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OFC 210: Sheehan vs Ang III PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Comme Tuveux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Comme Tuveux acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Polo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Comme Tuveux!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Polo.
Tuveux keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Polo walks into a left hand.
It looks like Marco Polo has been cut.
Polo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Polo dives in and grabs Tuveux's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tuveux pushes down on Polo's head and hops out.
Tuveux looks to land a left hand but Polo moved out of range nicely.
Tuveux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuveux sends Polo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tuveux is motioning to the referee to let Polo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Polo is rocked!
Polo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh Polo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuveux jabs at Polo's body.
Polo is breathing heavily.
Tuveux throws a jab when Polo was well out of range.
Tuveux connects with a body shot.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Tuveux knocks Polo out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Comme Tuveux!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarrod Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarrod Wyatt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Cardio machine |
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarrod Wyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wyatt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wyatt fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Maynard to the ground. Wyatt is now in Maynard's guard.
Maynard pulls Wyatt in close to prevent any damage.
Maynard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wyatt.
Wyatt working some strikes from top position.
Maynard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wyatt.
Wyatt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wyatt trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wyatt tries to free his leg and advance position but Maynard is retaining full guard.
Wyatt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt preventing the sweep.
Wyatt wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Jarrod Wyatt wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Maynard tries to land a leg kick but Wyatt saw it coming and moves away.
Maynard misses with a looping left.
Will Maynard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Maynard misses.
Wyatt throws a wild body kick that Maynard sees coming a mile off.
Maynard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A low kick from Maynard is predictable there
and Wyatt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Maynard is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Maynard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maynard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maynard connects with an inside leg kick.
Maynard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wyatt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maynard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maynard throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard throws a low kick but Wyatt moves out of range easily.
Maynard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wyatt at a distance.
Maynard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wyatt. That did some damage!
Wyatt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maynard.
Wyatt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wyatt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maynard scores with a kick to the body.
Maynard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
No luck for Wyatt with that takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maynard.
No luck for Wyatt with that takedown attempt.
Wyatt throws a body kick that misses.
Maynard tries a low kick but Wyatt avoids it.
Will Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wyatt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A punch combination from Maynard misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maynard, right into the meat.
Maynard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maynard throws a low kick but Wyatt moves out of range easily.
Maynard with a nice cross.
Maynard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big left from Wyatt misses.
Wyatt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wyatt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maynard pinned against the cage. Maynard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarrod Wyatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard throws a front kick aimed at Wyatt's knee but Wyatt avoids it well.
Maynard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maynard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wyatt looks for the body kick but Maynard saw that one coming.
Maynard throws a jab when Wyatt was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt feints and as Maynard raises his hands in defense, Wyatt changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Wyatt lands a couple of digs.
Wyatt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wyatt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Maynard wants to stand but Wyatt is controlling the position.
Wyatt trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maynard wants to stand up but Wyatt is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wyatt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maynard being controlled here, momentarily.
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 Jarrod Wyatt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wyatt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wyatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Will Maynard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maynard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wyatt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maynard throws a push kick but Wyatt slaps the foot to one side.
Maynard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wyatt.
Maynard throws a head kick but Wyatt moves out of range.
Wyatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Wyatt.
Wyatt ducks under a wild hook from Maynard.
Wyatt shoots for a double leg takedown but Maynard sprawls well. He's pushed Wyatt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maynard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maynard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maynard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wyatt's sensitive parts.
Maynard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wyatt momentarily.
Wyatt swings for the body but Maynard moves out of range.
Wyatt misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maynard 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 Wyatt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wyatt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wyatt is looking to land body kicks.
Maynard throws a jab when Wyatt was well out of range.
Maynard avoids the head kick by Wyatt.
Maynard dodges the punch combination from Wyatt.
Wyatt misses with a looping left.
Maynard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maynard thuds his shin into the meat of Wyatt's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maynard. That's going to slow Wyatt down.
Maynard throws out a loose jab but Wyatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maynard.
Wyatt throws a big shot that misses.
Maynard throws a series of strikes that have Wyatt backpedaling.
Wyatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maynard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wyatt lands with a hook. Maynard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard jabs Wyatt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maynard throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wyatt takes a swing at Maynard's ribcage but misses.
Wyatt blocks a leg kick.
Maynard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wyatt slips a jab and a cross from Maynard.
Maynard scores with a hook to the body. Wyatt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wyatt.
Maynard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maynard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maynard throws a head kick that misses
and Wyatt counters with a series of strikes. Maynard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wyatt throws a chopping leg kick but Maynard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A good leg kick by Maynard.
Maynard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wyatt's head backwards.
Maynard throws a jab when Wyatt was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wyatt counters with a head kick that drops Maynard to the mat! Maynard scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
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!
Maynard ducks under a wild hook from Wyatt.
Maynard catches Wyatt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wyatt throws a shot from downtown. Maynard moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Wyatt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wyatt avoids a kick to the body.
Wyatt misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maynard.
Maynard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wyatt throws a hook but Maynard blocks it.
Maynard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maynard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wyatt.
Maynard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maynard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maynard lands a front kick.
Wyatt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maynard, as that shot connected.
Maynard misses with a straight left.
Wyatt moves out of range of the body kick from Maynard.
A good leg kick by Maynard.
Maynard cracks the inside of Wyatt's front leg.
Maynard throws a leg kick which misses Wyatt's front leg but catches the back leg as Wyatt tries to avoid it.
Wyatt throws out a loose jab but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maynard throws a front kick aimed at Wyatt's knee but Wyatt avoids it well.
Maynard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wyatt's calf.
Wyatt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maynard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wyatt somewhat.
Wyatt throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard slips under a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maynard checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Will Maynard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maynard thuds his shin into the meat of Wyatt's side.
Good exchange - Maynard coming out on top.
Maynard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wyatt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wyatt wants to control but Maynard is keeping him busy.
Wyatt thows a huge punch but Maynard dodges it nicely.
Wyatt prevents Maynard from standing back up.
Maynard kicks off Wyatt and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wyatt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Maynard misses.
Wyatt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wyatt tries to land a front kick but Maynard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maynard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wyatt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maynard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maynard.
Maynard jabs Wyatt right on the nose. Wyatt blinks but takes it well.
Wyatt ducks under a wild hook from Maynard.
Maynard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wyatt has time to react.
Maynard jabs at Wyatt's body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maynard.
Maynard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wyatt circles away quickly and effectively.
Wyatt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wyatt dodges the punch combination from Maynard.
Maynard throws a leg kick but Wyatt checks it.
Wyatt throws a lazy right hand but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wyatt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maynard counters with a good low kick that Wyatt was not able to check.
Maynard throws a front kick that sends Wyatt stumbling back into the cage.
Wyatt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maynard lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard walks into a stiff left hand from Wyatt.
A combination from Maynard does no damage.
Wyatt scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wyatt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maynard.
Maynard lands with a good body shot.
Wyatt tries to bum rush Maynard with a series of wild strikes but Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maynard throws the kick towards the body but Wyatt avoids it.
Maynard connects with a solid leg kick.
Maynard scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maynard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maynard thuds his shin into the meat of Wyatt's side.
Maynard throws a head kick that misses
enabling Wyatt to counter with a crisp jab.
Wyatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maynard.
Wyatt looks to land a right hand but Maynard moved out of range.
Wyatt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maynard can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt checks a leg kick.
Maynard feints and then cracks Wyatt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wyatt down.
Wyatt dives in for a single leg takedown but Maynard sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maynard tries to break free but Wyatt pushes him back against the cage.
Wyatt is looking to break free of the clinch but Maynard has double underhooks.
Wyatt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maynard avoids it.
Maynard is trying to break the clinch but Wyatt has him pressed against the cage.
Wyatt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maynard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wyatt dives in and grabs Maynard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maynard pushes down on Wyatt's head and hops out.
Maynard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maynard misses with a two punch combination.
Wyatt shoots for a takedown but Maynard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarrod Wyatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wyatt blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wyatt. That did some damage!
Maynard misses with a wild body shot.
Maynard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wyatt shoots for a double leg takedown but Maynard sprawls well. He's pushed Wyatt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wyatt blocks a low kick nicely.
Maynard misses with a body kick.
Maynard lands with an uppercut that bounces Wyatt off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wyatt.
Maynard avoids the body shot from Wyatt.
Maynard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wyatt checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wyatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maynard.
Maynard throws a head kick that misses.
Maynard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maynard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wyatt will feel that in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Maynard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maynard 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Maynard!
Will Maynard 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budo Tung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by Metalingus. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Budo Tung!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tung sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tung misses the jab.
Morrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up with Tung, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes Tung against the cage but Tung circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tung.
Tung ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tung as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Tung as he connects with a hook.
Morrison shoots for a takedown but Tung saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Tung does no damage.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrison dodges the punch combination from Tung.
Tung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morrison.
No joy there for Tung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tung misses with a straight left.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Tung.
Morrison slips a jab and a cross from Tung.
Horrible takedown by Morrison or perhaps it was just good defense by Tung which made him look bad.
Tung keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
John Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morrison.
Morrison fails to land the takedown.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been informed that Tung has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Morrison takes one to the chin there.
Morrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Tung tries to sprawl out of it but Morrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tung manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tung defends it nicely.
Morrison fails with the takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Tung as he connects with a hook.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tung as he jumps to the side.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt - Tung sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tung did well to prevent Morrison getting side control.
Morrison prevents Tung from standing back up.
Morrison is thwarting Tung's attempts to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tung has hold of Morrison's hands but Morrison slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tung is looking for a sweep. Morrison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morrison working over Tung with some ground and pound. Tung looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Tung is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Morrison!
During a confident post fight interview, John Morrison thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donny Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Monkey Junction. Shephard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You All Everybody kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Donny Davis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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245 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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donny Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Shephard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shephard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis misses with a combination
and Shephard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Davis thinking.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis looks for the body kick but Shephard saw that one coming.
Donny Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jack Shephard has been cut.
Davis tries to bum rush Shephard with a series of wild strikes but Shephard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shephard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis misses with a combination
and Shephard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Donny Davis has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Davis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Davis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shephard.
Shephard lands a body shot.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shephard manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Davis's head coaches at Hey Steve's Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Shephard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Shephard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis scores with a jab. Shephard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No joy there for Shephard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davis misses with a combination
and Shephard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shephard misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shephard blocks the body kick.
Davis scores with a hook to the body. Shephard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with the combination.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis looks to land a combination but Shephard avoids it well.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shephard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Shephard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis tries to work over Shephard's front leg with a kick but Shephard checks it.
Davis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shephard back to the cage. Davis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Shephard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Shephard from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to stand up but Shephard isn't so interested in that idea.
Shephard slips nicely into half guard.
Shephard is working for a submission of some sort.
Shephard is trying to control the action in half guard but Davis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Davis working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shephard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shephard won't let Davis get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Davis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shephard is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Davis's half guard.
Davis is trying to stand up here but Shephard is controlling him well.
Shephard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shephard working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Davis's thigh. Davis counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Shephard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shephard distracts Davis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Davis manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Shephard trying to keep a closed guard but Davis is proving a slippery customer.
Shephard working for a triangle but Davis defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shephard wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
Shephard controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack Shephard has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Shephard.
Shephard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shephard cracks Davis with a good jab.
Shephard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Davis.
Shephard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Davis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shephard is able to avoid easily.
Davis misses with the combination.
Davis throws a right and a left that Shephard avoids nicely.
Donny Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Davis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis throws a low kick but Shephard avoids it.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shephard.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Shephard is just out of range.
Davis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shephard doesn't seem bothered though.
Shephard checks the leg kick.
Shephard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Davis quickly recovers to half guard.
Shephard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis is trying to stand back up but Shephard is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shephard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Shephard.
Davis is trying to control Shephard's posture but Shephard avoids it.
Davis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Shephard working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Check out the look on Shephard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Shephard tries to move to mount but Davis blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Shephard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shephard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shephard looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Davis is avoiding damage well.
Shephard trying to control the position but Davis is working away.
Davis prevents Shephard from improving position.
Davis pushes Shephard away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Shephard gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Shephard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Davis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Shephard's guard! Nice work there by Davis!
Shephard wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
Jack Shephard has got the better of the ground game so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Shephard was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Shephard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That has opened up Jack Shephard's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shephard connects with a body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Shephard. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Davis lands with a straight right. Shephard didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shephard moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Shephard lands a two punch combo.
Donny Davis's cut is getting worse.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Shephard scores with a counter punch that sends Davis to the canvas! Shephard smells blood - he's punishing Davis with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Davis has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Shephard!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jack Shephard made sure he mentioned Elite Canadian Threads, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Donny Davis had this to say: 'I want to thank all you fans for coming out tonight, Kaiser and Backyard Fighting for helping me look so good, my team at Hey Steve's Fight Shack, all of my loved ones back home and King Justus for letting me fight here in the OFC...really wanted the win tonight, I'll get it next time...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses. 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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39
185 lbs
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31
182 lbs
25 - 16 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
31 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vitor Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Davis!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Davis sprawls well. Davis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Davis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis lands an overhand right.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Davis misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
A short body shot lands from Davis as the two fighters clinch.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie controlling the action here for a moment.
Davis gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie jumps guard and drags Davis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Davis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davis has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie is striking from the bottom but Davis uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Gracie wants to sweep but Davis has passed to side control!
Gracie tries to buck Davis off but Davis is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis stands up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Davis sprawls well. Davis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Vitor Gracie has been cut.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Davis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gracie working the ground and pound but Davis is defending the strikes.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davis tries to escape but Gracie is in control.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to ground and pound but Davis uses the momentary lack of control by Gracie to regain half guard.
Davis is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davis defending well though.
Davis looks like he's trying to stand up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Gracie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Davis. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis works the jab nicely.
Vitor Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Davis throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a good cross that connects.
Davis lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Davis takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
We've been told by Gracie's head coaches at >TAPOUT ELITE< that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice shot by Davis.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Davis makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davis takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Davis lands a head kick!
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gracie keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie scores with a takedown into Davis's guard.
Gracie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Davis wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie passes Davis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitor Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Davis throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davis pinned against the cage. Davis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Davis.
Antonio Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Davis is trying to buck Gracie off.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gracie.
Gracie landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Gracie prevents Davis from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Davis pushes Gracie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gracie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gracie in side control, throwing shots but Davis defends.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie prevents Davis from escaping the position.
Gracie misses with the ground and pound.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
Antonio Davis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Davis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to stand but Davis has his arm trapped.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davis tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Gracie has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Davis has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davis 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Davis!
Antonio Davis bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermain King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: VAMPIRE. 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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217 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Dirty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jermain King!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
King darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dirty has his takedown stuffed
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
Dirty looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
Dirty misses with a takedown
and King counters with a body kick that stops Dirty in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Dirty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dirty shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
King throws a series of punches but Dirty moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King stuffs the takedown.
King tries to clinch but Dirty is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dirty.
Dirty fails to land the takedown.
Dirty is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty shoots and misses
and King counters with a head kick that drops Dirty to the mat! Dirty scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Dirty is rocked!
Jermain King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King closes the distance and pushes Dirty back into the cage.
Dirty is trying to work for a single leg takedown but King pulls him back up using the underhooks.
King scores a nice knee to the body.
King lands an elbow just above Dirty 's eye.
King lands an elbow inside that Dirty shrugs off.
King gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dirty.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dirty. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
King stalls.
Dirty drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dirty takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King stops a takedown attempt from Dirty.
Dirty goes for a takedown in the clinch but King prevents it.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dirty takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dirty is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dirty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dirty is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dirty drops to a knee looking for a takedown but King gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dirty has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by King after a bit of a struggle.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
King lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Mac Dirty has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dirty has King pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. King manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
King has Dirty pushed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
King crunches a lovely knee into Dirty's ribcage.
King landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
King with a knee to the head.
King taking a breather.
Dirty is looking for a takedown.
Nice elbow from King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dirtys head.
Dirty has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. King is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
King stalling.
A shot in the inside from King.
Dirty wants a takedown but no success here.
King misses with a knee to the head.
Dirty takes an elbow to the forehead.
King putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dirty in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
King lands a knee to the head.
Dirty takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from King.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
King manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
King lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermain King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mac Dirty's cut.
That's time! Dirty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Dirty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King throws a head kick that misses.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Dirty. Dirty gets slowly back to his feet.
Jermain King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King scores with a hook to the body. Dirty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dirty shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dirty tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Dirty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from King as Dirty shoots in.
Dirty circles away from the clinch attempt.
King clinches up against the cage.
Dirty wants to break the clinch but can't.
King gets through Dirty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dirtys head.
King lands an elbow inside.
Dirty is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
King utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
King holding his opponent close, against the cage.
King lands a good knee to the midsection. Dirty won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King lands an elbow inside.
King drops Dirty with a big knee straight up the middle! Dirty is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Dirty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King has taken the fight to the clinch.
King stalls.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dirty's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King landing knees to the body.
Dirty is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. King pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Dirty is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jermain King!
Post fight, an emotional Jermain King said '"Bow before di Emperor!"'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justus Sheehan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Zibanejadass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheehan Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Go Get it. 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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138 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mika Zibanejadass!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zibanejadass misses with a straight right.
Zibanejadass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sheehan Jr throws a leg kick but Zibanejadass checks it.
Sheehan Jr misses with a leg kick
and Zibanejadass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zibanejadass just misses with a punch to the body.
Sheehan Jr throws a series of punches but Zibanejadass moves out of range.
Sheehan Jr misses the body punch
and Zibanejadass counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Zibanejadass lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sheehan Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass throws a low kick, looking for Sheehan Jr's leg but Sheehan Jr calmly moves out of range.
Zibanejadass lands a head shot.
Zibanejadass looks to land a left hand but Sheehan Jr moved out of range nicely.
Sheehan Jr throws a leg kick
and Zibanejadass counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sheehan Jr's knee momentarily.
Sheehan Jr throws a wild body kick that Zibanejadass sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zibanejadass tries to land a leg kick but Sheehan Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Zibanejadass lands a leg kick that knocks Sheehan Jr off balance momentarily.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zibanejadass moves into the clinch.
Sheehan Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sheehan Jr tried to score with a low kick but Zibanejadass checks it.
Zibanejadass plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Justus Sheehan Jr has been cut.
Zibanejadass throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sheehan Jr misses the shot to the body.
Sheehan Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Zibanejadass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr throws the kick towards the body but Zibanejadass avoids it.
Sheehan Jr throws a leg kick which misses Zibanejadass's front leg but catches the back leg as Zibanejadass tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheehan Jr avoids the head kick by Zibanejadass.
Sheehan Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheehan Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sheehan Jr is looking to wear down Zibanejadass with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sheehan Jr throws a leg kick which misses Zibanejadass's front leg but catches the back leg as Zibanejadass tries to avoid it.
Sheehan Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sheehan Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Zibanejadass blocks a jab.
Sheehan Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zibanejadass throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sheehan Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick from Zibanejadass lands but Sheehan Jr takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Sheehan Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zibanejadass looks to land a right hand but Sheehan Jr moved out of range.
Sheehan Jr throws a right hand that Zibanejadass ducks under and follows up with a left that Zibanejadass also avoids with ease.
A big right from Zibanejadass misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sheehan Jr, right into the meat.
Sheehan Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zibanejadass.
Sheehan Jr avoids the head kick by Zibanejadass.
Sheehan Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sheehan Jr misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass throws a sloppy head kick and Sheehan Jr moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Sheehan Jr misses its intended target.
Zibanejadass tries to clinch up but Sheehan Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
A leg kick checked by Zibanejadass.
A low kick from Zibanejadass misses
and Sheehan Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Sheehan Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Zibanejadass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zibanejadass. That's going to slow Sheehan Jr down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zibanejadass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zibanejadass is looking to slow Sheehan Jr down with leg kicks.
Zibanejadass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Zibanejadass dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justus Sheehan Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good leg kick by Sheehan Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zibanejadass checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zibanejadass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice defenses there by Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass lands a high kick!
Zibanejadass throws a sloppy head kick and Sheehan Jr moves out of range easily.
Zibanejadass is looking to clinch.
Sheehan Jr swings for the body but Zibanejadass moves out of range.
Sheehan Jr looks to land a body kick but Zibanejadass moved away.
Zibanejadass misses with a body kick.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zibanejadass keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sheehan Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Zibanejadass throws a lazy head kick
and Sheehan Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Justus Sheehan Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheehan Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zibanejadass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sheehan Jr.
Zibanejadass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr defending well as Zibanejadass loads up on a big left hand.
Sheehan Jr checks a leg kick.
Sheehan Jr misses with a low kick.
Zibanejadass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sheehan Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheehan Jr. Zibanejadass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zibanejadass misses with a leg kick
and Sheehan Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Zibanejadass backing up. Zibanejadass nods at Sheehan Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zibanejadass looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sheehan Jr throws a push kick but Zibanejadass slaps the foot to one side.
Zibanejadass rushes Sheehan Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Zibanejadass prevents Sheehan Jr from breaking the clinch.
Sheehan Jr dodges an elbow strike from Zibanejadass.
Sheehan Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zibanejadass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zibanejadass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr throws a low kick but Zibanejadass avoids it.
Zibanejadass throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zibanejadass wants to land a leg kick but Sheehan Jr is out of range.
Sheehan Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zibanejadass's calf.
Zibanejadass throws a hook to the side of Sheehan Jr's head but Sheehan Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zibanejadass. That's going to slow Sheehan Jr down.
We've been informed that Zibanejadass has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sheehan Jr misses with the combination.
Sheehan Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass throws an overhand right that lands on Sheehan Jr's shoulder, as Sheehan Jr tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass throws an overhand right that lands on Sheehan Jr's shoulder, as Sheehan Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Zibanejadass's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sheehan Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zibanejadass. Zibanejadass obviously looking to wear him down.
Sheehan Jr throws a nice looking combination but Zibanejadass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sheehan Jr blocks a jab.
Sheehan Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sheehan Jr misses with the combination.
A good leg kick by Zibanejadass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheehan Jr cracks a nice hook into Zibanejadass's ribs.
Mika Zibanejadass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sheehan Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zibanejadass moves away.
That kick from Sheehan Jr tenderised Zibanejadass's leg. Zibanejadass is trying to keep his angry face on.
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 Justus Sheehan Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Justus Sheehan Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sheehan Jr throws a leg kick but Zibanejadass sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sheehan Jr avoids the head kick by Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sheehan Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Sheehan Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Sheehan Jr is trying to break free.
Zibanejadass has Sheehan Jr pushed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sheehan Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sheehan Jr being controlled against the cage.
Zibanejadass has Sheehan Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Sheehan Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Zibanejadass won't allow it.
Sheehan Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Sheehan Jr breaks from the clinch.
Zibanejadass misses with a head kick.
Zibanejadass lands a head kick. Sheehan Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zibanejadass misses with a body kick.
Zibanejadass tries to close the distance and clinch but Sheehan Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sheehan Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sheehan Jr tried to score with a low kick but Zibanejadass checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sheehan Jr.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sheehan Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass throws a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr misses with a head kick.
Sheehan Jr tries to land a leg kick but Zibanejadass saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Zibanejadass.
Sheehan Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheehan Jr blocks a leg kick.
Zibanejadass sizes up Sheehan Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sheehan Jr, as that shot connected.
Zibanejadass lands with a slapping head kick.
Zibanejadass bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sheehan Jr's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass moves away from the strike by Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zibanejadass looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheehan Jr is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zibanejadass throws an overhand right that lands on Sheehan Jr's shoulder, as Sheehan Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Sheehan Jr scores with a leg kick.
Sheehan Jr looks for the body kick but Zibanejadass saw that one coming.
Zibanejadass keeps Sheehan Jr at a distance using the push kick.
Sheehan Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zibanejadass is able to avoid easily.
Sheehan Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sheehan Jr misses with a hook
and Zibanejadass counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sheehan Jr's knee momentarily.
Sheehan Jr tried to score with a low kick but Zibanejadass checks it.
Zibanejadass swings for the body but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
Sheehan Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zibanejadass closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sheehan Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zibanejadass has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zibanejadass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mika Zibanejadass just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Justus Sheehan Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sheehan Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zibanejadass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Sheehan Jr blocks the leg kick.
Sheehan Jr throws a body kick that misses
and Zibanejadass counters with a straight right hand.
Zibanejadass looks to land a left hand but Sheehan Jr moved out of range nicely.
Zibanejadass throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sheehan Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zibanejadass finds it's way round the side to connect with Sheehan Jr's head.
Zibanejadass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sheehan Jr throws a leg kick but Zibanejadass checks it.
Sheehan Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Zibanejadass counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sheehan Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zibanejadass moves out of range as Sheehan Jr strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sheehan Jr misses.
Good leg kick by Zibanejadass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sheehan Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Zibanejadass misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zibanejadass 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 Sheehan Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sheehan Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sheehan Jr scores with a body shot.
Zibanejadass tests Sheehan Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sheehan Jr throws a leg kick but Zibanejadass moved away.
Sheehan Jr tries to work over Zibanejadass's front leg with a kick but Zibanejadass checks it.
Sheehan Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zibanejadass has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr misses with a straight left.
Sheehan Jr feints and then cracks Zibanejadass's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zibanejadass down.
Zibanejadass looks to land a body kick but Sheehan Jr moved away.
A low kick from Zibanejadass is predictable there
and Sheehan Jr counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zibanejadass throws a looping overhand right but Sheehan Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Zibanejadass is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass is looking to clinch.
Zibanejadass throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zibanejadass takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zibanejadass throws a good cross that connects.
Sheehan Jr tries to land a front kick but Zibanejadass steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zibanejadass on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sheehan Jr misses with a body shot.
Sheehan Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zibanejadass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheehan Jr.
Zibanejadass slips a jab from Sheehan Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sheehan Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sheehan Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheehan Jr.
Zibanejadass checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zibanejadass throws a wild body kick that Sheehan Jr sees coming a mile off.
Zibanejadass takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zibanejadass dodges the punch combination from Sheehan Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheehan Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheehan Jr. Zibanejadass does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Justus Sheehan Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Justus Sheehan Jr'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sheehan Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zibanejadass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zibanejadass moves out of range as Sheehan Jr throws a body kick.
Zibanejadass throws a lazy head kick
and Sheehan Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Zibanejadass avoids a kick to the body.
Sheehan Jr misses with a leg kick.
Zibanejadass looks for the body kick but Sheehan Jr saw that one coming.
Zibanejadass connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sheehan Jr's hands.
Zibanejadass throws a leg kick
and Sheehan Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zibanejadass thinking.
Zibanejadass lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr works the jab nicely.
Zibanejadass looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sheehan Jr throws the kick towards the body but Zibanejadass avoids it.
Sheehan Jr throws a series of punches but Zibanejadass moves out of range.
Sheehan Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass looks to land a left hand but Sheehan Jr moved out of range nicely.
Sheehan Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Sheehan Jr coming out on top.
Zibanejadass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zibanejadass misses with a low kick.
Sheehan Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zibanejadass throws a head kick but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
Zibanejadass throws a sloppy head kick and Sheehan Jr moves out of range easily.
Sheehan Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zibanejadass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sheehan Jr. That did some damage!
Zibanejadass rushes Sheehan Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Sheehan Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Zibanejadass won't allow it.
Sheehan Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zibanejadass creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zibanejadass lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zibanejadass looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zibanejadass lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zibanejadass just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sheehan Jr's brow.
Sheehan Jr blocks an elbow strike from Zibanejadass.
Sheehan Jr breaks from the clinch.
Zibanejadass throws out a loose jab but Sheehan Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheehan Jr throws the kick towards the body but Zibanejadass avoids it.
Sheehan Jr cracks the inside of Zibanejadass's front leg.
A telegraphed right hand from Zibanejadass misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr misses with a straight right.
Sheehan Jr misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zibanejadass.
Zibanejadass blocks a jab.
Zibanejadass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zibanejadass lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zibanejadass tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sheehan Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Zibanejadass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sheehan Jr blocks a head kick by Zibanejadass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mika Zibanejadass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zibanejadass 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:48
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mika Zibanejadass!
Mika Zibanejadass is the new bantamweight champion!
Mika Zibanejadass 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Justus Sheehan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheehan comes to the cage accompanied by Under the Dome. Ang has chosen ACDC- Long Way To The Top as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rodney Ang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ang!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sheehan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sheehan scores with a takedown into Ang's guard.
Sheehan trying to control the position from guard on top but Ang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sheehan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sheehan seems to be working for a kimura but Ang defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan works his way into full mount!
Sheehan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sheehan goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ang is on top in guard.
Ang stays in close to Sheehan's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ang's guard.
Sheehan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sheehan wants to pass the guard but Ang is keeping the position.
Sheehan trying to control but Ang is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justus Sheehan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sheehan sizes up Ang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ang throws a front kick aimed at Sheehan's knee but Sheehan avoids it well.
Ang is looking to clinch but Sheehan is avoiding it.
Ang misses with a straight left.
Ang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sheehan connects with a leg kick. Ang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sheehan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sheehan swings for the body but Ang moves out of range.
Sheehan looks to land a left hand but Ang moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sheehan. That's going to slow Ang down.
Rodney Ang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheehan lands with a nice combination. Ang backs away looking to recover.
Ang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sheehans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sheehan looks to land a combination. Ang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sheehan's sensitive parts.
Ang scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheehan ducks under a wild hook from Ang.
Ang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sheehan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sheehan's corner calls for a 1-2. Sheehan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justus Sheehan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sheehan lands a head shot.
Ang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheehan.
Ang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sheehan defending well as Ang loads up on a big left hand.
Ang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sheehan.
Ang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sheehan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ang under the eye.
Ang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sheehan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ang tries to clinch but Sheehan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan moves away from the strike by Ang.
Justus Sheehan is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Sheehan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sheehan lands with a shot to the body.
Sheehan tries to work over Ang's front leg with a kick but Ang checks it.
Ang moves away from the strike by Sheehan.
Ang jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sheehan tries to bum rush Ang with a series of wild strikes but Ang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ang 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 Sheehan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sheehan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ang throws a right and a left that Sheehan avoids nicely.
A jab from Sheehan misses.
Ang has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sheehan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Nice shot by Sheehan.
Ang throws a leg kick which misses Sheehan's front leg but catches the back leg as Sheehan tries to avoid it.
Sheehan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ang.
Ang needs to keep his hands up - Sheehan had a free shot at his head there.
Sheehan throws a solid leg kick but Ang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sheehan.
Ang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ang defending well as Sheehan loads up on a big left hand.
Justus Sheehan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Justus Sheehan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Sheehan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang connects with a right hand. Sheehan shakes it off.
A combination from Sheehan does no damage.
Ang misses with a straight right.
Sheehan falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Ang to counter with a crisp jab.
Ang tries to close the distance and clinch but Sheehan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sheehan connects with an inside leg kick.
Sheehan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sheehan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ang drops Sheehan with a huge uppercut! Sheehan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Ang is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Ang!
Rodney Ang is the new middleweight champion!
After the big win, Rodney Ang made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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