ECFC 6 OLIVEIRA VS SCHROEDER PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Bog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Youdowun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bog
vs
Youdowun

193 cm
20
193 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

175 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Bog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holden Youdowun!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bog will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Bog looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Youdowun has hold of Bog's hands but Bog slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bog 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.
Bog wants to pass the guard but Youdowun is defending well.
Bog is keen to just control but Youdowun is a slippery customer.
Bog wants to free his trapped foot but Youdowun is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Youdowun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bog. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bog looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bog lands with a punch from half guard.
Bog not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bog not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bog sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Youdowun defending well though.
Bog scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bog is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bog lands a nice shot to the head.
Bog scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Youdowun really wants to buck Bog off and get back to his feet.
Bog punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bog looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bog looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bog lands a heavy elbow.
Bog connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bog fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Youdowun that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bog lands a couple of good shots and Youdowun has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Youdowun trying to get back to his feet but Bog is in full control for now.
Bog is punishing Youdowun with strikes - can he finish him?!
A lull in the action here.
Youdowun is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bog scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Bog gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Youdowun looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bog.
Youdowun is trying to get back to his feet but Bog has full control of the position and if anything, Youdowun has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Bog lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bog wants to control but Youdowun is keeping busy.
Bog connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Youdowun to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Bog. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Youdowun is trying to stand back up.
We've been informed that Youdowun has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bog loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Youdowun hold on?
Bog has Youdowun flattened out and is raining down punches.
Bog lands with a hammerfist to the side of Youdowun's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bog softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Bog scores with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Bog dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bog doesn't manage to clinch there - Youdowun circles away.
Youdowun lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Bog.
Youdowun fails to land the takedown.
Bog throws a series of strikes that have Youdowun backpedaling.
Bog shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Youdowun as he jumps to the side.
Bog's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bog duly obliges.
Youdowun looks for a takedown but Bog sprawls well.

Bog scores with a takedown into Youdowun's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Youdowun keeping full guard, as Bog tries to pass.
Youdowun wants to stand and escape but Bog is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bog makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bog in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Youdowun can do anything to dispel that myth.
Youdowun wants to get back to his feet but Bog is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bog throwing strikes from guard but Youdowun blocks nicely.
Bog postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bog with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bog accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Youdowun.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bog closes the distance and clinches up with Youdowun, looking for a takedown. Bog pushes Youdowun against the cage but Youdowun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Bog shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bog showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Youdowun is trying to stand.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bog lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bog connects with a nice short shot to Youdowun's temple.
Youdowun is trying to stand back up but Bog is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bog frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bog scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Youdowun?
A nice elbow there by Bog.
Bog lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bog landing strikes from the mount and Youdowun is in trouble!
Bog is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Youdowun can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bog looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bog has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Youdowun's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Youdowun wants to get back to his feet.
Bog landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bog putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bog landing strikes, looking to finish!
Youdowun is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bog connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Youdowun in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bog lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Youdowun hang on?
Youdowun is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bog dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Bog dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bog is defended easily by Youdowun.
Youdowun will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Youdowun closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bog to the mat! Bog manages to get full guard.
Bog is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bog manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Youdowun manages to get himself to full guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youdowun is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bog is controlling him.
Bog lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Youdowun is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bog trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bog throwing strikes but missing.
Bog keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Youdowun's head.
Bog prevents Youdowun from getting back to his feet.
Bog cracks Youdowun with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bog advances position into side control!
Bog lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Youdowun down.
Check out the look on Bog's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bog lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bog lands a nice forearm strike.
Youdowun is trying to get back to his feet.
Bog lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Youdowun down.
Youdowun taking a bit of punishment here - Bog scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bog lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Youdowun down.
Youdowun wants to get back to his feet.
Bog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Youdowun can do to turn this around?
Bog is looking to take a break and control but Youdowun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bog lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bog wants to lay and pray for a moment but Youdowun keeps working.
Bog working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youdowun is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bog connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bog prevents Youdowun from escaping the position.
Bog will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bog is putting a hurting on Youdowun here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bog lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bog is putting a hurting on Youdowun here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jordan Bog overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bog landing strikes.
Youdowun takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Holden Youdowun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Check out the look on Bog's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bog scores with punches from side control.
Youdowun wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jordan Bog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bog wants to control but Youdowun is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Bog showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bog has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Bog!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jayme White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrik Vasilev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

White
vs
Vasilev

184 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayme White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrik Vasilev!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Vasilev.
Vasilev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vasilev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasilev moves away.
Vasilev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vasilev cracks White with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Vasilev forces White back against the cage and clinches.
White tries to break the clinch but Vasilev is controlling the position.

White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Vasilev darts in and clinches White up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Vasilev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasilev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vasilev presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vasilev lands a body punch.
White is breathing heavily.
Vasilev lands a good knee to the midsection. White won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vasilev.
Vasilev is working White over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilev lands a body shot in the clinch.

Vasilev breaks from the clinch.
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vasilev finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.
Vasilev misses with a wild combination.

Vasilev pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.

Vasilev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Vasilev has cracked White with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Vasilev lands another huge swinging hook and White tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save White, before Vasilev can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adrik Vasilev!
Adrik Vasilev bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Biggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Theodoreau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Titus Theodoreau was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Biggs
vs
Theodoreau

183 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Biggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Titus Theodoreau!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Theodoreau with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Biggs to score with a decent uppercut.
Biggs throws a series of punches but Theodoreau moves out of range.
Biggs throws a series of punches but Theodoreau moves out of range.
Biggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Theodoreau.
Biggs tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Theodoreau is able to avoid easily.
Theodoreau checks a leg kick nicely.
Biggs misses with a double jab.
Biggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Biggs fails with a takedown attempt.
Biggs lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodoreau circles away from the clinch attempt.

Biggs closes the distance and clinches.

Biggs breaks the clinch.
Biggs tries to clinch up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Biggs!
Biggs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Biggs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Theodoreau sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Biggs somewhat.
Biggs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Theodoreau but Theodoreau pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Biggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theodoreau slaps away a takedown attempt from Biggs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Biggs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Biggs closes the distance looking to clinch
and Theodoreau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Theodoreau swats away the attempt to clinch by Biggs.
Biggs throws a series of punches but Theodoreau avoids them all with ease.
Biggs looks to clinch
and Theodoreau counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggs shoots in but Theodoreau avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Biggs looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Biggs throws a leg kick but Theodoreau sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Frankie Biggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biggs lands with a nice body punch.
Biggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Theodoreau blocks the leg kick.
Biggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Biggs looks to land a combination but Theodoreau avoids it well.
Biggs shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Theodoreau eats them both and turns towards Biggs to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Biggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggs lands an overhand right.
Biggs tries to clinch but Theodoreau moves out of range.
Biggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Biggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Theodoreau.
Some wild striking there from Biggs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Theodoreau checks a leg kick.
Theodoreau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Theodoreau swats away the attempt to clinch by Biggs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Biggs dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Biggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Theodoreau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Biggs does no damage.
Biggs misses with a double jab
and Theodoreau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Theodoreau swats away the attempt to clinch by Biggs.
Biggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Biggs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Theodoreau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Biggs tries to clinch but Theodoreau moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs throws a chopping leg kick but Theodoreau manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Titus Theodoreau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Biggs tries to clinch up but Theodoreau circles away and keeps his distance.
Theodoreau keeps the fight on the outside.
Biggs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Theodoreau counters with a nice uppercut.
Theodoreau slips a jab and a cross from Biggs.
Biggs does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Biggs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Theodoreau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Theodoreau slips a jab and a cross from Biggs.
Biggs is looking to score with low kicks.
Theodoreau slips a jab and a cross from Biggs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Biggs does no damage.
Biggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Theodoreau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Biggs.
Theodoreau slips a jab from Biggs.
Biggs throws the left hand but Theodoreau avoids the punch easily.
Biggs does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Biggs loads up on a big right hand but Theodoreau slips the punch.
Biggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Theodoreau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theodoreau moves out of range as Biggs strikes.
Theodoreau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Biggs looks to land a combination but Theodoreau avoids it well.
Biggs misses with a low kick as Theodoreau jumps back.
Biggs misses with a few strikes there.
Biggs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Theodoreau counters with a one-two to the body.
Biggs misses with a double jab.
Biggs tried to score with a low kick but Theodoreau checks it.
Biggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Theodoreau can do to turn this around?
Biggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Biggs 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 Theodoreau has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Theodoreau and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Biggs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Theodoreau counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Biggs throws a right hand that Theodoreau ducks under and follows up with a left that Theodoreau also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biggs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Biggs tries for a takedown but Theodoreau sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A big right from Biggs misses.
Biggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Biggs motions for Theodoreau to come forward. Biggs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Biggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Biggs throws a lazy right hand but Theodoreau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Biggs dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Biggs tries to clinch up but Theodoreau circles away and keeps his distance.
Biggs misses with a wild combination.
Theodoreau slips a jab and a cross from Biggs.
Biggs tries to clinch but Theodoreau moves out of range.
Biggs misses with a leg kick.
Biggs looks to clinch
and Theodoreau counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No luck for Biggs with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggs misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Biggs misses with an uppercut. Theodoreau saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs tries to clinch
and Theodoreau counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Biggs swinging wildly here.
Biggs tries to clinch up but Theodoreau circles away and keeps his distance.
Biggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Biggs looks to land a combination but Theodoreau avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Theodoreau as Biggs shoots in.
Biggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Theodoreau.
Theodoreau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Biggs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Theodoreau checks a leg kick.
Biggs wants to clinch up but Theodoreau keeps it at a distance.
Biggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Theodoreau circles away from the clinch attempt.
Biggs misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Biggs.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Biggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biggs tries to bum rush Theodoreau with a series of wild strikes but Theodoreau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Biggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Biggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggs wants to clinch
and Theodoreau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Biggs fails with the takedown.
Biggs throws a nice looking combination but Theodoreau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Theodoreau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Biggs tries to work over Theodoreau's front leg with a kick but Theodoreau checks it.
Biggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Biggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Theodoreau.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Biggs throws out a loose jab but Theodoreau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Theodoreau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Biggs misses with a double jab
and Theodoreau counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some wild striking there from Biggs.
Biggs throws a series of punches but Theodoreau avoids them all with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Biggs misses with a few strikes there.
Titus Theodoreau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frankie Biggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Biggs tries to clinch

and Theodoreau counters with a crisp one two that drops Biggs! Theodoreau thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Biggs to his feet! Biggs is in big trouble!

Biggs is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Biggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Biggs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Biggs!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Wiatrzyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Bondurant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wiatrzyk
vs
Bondurant

179 cm
25
205 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

188 cm
18
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

V-Mask Clothing + 70% laundry

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 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mack Wiatrzyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Bondurant!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bondurant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bondurant throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Mack Wiatrzyk has been cut.
Wiatrzyk misses with a head kick.
Bondurant lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Bondurant.
Bondurant throws a lazy uppercut

and Wiatrzyk counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bondurant has his hands clasped together around Wiatrzyk's back. He's all about the action.
Bondurant has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Bondurant tries to roll over but Wiatrzyk keeps him under control.
Wiatrzyk thows a huge punch but Bondurant dodges it nicely.
Bondurant manages to get to full guard.
Wiatrzyk trying to control the position from guard on top but Bondurant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bondurant throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wiatrzyk trying to control but Bondurant is working from the bottom.
Wiatrzyk content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wiatrzyk trying to control but Bondurant is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Wiatrzyk has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bondurant is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bondurant's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bondurant keeping full guard, as Wiatrzyk tries to pass.
Bondurant is pulling down on Wiatrzyk's head to control his posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jab by Bondurant.
A telegraphed right hand from Wiatrzyk misses the target.
Wiatrzyk takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiatrzyk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bondurant scores with a jab to the body.
Wiatrzyk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wiatrzyk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bondurant tests Wiatrzyk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wiatrzyk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wiatrzyk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Wiatrzyk is rocked!
Nice cross by Bondurant.
Oh Wiatrzyk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bondurant is stalking Wiatrzyk. Wiatrzyk circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Bondurant, and it's lights out! Wiatrzyk really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Forrest Bondurant!
During a confident post fight interview, Forrest Bondurant thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Laprise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mcgregor
vs
Laprise

187 cm
28
209 lbs
5 - 11 - 0

195 cm
27
206 lbs
2 - 8 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Mcgregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lenny Laprise!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laprise misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Laprise.
Laprise throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcgregor.

Mcgregor moves into the clinch.
Laprise wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laprise wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laprise wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mcgregor has him pressed against the cage.

Laprise breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laprise misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laprise throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laprise falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mcgregor counters with a nice uppercut.
Mcgregor wants to clinch up but Laprise keeps it at a distance.
Mcgregor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laprise throws a right hand that misses
and Laprise takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mcgregor closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Laprise out cold! Laprise corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mac Mcgregor!
Mac Mcgregor bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Santos
vs
Ortiz

194 cm
27
206 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

195 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edson Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vince Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz swinging wildly here.
Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
Santos throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortiz. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vince Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortiz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Ortiz backing up. Ortiz nods at Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos avoids the body shot from Ortiz.
Santos misses with the combination.
Ortiz throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a combination that misses
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ortiz thinking.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Ortiz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Ortiz. Those never looked like landing.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos throws a hook but Ortiz avoids it easily.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Santos throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ortiz.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortiz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for Ortiz.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Ortiz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ortiz missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Ortiz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Ortiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a right hand
and Ortiz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ortiz jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz lands a jab-cross combination.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ortiz.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortiz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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 Edson Santos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Edson Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiz misses with a few strikes there.
Ortiz fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a combination. Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Ortiz.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santos, as that shot connected.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos throws a series of strikes that have Ortiz backpedaling.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Ortiz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santos.
Ortiz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Santos rather than just go for the knockout.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortiz misses with a few strikes there.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortiz looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Ortiz.
Ortiz cracks Santos with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Ortiz misses with a few strikes there.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ortiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sloppy strikes from Ortiz. Those never looked like landing.
Santos stuns Ortiz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Ortiz to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Ortiz.
Santos takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Santos throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Santos moves away from the strike by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Ortiz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vince Ortiz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Santos can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Ortiz and Santos drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Ortiz.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vince Ortiz!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Lindsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lionel Lindsay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Lindsay

195 cm
23
197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

REAR NAKED CHOKE NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gideon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lionel Lindsay!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lindsay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lindsay counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lindsay trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindsay throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lindsay is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to control from the top but Lindsay keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lindsay keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Lindsay is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lindsay is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones prevents Lindsay from getting back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lindsay scores with a one two! Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lindsay closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Gideon Jones has been cut.
A big right from Lindsay misses.
Jones wants to clinch up but Lindsay keeps it at a distance.

Lindsay scores with a takedown into Jones's guard.

Jones is looking for a triangle but Lindsay pushes his legs off easily.
Jones seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Lindsay postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones looking for a guillotine here but Lindsay defends easily.
Lindsay distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Jones is rocked!

Lindsay drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lindsay jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lindsay trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindsay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Lindsay is proving a slippery customer.
Lindsay throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Lindsay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lindsay chips away with some ground and pound.
Lindsay throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Jones is pushing down on Lindsay's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lindsay is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lindsay can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lindsay is not content to let Jones control the position.
Lindsay has his hands clasped together around Jones's back. He's all about the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lionel Lindsay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gideon Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones shoots in for a takedown but Lindsay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lindsay scores with a spinning back kick!
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch

so Lindsay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindsay stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Lindsay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lindsay passes into side control.
Lindsay landing a few strikes.
Lindsay lands a strong strike to the head of Jones. That's dazed him! Lindsay looking to finish here. Jones is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Lindsay lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lionel Lindsay!
Lionel Lindsay really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that REAR NAKED CHOKE NUTRITION logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noah Sauvageau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sauvageau
vs
Soto

178 cm
25
144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

171 cm
25
136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noah Sauvageau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Soto!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sauvageau definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sauvageau scores with a shot to the body.
Sauvageau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sauvageau throws a one two combo.
Soto misses with a hook to the body
and Sauvageau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soto throws a series of punches but Sauvageau moves out of range.
Soto throws a right hand that misses
and Sauvageau makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sauvageau jabs at Soto's body.
Soto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Soto throws a series of punches but Sauvageau avoids them all with ease.
Soto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sauvageau.
Sauvageau stuns Soto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sauvageau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soto looks winded!
Sauvageau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soto.
Soto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sauvageau works the jab nicely.

It looks like Steven Soto has been cut.
Steven Soto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Soto is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauvageau closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Soto! Sauvageau dives in looking to finish! Soto is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Sauvageau!
During a confident post fight interview, Noah Sauvageau thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny Schroeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Oliveira
vs
Schroeder

182 cm
26
163 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

179 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Oliveira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiny Schroeder!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schroeder dives in and grabs Oliveira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes down on Schroeder's head and hops out.
Oliveira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Schroeder counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Oliveira!
Oliveira is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Pitbull MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Schroeder scoring with punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Schroeder seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Schroeder is looking to take a break and control but Oliveira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Oliveira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schroeder is working Oliveira over with some ground and pound from side control.
Schroeder lands some shots froms side control.
Oliveira is trying to work for a sweep but Schroeder has mounted him!
Schroeder controlling the position easily from mount.
Schroeder lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oliveira wants to control but Schroeder is having none of it.
Schroeder with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Schroeder is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oliveira defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Schroeder keeps moving.
Schroeder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliveira is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oliveira wants to control from the top but Schroeder keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira content to stall in guard here.
Schroeder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Oliveira drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Schroeder dives on top into guard.

Oliveira being controlled here, momentarily.

Oliveira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schroeder defends it easily.
Schroeder content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schroeder postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Schroeder won't allow Oliveira to sweep him here.
Schroeder advances to half guard.
Schroeder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Schroeder is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiny Schroeder 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.

Oliveira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Schroeder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schroeder doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Oliveira counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Schroeder trying to keep a closed guard but Oliveira is proving a slippery customer.
Oliveira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Schroeder wants to stand up but Oliveira is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schroeder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schroeder trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schroeder keeping full guard, as Oliveira tries to pass.
Schroeder keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Oliveira prevents Schroeder from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schroeder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oliveira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Schroeder swivels and escapes.
Schroeder fails with the takedown.
Roy Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiny Schroeder.
Oliveira goes for a double leg but Schroeder avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Schroeder continues to drive forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oliveira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Schroeder has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Oliveira after a bit of a struggle.

Oliveira works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Oliveira drops back, looking for a kneebar! Schroeder looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Schroeder looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Schroeder!

Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schroeder landing a few strikes.
Schroeder is putting a hurting on Oliveira here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schroeder trying to control the position but Oliveira is working away.
Oliveira is being controlled here.
Schroeder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliveira keeps working.
Oliveira trying to remain calm as Schroeder controls from the top position.
Schroeder scoring with punches from side control.
Schroeder cracks Oliveira with a big right hand but Oliveira just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Schroeder landing strikes.
Schroeder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schroeder lands some shots froms side control.

Oliveira is rocked!
Oliveira is trying to control Schroeder's posture but Schroeder avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oh Oliveira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oliveira is trying to control Schroeder's posture but Schroeder avoids it.
Oliveira seems to have got his legs back now.
Schroeder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliveira keeps working.
Schroeder cracks Oliveira with a big right hand but Oliveira just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schroeder working the head with strikes.
Schroeder working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiny Schroeder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Oliveira leaves Schroeder with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oliveira doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Schroeder counters with a double leg that slams his opponent to the canvas! Oliveira is in trouble here! Schroeder pounds away until the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Tiny Schroeder!
Tiny Schroeder is the new lightweight champion!