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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Ataides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Zangief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Ataides!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ataides shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ataides shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ataides showed some decent athleticism there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ataides in particular looking to stall.
Zangief desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ataides trying to pass the guard but Zangief defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ataides trying to control the action but Zangief is working from the bottom.
Ataides missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ataides.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ataides lands a nice short elbow.
Zangief pushes Ataides off looking to stand but Ataides dives back in and keeps control.
Zangief is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ataides pulls his head out easily.
Ataides looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zangief is looking to escape.
Ataides not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ataides thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zangief's head.
Zangief wants to control but Ataides is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ataides closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zangief circles away.
Zangief misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ataides wants to counter with a clinch but Zangief pushes him away.
Zangief lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ataides dodges the punch combination from Zangief.
Zangief throws a nice looking combination but Ataides bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ataides looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zangief!
Ataides cracks Zangief with a big right hand but Zangief just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Zangief sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ataides thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zangief gets full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ataides's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ataides accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ataides trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zangief looking to control.
Ataides missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zangief keeping moving, preventing Ataides from controlling successfully.
Zangief trying to control the position.
Zangief is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ataides is aware though and is defending well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ataides misses with a few strikes there.
Zangief stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zangief wants it to stay on the feet.
Victor Zangief has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Ataides.
Zangief shoots for a double leg takedown but Ataides sprawls well. He's pushed Zangief's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zangief throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zangief fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ataides fails with a takedown attempt.
Ataides goes for a double leg but Zangief avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zangief continues to drive forward.
Zangief has a takedown stuffed.
Ataides blocks a head kick by Zangief.
Zangief fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ataides sprawls well initially but Zangief persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ataides looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ataides is trying to escape back to his feet but Zangief uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Ataides wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leandro Ataides will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zangief fails to land the takedown.
Ataides slips a jab and a cross from Zangief.
Zangief defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ataides.
Zangief went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ataides shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zangief pinned against the cage. Zangief gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ataides displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zangief.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ataides shoots for a double leg takedown but Zangief sprawls well. He's pushed Ataides's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Victor Zangief has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Ataides.
Zangief swings for the body but Ataides moves out of range.
Zangief scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ataides drops his hands momentarily and Zangief takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief darts in and clinches Ataides up against the cage.
Ataides tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zangief avoids it.
Zangief breaks from the clinch.
Zangief moves into the clinch successfully.
Zangief is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ataides to keep the fight standing.
Zangief pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ataides fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zangief is defended easily by Ataides.
Zangief clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zangief successfully pulls guard.
Ataides trying to control the position from guard on top but Zangief is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zangief has control of Ataides's left arm, preventing Ataides from doing any damage.
Ataides with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zangief is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zangief utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ataides throws a strike but Zangief rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zangief is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ataides can do to turn this around?
Ataides wants to stand up but Zangief is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zangief is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ataides is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zangief is controlling him.
Zangief sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zangief or perhaps it was just good defense by Ataides, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ataides shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zangief but Zangief pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ataides darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ataides drops an elbow to the side of Zangief's head.
Zangief wants to control but Ataides is keeping busy and won't allow it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ataides working his ground and pound in the gym.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ataides working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Zangief dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ataides drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ataides trying to control but Zangief is working from the bottom.
Zangief not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ataides postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ataides loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zangief working a defensive guard here.
Zangief avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zangief pulls Ataides in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ataides throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ataides.
Ataides looking to score a takedown here. Zangief is defending well but Ataides drives through and ends up in Zangief's guard.
Zangief avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ataides controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zangief is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ataides trying to control the position from guard on top but Zangief is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ataides postures up in Zangief's guard and throws a big left but Zangief blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ataides trying to control the position from guard on top but Zangief is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ataides throwing strikes but missing.
Ataides postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Victor Zangief is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ataides stuffs the takedown attempt from Zangief. Zangief gets slowly back to his feet.
Ataides is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ataides takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zangief gets caught flat footed, as Ataides shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zangief avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ataides postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Leandro Ataides has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zangief working a defensive guard here.
Ataides working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zangief wants to sweep but no luck.
Ataides throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zangief throws a front kick aimed at Ataides's knee but Ataides avoids it well.
Ataides throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zangief's waist but Zangief gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ataides off to one side.
Zangief appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ataides lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ataides.
Zangief drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zangief prevents Ataides from getting back to his feet.
Zangief trying to control the position from guard on top but Ataides is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ataides wants to stand but Zangief is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zangief sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro Ataides comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ataides has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Zangief!
Victor Zangief seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rickon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickon Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladislav Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark feints a jab promting Volkov to slip. Stark then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Volkov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Vladislav Volkov has been cut.
No joy there for Stark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stark works over Volkov's head and body with a nice combination.
Stark throws a right hand that Volkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Volkov also avoids with ease.
Volkov throws a wild body kick that Stark sees coming a mile off.
Stark seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stark tries to bum rush Volkov with a series of wild strikes but Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Volkov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Volkov lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov looking to sit in guard and control but Stark gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Volkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stark.
Volkov keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Volkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stark.
Stark stands and throws Volkov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stark 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stark scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Volkov to see if he's OK.
Stark has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Volkov tries to bench press Stark off him but Stark keeps the position.
Stark wants to control but Volkov is keeping him busy.
Volkov trying to control but Stark flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Stark has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Volkov.
Volkov grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Stark.
Stark throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Stark is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Stark looking for the choke but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov trying to control the action but Stark just sinks the hooks in.
Volkov rolls, trying to escape but Stark keeps control of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Volkov is holding on to Stark 's glove but Stark gets free and slips his arm under Volkov 's chin. This could be big trouble! Yes, Volkov is tapping furiously and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rickon Stark!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rickon Stark thanked Fury Nutrition Inc. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Llorente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesley has chosen Eminem - Go To Sleep as his entrance music. Hugo Llorente has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Llorente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christian Wesley!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llorente jabs Wesley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've been told by Llorente's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Llorente connects with a body shot.
Wesley throws a lazy right hand but Llorente sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Llorente misses with a head kick.
Wesley connects with an inside leg kick.
Wesley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Llorente.
Llorente throws the left hand but Wesley avoids the punch easily.
Llorente shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wesley as he avoids it easily.
Llorente gets tackled into the cage by Wesley. Wesley maintains the clinch.
Wesley pushes Llorente back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Llorente blocking some punches.
Llorente is trying to stall.
Llorente wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wesley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wesley lands a hook that snaps the head of Llorente backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Llorente wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wesley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wesley lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesley swings wildly with an uppercut but Llorente uses good head movement to avoid it.
Llorente blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wesley.
A frustrated look appears on Llorente's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wesley throws a head punch that misses.
Wesley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Llorente backwards.
Wesley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Llorente leaning against his opponent.
Llorente blocks an uppercut.
Llorente lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wesley backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Wesley fails to land.
Wesley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wesley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wesley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Llorente looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wesley working aggressively here.
Wesley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llorente tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Llorente blocking some punches.
Llorente is trying to break the clinch but Wesley has him pressed against the cage.
Wesley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Llorente has had enough of the clinch but Wesley keeps him there for the moment.
Llorente blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Llorente blocks an uppercut.
Wesley lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Llorente blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wesley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Llorente's efforts to push away.
Llorente looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wesley pushes Llorente back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Llorente blocks an uppercut.
Wesley lands an uppercut.
Llorente blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wesley swings wildly with an uppercut but Llorente uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesley misses with a punch on the inside.
Wesley working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Wesley fails to land.
Llorente is trying to break free.
Llorente can't break the clinch.
Wesley throws a head punch that misses.
Wesley throws a head punch that misses.
Llorente wants to break free but Wesley has control.
Wesley throws a head punch that misses.
Llorente can't break the clinch.
Llorente pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Llorente is looking to land body kicks.
Wesley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Christian Wesley has been cut.
Wesley throws a hook to the side of Llorente's head but Llorente sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wesley blocks a head kick by Llorente.
Wesley closes the distance and clinches.
Wesley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Llorente backwards.
We've been informed that Wesley has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llorente pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wesley throws a head punch that misses.
Wesley scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wesley fails to land.
Llorente looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wesley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wesley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Llorente tries to break free but Wesley pushes him back against the cage.
Wesley misses with the head strike.
Llorente tries to circle away but Wesley has him pinned against the cage.
Llorente can't break the clinch.
Llorente manages to break the clinch.
Llorente throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wesley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Llorente misses with an uppercut. Wesley saw that one coming.
Wesley throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Wesley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Wesley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wesley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Llorente takes the fight into the clinch.
Wesley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Llorente.
Wesley has a couple of punches blocked by Llorente.
Llorente lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Llorente can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wesley.
Llorente breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick lands from Llorente that sends Wesley to the canvas. Wesley tries to scramble back to his feet but Llorente brings him back down into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wesley parries the strikes from Llorente easily there. Llorente is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wesley to escape.
Llorente working away.
Llorente wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wesley, who protects the arm well.
Llorente tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Llorente has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesley tries to bench press Llorente off him but Llorente keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Wesley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wesley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wesley is looking for a sweep.
Wesley wants to control but Llorente postures up.
Llorente goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wesley rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Llorente's guard! Nice work there by Wesley!
Wesley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wesley wants to control from the top but Llorente keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llorente wants to stand up but Wesley is controlling him.
Wesley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Llorente wants to get back to his feet but Wesley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wesley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Llorente wants to stand and escape but Wesley is having none of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wesley trying to control but Llorente is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Llorente closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Llorente blocks an uppercut.
Llorente tries to circle away but Wesley has him pinned against the cage.
Wesley misses with some punches.
Wesley misses with some punches.
Wesley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Llorente tries to circle away but Wesley has him pinned against the cage.
Llorente taking a breather.
Wesley throws a punch but it's blocked by Llorente.
Llorente is trying to force a seperation but Wesley has the dominant position.
Wesley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wesley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Llorente's efforts to push away.
Christian Wesley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wesley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Llorente working hard to break the clinch.
Llorente blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Llorente's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesley misses with a low kick as Llorente jumps back.
Llorente shoots for a takedown but Wesley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wesley walks into a straight right hand from Llorente.
Llorente tries for a takedown but Wesley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wesley wants to counter the offense by Llorente and move into the clinch position.
Wesley cracks the inside of Llorente's front leg.
Llorente tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wesley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wesley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Llorente has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wesley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Llorente gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Llorente breaks from the clinch.
Llorente clinches up against the cage.
Llorente breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wesley cracks the inside of Llorente's front leg.
Wesley feints and then cracks Llorente's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Llorente down.
Llorente throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Llorente scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Llorente dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christian Wesley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Llorente rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wesley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Llorente loads up on a big right hand but Wesley slips the punch.
A big left from Llorente misses.
Wesley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Llorente.
Llorente walks into a stiff left hand from Wesley.
Llorente is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wesley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wesley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wesley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Llorente misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Llorente.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wesley swings wildly with an uppercut but Llorente uses good head movement to avoid it.
Llorente breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wesley moves into range and clinches up with Llorente.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llorente is looking to break free of the clinch but Wesley has double underhooks.
Wesley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Llorente's efforts to push away.
Llorente wants to get back to striking at distance but Wesley won't allow it.
Wesley misses with the head strike.
Wesley misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Wesley on the inside.
Wesley throws a punch but it's blocked by Llorente.
Wesley blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Llorente.
Wesley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wesley as Llorente tries to tie him up.
Llorente is trying to break the clinch but Wesley has him pressed against the cage.
Llorente wants to get back to striking at distance but Wesley won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Wesley fails to land.
Llorente blocks an uppercut.
Llorente wants to get back to striking at distance but Wesley won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llorente breaks from the clinch.
Llorente moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Llorente.
Wesley misses with a punch on the inside.
Wesley misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Wesley fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wesley.
Wesley working aggressively here.
Wesley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Llorente's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wesley working aggressively here.
Llorente looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wesley.
Wesley throws a punch but it's blocked by Llorente.
Llorente is trying to break free.
Wesley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Llorente is trying to force a seperation but Wesley has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wesley.
Llorente is looking to break free of the clinch but Wesley has double underhooks.
Llorente is trying to break the clinch but Wesley has him pressed against the cage.
Llorente looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wesley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wesley misses with the head strike.
Wesley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Llorente scores with a shot to the side of Wesley's head.
Llorente blocks an uppercut.
Llorente wants to get back to striking at distance but Wesley won't allow it.
Wesley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Llorente backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Llorente.
Wesley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Llorente is trying to break the clinch but Wesley is controlling him.
Llorente is trying to force a seperation but Wesley has the dominant position.
A short left from Wesley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Wesley.
Llorente is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wesley misses with the head strike.
Wesley misses with some punches.
Llorente blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Llorente.
Llorente is trying to break free.
Llorente is trying to break free.
Llorente breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Llorente throws a sloppy head kick and Wesley moves out of range easily.
Wesley wants to counter the offense by Llorente and move into the clinch position.
Hugo Llorente is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wesley throws the left hand but Llorente avoids the punch easily.
Wesley is looking to slow Llorente down with leg kicks.
Llorente closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Llorente tries to circle away but Wesley has him pinned against the cage.
Wesley lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wesley.
Wesley scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Wesley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wesley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Wesley!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Christian Wesley waved his t-shirt featuring [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ayotunde St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Button (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ayotunde St Pierre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexandre Button's chin.
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20
170 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ayotunde St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexandre Button!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St Pierre showed some decent athleticism there.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Button is defending well.
St Pierre working over Button with some ground and pound. Button looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Button has hold of St Pierre's hands but St Pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Button's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre prevents Button from standing back up.
St Pierre is keen to just control but Button is a slippery customer.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Button is trying to maintain the position but St Pierre is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control but Button is keeping him busy.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
St Pierre with the ground and pound but Button uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Button pulls St Pierre in close to his closed guard and prevents St Pierre from doing any damage or advancing position.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
Button looking to control.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
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.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Button works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Button tries for a takedown but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Button looks for a takedown but St Pierre sprawls well.
Button scores with a takedown into St Pierre's guard.
Button looks winded!
Button tries to stand but St Pierre is controlling from the bottom.
St Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Button's guard.
St Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Button has wrist control.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Button utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
St Pierre distracts Button with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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.
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.
St Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
St Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
St Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Button's head.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Button works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Button is keeping the position for now.
St Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ayotunde St Pierre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Button defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St Pierre.
Button clinches.
St Pierre lands a takedown into guard.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Button avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Button has wrist control.
Ayotunde St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Button has wrist control.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre cracks Button with a solid left hand.
St Pierre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Button preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Button's head.
Button has momentary wrist control but St Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
St Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Button can do to turn this around?
Button controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
Button working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre distracts Button with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
St Pierre works over Button with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Button utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre is working Button over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Button's brow.
St Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Button is breathing heavily.
Button working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre is in close to Button's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Button is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
Button is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is working Button over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Button is still in real trouble! Can St Pierre finish him?
Button working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
Button seems to have recovered his senses.
St Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
St Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Button blocks nicely.
St Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
St Pierre trying to control but Button is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Button's head.
Button keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
Button utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Button preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre with a nice head shot there.
St Pierre pushes down on Button's leg and manages to get into half guard.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ayotunde St Pierre 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!
St Pierre goes for a double leg but Button avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Button continues to drive forward.
St Pierre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
St Pierre is stalling here. Button is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! St Pierre seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Button has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
St Pierre struggling a bit here.
Button wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on St Pierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Button felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Button trying to control here.
Button is refusing to be controlled, as St Pierre sits in half guard.
St Pierre looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Button's head.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Button dodges it nicely.
St Pierre working over Button with some ground and pound. Button looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. St Pierre connects with a nice short shot to Button's temple.
Button is looking to improve his position.
Button takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice strikes from St Pierre there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St Pierre 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. St Pierre connects with a nice short shot to Button's temple.
St Pierre wants to take a breather but Button is having none of it.
St Pierre prevents Button from standing back up.
St Pierre is thwarting Button's attempts to control the position.
Button on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre working over Button with some ground and pound. Button looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
St Pierre is nestled in close to Button, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Button has hold of St Pierre's hands but St Pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Button is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
St Pierre winds up and cracks Button with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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. St Pierre connects with a nice short shot to Button's temple.
St Pierre seems to be looking for submissions.
St Pierre is nestled in close to Button, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Button!
St Pierre raining down hammerfists from mount.
St Pierre postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Button badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of St Pierre around the waist but St Pierre pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! St Pierre is the winner by TKO! St Pierre jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ayotunde St Pierre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Inigo Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Touko Unikeko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra comes into the arena with The Beast - Tech N9ne blaring out of the sound system. Unikeko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gesaffelstein - Opr kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 Touko Unikeko was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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29
150 lbs
12 - 16 - 2 |
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22
147 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Inigo Guerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Touko Unikeko!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unikeko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guerra.
Guerra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Guerra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Unikeko.
Unikeko doesn't manage to clinch there - Guerra circles away.
Unikeko doesn't manage to clinch there - Guerra circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Guerra misses its target.
Unikeko tries to close the distance and clinch but Guerra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guerra scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Guerra avoids the head kick by Unikeko.
Guerra lands a jab.
Unikeko tries to clinch up
and Guerra makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Unikeko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guerra. Guerra obviously looking to wear him down.
Guerra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Unikeko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Unikeko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Unikeko throws a nice looking combination but Guerra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Unikeko moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unikeko has had enough of the clinch but Guerra keeps him there for the moment.
Guerra is leaning against Unikeko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Guerra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Unikeko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unikeko is looking to control Guerra's arms but Guerra gets an underhook and turns him. Now Unikeko has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guerra.
Guerra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Guerra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guerra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Unikeko's elbow.
Nice body punch from Guerra.
Unikeko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Unikeko misses with a punch on the inside.
Guerra presses Unikeko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Guerra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Unikeko's elbow.
Unikeko can't break the clinch.
Guerra breaks from the clinch.
Guerra keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Guerra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Unikeko moves away.
Guerra clobbers Unikeko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Guerra lands a nice hook to Unikeko's body. Unikeko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Unikeko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Unikeko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Guerra.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unikeko tries to clinch up but Guerra circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body punch from Guerra.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Unikeko avoids the body shot from Guerra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guerra jabs at Unikeko's body.
Unikeko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guerra throws a nice looking combination but Unikeko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Unikeko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Guerra lands a jab to the nose.
Unikeko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Unikeko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Unikeko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Unikeko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guerra. Guerra obviously looking to wear him down.
Unikeko needs to keep his hands up - Guerra had a free shot at his head there.
Unikeko wants to clinch.
A combination from Guerra does no damage.
A left and a right from Guerra both land. Nice combination.
Unikeko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Unikeko is looking to clinch but Guerra is avoiding it.
Guerra is looking to wear down Unikeko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Guerra lands with a nice combination. Unikeko backs away looking to recover.
Unikeko misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra misses with a few strikes there.
Guerra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Unikeko.
Guerra slips a jab and a cross from Unikeko.
Unikeko pushes Guerra up against the cage in a clinch.
Guerra missing with knees to the body.
Unikeko jumps guard but Guerra turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Guerra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Unikeko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guerra lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Guerra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Unikeko.
Unikeko looks to land a combination but Guerra avoids it well.
Guerra gets tackled into the cage by Unikeko. Unikeko maintains the clinch.
Unikeko scores with a shoulder strike.
Guerra dodges an elbow strike from Unikeko.
Guerra blocking some punches.
Guerra blocks the elbow strike.
Guerra has Unikeko pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra misses with a body punch.
Guerra has Unikeko pushed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guerra misses with a body punch.
Unikeko misses with a punch to the body.
Guerra missing with knees to the body.
Guerra effectively controlling the action here.
Unikeko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Unikeko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Unikeko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Guerra just stands there and leans against the cage.
Inigo Guerra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Touko Unikeko.
Guerra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Unikeko throws a head punch that misses.
Guerra looking to slow down the pace here.
Unikeko is trying to break the clinch but Guerra has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inigo Guerra dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Guerra misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Guerra scores with a four punch combination!
Guerra lands a jab to Unikeko's midsection.
Unikeko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guerra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guerra misses with a body shot.
Guerra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Unikeko on the side of the head.
Guerra throws a hook to the side of Unikeko's head but Unikeko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guerra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Unikeko avoids the head kick by Guerra.
Unikeko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Unikeko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guerra throws a body punch but Unikeko moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Unikeko wants to clinch but Guerra slips to the side
and Guerra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Inigo Guerra is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Unikeko is looking to clinch but Guerra is avoiding it.
Unikeko wants to clinch.
Guerra throwing a counter right hand but Unikeko manages to avoid it.
Unikeko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guerra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unikeko darts in and clinches Guerra up against the cage.
Unikeko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guerra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guerra is pushing Unikeko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Guerra crunches a lovely knee into Unikeko's ribcage.
Unikeko blocks a body shot from Guerra.
Guerra lands a good knee to the midsection. Unikeko won't want to take too many of those.
Guerra lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Unikeko.
Inigo Guerra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Guerra pushes Unikeko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Come on Guerra - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Unikeko misses with the head strike.
Unikeko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Guerra works on Unikeko's body with a couple of short punches.
Unikeko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Guerra avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Guerra is looking to control Unikeko's arms but Unikeko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guerra has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko throws a head punch that misses.
Guerra has Unikeko pushed against the cage.
Guerra is looking to control Unikeko's arms but Unikeko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guerra has his back to the cage.
Guerra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Unikeko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Guerra counters with a nice body shot.
Unikeko tries to clinch there but Guerra circles away.
Unikeko avoids the body shot from Guerra.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guerra cracks Unikeko with a good jab.
Guerra stuns Unikeko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guerra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Unikeko manages to avoid it.
Guerra fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Unikeko on the side of the head.
Guerra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Unikeko tries to clinch but Guerra is having none of it.
Unikeko moves into range and clinches up with Guerra.
Unikeko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Unikeko manages to break the clinch.
Guerra slips a jab from Unikeko.
Unikeko misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Unikeko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guerra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guerra misses with a punch to the body.
Guerra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guerra thumps Unikeko with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guerra.
Unikeko tries to clinch but Guerra is having none of it.
Guerra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Unikeko slips a jab from Guerra.
Guerra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guerra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Unikeko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guerra throws a series of punches but Unikeko avoids them all with ease.
Inigo Guerra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Unikeko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guerra, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guerra can't find room to land a body shot as Unikeko controls the action.
Guerra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guerra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Unikeko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Unikeko effectively controlling the action here.
Guerra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guerra wants to stall.
Guerra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Guerra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Unikeko can do to turn this around?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Guerra is working Unikeko over against the cage.
Guerra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guerra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Unikeko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Guerra manages to break the clinch.
Unikeko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guerra can pounce on him.
Guerra misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inigo Guerra dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Unikeko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Unikeko tries to clinch up.
Guerra lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Guerra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guerra looks to score with a jab to the body but Unikeko is just out of range.
Unikeko moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Guerra.
Guerra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Unikeko misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Unikeko throws an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Unikeko tries to stall but Guerra uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Guerra manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unikeko has a couple of punches blocked by Guerra.
Unikeko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Guerra walks away with a smile on his face. Unikeko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Guerra scores with a one two! Unikeko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Guerra paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unikeko fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Guerra.
Unikeko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guerra. Guerra obviously looking to wear him down.
Unikeko pushes Guerra up against the cage in a clinch.
Guerra misses with a body punch.
Unikeko throws a punch but it's blocked by Guerra.
Unikeko misses with the head strike.
Unikeko is looking to control Guerra's arms but Guerra gets an underhook and turns him. Now Unikeko has his back to the cage.
Unikeko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Guerra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guerra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guerra.
Guerra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Unikeko.
Unikeko closes the distance and clinches.
Unikeko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guerra backwards.
Guerra just leaning against Unikeko, taking a breather.
Unikeko working aggressively here.
Unikeko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guerra backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Unikeko manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unikeko is trying to keep Guerra in close.
Unikeko working a defensive guard but Guerra passes into half guard.
Unikeko wants to improve his position but Guerra is controlling well.
Unikeko flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Unikeko missing with punches from the bottom.
Unikeko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Unikeko.
Touko Unikeko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Unikeko is on top in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Guerra holds on and takes a little breather.
Guerra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guerra controls Unikeko momentarily but Unikeko frees himself.
Unikeko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Unikeko drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Guerra manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Unikeko has Guerra in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Guerra passes into half guard.
Unikeko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Unikeko won't allow Guerra to pass to mount.
Unikeko is trying to stand up here but Guerra is controlling him well.
Unikeko misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Inigo Guerra.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guerra, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inigo Guerra!
A very excited looking Inigo Guerra made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Mcracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bittor Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcracken comes to the cage accompanied by Onra - I Wanna Go Back. Xavier is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jane's Addiction- Mountain Song. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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36
187 lbs
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184 lbs
32 - 27 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Mcracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bittor Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcracken shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Xavier manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mcracken stopping the sweep attempt from Xavier.
Xavier is trying to hold Mcracken in close to prevent damage but Mcracken has managed to pass into half guard.
Xavier is looking for a sweep. Mcracken is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Xavier is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken wants to stand up but Xavier is controlling the position.
Xavier wants to improve his position but Mcracken is controlling well.
Xavier actively working from the bottom here.
Xavier looking for submissions off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Xavier trying to control here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Xavier enables Mcracken to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Xavier manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Xavier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Xavier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mcracken preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mcracken has passed into side control.
Xavier looks to move to half guard but instead Mcracken has passed into mount! Damn!
Xavier is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mcracken is looking to stand but Xavier has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Xavier is desperately trying to improve his position but Mcracken has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier wants to hold on but Mcracken pushes him away.
Xavier is trying desperately to improve position.
Mcracken content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Xavier really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Mcracken 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.
Mcracken darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Xavier is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcracken wants to stand up but Xavier has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier wants to control but Mcracken passes into side.
Mcracken tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Xavier tries to buck Mcracken off but Mcracken is having none of it.
Mcracken has control of an arm but Xavier manages to advance to Mcracken's back!
Mcracken rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Xavier tries to pass to full mount but Mcracken defends it.
Xavier thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Phil Mcracken overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier is working for a kimura but Mcracken is defending it quite comfortably.
Mcracken is not content to let Xavier control the position.
Mcracken punching from the bottom.
Mcracken misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Xavier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcracken keeps working.
Mcracken throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mcracken missing with punches from the bottom.
Mcracken is staying active underneath Xavier, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mcracken manages to get to full guard.
Mcracken looking for a sweep. Not yet Mcracken, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier trying to control but Mcracken is working from the bottom.
Xavier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Xavier tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcracken is retaining full guard.
Xavier won't allow Mcracken to sweep him here.
Xavier trying to control but Mcracken is working from the bottom.
Mcracken thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Xavier scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mcracken misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Xavier is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Xavier is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mcracken has managed to free his arm - good work.
Xavier is trying to control. Mcracken wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mcracken throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Xavier is trying to control. Mcracken wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mcracken missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken is not content to let Xavier control the position.
Xavier lands with a punch from half guard.
Xavier trying to pass the guard but Mcracken defending well.
Xavier seems to be working for a kimura but Mcracken defends the submission attempt.
Mcracken tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mcracken works his way to full guard. Good work.
Xavier trying to control but Mcracken is working from the bottom.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcracken lands some strikes from the bottom.
Xavier with a flurry of punches that miss.
Xavier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcracken is keeping the position for now.
Mcracken thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bittor Xavier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mcracken.
Xavier sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Xavier is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mcracken jumps into side control!
Xavier tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mcracken wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mcracken wants to stand but Xavier has his arm trapped.
Xavier tries to buck Mcracken off but Mcracken is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcracken wants to stand but Xavier is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xavier tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mcracken is looking to stand but Xavier has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Xavier is looking to improve his position but Mcracken isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken wants to stand but Xavier is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Xavier is desperately trying to improve his position but Mcracken has a good base and remains in mount.
Mcracken takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Xavier working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier gets back to half guard.
Xavier looking for a kimura from the bottom but Mcracken passes into side control!
Mcracken tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Xavier tries to buck Mcracken off but Mcracken is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mcracken napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mcracken throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Xavier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mcracken manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mcracken tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Xavier.
Xavier trying to get back to full guard but Mcracken takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xavier bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mcracken is on top in guard.
Xavier is looking for a triangle here but Mcracken uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Mcracken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mcracken 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 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Mcracken!
Phil Mcracken spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Berzerk. Watson has chosen Till I Collapse- Eminem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
220 lbs
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210 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alonzo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Watson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson throws a chopping leg kick but Harris manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Watson takes the fight into the clinch.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson misses with the head strike.
Watson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Watson.
It looks like Alonzo Harris has been cut.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
A short right from Watson on the inside.
Watson lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Watson.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Watson.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Watson misses.
Harris pushes Watson up against the cage in a clinch.
Watson is struggling to control the position.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson rushes Harris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watson misses with some punches.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Watson controls the action.
Watson lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watson.
Watson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Watson blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson lands a body shot.
Harris working aggressively here.
Watson working aggressively here.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson blocks a body shot from Harris.
Watson blocking some punches.
Watson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Watson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watson has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Watson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a head punch that misses.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Watson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Watson.
Watson has managed to clinch.
Watson throws a head punch that misses.
Watson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watson throws a head punch that misses.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Watson.
Watson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Watson gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson misses with the head strike.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harris seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Watson can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Watson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watson working aggressively here.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Harris tries for a takedown but Watson manages to get underhooks.
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watson.
Harris turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harris looking to control but instead Watson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Harris is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alonzo Harris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Watson gets a clinch.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Watson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris working aggressively here.
Watson working aggressively here.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Watson.
Harris lands a body shot.
Watson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Watson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watson lands with a light punch inside.
Watson blocking some punches.
Watson working aggressively here.
Watson has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Watson.
Watson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Watson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Watson pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Watson.
Harris is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watson throws a head punch that misses.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Watson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harris up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Watson fails to land.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watson throws a big uppercut that drops Harris! More strikes from Watson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Harris lies dazed against the cage as Watson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Watson!
John Watson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Alonzo Harris was interviewed post fight and said 'GOD DAMN IT.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Johnstown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noonan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 3DD - Kryptonite. Mack Johnstown is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Noonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mack Johnstown!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noonan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Noonan takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Michael Noonan has been cut.
Johnstown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Noonan lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnstown throws an elbow but misses.
Noonan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnstown thumps Noonan with a low kick.
Johnstown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnstown.
Noonan looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnstown is just out of range.
Johnstown misses with a low kick.
Johnstown misses with a kick to the body.
Noonan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Johnstown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mack Johnstown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnstown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnstown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noonan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Johnstown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Noonan is out of range.
Noonan scores with a push kick.
Noonan connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan thuds his shin into the meat of Johnstown's side.
Noonan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnstown is looking to clinch but Noonan is avoiding it.
Noonan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnstown cracks the inside of Noonan's front leg.
A clash of legs there as Noonan blocks the low kick.
Johnstown misses with a low kick.
Noonan throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Johnstown
enabling Noonan to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnstown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Noonan misses the target.
Johnstown throws a sloppy head kick and Noonan moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Noonan.
Noonan checks a leg kick.
Noonan attempts a counter takedown but Johnstown avoids it well and moves away.
Johnstown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Noonan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Johnstown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Noonan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Noonan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnstown throws a low kick but Noonan avoids it.
Good leg kick by Noonan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Noonan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Noonan being controlled here momentarily.
Johnstown isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Noonan stacks Johnstown on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Noonan!
Noonan working the head and body with strikes.
Noonan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnstown takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Noonan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Noonan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnstown is looking for a sweep.
Noonan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnstown to see if he's OK.
Johnstown is looking to reverse the position.
Noonan prevents Johnstown from escaping the position.
Johnstown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Noonan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnstown takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noonan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Johnstown tries to buck Noonan off but Noonan is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Noonan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnstown is pushing Noonan's head away, looking to escape. Noonan manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnstown wants to control but Noonan postures up.
Noonan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnstown down.
Noonan lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnstown is trying to improve his position.
Noonan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Johnstown tries to buck Noonan off but Noonan is having none of it.
Noonan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnstown, who protects the arm well.
Noonan working the ground and pound.
Johnstown is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noonan in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Johnstown is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Noonan!
Michael Noonan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Steel Penn's Laundry 80% LAUNDRY IS AVAILABLE for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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