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ECFC 16 STOUT VS KOKS PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob ODonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Christenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ODonnell comes to the cage accompanied by From Ashes To New - I Will Show You. Christenson has chosen Godsmack - Cryin' Like A B**ch as his entrance music. Devon Christenson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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250 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob ODonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Christenson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ODonnell shoots in and drives through. Christenson sprawls well.
ODonnell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Christenson counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Rob ODonnell has been cut.
Christenson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Christenson connects with a solid leg kick.
ODonnell rushes Christenson and presses him up against the cage.
Christenson tries to break free but ODonnell pushes him back against the cage.
Christenson tries to circle away but ODonnell has him pinned against the cage.
Christenson breaks from the clinch.
Christenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christenson lands a left and a right that send ODonnell crashing to the mat, dazed. Christenson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
ODonnell is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christenson misses with the combination.
Oh ODonnell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Christenson throws a right and a left that ODonnell avoids nicely.
ODonnell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christenson.
Christenson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Christenson throws a right hand that ODonnell ducks under and follows up with a left that ODonnell also avoids with ease.
ODonnell seems to have got his legs back now.
ODonnell doesn't manage to clinch there - Christenson circles away.
ODonnell checks the leg kick.
ODonnell instigates a clinch.
Christenson is looking to break free of the clinch but ODonnell has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ODonnell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Christenson's efforts to push away.
Christenson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ODonnell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christenson.
ODonnell doesn't manage to clinch there - Christenson circles away.
Christenson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A combination from Christenson does no damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Christenson.
Devon Christenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
ODonnell moves away from the strike by Christenson.
ODonnell attempts a counter takedown but Christenson avoids it well and moves away.
Christenson lands a leg kick that knocks ODonnell off balance momentarily.
Christenson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Christenson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows ODonnell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
ODonnell looking to sit in guard and control but Christenson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ODonnell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
ODonnell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Christenson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Christenson is looking to stand up but ODonnell won't let him.
ODonnell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Christenson's guard.
ODonnell trying to control the position from guard on top but Christenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ODonnell throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christenson wants to sweep but no luck.
ODonnell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Christenson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Christenson kicks ODonnell off and gets to his feet.
Christenson slips under a jab from ODonnell.
Christenson lands a big uppercut and ODonnell crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but ODonnell looks OK. Christenson waves ODonnell back to his feet!
Rob ODonnell's cut is getting worse.
ODonnell gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Christenson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! ODonnell is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Christenson!
After winning the bout, Devon Christenson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mati Krol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Honeycutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Honeycutt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mati Krol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Honeycutt!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honeycutt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Honeycutt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Honeycutt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Honeycutt is looking to take a break and control but Krol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krol manages to get back to half guard.
Honeycutt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Krol really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Honeycutt stalling away here and it's allowed Krol to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honeycutt postures up in Krol's guard and throws a big left but Krol blocks it.
Krol looking for a sweep. Not yet Krol, not yet.
Honeycutt wants to control from the top but Krol keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krol throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Krol is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Honeycutt trying to control the position from guard on top but Krol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krol throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Krol is on top in guard.
Krol throws an elbow that misses. Honeycutt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Krol's guard. Nice move by Honeycutt!
Honeycutt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeycutt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Krol knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krol is trying to control Honeycutt's posture but Honeycutt avoids it.
Krol is breathing heavily.
Honeycutt has hold of Krol's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Krol tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Honeycutt cranks the arm and Krol screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Krol, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Henry Honeycutt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Hardwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardwood counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tucker!
Hardwood is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Tucker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hardwood wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hardwood is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tucker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hardwood creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker wants to control but Hardwood postures up.
Tucker looks to move to half guard but instead Hardwood has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hardwood lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tucker hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardwood lands a big shot there that rocks Tucker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hardwood controlling the position easily from mount.
Hardwood has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tucker's face.
Hardwood with a couple of short strikes.
Hardwood lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hardwood tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hardwood looking to finish Tucker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tucker!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tucker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hardwood with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardwood controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Hardwood connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tucker regains half guard.
Tucker wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tucker taking some punishment here, with Hardwood in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Hardwood there.
Tucker trying to hold on to Hardwood's head to control him but Hardwood postures up.
Still in half guard, Hardwood seems content to control.
Hardwood drops an elbow to the side of Tucker's head.
Hardwood seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tucker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is trying to maintain the position but Hardwood is very close to passing his half guard.
Hardwood drops an elbow to the side of Tucker's head.
Hardwood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tucker on the ground.
Hardwood is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hardwood blocks the strikes from Tucker.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tucker trying to control from the bottom.
Hardwood lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hardwood looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tucker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hardwood dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hardwood digs a good hook to Tucker's body.
Hardwood lands a jab to Tucker's midsection.
Tucker shoots in for a takedown but Hardwood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardwood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Hardwood fails to land.
Tucker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardwood gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hardwood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tucker can do to turn this around?
Tucker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hardwood pulls his head out easily.
Tucker trying to hold on to Hardwood's head to control him but Hardwood postures up.
Hardwood not doing much here.
Hardwood winds up and cracks Tucker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tucker is looking to improve his position.
Hardwood lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hardwood trying to pass the guard but Tucker defending well.
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. Hardwood connects with a nice short shot to Tucker's temple.
Hardwood sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tucker tries to roll over but Hardwood keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hardwood in particular looking to stall.
Tucker wants to get back to full guard.
Hardwood is nestled in close to Tucker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, Hardwood seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood wants to free his trapped foot but Tucker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hardwood slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tucker wants to clinch.
Hardwood's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hardwood duly obliges.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Hardwood.
Tucker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardwood but Hardwood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hardwood scores with a jab. Tucker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood misses with a low kick.
Hardwood misses with a hook. Tucker ducked under it nicely.
And Tucker tries to counter it with a takedown but Hardwood pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hardwood drops Tucker with a beautiful combination! Tucker stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hardwood is looking for the KO!
Tucker is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Hardwood gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Tucker is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Hardwood!
Joe Hardwood bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Jouban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Moskavony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Jouban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerry Moskavony!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moskavony shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jouban's guard.
Moskavony stops Jouban from standing up.
Moskavony throws an elbow that misses. Jouban uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moskavony's guard. Nice move by Jouban!
Moskavony is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jouban tries to stand but Moskavony is controlling from the bottom.
Moskavony wants to sweep but no luck.
Moskavony throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jouban wanted to stand there but Moskavony had control of the position.
Moskavony is striking off his back. Jouban thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moskavony can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jouban wants to get back to his feet.
Moskavony looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moskavony tries to roll over but Jouban keeps him under control.
Jouban wants to stand up but Moskavony is controlling the position.
Moskavony wants to control but Jouban is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jouban tries to stand and escape but Moskavony is controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Moskavony tries to roll over but Jouban keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jouban wants to stand up but Moskavony has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Moskavony shoots in for a takedown but Jouban shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Moskavony shoots in looking for a takedown but Jouban manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moskavony's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jouban forces Moskavony back against the cage and clinches.
Moskavony drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jouban pulls his leg out and moves away.
Roger Jouban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Moskavony.
Jouban displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moskavony.
It looked like Jouban was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Moskavony swats away the attempt to clinch by Jouban.
Jouban fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moskavony has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
No luck for Moskavony with that takedown attempt.
Jouban is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jouban leaves Moskavony with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jouban closes the distance and clinches.
Moskavony has Jouban pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jouban manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jouban utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moskavony looks winded!
Jouban landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jerry Moskavony has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jouban lands a knee to the body.
Jouban landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jouban crunches a lovely knee into Moskavony's ribcage.
Jouban connects with a knee to the head.
Jouban connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moskavony's face.
Jouban lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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!
Jouban lands a good knee to the midsection. Moskavony won't want to take too many of those.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jouban with a knee to the head.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moskavony lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moskavony takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jouban working Moskavony over with knees to the body.
Jouban using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jouban obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jouban crunches a lovely knee into Moskavony's ribcage.
Jouban using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Moskavony wants a takedown but no success here.
Jouban connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moskavony's face.
Jouban is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Moskavony takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jouban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jouban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jouban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jouban is pressed up against the cage. Moskavony has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jouban down to the mat. Jouban avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jouban throws a head kick that Moskavony semi-blocks.
Jouban tries to clinch there but Moskavony circles away.
Jouban tries to clinch there but Moskavony circles away.
Moskavony looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Moskavony must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Moskavony postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Jouban dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Moskavony's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jouban tries to close the distance and clinch but Moskavony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jouban fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moskavony shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jouban as he avoids it easily.
Moskavony shoots in for a takedown but Jouban shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jouban tries to clinch there but Moskavony circles away.
Donk. Jouban catches Moskavony right on the button with a cross.
Moskavony keeps the fight on the outside.
Moskavony tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jouban swivels and escapes.
Jouban tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Moskavony manages to circle out of the way.
Roger Jouban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Moskavony.
Jouban stuffs the takedown attempt from Moskavony. Moskavony gets slowly back to his feet.
Jouban tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moskavony manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jouban tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moskavony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moskavony tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jouban sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moskavony somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moskavony avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jouban tries to clinch there but Moskavony circles away.
Jouban wants to clinch up but Moskavony keeps it at a distance.
Roger Jouban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jouban tries to close the distance and clinch but Moskavony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jouban moves in looking to clinch but Moskavony pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moskavony shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jouban sprawls well. Jouban wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moskavony gets slowly back to his feet.
Jerry Moskavony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moskavony is breathing heavily.
Jouban tries to clinch but Moskavony moves out of range.
Crunch! Jouban slams his shin into Moskavony's torso.
Jouban tries to clinch but Moskavony moves out of range.
Jouban defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moskavony.
Roger Jouban is winning the standup battle so far.
Jouban tries to close the distance and clinch but Moskavony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jouban rushes Moskavony and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moskavony lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jouban landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jouban lands a knee to the body.
Jouban using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jouban with a knee to the head.
Jouban lands a good knee to the midsection. Moskavony won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jouban working Moskavony over with knees to the body.
Jouban landing knees to the body.
Jouban lands a nice knee to the body.
Jouban prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jouban crunches a lovely knee into Moskavony's ribcage.
Jouban is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moskavony can do to turn this around?
Jouban scores with a knee to the head.
Jouban lands a knee to the head.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moskavony lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jouban lands a good knee to the midsection. Moskavony won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jouban obliges.
Jouban lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Jouban.
Moskavony has Jouban pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jouban manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jouban working Moskavony over with knees to the body.
Jouban landing knees to the head.
Jouban is pressed up against the cage. Moskavony has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jouban down to the mat. Jouban avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jouban tries to clinch but Moskavony moves out of range.
Jouban lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jouban tries to clinch there but Moskavony circles away.
Moskavony shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jouban defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jouban tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moskavony manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moskavony tries for a takedown but Jouban sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jouban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moskavony keeps the fight on the outside.
Moskavony swats away the attempt to clinch by Jouban.
Jouban is looking to clinch but Moskavony is avoiding it.
Moskavony circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jouban throws a nice head kick!
Moskavony looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jouban is fending him off so far but Moskavony persists. Nope, Jouban circles away and we're back to standing.
Jouban tries to clinch up but Moskavony circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Moskavony with that takedown attempt.
Jouban tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moskavony will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jouban tries to close the distance and clinch but Moskavony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jouban is looking to clinch but Moskavony is avoiding it.
Moskavony looks for a takedown but Jouban sprawls well.
Jouban fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moskavony misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jouban fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jouban tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moskavony manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jouban throws a head kick that Moskavony semi-blocks.
Moskavony misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moskavony looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jouban is looking to clinch but Moskavony is avoiding it.
Jouban tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jouban fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moskavony circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Jouban dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Moskavony's cut.
That's time! Jouban's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Jouban wants to clinch.
Jouban tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moskavony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jouban is looking to clinch but Moskavony is avoiding it.
Jouban tries to clinch but Moskavony moves out of range.
Jouban doesn't manage to clinch there - Moskavony circles away.
Moskavony changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jouban tries to avoid it but Moskavony manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jouban to the ground. Jouban escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jouban fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jouban doesn't manage to clinch there - Moskavony circles away.
Jouban tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moskavony manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moskavony will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jouban closes the distance and pushes Moskavony back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jouban lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jouban lands a knee to the body.
Jouban connects with a knee to the head.
Moskavony takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moskavony has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jouban is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Roger Jouban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Moskavony.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jouban.
Jouban using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jouban landing knees to the body.
Jouban landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roger Jouban has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moskavony in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jouban lands a knee to the body.
Jouban connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moskavony's face.
Moskavony looking for a takedown.
Jouban landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moskavony is trying to drag Jouban to the mat but Jouban just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jouban landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Jouban.
Jouban utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moskavony has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jouban is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jouban scores a nice knee to the body.
Jouban landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moskavony is trying to drag Jouban to the mat but Jouban just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Moskavony has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jouban after a bit of a struggle.
Moskavony drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jouban pulls his leg out and moves away.
Moskavony swats away the attempt to clinch by Jouban.
Moskavony circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moskavony closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jouban to the mat! Jouban manages to get full guard.
Moskavony trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moskavony throwing strikes but missing.
Jouban wants to stand and escape but Moskavony is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moskavony throws a big elbow that misses.
Moskavony is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jerry Moskavony has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moskavony throwing strikes but missing.
Moskavony works over Jouban with some ground and pound from guard.
Moskavony content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jouban wants to stand and escape but Moskavony is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Moskavony trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Moskavony scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Moskavony seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Moskavony working Jouban over with strikes.
Moskavony throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moskavony thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jouban's head.
Moskavony scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jouban wants to get back to his feet.
Jouban blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moskavony.
Moskavony sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jouban defending well though.
Moskavony sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jouban defending well though.
Moskavony missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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. Moskavony connects with a nice short shot to Jouban's temple.
Moskavony lands strikes from half guard.
Moskavony thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jouban's head.
Moskavony 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.
Jerry Moskavony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roger Jouban is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moskavony working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Jouban showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jouban, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Jouban!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Belanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Barbosa's choice of entrance music: Enough-Disturbed. Michael Belanger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Belanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belanger shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Barbosa has hold of Belanger's hands but Belanger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barbosa is trying to stand back up but Belanger is controlling him
Belanger working Barbosa over with strikes.
Barbosa is trying to stand.
Belanger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barbosa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belanger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barbosa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Belanger scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barbosa wants to get back to his feet.
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. Belanger connects with a nice short shot to Barbosa's temple.
Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa tries to kick Belanger off but Belanger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Barbosa is still in real trouble! Can Belanger finish him?
Belanger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barbosa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Belanger is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belanger lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belanger working Barbosa over with strikes.
Belanger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Belanger there.
Barbosa is trying to stand up here but Belanger is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belanger winds up and cracks Barbosa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Belanger lands a big elbow - Barbosa is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Belanger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Belanger!
Michael Belanger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Anderson Barbosa stepped up to the mic, saying 'Desculpem-me ....'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Lamoureux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Masny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer Lamoureux has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Spencer Lamoureux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Masny!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masny tries for a takedown but Lamoureux sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Lamoureux there.
Masny on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Masny throws a low kick but Lamoureux avoids it.
Mike Masny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamoureux ducks under a wild hook from Masny.
Masny throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lamoureux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lamoureux slips a jab from Masny.
Masny fails with a takedown attempt.
Lamoureux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Masny.
Lamoureux swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Spencer Lamoureux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Masny.
Masny tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lamoureux swivels and escapes.
Lamoureux jabs Masny right on the nose. Masny blinks but takes it well.
Masny ducks right into an uppercut from Lamoureux.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamoureux throws a combination. Masny tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lamoureux lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Masny misses with the body kick
and Lamoureux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lamoureux lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lamoureux lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamoureux throws a good cross that connects.
Masny throws a hook to the side of Lamoureux's head but Lamoureux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamoureux throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lamoureux lands a really nice looking cross but Masny seems unphased.
Masny tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lamoureux swivels and escapes.
Lamoureux 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.
Masny throws a hook but Lamoureux avoids it easily.
Lamoureux throwing a counter right hand but Masny manages to avoid it.
Lamoureux listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spencer Lamoureux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamoureux lands with a cross.
Masny is rocked!
Masny circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Lamoureux. Masny falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Lamoureux!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spencer Lamoureux!
Spencer Lamoureux decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Sauvageau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noah Sauvageau is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Carlos Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noah Sauvageau!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Sauvageau. No joy for Ortiz on that attempt.
Sauvageau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sauvageau moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sauvageau catches Ortiz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ortiz staying out of range there.
Ortiz shoots in and bounces Sauvageau off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sauvageau can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sauvageau is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ortiz is aware though and is defending well.
Sauvageau is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.
Sauvageau is looking for a triangle but Ortiz pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sauvageau has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ortiz has managed to get both his arms back between Sauvageau's legs - danger averted.
Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sauvageau working a defensive guard here.
Sauvageau is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ortiz defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sauvageau manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ortiz manages to get himself to full guard.
Ortiz is looking to stand up but Sauvageau isn't so interested in that idea.
Ortiz controls Sauvageau momentarily but Sauvageau frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sauvageau trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ortiz's guard.
Ortiz being controlled here, momentarily.
Sauvageau won't allow Ortiz to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Sauvageau from controlling successfully.
Sauvageau postures up in Ortiz's guard and throws a big left but Ortiz blocks it.
Sauvageau is looking to work some ground and pound but Ortiz has wrist control.
Ortiz working a defensive guard here.
Sauvageau wanted to stand there but Ortiz had control of the position.
Sauvageau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ortiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sauvageau is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sauvageau has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ortiz is controlling Sauvageau's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sauvageau swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sauvageau just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sauvageau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sauvageau avoids the body shot from Ortiz.
A countering left hand to the body from Sauvageau misses.
Sauvageau throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortiz misses the target.
Ortiz misses with a straight left.
Ortiz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sauvageau manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sauvageau is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ortiz is aware though and is defending well.
Sauvageau bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ortiz's guard.
Sauvageau with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sauvageau trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sauvageau would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sauvageau wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to stand and escape but Sauvageau is having none of it.
Sauvageau postures up.
Sauvageau content to stall in guard here.
Ortiz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sauvageau trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sauvageau tries to free his leg and advance position but Ortiz is retaining full guard.
Sauvageau trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sauvageau stays in close to Ortiz's body and controls the position.
Sauvageau postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Sauvageau dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sauvageau slips under a jab.
Sauvageau digs a good body shot into Ortiz's ribs.
Sauvageau's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ortiz under the eye.
Ortiz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ortiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sauvageau. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sauvageau ducks under a wild hook from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a nice shot that snaps Sauvageau's head back.
Sauvageau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sauvageau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ortiz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ortiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ortiz misses with the combination.
Sauvageau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sauvageau misses with a body shot.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut.
Sauvageau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sauvageau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ortiz doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ortiz is defended easily by Sauvageau.
Sauvageau stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ortiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Noah Sauvageau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortiz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sauvageau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortiz tries to counter with a takedown but Sauvageau is quick to defend against it.
Sauvageau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sauvageau misses with a two punch combination.
Sauvageau is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ortiz rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Sauvageau misses.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Sauvageau.
Sauvageau digs a good hook to Ortiz's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sauvageau throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sauvageau stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sauvageau wants it to stay on the feet.
Sauvageau moves away from the strike by Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut
and Sauvageau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Noah Sauvageau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sauvageau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sauvageau lands an overhand right.
Ortiz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ortiz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sauvageau sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Carlos Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sauvageau.
Ortiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sauvageau. No joy for Ortiz on that attempt.
Sauvageau scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ortiz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sauvageau stuns Ortiz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ortiz fails to land the takedown.
A countering left hand to the body from Sauvageau misses.
Ortiz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sauvageau on his heels. He'll look to pass Sauvageau's guard now, I'm sure.
Sauvageau is looking for a triangle but Ortiz pushes his legs off easily.
Sauvageau working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ortiz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ortiz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sauvageau has his foot on Ortiz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ortiz works his way back into a safe position though.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauvageau doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sauvageau looking for a guillotine here but Ortiz defends easily.
Sauvageau has his foot on Ortiz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ortiz works his way back into a safe position though.
Sauvageau is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.
Sauvageau utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sauvageau had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ortiz defends it easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sauvageau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ortiz postures up in Sauvageau's guard and throws a big left but Sauvageau blocks it.
Sauvageau is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ortiz defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Sauvageau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Sauvageau.
Sauvageau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ortiz goes for a double leg but Sauvageau avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sauvageau continues to drive forward.
Jab by Sauvageau.
Sauvageau 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.
Sauvageau misses with a wild body shot.
Sauvageau lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sauvageau digs a good hook to Ortiz's body.
Ortiz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sauvageau connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ortiz. Ortiz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz moves out of range as Sauvageau strikes.
Sauvageau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ortiz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauvageau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sauvageau clobbers Ortiz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ortiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sauvageau appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ortiz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Sauvageau.
Ortiz is rocked!
Sauvageau lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Ortiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ortiz shoots for a takedown but Sauvageau saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ortiz seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sauvageau scores with a shot to the body.
Sauvageau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiz missing with a left hand there. Sauvageau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sauvageau's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ortiz under the eye.
Ortiz throws a body punch but Sauvageau moves out of range.
Ortiz moves out of range as Sauvageau strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sauvageau lands with a nice body punch.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut.
Ortiz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Sauvageau.
Ortiz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ortiz swings widly with a right hand
and Sauvageau counters with a right hand to the body.
Sauvageau slips a jab from Ortiz.
A nice side step and Sauvageau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sauvageau connects with a single shot there.
Ortiz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sauvageau jabs at Ortiz's body.
Sauvageau keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Carlos Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauvageau lands a jab.
Sauvageau digs a good hook to Ortiz's body.
Sauvageau scores with a punch to the head.
Sauvageau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
Ortiz feinted with a counter takedown.
Sauvageau lands a big uppercut and Ortiz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ortiz looks OK. Sauvageau waves Ortiz back to his feet!
Noah Sauvageau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ortiz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz walks into a left hand.
Sauvageau scores with a hook to the body. Ortiz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sauvageau lands a slapping body shot.
Sauvageau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sauvageau lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Noah Sauvageau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sauvageau in his tracks.
Sauvageau connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ortiz. Ortiz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sauvageau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortiz.
Sauvageau slaps away a takedown attempt from Ortiz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sauvageau is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ortiz with a body shot.
Ortiz takes a swing at Sauvageau's ribcage but misses.
Sauvageau thuds a left hand into Ortiz's body.
Ortiz misses with a hook
and Sauvageau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sauvageau throws a one two combo.
Sauvageau scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sauvageau scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ortiz in his tracks.
Sauvageau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Juan Carlos Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortiz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Sauvageau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sauvageau has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Sauvageau!
Noah Sauvageau decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Longworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Ground (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinnie Longworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Ground!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ground lands a nice looking body shot.
Longworth looks for a takedown but Ground sprawls well.
Longworth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Longworth has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Longworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ground drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ground with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ground is pushing down on Longworth's leg trying to pass to half guard. Longworth is fighting to maintain full guard but Ground has managed to sneak the leg through.
Longworth is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ground pulls his head out easily.
Ground wants to lay and pray for a moment but Longworth keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longworth manages to get to full guard.
Ground pushing down on Longworth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground is trying for a kimura here. Longworth looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Ground wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Ground!
In his post fight interview, Mark Ground started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Kopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cappie Ragnard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Kopp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cappie Ragnard!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kopp.
Kopp has his takedown stuffed
and Ragnard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kopp won't be happy with that.
Kopp is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ragnard throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Ragnard crashes against the mat.
Kopp is pushing Ragnard's head away, looking to escape. Ragnard manages to hold on to the position though.
Kopp is not content to let Ragnard control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopp tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Good control from Ragnard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopp trying to get back to his feet but Ragnard is in full control for now.
Ragnard tries to get the hooks in deep but Kopp pushed the leg off.
Kopp is trying to stand back up.
Ragnard is landing with strikes from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp avoids the strikes from Ragnard.
Ragnard punishes Kopp with strikes from the back mount.
Kopp wants to get back to his feet.
Kopp has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Ragnard.
Kopp wants to get back to his feet.
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.
What can Kopp do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Ragnard trying to control momentarily.
Kopp is trying to get back to his feet but Ragnard has full control of the position and if anything, Kopp has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ragnard's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ragnard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kopp is trying to get back to his feet but Ragnard has full control of the position and if anything, Kopp has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ragnard just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Kopp is trying to get back to his feet but Ragnard has full control of the position and if anything, Kopp has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kopp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ragnard on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ragnard trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cappie Ragnard dominated that round.
That's time! Kopp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kopp is defended easily by Ragnard.
Kopp shoots and misses
so Ragnard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kopp wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ragnard manages to pass to side control.
Kopp is trying to stand.
Ragnard is trying to control. Kopp wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kopp wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnard works his way into full mount!
Kopp on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kopp tries to get out of the position.
Kopp is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopp is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Bomb Squad Training Center, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Ragnard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kopp wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ragnard landing shots from mount.
Kopp wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard looking to control but Kopp is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kopp is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ragnard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kopp's face.
Kopp trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ragnard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kopp squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kopp is looking to escape.
Cappie Ragnard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kopp wants to get back to his feet.
Kopp trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ragnard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kopp is looking to escape.
That's four 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.
Kopp is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ragnard trying to control but Kopp is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ragnard won't let Kopp get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cappie Ragnard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ragnard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kopp was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnard.
Ragnard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kopp moves away.
Ragnard looks for a takedown but Kopp sprawls well.
Kopp drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kopp stopping the sweep attempt from Ragnard.
Kopp landing some decent shots from guard.
Ragnard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopp is looking to stand up but Ragnard isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopp keeping moving, preventing Ragnard from controlling successfully.
Kopp is wriggling around but Ragnard manages to pass to half guard.
Kopp is looking to escape.
Kopp is in trouble now - Ragnard has advanced to mount!
You get the feeling that Kopp really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ragnard looking to control but Kopp is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kopp is squirming around, avoiding Ragnard's attempts to control the action.
Kopp wants to get back to his feet.
Ragnard tries to control but Kopp wriggling away.
Ragnard with shots to the head and body - Kopp looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ragnard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kopp is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard tries to control but Kopp wriggling away.
Kopp is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ragnard looking to control but Kopp is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kopp is trying to stand.
Ragnard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kopp is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ragnard controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopp squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ragnard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kopp is looking to escape.
Kopp is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ragnard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kopp is looking to escape.
You get the feeling that Kopp really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cappie Ragnard really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ragnard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kopp.
Kopp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kopp tries to counter with a takedown but Ragnard is quick to defend against it.
Kopp shoots in but Ragnard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ragnard leaves Kopp with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Kopp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kopp.
Kopp avoids the body shot from Ragnard.
Kopp is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ragnard looking to score a takedown here. Kopp is defending well but Ragnard drives through and ends up in Kopp's guard.
Kopp wriggles free and stands up.
Kopp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kopp shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ragnard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnard slowing the pace effectively.
Kopp goes for a takedown attempt but Ragnard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kopp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kopp shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ragnard as he avoids it easily.
Ragnard gets the takedown into side control.
Kopp is pushing Ragnard's head away, looking to escape. Ragnard manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Kopp's face as Ragnard controls the position.
Kopp tries to escape but Ragnard is in control.
Ragnard trying to control the position but Kopp is working away.
Kopp is pushing Ragnard's head away, looking to escape. Ragnard manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp is trying to escape the position but Ragnard is controlling the position.
Ragnard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kopp bucks up and tries to throw Ragnard off but instead Ragnard has got his back!
Kopp wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopp prevents Ragnard from getting a body triangle.
Ragnard tightening his grip on Kopp, looking for the choke.
Kopp is trying to get back to his feet but Ragnard has full control of the position and if anything, Kopp has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kopp wants to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
Kopp wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnard is looking to control Kopp but Kopp is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Kopp is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cappie Ragnard dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ragnard misses with a looping right.
Ragnard darts in looking for a takedown but Kopp gets double underhooks and turns Ragnard into the cage.
Kopp darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kopp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ragnard is trying to maintain the position but Kopp is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kopp lands a nice short elbow.
Ragnard is looking for a sweep. Kopp is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ragnard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kopp looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kopp with the ground and pound but Ragnard uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kopp stopping the sweep attempt from Ragnard.
Cappie Ragnard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ragnard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kopp's guard.
Ragnard won't allow Kopp to get back to his feet.
Kopp keeping moving, preventing Ragnard from controlling successfully.
Kopp is looking to stand up but Ragnard isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kopp shoots in but no luck this time.
Dave Kopp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kopp has a takedown stuffed.
Ragnard steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kopp.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kopp or perhaps it was just good defense by Ragnard, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Kopp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kopp shoots in but no luck this time.
Ragnard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kopp manages to avoid it.
Ragnard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kopp manages to avoid it.
Kopp fails with the takedown
and Ragnard counters with a single leg into guard. Kopp didn't expect that.
Kopp is looking to stand back up but Ragnard counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kopp.
Kopp scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ragnard manages to mount him!
Ragnard content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopp is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ragnard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kopp in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kopp's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnard looking to control but Kopp is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kopp is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cappie Ragnard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ragnard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 43:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 43:50
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cappie Ragnard!
Cappie Ragnard is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Koks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koks has chosen DMX - We right here as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Stout!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafal Koks!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stout throws a body shot but no joy.
Koks misses with a low kick.
Koks looks to throw the jab but Stout is out of range.
Koks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stout. Koks shrugs it off though.
Stout has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pitbull MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Stout blocks a jab.
Stout misses the jab.
Koks throws a poor cross that misses
and Stout connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koks takes a swing at Stout's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Koks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stout connects with an inside leg kick.
Koks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stout cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stout lets loose with a powerful body kick. Koks will feel that in the morning.
Stout misses with an uppercut.
Stout buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koks missing with a left hand there. Stout was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stout throws a leg kick but Koks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stout walks into a jab.
Koks lands with an uppercut that bounces Stout off the cage and back into range.
Stout ducks under a wild hook from Koks.
Koks slips under a jab from Stout.
Koks misses with a left hand
and Stout counters with a nice leg kick.
Stout misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Koks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A punch lands to the side of Stout 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stout throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koks throws a hook but Stout blocks it.
Koks throws a leg kick but Stout sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stout.
Stout was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rafal Koks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koks misses with a body shot.
Stout goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stout displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koks throws out the jab.
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!
Koks throws a body kick that misses.
Stout swings for the body but Koks moves out of range.
Stout ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koks moves away.
A nice combination there by Koks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stout lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Koks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koks clinches.
Stout misses with a body punch.
Koks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stout backwards.
Stout misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Koks.
Koks misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stout.
Stout prevents a body shot from Koks.
Koks lands with a right to the head.
Koks cracks Stout with a nice body shot.
Stout working aggressively here.
Koks pushes Stout back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stout is rocked!
Koks lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Stout is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koks lands with a short shot to the head.
Koks creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Stout with a big uppercut! Stout tries to clinch up but Koks pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Stout to the mat! Stout covers up and Koks unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rafal Koks!
Rafal Koks is the new lightweight champion!
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