QFC Tournament 456 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Travis Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abra Kadabra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Keller
vs
Kadabra

163 cm
23
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
23
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abra Kadabra!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadabra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Keller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Keller throws a body punch but Kadabra moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Keller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Keller.

Kadabra takes the fight into the clinch.
Kadabra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Keller.
Keller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Keller lands a right hand.
Keller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kadabra backwards.

Kadabra is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kadabra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Keller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kadabra is still on wobbly legs! Can Keller finish him?
Keller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keller misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keller.
Keller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kadabra.
Keller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kadabra blocks an uppercut.
Keller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kadabra is trying to maintain a safe position but Keller gets an underhook and turns Kadabra into the cage.
Keller avoiding damage as Kadabra throws knees to the body.
Kadabra blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kadabra tries to land knees in the clinch but Keller avoids the damage to the body.
Kadabra trying to land knees to the body.
Kadabra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keller swings wildly with an uppercut but Kadabra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keller misses with some punches.
Keller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kadabra blocking some punches.
Keller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keller working aggressively here.
Keller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keller misses with the head strike.
Keller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kadabra seems to have recovered his senses.
Kadabra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keller backwards.
Keller slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Keller.
Keller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Keller blocks an uppercut.
Keller stalling.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kadabra lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kadabra backwards.
A short body shot lands from Keller as the two fighters clinch.
Kadabra misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kadabra! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Keller is unloading with more strikes now! Kadabra drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Keller!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blake Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Griffin
vs
Jackson

169 cm
23
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
Jackson checks a low kick from Griffin.

Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Griffin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Griffin has control of the leg.
Griffin trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard but Griffin has mounted him!
Griffin raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson is in a horrible position here. Griffin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is in a horrible position here. Griffin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Griffin lands a big shot there that rocks Jackson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griffin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Griffin trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Griffin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands with some strikes.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Griffin scoring with strikes but Jackson is staying in there.
Griffin content just to control the position here.
Griffin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson wants to control but Griffin is having none of it.
Griffin 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.
Griffin working Jackson over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Griffin maintains control.
Griffin lands with some strikes.
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Griffin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Griffin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Griffin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Griffin punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson can't escape the position.
Griffin with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Griffin avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Jackson looks winded!
Jackson taking shots to the head.
Griffin trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Griffin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quinton Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin misses with a straight left.
Griffin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin checks the leg kick.
Griffin leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blake Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Jackson.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Griffin.
Griffin stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Griffin 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.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Griffin's waist but Griffin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.

Griffin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Griffin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Griffin trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a nice forearm strike.
Griffin is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Griffin working the ground and pound.
Griffin lands a few punches from side control.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griffin wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.

That's four 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.
Griffin scoring with punches and elbows.
Griffin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jackson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Griffin is putting a hurting on Jackson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jackson is not content to let Griffin control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griffin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Griffin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Griffin throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.

Jackson clinches.
Griffin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson has Griffin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Griffin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Griffin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Griffin is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Griffin into the cage.
Griffin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson gets control of Griffin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jackson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Griffin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jackson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - Griffin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Griffin passes to side control.
Griffin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin prevents Jackson from escaping the position.
Griffin lands an elbow.
Jackson tries to buck Griffin off but Griffin is having none of it.
Griffin controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Blake Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griffin staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jackson blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Griffin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Blake Griffin!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Blake Griffin!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Blake Griffin!

Blake Griffin wins by unanimous decision!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fabiano Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarvan Bjork (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lima
vs
Bjork

163 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
23
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fabiano Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarvan Bjork!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Bjork.
Lima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bjork swivels and escapes.
Lima lands with a slapping head kick.
Lima tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bjork defends well and Lima ends up having to push Bjork into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bjork lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Bjork.
Bjork lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Bjork.
Bjork lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lima backwards.
Lima is trying to break the clinch but Bjork is controlling him.
Bjork is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lima tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabiano Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lima changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bjork fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lima is breathing heavily.
Bjork rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lima takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lima fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bjork avoids it really well and circles away.

Bjork feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lima sprawling to the canvas! Lima rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bjork finish him?!

Lima is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima switches off momentarily and Bjork cracks him with a monster right hand! Lima topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Bjork dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Bjork!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jarvan Bjork!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cappie Ragnard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herb Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ragnard
vs
Dean

170 cm
22
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
23
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

V-Mask Clothing + 70% laundry

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cappie Ragnard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herb Dean!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ragnard is out of range and Dean settles back down.
Dean throws a lazy uppercut

and Ragnard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dean.
Dean swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnard uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ragnard breaks the clinch.
Ragnard looks to land a combination but Dean avoids it well.
Ragnard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragnard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Ragnard has Dean up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnard avoids a wild elbow strike from Dean.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ragnard gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dean wants to get back to full guard but Ragnard has mounted him!
Ragnard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dean is looking to improve his position but Ragnard isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnard tries to control but Dean wriggling away.
Dean is looking to get to half guard.
Ragnard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dean sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ragnard lands a nice short elbow.
Dean is looking for a sweep. Ragnard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ragnard is looking to take a break and control but Dean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dean avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ragnard.
Dean wants to control but Ragnard is keeping busy.
Dean gets full guard.
Ragnard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ragnard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ragnard tries to free his leg and advance position but Dean is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean trying to control the position here.
Ragnard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ragnard looking to pass the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ragnard swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnard. Dean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dean lands with a nice body punch.
Ragnard misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard defending well as Dean loads up on a big left hand.
Ragnard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dean misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Ragnard.
Ragnard tries to close the distance and clinch but Dean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ragnard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Dean misses its intended target.
Dean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ragnard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ragnard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dean to the mat! Dean manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cappie Ragnard dominated that round.
That's time! Ragnard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dean misses with a hook.
Ragnard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dean circles away quickly and effectively.

Ragnard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dean, pushing him back against the cage.
Dean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Ragnard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dean throws a body shot but no joy.
Dean throws out a loose jab but Ragnard uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnard misses with a looping left.
Dean tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ragnard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dean somewhat.
Dean misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ragnard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dean's guard.
Ragnard trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
Cappie Ragnard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ragnard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Ragnard from controlling successfully.
Ragnard content to stall in guard here.
Ragnard throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dean not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dean looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ragnard is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ragnard forces Dean back against the cage and clinches.
Ragnard blocks the elbow strike.
Dean trying to stall but Ragnard improves his position.
Dean misses with some punches.
Ragnard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Ragnard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Dean slips a jab and a cross from Ragnard.
Ragnard jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Ragnard has managed to clinch.

Ragnard wants the takedown. Dean is fighting it off but Ragnard persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dean's guard against the cage.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Ragnard from controlling successfully.
Ragnard tries to free his leg and advance position but Dean is retaining full guard.
Ragnard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean looking for a sweep. Not yet Dean, not yet.
Ragnard trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ragnard wants to pass the guard but Dean is keeping the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dean trying to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cappie Ragnard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ragnard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnard slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cappie Ragnard 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. And we move into the final round!

Ragnard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnard.
Ragnard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dean.

Ragnard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dean works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ragnard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ragnard postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnard passes into half guard.
Dean is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnard working the head and body with strikes.
Ragnard is keen to just control but Dean is a slippery customer.
Ragnard uses his free foot to push down on Dean's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dean.
Ragnard looking to control but Dean is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ragnard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dean can do to turn this around?
Ragnard working Dean over with strikes here.
Ragnard lands a big elbow.
Ragnard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dean is trying desperately to improve position.
Herb Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cappie Ragnard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ragnard controlling from the full mount.
Ragnard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dean can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ragnard controlling from the full mount.
Ragnard looking to control but Dean is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ragnard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dean is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ragnard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean working to try and regain half guard.
Ragnard controlling the pace for now.
Dean is looking to improve his position but Ragnard isn't that keen on the idea.
Ragnard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dean is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard controlling from mount.
Ragnard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dean is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dean is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cappie Ragnard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ragnard 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 Ian Loll scores the fight for Cappie Ragnard!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Cappie Ragnard!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Cappie Ragnard!

Cappie Ragnard wins by unanimous decision!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ron Henley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Henley
vs
Caine

171 cm
23
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
23
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ron Henley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Caine!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henley looks to land a left hand but Caine moved out of range nicely.
Caine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henley throws a hook but Caine avoids it easily.
Caine fails with the takedown

and Henley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Caine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Caine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Caine seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caine is trying to control. Henley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Henley is trying to get back to full guard.

Caine is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine wants to control but Henley is keeping him busy.
Caine throwing shots but Henley is blocking nicely.

Caine is looking for a kimura but Henley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Caine to get the leverage.
Caine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Caine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henley defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Caine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Caine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Caine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Henley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Caine.
Henley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Caine.
Caine lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Henley wants to improve his position but Caine is controlling well.
Henley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Caine on the ground.
Caine throwing shots but Henley is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caine scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Caine is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Henley is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Caine!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny McHail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes into the arena with Remember The Name blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Thompson
vs
McHail

169 cm
23
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny McHail!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHail throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McHail connects with a looping right hand.
McHail misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
McHail is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McHail dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McHail misses with a series of wild punches.
McHail lands a lovely overhand right.
A cross from McHail lands.
Thompson slaps away a takedown attempt from McHail, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thompson misses the jab.
Jab from McHail.
McHail lands a jab-cross combination.

Thompson is rocked!

It looks like Mark Thompson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from McHail.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McHail circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Thompson to the canvas! Thompson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - McHail keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny McHail!
Mark Thompson spoke after the fight, saying 'Ah no shark meat later :('.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Budok Sudok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Warring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sudok
vs
Warring

180 cm
19
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

164 cm
23
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

V-Mask Clothing + 70% laundry

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Budok Sudok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Warring!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warring tries a head kick but it misses.
Sudok misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Warring. Those never looked like landing.
Sudok shoots in looking for a takedown. Warring tries to sprawl out of it but Sudok keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Warring manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sudok blocks a head kick by Warring.

Sudok rushes Warring and presses him up against the cage.
Warring is looking to break free of the clinch but Sudok has double underhooks.
Warring is trying to force a seperation but Sudok has the dominant position.
Sudok throws a punch but it's blocked by Warring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warring wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Sudok manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sudok is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Sudok throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Warring wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Sudok's closed guard. He's half up but Sudok has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Sudok pivots and extends the arm, Warring falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Sudok! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Budok Sudok!