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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lenart Holmberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lenart Holmberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Holmberg's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Holmberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stark stands and throws Holmberg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stark working the ground and pound from side control.
Stark in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Stark looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Holmberg tries to escape but Stark is in control.
Stark creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Holmberg sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Stark wants to control but Holmberg is keeping him busy.
Stark working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stark controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark tries to score with some ground and pound. Holmberg controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stark goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Holmberg has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Stark but great work by Holmberg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark regains half guard.
Stark is concentrating on defense, preventing Holmberg from advancing position.
Stark wants to improve his position but Holmberg is controlling well.
Holmberg tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Stark.
Holmberg is looking for a kimura but Stark is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Holmberg to get the leverage.
Holmberg wants to pass the guard but Stark is defending well.
Stark wants to improve his position but Holmberg is controlling well.
Holmberg is keen to just control but Stark is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmberg 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.
Stark is doing well to control the position and prevent Holmberg from advancing to side control.
Stark is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Holmberg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Holmberg's back!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Even with his hooks in, Stark manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Stark punches the canvas rather than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Holmberg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stark lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Holmberg hold on?!
Holmberg is trying to stand back up.
Stark scores with punches and elbows.
Stark wants to control but Holmberg is keeping busy.
Stark lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Stark missing with strikes from the back.
Stark throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Stark lands shots from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmberg grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Holmberg is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmberg looking very determined here, making life difficult for Stark.
Stark is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Holmberg knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Holmberg for a finish.
Holmberg trying to get back to his feet but Stark is in full control for now.
Stark is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Stark is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Stark's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmberg is trying to get back to his feet but Stark has full control of the position and if anything, Holmberg has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Stark punishes Holmberg with strikes from the back mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickon Stark dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holmberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holmberg counters with a leg kick.
Holmberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Holmberg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holmberg swivels and escapes.
Stark throws a series of punches but Holmberg avoids them all with ease.
Stark closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Holmberg's guard.
Stark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stark is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stark looking to sit in guard and control but Holmberg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holmberg's guard.
Stark looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmberg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stark manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stark is on top in guard.
Stark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Holmberg is keeping the position.
Stark throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to control from the top but Holmberg keeps moving.
Stark advances position into side control!
Rickon Stark has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stark moves into full mount!
Stark working Holmberg over with strikes here.
Stark controlling from the full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark looking to control but Holmberg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stark has hold of Holmberg's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Holmberg manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Stark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmberg tries to buck Stark off but he can't manage it.
Stark looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stark looking to finish Holmberg with some ground and pound. This is bad for Holmberg!
Holmberg is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Stark controlling from the full mount.
Stark tries to control but Holmberg wriggling away.
Stark looking to ground and pound but Holmberg is blocking nicely.
Stark fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmberg is bucking up trying to escape but Stark cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Lenart Holmberg has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Holmberg looks a forlorn figure.
Holmberg is rocked!
Stark has control of Holmberg's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Holmberg regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Oh Holmberg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stark postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Holmberg is out cold - huge knockout for Stark!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rickon Stark!
Rickon Stark managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuteru Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corwin Anstey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kazuteru Machida!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anstey counters with a stiff right hand.
Machida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anstey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Machida misses with a few strikes there.
Machida misses with a takedown
and Anstey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Kazuteru Machida has been cut.
Machida drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Machida tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anstey defends well and Machida ends up having to push Anstey into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Corwin Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuteru Machida.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anstey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anstey manages to break the clinch.
Machida misses with a takedown attempt
and Anstey counters with a straight right hand.
Machida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anstey counters with a series of strikes. Machida will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anstey throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey feints a jab promting Machida to slip. Anstey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Machida slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida tries to clinch
letting Anstey counter with a right hand.
Kazuteru Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anstey clinches up with Machida and pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Anstey.
Anstey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anstey is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Anstey stalls.
Anstey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machida has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Machida shoots in looking for a takedown. Anstey tries to sprawl out of it but Machida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anstey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anstey jabs Machida right on the nose. Machida blinks but takes it well.
Machida dives in and grabs Anstey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anstey pushes down on Machida's head and hops out.
Anstey connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Machida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anstey swinging wildly here.
Machida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Machida is trying desperately to land a takedown but Anstey is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Machida.
Anstey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anstey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machida moves to clinch but Anstey breaks away
and Anstey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuteru Machida'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.
Anstey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anstey closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Machida's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Machida controls Anstey momentarily but Anstey frees himself.
Machida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anstey is one step ahead there.
Machida is trying to control the position but Anstey postures up.
Anstey wants to get up but he can't break Machida'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, due to lack of action by Kazuteru Machida.
Anstey tries a low kick but Machida avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida shoots and misses
and Anstey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machida misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anstey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Machida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anstey counters by moving into the clinch.
Anstey leaning his opponent against the cage.
Machida can't get the takedown.
Corwin Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuteru Machida.
Machida tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anstey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Corwin Anstey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida shoots in but Anstey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anstey scores with a jab. Machida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey misses with a wild combination.
A lazy left from Anstey finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Anstey.
Anstey lands with an overhand left.
That has opened up Kazuteru Machida's cut even more.
Machida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anstey counters with a nice body shot.
Machida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Machida tries to clinch but Anstey moves out of range.
Machida throws a head kick but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anstey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anstey.
Anstey throws out a powerful jab.
Machida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anstey misses with a body shot
and Machida counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Machida.
Anstey is controlling Machida's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anstey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Machida throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kazuteru Machida's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Machida darts in looking for a takedown but Anstey gets double underhooks and turns Machida into the cage.
Machida is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anstey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Anstey.
A left hand lands to the body for Anstey.
Anstey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anstey misses with a wild combination.
Machida looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Corwin Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuteru Machida.
Machida shoots and misses
and Anstey counters with a series of strikes. Machida will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey scores with a nice head shot.
Anstey stuffs the takedown attempt from Machida. Machida gets slowly back to his feet.
Machida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Machida throws a head kick but Anstey moves out of range.
Machida tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anstey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Machida somewhat.
Anstey digs a good body shot into Machida's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machida has a takedown stuffed.
Machida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anstey circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anstey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Machida backs up against the cage.
Anstey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Machida tries to clinch
and Anstey counters with a crisp right that sends Machida to the canvas! Anstey follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corwin Anstey!
A determined Corwin Anstey didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
Kazuteru Machida spoke after the fight, saying 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Tristar Gym - CEFC'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patches Meech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Desperado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meech comes to the cage accompanied by shear it maybe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patches Meech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tito Desperado!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desperado pushes Meech up against the cage in a clinch.
Desperado throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Desperado.
Desperado throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Meech looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Desperado leaning against his opponent.
Meech is trying to push Desperado away but Desperado has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meech is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Desperado lands a body shot.
Meech is looking to break free of the clinch but Desperado has double underhooks.
Desperado lands with a short shot to the head.
Meech wants to break free but Desperado has control.
Desperado lands a good knee to the midsection. Meech won't want to take too many of those.
Meech is breathing heavily.
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!
Desperado lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Desperado.
Desperado working Meech over with knees to the body.
Desperado throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Desperado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Desperado.
Desperado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meech letting Desperado take a breather here.
Desperado lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Desperado.
Meech has had enough of the clinch but Desperado keeps him there for the moment.
Meech is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meech takes an elbow to the forehead.
Desperado scores with a nice hook to the head.
Desperado lands an elbow just above Meech 's eye.
A knee to the head by Desperado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desperado unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Desperado unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meech lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meech is trying to break free.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Desperado takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting on Desperado's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tito Desperado.
Meech looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meech lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Desperado tests Meech's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Desperado has closed the distance and engaged Meech in a clinch.
Desperado connects with a nasty looking knee right to Meech's face.
Desperado taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Meech tries to circle away but Desperado has him pinned against the cage.
Desperado stalling against the cage.
Meech tries to break free but Desperado pushes him back against the cage.
Meech wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Desperado obliges.
Meech is trying to break the clinch but Desperado has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperado stalling in the clinch.
Desperado landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Desperado content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Desperado lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Desperado comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Meech is looking to break free of the clinch but Desperado has double underhooks.
Desperado lands a body punch.
Desperado lands a hook to the side of the head.
Desperado slowing the pace effectively.
Meech tries to break free but Desperado pushes him back against the cage.
Desperado taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desperado lands an uppercut.
Desperado lands a shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Desperado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Desperado dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Desperado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meech.
Desperado throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Desperado in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Meech swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meech swinging wildly here.
Desperado gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meech wants to get back to striking at distance but Desperado won't allow it.
Meech wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Desperado lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee is keeping an eye on Desperado - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Meech wants to break the clinch but can't.
Desperado lands a good knee to the midsection. Meech won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Desperado.
Desperado stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperado has Meech pressed against the cage, preventing Meech from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Desperado landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Desperado landing knees to the body.
Desperado avoiding damage.
Tito Desperado seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Desperado putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Meech in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Desperado scores with a hook to the body.
Desperado effectively controlling the action here.
Meech's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Desperado holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tito Desperado.
Meech misses with a double jab
and Desperado counters with a good, hard body kick but Meech shrugs it off.
Meech looks to throw the jab but Desperado is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desperado throws a head kick that misses.
Meech swings widly with a right hand
and Desperado holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Desperado using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Desperado pushes Meech back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Desperado just leaning against Meech, taking a breather.
Desperado pushes Meech back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Meech has had enough of the clinch but Desperado keeps him there for the moment.
Desperado displaying some good clinch control by pressing Meech up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperado lands a knee to the head.
Desperado lands a damaging elbow.
Desperado unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Desperado prevents Meech from breaking the clinch.
Meech working hard to break the clinch.
Desperado pressing his opponent against the cage.
Desperado landing knees to the body.
Desperado displaying some good clinch control by pressing Meech up against the cage.
Desperado lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperado is stalling here.
Meech is trying to break free.
Desperado is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tito Desperado.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Desperado is working Meech over against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desperado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meech's efforts to push away.
A body shot lands from Desperado.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Desperado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Meech misses with a series of wild punches.
Meech looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meech looks to land a combination but Desperado avoids it well.
Desperado clinches up with Meech and pushes him back against the cage.
Desperado stalls.
Desperado has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Desperado lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperado lands an elbow that stopped Meech in his tracks for a moment.
Meech wants to get back to striking at distance but Desperado won't allow it.
Desperado prevents Meech from breaking the clinch.
Desperado lands with a right to the head.
Desperado stalling the fight.
Meech can't break the clinch.
Desperado landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Desperado.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Desperado lands a hook to the side of the head.
Desperado prevents Meech from breaking the clinch.
Meech takes a knee to the side of the body.
Desperado lands a knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Desperado.
Meech is trying to force a seperation but Desperado has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Desperado - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Desperado.
Desperado prevents Meech from breaking the clinch.
Desperado has Meech pushed against the cage.
Desperado is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Desperado.
Desperado stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tito Desperado.
Desperado needs to keep his hands up - Meech had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperado slips a jab and a cross from Meech.
No joy there for Meech, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Desperado clinches with his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Desperado takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Desperado receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Desperado with a knee to the head.
Meech wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Desperado has him pressed against the cage.
Desperado manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Meech is trying to force a seperation but Desperado has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Meech's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Meech takes a knee to the side of the body.
Desperado lands a body punch.
Desperado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meech's efforts to push away.
Desperado gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Desperado stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desperado prevents Meech from breaking the clinch.
Patches Meech has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tito Desperado is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Meech misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Desperado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Desperado has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Desperado!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Louvierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Ronbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louvierre comes to the cage accompanied by Dirty House. Alex Louvierre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ronnie Ronbo's chin.
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33
170 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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39
176 lbs
22 - 27 - 1 |
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Counter fighter
KO power |
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Louvierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Ronbo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louvierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ronbo.
Ronbo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ronbo clinches up with Louvierre and pushes him back against the cage.
Ronbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronbo throws a right hand that Louvierre ducks under and follows up with a left that Louvierre also avoids with ease.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ronbo!
A combination from Louvierre does no damage.
Ronbo feints and then cracks Louvierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Louvierre down.
A big right from Louvierre misses.
Ronbo misses with a double jab.
Louvierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Ronbo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Louvierre's head.
It looks like Alex Louvierre has been cut.
Ronbo cracks Louvierre with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Louvierre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ronnie Ronbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronbo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Louvierre throws a right and a left that Ronbo avoids nicely.
Louvierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louvierre misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Louvierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ronbo slips under a jab from Louvierre.
Ronbo pushes Louvierre away with a front kick.
Ronbo clinches up with Louvierre and pushes him back against the cage.
Louvierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Louvierre is looking to control Ronbo's arms but Ronbo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Louvierre has his back to the cage.
Ronbo digs a right hand into Louvierre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Louvierre's gas tank.
Louvierre throws a head punch that misses.
Louvierre tries to stall but Ronbo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ronbo missing with knees to the body.
Ronbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ronbo keeps Louvierre at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louvierre slips a jab and a cross from Ronbo.
We've been hearing reports that Louvierre has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ronbo tries to bum rush Louvierre with a series of wild strikes but Louvierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ronbo connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronbo tries to clinch up but Louvierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Ronbo tries to clinch there but Louvierre circles away.
Ronbo throws a nice looking combination but Louvierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ronbo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Louvierre.
Louvierre misses with an uppercut.
Ronbo throws a right hand that Louvierre ducks under and follows up with a left that Louvierre also avoids with ease.
Ronbo scores with a hook.
Louvierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Ronbo connects with a solid leg kick.
Louvierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ronbo darts in and clinches Louvierre up against the cage.
Ronbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Ronbo.
Ronbo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ronbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronbo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Louvierre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Louvierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ronbo.
Louvierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronbo swinging wildly here.
Ronbo connects with a solid leg kick.
Ronbo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Louvierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ronbo.
Ronbo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ronbo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Louvierre's calf.
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!
Ronbo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo misses with a few strikes there.
Ronbo takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ronbo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ronbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Louvierre tries to bum rush Ronbo with a series of wild strikes but Ronbo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ronbo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Louvierre throws a shot from downtown. Ronbo moves away and avoids it.
Ronbo tries to clinch there but Louvierre circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ronbo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Louvierre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ronbo throws a right and a left that Louvierre avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Louvierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Ronbo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Louvierre's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ronbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louvierre.
Ronbo has closed the distance and engaged Louvierre in a clinch.
Ronbo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees to the body from Ronbo.
Ronbo is trying to push Louvierre away but Louvierre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ronbo breaks from the clinch.
Ronnie Ronbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Louvierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ronbo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ronbo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Louvierre misses with a wild combination.
Ronbo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Louvierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Louvierre is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ronbo wants to clinch up but Louvierre keeps it at a distance.
Louvierre misses with the combination.
Ronbo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronbo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Louvierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Louvierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alex Louvierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ronbo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Louvierre.
No joy there for Louvierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ronbo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Louvierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Louvierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ronbo.
Danga de danga de dang - Ronbo scores with a four punch combination!
Alex Louvierre's cut is getting worse.
Ronbo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ronbo lands a big head kick that sends Louvierre tumbling to the mat! Ronbo takes a step backwards and waves Louvierre back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Louvierre is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronbo throws a quick head kick that knocks Louvierre silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Ronbo is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ronnie Ronbo!
Our winner, Ronnie Ronbo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Desbatailles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Time Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Desbatailles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
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185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Desbatailles !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Time Bang!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Desbatailles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bang shoots and misses
and Desbatailles counters with an outside leg kick.
Desbatailles lands a nice hook to Bang's body. Bang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bang takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Desbatailles works Bang's body with a nice hook.
Desbatailles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bang.
Bang misses with a takedown
and Desbatailles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desbatailles pushes Bang away with a front kick.
Bang looks winded!
Desbatailles lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bang takes a step back to recover.
Desbatailles explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Desbatailles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Desbatailles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Desbatailles connects with an inside leg kick.
Desbatailles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Desbatailles throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bang's head.
It looks like Time Bang has been cut.
Desbatailles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Desbatailles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Desbatailles lands a big head kick that sends Bang tumbling to the mat! Desbatailles takes a step backwards and waves Bang back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bang is rocked!
Desbatailles throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bang is still on wobbly legs! Can Desbatailles finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desbatailles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bang seems to have recovered his senses.
Desbatailles rushes Bang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Desbatailles 's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Desbatailles avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles lands a nice uppercut.
Desbatailles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bang or not.
Desbatailles cracks Bang with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Desbatailles .
Desbatailles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Desbatailles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desbatailles forces Bang back against the cage and clinches.
Desbatailles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Desbatailles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Desbatailles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desbatailles fakes the leg kick and cracks Bang in the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Desbatailles .
Desbatailles scores with a kick to the midsection.
Desbatailles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Desbatailles lands with a nice combination. Bang backs away looking to recover.
Desbatailles feints with a jab and clips Bang right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Bang is sent crashing into the canvas and Desbatailles leaps in for the kill! Bang tries to get to his feet but Desbatailles is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Bang is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Desbatailles !
Our winner, John Desbatailles , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Skantze Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashton Cryer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Skantze Jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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35
174 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Skantze Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ashton Cryer!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cryer misses with a two punch combination.
Cryer wants to clinch up but Skantze Jr keeps it at a distance.
Cryer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cryer 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.
Cryer trying to control the position from guard on top but Skantze Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cryer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Skantze Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cryer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ashton Cryer.
Skantze Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Cryer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cryer leaning against his opponent.
Skantze Jr jumps into guard, dragging Cryer to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cryer stands up over Skantze Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cryer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Skantze Jr is looking for a triangle but Cryer pushes his legs off easily.
Cryer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cryer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Skantze Jr has his hands on Cryer's head, controlling the position.
Cryer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cryer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Skantze Jr working for a triangle but Cryer defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cryer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cryer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Skantze Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skantze Jr throws a series of punches but Cryer avoids them all with ease.
Skantze Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skantze Jr tries to keep at a distance but Cryer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cryer is stalling here.
Cryer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cryer with the ground and pound but Skantze Jr uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cryer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cryer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cryer misses with a wild body shot.
Skantze Jr lands a jab to the head.
Skantze Jr is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Skantze Jr thuds a left hand into Cryer's body.
Cryer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Skantze Jr defends it nicely.
Cryer tries to clinch up.
Skantze Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cryer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skantze Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cryer is defended easily by Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Skantze Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cryer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cryer trying to control but Skantze Jr is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cryer working his ground and pound in the gym.
Skantze Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cryer.
Skantze Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cryer's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skantze Jr wants to stand but Cryer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Skantze Jr drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cryer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cryer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cryer!
Skantze Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cryer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Skantze Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cryer is looking to take a break and control but Skantze Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashton Cryer dominated that round.
That's time! Skantze Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cryer takes one to the side of the head.
Skantze Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Cryer.
Cryer closes the distance and clinches.
Skantze Jr is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cryer is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Skantze Jr to the mat. Skantze Jr regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cryer trying to control the position from guard on top but Skantze Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cryer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cryer trying to control the position from guard on top but Skantze Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cryer won't allow Skantze Jr to sweep him here.
Ashton Cryer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cryer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Skantze Jr slips under a jab.
Cryer slips a jab and a cross from Skantze Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skantze Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John Skantze Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skantze Jr throws a nice looking combination but Cryer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skantze Jr jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Skantze Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cryer tries to clinch but Skantze Jr moves out of range.
Cryer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cryer doesn't manage to clinch there - Skantze Jr circles away.
Cryer shoots for a takedown but Skantze Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Skantze Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skantze Jr throws a right hand that Cryer ducks under and follows up with a left that Cryer also avoids with ease.
Ashton Cryer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skantze Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Skantze Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Ashton Cryer has been cut.
Skantze Jr gets tackled into the cage by Cryer. Cryer maintains the clinch.
Cryer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cryer receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Cryer has double underhooks.
Cryer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skantze Jr is trying to pull guard but Cryer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cryer stalling.
Cryer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cryer is trying to trip Skantze Jr. He has hold of a leg but Skantze Jr is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cryer persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Cryer wants to control from the top but Skantze Jr keeps moving.
Cryer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Skantze Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cryer has managed to get both his arms back between Skantze Jr's legs - danger averted.
Ashton Cryer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Skantze Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cryer wants to control from the top but Skantze Jr keeps moving.
Skantze Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cryer trying to control the position from guard on top but Skantze Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skantze Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cryer is aware though and is defending well.
Cryer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cryer wants to control from the top but Skantze Jr keeps moving.
Skantze Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cryer defends well.
Cryer wants to control from the top but Skantze Jr keeps moving.
Cryer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ashton Cryer hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cryer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cryer wants to get up but he can't break Skantze Jr's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cryer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cryer connects with a couple of short punches.
Cryer wants to control from the top but Skantze Jr keeps moving.
Skantze Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cryer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cryer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cryer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Skantze Jr's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashton Cryer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ashton Cryer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cryer tries to clinch up but Skantze Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Cryer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Skantze Jr counters with a nice body shot.
A jab lands there for Skantze Jr.
Cryer throws a head kick that misses.
Skantze Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cryer moves into range and clinches up with Skantze Jr.
Cryer works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cryer wants to control from the top but Skantze Jr keeps moving.
Skantze Jr is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Cryer frees his head nicely. Oh but Skantze Jr has switched to an armbar! Cryer is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). John Skantze Jr!
Post fight, John Skantze Jr stared into the camera and said 'i new i gonna win the trilogy against alex! whos next?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George McFly had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George McFly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Ruggiero!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFly pushes Ruggiero up against the cage in a clinch.
McFly lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McFly.
Ruggiero throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McFly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Vinny Ruggiero has been cut.
Ruggiero connects with a knee to the head.
McFly gets through Ruggiero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McFly misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ruggiero told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Ruggiero lands an elbow just above McFly 's eye.
McFly takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
McFly misses with a hook from the clinch.
McFly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McFly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruggiero tries a knee to the head but McFly blocks it.
McFly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruggiero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruggiero misses with a knee to the head.
Ruggiero prevents a body shot from McFly.
McFly throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruggiero.
McFly working aggressively here.
Ruggiero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McFly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McFly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McFly drops Ruggiero onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ruggiero is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ruggiero is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFly dips a shoulder and cracks Ruggiero with a mighty uppercut! Ruggiero falls back against the cage and McFly unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ruggiero is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - McFly screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George McFly!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, George McFly made sure he mentioned Ultimate Fighting Fuel, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Sunshine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zuese Zorro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuese Zorro told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Sunshine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zuese Zorro!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zorro misses with a knee strike.
Sunshine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sunshine tries to break the clinch but Zorro is controlling the position.
Sunshine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sunshine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zorro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zorro working Sunshine over with knees to the body.
Zorro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zorro landing knees to the head.
It looks like Peter Sunshine has been cut.
Sunshine avoiding damage as Zorro throws knees to the body.
Zorro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sunshine avoiding damage as Zorro throws knees to the body.
Sunshine avoiding damage as Zorro throws knees to the body.
Sunshine blocks the elbow strike.
Zorro missing with knees to the body.
Sunshine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sunshine thows a body shot but no joy.
Sunshine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zorro pushes Sunshine up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zorro obliges.
Zorro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sunshine lands a shoulder strike.
Sunshine blocks an elbow strike from Zorro.
Zorro misses with a knee to the head.
Zorro keeps control of Sunshine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sunshine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zorro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sunshine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sunshine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zorro lands a knee to the head.
Zorro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sunshine avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zorro throws an elbow but misses.
Zorro tries a knee to the head but Sunshine blocks it.
Sunshine avoiding damage as Zorro throws knees to the body.
Sunshine managing to block the knees to the body from Zorro.
Zorro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sunshine.
Zorro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sunshine avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorro tries to land knees in the clinch but Sunshine avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Sunshine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sunshine managing to block the knees to the body from Zorro.
Sunshine breaks from the clinch.
Zorro wants to clinch but Sunshine slips to the side
and Sunshine counters with a nice body shot.
Sunshine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zorro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zorro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sunshine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zorro is rocked!
Sunshine drops Zorro with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Zorro looks back up at him and smiles so Sunshine waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Zorro is still on wobbly legs! Can Sunshine finish him?
Zorro wants to clinch up but Sunshine keeps it at a distance.
Zorro leaves his chin hanging out and Sunshine seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Zorro crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Sunshine!
Peter Sunshine retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Peter Sunshine thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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