going to slow Spartan down.
Lenny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spartan.
Spartan checks a leg kick.
Spartan lands with an overhand left.
Lenny lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Spartan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lenny.
Spartan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lenny is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spartan throws a jab when Lenny was well out of range.
Lenny is looking to chop away at Spartan's legs.
Spartan moves out of range of the body kick.
Lenny misses with a low kick.
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 Matt Spartan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mick Lenny's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lenny chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lenny with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spartan to score with a decent uppercut.
Lenny lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spartan's sensitive parts.
Lenny fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spartan on the side of the head.
Spartan with a jab.
Lenny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spartan.
A head kick misses from Lenny.
Spartan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lenny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spartan misses with a wild combination.
Spartan throws a nice looking combination but Lenny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spartan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spartan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Spartan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spartan throws a low kick but Lenny avoids it.
Lenny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spartan.
Spartan throws a low kick but Lenny avoids it.
Lenny throws out a leg kick but Spartan moves out of range and Lenny only half commits.
Spartan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenny takes one to the chin there.
Nice cross by Lenny.
Spartan misses with a double jab.
Lenny misses the jab.
Spartan throws an off balance right hand
and Lenny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lenny fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spartan on the side of the head.
Lenny swings for the body but Spartan moves out of range.
Spartan thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Spartan. Those never looked like landing.
Spartan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lenny on the side of the head.
Spartan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spartan tries to land a leg kick but Lenny saw it coming and moves away.
Lenny is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spartan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spartan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spartan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Spartan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lenny is able to avoid easily.
Spartan misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spartan.
Spartan wants to slow Lenny down by chopping away at his legs.
Spartan throws the left hand but Lenny avoids the punch easily.
Spartan feints and then cracks Lenny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lenny down.
Lenny works the jab nicely.
Lenny looks to land a combination but Spartan avoids it well.
Spartan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lenny takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Lenny misses the target.
Spartan thows a body shot but no joy.
Spartan slips a straight right by Lenny.
No joy there for Spartan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lenny connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lenny fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spartan swings for the body but Lenny moves out of range.
Spartan avoids the body shot from Lenny.
Matt Spartan is winning the standup battle so far.
Spartan misses with a leg kick
and Lenny counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan feints and then cracks Lenny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lenny down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lenny.
Spartan looks to land a left hand but Lenny moved out of range nicely.
Lenny defending well as Spartan loads up on a big left hand.
Lenny tests Spartan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lenny bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spartan's head.
Lenny uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spartan.
Spartan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lenny ducks under a wild hook from Spartan.
Lenny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spartan.
Lenny doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lenny fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spartan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some bone on bone action there as Lenny checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spartan scoring well with a low kick there.
Good exchange - Lenny coming out on top.
Spartan just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan punishes Lenny's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spartan throws a body punch but Lenny moves out of range.
Spartan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lenny.
Spartan throws a hook to the side of Lenny's head but Lenny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spartan throws a front kick aimed at Lenny's knee but Lenny avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Lenny. Those never looked like landing.
Spartan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Spartan misses with a lunging right hand
and Spartan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spartan lands with a good body shot.
Spartan blocks a jab.
Lenny connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A clash of legs there as Spartan blocks the low kick.
Spartan lands a jab to Lenny's midsection.
Lenny is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spartan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lenny throws a right and a left that Spartan avoids nicely.
Spartan throws a leg kick that misses.
Lenny misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Spartan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mick Lenny's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Spartan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lenny.
Spartan misses with a shot to the body
and Lenny counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spartan feints with a jab and clips Lenny right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Lenny is sent crashing into the canvas and Spartan leaps in for the kill! Lenny tries to get to his feet but Spartan is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Lenny is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Spartan!
Matt Spartan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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