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ECFC 18 RAGNARD VS HART PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulos Euthimiou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devon Clark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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, Paulos Euthimiou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Clark!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark stuffs the takedown.
Clark feints the counter takedown.
Euthimiou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Clark shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Clark showed some decent athleticism there.
Euthimiou is controlling Clark's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark is keen to just control but Euthimiou is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Euthimiou is trying to maintain the position but Clark is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Clark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark controlling the pace.
Clark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Euthimiou keeps working.
Euthimiou desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Euthimiou misses the jab.
Euthimiou closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Euthimiou lands in his opponent's guard.
Clark trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Euthimiou stands and throws Clark's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Euthimiou thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Euthimiou is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clark has escaped the position, nice work there.
Euthimiou looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Euthimiou looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Euthimiou is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clark has escaped the position, nice work there.
Clark is looking for a sweep.
Euthimiou trying to control the action but Clark is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Euthimiou working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Euthimiou wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Clark, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Euthimiou working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Euthimiou looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Euthimiou advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulos Euthimiou dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clark shoots in and gets a takedown into Euthimiou's guard.
Euthimiou is pulling down on Clark's head to control his posture.
Euthimiou'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.
Euthimiou keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Euthimiou is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Euthimiou avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Euthimiou looking for a triangle here. Clark is fighting it but it looks tight! Euthimiou pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Clark is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Paulos Euthimiou!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendo Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by Sail Alowanation. Tony Stark has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hendo Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark misses with a double jab.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Ferguson misses with a hook. Stark ducked under it nicely.
Stark walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've been told by Stark's head coaches at STRIKE FORCE 10 ELITE COACHES that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice defenses there by Stark.
Stark changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ferguson works the jab nicely.
Ferguson scores with a decent looking hook.
Ferguson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferguson throws an off balance right hand
and Stark counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Hendo Ferguson has been cut.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Stark connects with a body shot that sends Ferguson's belly button to the back.
Stark misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferguson. That snapped Stark's head back.
It looks like Tony Stark has been cut.
Stark is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ferguson's half guard.
Ferguson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stark is working away from the top position though.
Stark trying to control the action but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stark tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ferguson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stark.
Ferguson is trying to stand back up but Stark is controlling him
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. Stark connects with a nice short shot to Ferguson's temple.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet.
Ferguson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stark blocks the strikes from Ferguson.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ferguson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ferguson is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stark not doing much here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stark throwing shots but Ferguson is blocking nicely.
Stark 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.
Ferguson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ferguson is looking to control Stark's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ferguson avoid being mounted?
Ferguson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stark misses with a head shot. Ferguson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Stark throwing strikes from guard but Ferguson blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson pushes Stark off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ferguson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferguson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Stark misses the target.
Ferguson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stark.
Ferguson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferguson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ferguson avoids the body shot from Stark.
Stark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferguson shoots in and drives through. Stark sprawls well.
Stark shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson working a defensive guard here.
Stark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferguson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferguson wants to sweep here but Stark controlling him for the moment.
Stark working some strikes from top position.
Stark connects with a couple of short punches.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferguson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferguson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stark is controlling him.
Stark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ferguson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stark sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stark scores with a nice strike.
Ferguson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stark on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ferguson misses with a takedown attempt
and Stark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stark on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ferguson looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Ferguson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferguson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stark walks into a left hand.
Ferguson leaves Stark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stark is looking to wear down Ferguson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
Stark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stark's waist but Stark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ferguson off to one side.
Tony Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendo Ferguson.
Stark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ferguson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stark. Stark circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stark but Stark pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ferguson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ferguson tests Stark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stark is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark shoots in and bounces Ferguson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferguson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark advances to half guard.
Ferguson is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark is trying to control the action in half guard but Ferguson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stark works his way into full mount!
Ferguson wants to control but Stark is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark with a couple of short strikes.
Stark in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ferguson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Stark prevents Ferguson from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark raining down hammerfists from mount.
That has opened up Hendo Ferguson's cut even more.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stark cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The cut above Hendo Ferguson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hendo Ferguson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Stark!
After the fight, Tony Stark was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Fugees - Ready or not. 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 John Davidson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
White moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Davidson defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Davidson misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut there from Davidson.
Davidson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davidson.
White misses with a looping left.
Chris White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White clobbers Davidson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davidson was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Davidson's shoulder, as Davidson tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut there from White.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davidson has White up against the cage in a clinch.
Davidson just leaning against White, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davidson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davidson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from White.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
White throws a shot from downtown. Davidson moves away and avoids it.
White missing with a left hand there. Davidson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davidson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from White misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from White misses.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson drops White with a nice combination! Davidson dives into White's guard, looking to finish!
White is rocked!
It looks like Chris White has been cut.
White wants to stand and escape but Davidson is having none of it.
Oh White is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davidson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Davidson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davidson.
Davidson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
White is breathing heavily.
Davidson cracks White with a solid left hand.
Davidson stands up over White, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
White can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davidson controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White tries to bum rush Davidson with a series of wild strikes but Davidson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davidson feints the counter takedown.
White throws a jab when Davidson was well out of range.
Davidson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davidson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
Davidson shoots in but no luck this time.
Davidson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Davidson throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Davidson under the eye.
White misses with an uppercut.
White moves forwards but Davidson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White misses with a looping left.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Davidson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
White lunges at Davidson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davidson's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Davidson dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Davidson's head and hops out.
White takes a swing at Davidson's ribcage but misses.
Davidson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from White.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davidson circles away quickly and effectively.
Davidson tries to counter with a clinch but White shakes him off and moves away.
Davidson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davidson on the side of the head.
White misses with a looping right.
Davidson walks into a straight right hand from White.
White misses with a hook.
Davidson shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense.
A counter left hand to the body from White misses its target.
Chris White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Davidson.
White scores with a jab to the head.
White scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davidson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
White stalks Davidson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Davidson's face. Davidson staggers backwards, shaken.
White takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davidson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris White's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davidson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Davidson slips a jab and a cross from White.
Davidson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davidson tries to counter with a clinch but White shakes him off and moves away.
White lands with a cross.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Davidson moves into the clinch.
White lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Davidson is trying to get back to full guard.
Davidson is trying is best to control the position here.
Davidson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of White's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take White's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davidson struggling to land strikes to the head as White covers up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson biding his time, controlling White.
Davidson has managed to slip his arm under White's chin. This could be all over... yep, White is tapping out! Submission win for Davidson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Davidson!
A very excited looking John Davidson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Mustard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsau Tsetsku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsetsku is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Paula Seling & Ovi - Miracle. 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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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Mustard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tsau Tsetsku!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustard walks into a straight right hand from Tsetsku.
Mustard avoids the body shot from Tsetsku.
Tsetsku has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mustard tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsetsku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tsetsku connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mustard momentarily.
Mustard looks to throw the jab but Tsetsku is out of range.
Mustard closes the distance but Tsetsku moves to the side
and Tsetsku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tsetsku takes a swing at Mustard's ribcage but misses.
Mustard tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsetsku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tsetsku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mustard is looking to counter the offense by Tsetsku and move into the clinch.
Mustard tries to clinch up.
Mustard misses with an uppercut.
Tsetsku throws a body punch but Mustard moves out of range.
Mustard throws a combination that misses
and Tsetsku counters with a left to the body.
Jake Mustard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustard is looking to clinch.
Good shot there by Tsetsku.
Mustard moves to clinch but Tsetsku breaks away
and Tsetsku counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mustard throws a jab when Tsetsku was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsetsku scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mustard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tsetsku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tsetsku darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mustard wants to clinch up but Tsetsku keeps it at a distance.
Mustard tries to clinch but Tsetsku moves away
letting Tsetsku counter with a right hand.
Tsetsku throws a body punch but Mustard moves out of range.
Mustard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tsetsku throws out a counter right but Mustard avoids it with no problem.
Mustard tries to clinch there but Tsetsku circles away.
Nice cross by Tsetsku.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mustard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tsetsku throws a right hand that Mustard ducks under and follows up with a left that Mustard also avoids with ease.
Tsetsku connects with a nice looking jab.
Tsetsku looks to score with a jab to the body but Mustard is just out of range.
Tsetsku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mustard wants to clinch up but Tsetsku keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustard is looking to clinch.
Tsetsku looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustard tries to clinch but Tsetsku is having none of it.
Tsetsku connects with a nice looking jab.
Mustard tries to clinch up but Tsetsku circles away and keeps his distance.
Mustard tries to clinch but Tsetsku is having none of it.
Tsetsku slips under a jab from Mustard.
Mustard tries to clinch but Tsetsku moves away
and Tsetsku counters with a nice body shot.
Mustard throws a body punch but Tsetsku moves out of range.
Mustard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mustard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mustard looks to throw the jab but Tsetsku is out of range.
Mustard missing with a left hand there. Tsetsku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsetsku looks to score with a jab to the body but Mustard is just out of range.
Tsetsku is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mustard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tsetsku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tsetsku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mustard is looking to clinch but Tsetsku is avoiding it.
Mustard is looking to clinch but Tsetsku is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mustard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tsetsku moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mustard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tsetsku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tsetsku changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mustard throws the left hand but Tsetsku avoids the punch easily.
Tsetsku swings for the body but Mustard moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Tsetsku as he connects with a hook.
Tsetsku lands with a hook. Mustard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tsetsku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mustard tries to clinch but Tsetsku is having none of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Tsetsku misses.
Tsetsku just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsetsku misses with a wild body shot.
Mustard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mustard fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsetsku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsetsku. Mustard does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mustard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tsetsku counters with a right hand to the body.
Mustard wants to clinch
and Tsetsku counters with a left to the body.
Good exchange - Tsetsku coming out on top.
Mustard tries to clinch but Tsetsku is having none of it.
Tsetsku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustard.
Mustard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tsetsku tests Mustard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tsetsku jabs Mustard right on the nose. Mustard blinks but takes it well.
Tsetsku misses with a wild body shot.
Mustard tries to clinch up but Tsetsku circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsau Tsetsku dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mustard tries to clinch but Tsetsku is having none of it.
Mustard tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tsetsku! But no joy.
Mustard tries to clinch up but Tsetsku circles away and keeps his distance.
Mustard throws a low kick, looking for Tsetsku's leg but Tsetsku calmly moves out of range.
Mustard misses with a right hand
and Tsetsku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mustard tries to clinch up
and Tsetsku counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mustard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tsetsku finds it's way round the side to connect with Mustard's head.
Tsetsku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tsetsku connects with a single shot there.
Tsetsku dips to his left and cracks Mustard with an uppercut!
Jab, jab by Tsetsku - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustard tries to clinch
and Tsetsku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mustard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Tsetsku was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mustard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tsetsku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustard is looking to clinch but Tsetsku is avoiding it.
Tsetsku connects with a jab.
Tsetsku throws a body punch but Mustard moves out of range.
Tsetsku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tsetsku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mustard was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsetsku.
Mustard tries to clinch but Tsetsku is having none of it.
Tsetsku scores with a decent looking hook.
Mustard tries to score with a low kick but Tsetsku moves his leg out of the way.
Tsetsku looks to score with a jab to the body but Mustard is just out of range.
As Tsetsku tries to get set, Mustard tries to push him back and clinch up but Tsetsku manages to avoid the attempt.
Mustard closes the distance and clinches.
Mustard takes a shot to the head.
Mustard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mustard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tsetsku's efforts to push away.
Mustard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tsetsku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsetsku avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustard.
A right handed body shot lands from Tsetsku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsetsku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mustards head.
A short left from Tsetsku.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mustard taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tsetsku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Tsetsku as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Tsetsku on the inside.
Mustard misses with an elbow strike.
Tsetsku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mustard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tsetsku lands with a short shot to the head.
Mustard has Tsetsku pressed against the cage, preventing Tsetsku from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mustard prevents Tsetsku from breaking the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tsetsku in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tsetsku lands with a left to the head.
Mustard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tsetsku scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tsetsku pushes Mustard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tsetsku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Tsetsku scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tsetsku.
Mustard pushes off an throws an elbow but Tsetsku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tsetsku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tsetsku breaks from the clinch.
Mustard tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsetsku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mustard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mustard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tsetsku lands with an uppercut that bounces Mustard off the cage and back into range.
Tsetsku connects with a jab.
Tsetsku tests Mustard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mustard moves to clinch but Tsetsku breaks away
and Tsetsku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tsetsku swings for the body but Mustard moves out of range.
Mustard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tsetsku manages to circle out of the way.
Tsetsku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustard.
As Tsetsku tries to get set, Mustard tries to push him back and clinch up but Tsetsku manages to avoid the attempt.
Mustard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsetsku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsetsku swings for the body but Mustard moves out of range.
Mustard wants to clinch up but Tsetsku keeps it at a distance.
Mustard looks to clinch
and Tsetsku makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tsetsku cracks Mustard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tsetsku misses the shot to the body.
Mustard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tsau Tsetsku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Tsetsku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mustard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Tsetsku on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mustard tries to clinch
and Tsetsku counters with a nice body shot.
Tsetsku swings for the body but Mustard moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Mustard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mustard swings for the body but Tsetsku moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Tsetsku.
Tsetsku misses the shot to the body.
Mustard wants to clinch but Tsetsku slips to the side
and Tsetsku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsau Tsetsku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A shot to the liver by Tsetsku. Beautiful body shot.
Mustard throws a body shot but no joy.
Mustard misses with a straight right.
Mustard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tsetsku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mustard was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsetsku.
Tsetsku cracks Mustard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mustard is looking to clinch but Tsetsku is avoiding it.
Tsetsku just misses with a punch to the body.
Mustard tries to clinch but Tsetsku moves away
and Tsetsku counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tsetsku lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mustard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mustard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mustard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mustard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mustard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tsetsku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tsetsku.
Mustard closes the distance and pushes Tsetsku back into the cage.
A short uppercut from Tsetsku.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mustard.
A short right from Tsetsku.
Tsetsku takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tsetsku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tsetsku avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustard.
Tsau Tsetsku seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tsetsku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tsetsku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tsetsku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mustard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tsetsku to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsetsku throws a body punch but Mustard moves out of range.
Jab by Tsetsku.
Mustard wants to clinch up but Tsetsku keeps it at a distance.
Mustard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tsetsku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mustard tries to clinch but Tsetsku moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsetsku lands a nice hook to Mustard's body. Mustard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tsetsku dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tsetsku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsetsku scores with a jab.
Mustard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mustard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mustard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tsetsku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Tsetsku.
Tsetsku scores with a jab.
Tsetsku lands a nice shot to the body.
Mustard avoids the body shot from Tsetsku.
Tsetsku uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mustard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tsetsku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mustard is looking to clinch but Tsetsku is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsetsku cracks Mustard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tsetsku takes a swing at Mustard's ribcage but misses.
Mustard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mustard gets a clinch.
Tsetsku avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustard.
A left hand lands to the body for Tsetsku.
Tsetsku avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustard.
Mustard misses with an elbow over the top.
Mustard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mustard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tsetsku lands with a left to the head.
Mustard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Tsetsku.
Tsetsku leaning his opponent against the cage.
A body shot lands from Tsetsku.
Tsau Tsetsku is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tsetsku lands with a right to the head.
Mustard lands a damaging elbow.
Mustard stalling in the clinch but Tsetsku improves position.
Mustard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Tsetsku.
Mustard misses with an elbow strike.
Mustard misses with an elbow strike.
Tsetsku scores with a shot to the side of Mustard's head.
Tsetsku lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mustard.
A right hand to the body from Tsetsku.
Tsetsku scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Tsetsku.
Jake Mustard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tsetsku scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tsetsku lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tsau Tsetsku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tsetsku 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsau Tsetsku!
Tsau Tsetsku took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Eu va conduce România din nou!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Masny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Belanger (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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Masny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Belanger!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belanger leaves Masny with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Masny fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Belanger checks it well.
Masny has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Masny loads up on a big right hand but Belanger slips the punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Belanger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michael Belanger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Masny. No joy for Belanger on that attempt.
Belanger has his takedown stuffed
and Belanger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belanger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masny bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masny working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Masny tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Belanger manages to get back to half guard.
Belanger is looking for a sweep. Masny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masny looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Masny looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Belanger controlling the position well.
Masny is working for a kimura but Belanger is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belanger works his way to full guard. Good work.
Belanger looking for a sweep. Not yet Belanger, not yet.
Belanger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Masny. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Belanger is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masny working for a triangle but Belanger defends it easily.
Belanger is in close to Masny's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Masny has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Belanger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Masny controls Belanger momentarily but Belanger frees himself.
Belanger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Masny seems keen to control Belanger's posture.
Masny is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Masny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masny is looking for a kimura here.
Belanger is trying to control but can't.
Masny in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Belanger tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Masny!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Masny!
Mike Masny 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fez Pez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Macdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macdonald has chosen Alowanation SAIL as his entrance music. Fez Pez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fez Pez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Macdonald!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macdonald shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pez pinned against the cage. Pez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Macdonald falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pez counters with a right hand to the body.
Macdonald gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pez.
Macdonald misses with a lunging right hand
and Pez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Macdonald misses with a right hand
letting Pez counter with a right hand.
Macdonald throws an off balance right hand
and Pez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Macdonald looks to land a right hand but Pez moved out of range.
Macdonald shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macdonald sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pez defending well though.
Macdonald is thwarting Pez's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pez moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Macdonald has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pez trying to control the position from guard on top but Macdonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pez stops Macdonald from standing up.
Pez chips away with some ground and pound.
Pez 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.
Pez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pez wants to control from the top but Macdonald keeps moving.
Pez postures up in Macdonald's guard and throws a big left but Macdonald blocks it.
Pez scoring with some ground and pound.
Pez pushing down on Macdonald's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pez drops an elbow to the side of Macdonald's head.
Macdonald is rocked!
Macdonald is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Macdonald can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pez drops an elbow to the side of Macdonald's head.
Macdonald is still in real trouble! Can Pez finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pez working Macdonald over with strikes.
Pez scores with a big shot! Macdonald's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Macdonald! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fez Pez!
Fez Pez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Jay Macdonald stepped up to the mic, saying 'God BLess...Ill be back better than ever!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Morley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vince Ortiz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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205 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Morley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vince Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
No luck for Morley with that takedown attempt.
Ortiz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morley feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Morley. That snapped Ortiz's head back.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morley.
Morley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Morley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morley misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morley dives in and grabs Ortiz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ortiz pushes down on Morley's head and hops out.
Morley blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Morley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ortiz quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is staying active underneath Morley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ortiz is not content to let Morley control the position.
Morley slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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. Morley connects with a nice short shot to Ortiz's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morley lands strikes from half guard.
Morley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ortiz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Morley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morley trying to pass the guard but Ortiz defending well.
Morley thows a huge punch but Ortiz dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ortiz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ortiz taking some punishment here, with Morley in his half guard.
Morley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ortiz defending well though.
Morley scores with a big shot! Ortiz's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Ortiz! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Morley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Loblaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Nickles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loblaw comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Loblaw Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
193 lbs
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23
190 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Loblaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Nickles!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loblaw blocks a jab.
Loblaw half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A head kick misses from Nickles.
We've been informed that Nickles has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Loblaw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nickles is fending him off so far but Loblaw persists. Nope, Nickles circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Loblaw as Nickles shoots in.
Nickles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nickles walks into a jab.
Nickles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Loblaw.
Nickles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loblaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nickles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loblaw scores with a takedown into Nickles's guard.
Nickles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loblaw throws a big elbow that misses.
Loblaw won't allow Nickles to get back to his feet.
Loblaw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nickles has control of Loblaw's left arm, preventing Loblaw from doing any damage.
Nickles wants to sweep here but Loblaw controlling him for the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nickles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Loblaw.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Loblaw closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nickles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nickles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loblaw fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nickles checks it well.
Nickles shoots in and gets a takedown into Loblaw's guard.
Nickles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nickles throwing strikes but missing.
Nickles throws a big elbow that misses.
Nickles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nickles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nickles preventing the sweep.
Nickles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Loblaw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Loblaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loblaw working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Loblaw shoots in looking for a takedown. Nickles tries to sprawl out of it but Loblaw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nickles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Loblaw throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nickles counters with a nice body kick.
Loblaw fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nickles sprawls well initially but Loblaw persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Loblaw is trying to control the action in half guard but Nickles is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nickles gets back to full guard.
Loblaw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nickles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Loblaw manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickles throwing strikes but missing.
Nickles postures up and lands a big shot to Loblaw's brow.
Loblaw trying to keep a closed guard but Nickles is proving a slippery customer.
Nickles is working Loblaw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nickles passes Loblaw's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nickles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Loblaw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Loblaw is refusing to be controlled, as Nickles sits in half guard.
Loblaw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nickles.
Nickles is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Nickles dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick from Nickles lands but Loblaw takes it in his stride.
Loblaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickles.
Bob Loblaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loblaw misses with a hook
and Nickles counters with a nice uppercut.
Nickles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab from Nickles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loblaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Loblaw is looking to clinch.
Nickles checks a low kick from Loblaw.
Nathan Nickles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nickles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Loblaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loblaw has a takedown stuffed.
A little jabbing left from Nickles on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nickles throws a head kick that misses.
Loblaw throws a hook but Nickles avoids it easily.
Loblaw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nickles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loblaw.
Loblaw does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A countering left hand to the body from Nickles misses.
Nickles throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Loblaw.
Nickles swings for the body but Loblaw moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickles throws a lazy right hand but Loblaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loblaw misses with a takedown attempt - Nickles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Loblaw avoids the body shot from Nickles.
Nickles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loblaw lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Loblaw on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nickles, as that shot connected.
Nickles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loblaw lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loblaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nickles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Loblaw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loblaw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nickles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Loblaw cracks Nickles with a good jab.
Loblaw misses with a low kick as Nickles jumps back.
Nickles looks to land a right hand but Loblaw moved out of range.
Loblaw half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nickles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nickles checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from Nickles on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Loblaw tries a low kick but Nickles avoids it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Loblaw enables Nickles to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Loblaw manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loblaw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nickles scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nickles preventing the sweep.
Nickles has gone for a leg lock! Loblaw slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nickles's guard.
Loblaw has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickles has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Loblaw throws a strike but Nickles rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Nickles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Loblaw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nickles is fending him off so far but Loblaw persists. Nope, Nickles circles away and we're back to standing.
Nickles throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Loblaw counters with a takedown into side control.
Nickles is being controlled here.
Loblaw taking a break here but Nickles is having none of it and regains half guard.
Loblaw looks to land a strike but Nickles avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickles is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nickles keeping moving, preventing Loblaw from controlling successfully.
Loblaw looking to sit in guard and control but Nickles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickles wants to control from the top but Loblaw keeps moving.
Nickles with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nickles throws a big right hand that misses.
Loblaw tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Loblaw has momentary wrist control but Nickles slips an elbow through the middle.
Nickles scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nickles working some strikes from top position.
Nickles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nickles has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nickles won't allow Loblaw to sweep him here.
Nathan Nickles 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.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nickles stands up over Loblaw, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nickles throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Loblaw lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nickles throws a half hearted mid kick.
Loblaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nickles keeps Loblaw at a distance using the push kick.
Nickles stuffs the takedown.
Nickles is looking for the big counter here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Loblaw crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nickles - the referee stops the clock and Loblaw gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nickles. Loblaw manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick misses from Nickles.
Nickles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Loblaw turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Loblaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nickles moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nickles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Loblaw. Loblaw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nickles throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nickles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nickles fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nickles misses with a straight right.
Bob Loblaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nickles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loblaw.
Loblaw takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Loblaw doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nickles counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Loblaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loblaw defending well as Nickles loads up on a big left hand.
Loblaw walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nickles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nickles feints the counter takedown.
A head kick by Loblaw misses
and Nickles counters with a left to the body.
Nickles jabs Loblaw right on the nose. Loblaw blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickles looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nickles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nickles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loblaw misses with a shot to the body
and Nickles counters with a straight right hand.
Loblaw throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Nickles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nickles 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 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Nickles!
Nathan Nickles took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, REAR NAKED CHOKE NUTRITION for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kristof Sienly (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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155 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kristof Sienly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Ground!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ground goes for a double leg but Sienly avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sienly continues to drive forward.
Sienly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ground throws a head kick that misses
and Sienly counters with a series of strikes. Ground will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sienly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been told by Sienly's head coaches at Montreal Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ground scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sienly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ground throws a hook to the side of Sienly's head but Sienly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ground throws a looping overhand right but Sienly ducks down to avoid it.
Sienly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sienly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Sienly.
Sienly digs a good body shot into Ground's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sienly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sienly lands a jab-cross combination.
Sienly is looking to slow Ground down with leg kicks.
Sienly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sienly scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sienly throws a head kick but Ground moves out of range.
Ground tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sienly looks to land a combination but Ground avoids it well.
Sienly connects with a leg kick. Ground looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ground throws a head kick that misses.
Sienly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sienly feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sienly.
Ground takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sienly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ground was well out of range. Poor timing from Sienly.
Sienly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kristof Sienly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sienly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sienly scores with a jab.
Ground throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sienly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
No joy there for Ground, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground avoids the body shot from Sienly.
Ground is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sienly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sienly blocks a head kick by Ground.
Sienly lands an overhand right.
Sienly tests Ground's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ground misses with the combination.
Sienly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ground throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sienly cracks Ground with a good jab.
Ground avoids the body shot from Sienly.
Nice uppercut lands for Sienly. That snapped Ground's head back.
Ground digs a good body shot into Sienly's ribs.
Sienly misses the jab.
A nice side step and Ground releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ground tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sienly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sienly scores with a kick to the body.
Ground throws a body shot but no joy.
Ground takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That kick from Sienly tenderised Ground's leg. Ground is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sienly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ground backs up against the cage.
Sienly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ground misses the shot to the body.
As Ground backs away, Sienly returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sienly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sienly wants it to stay on the feet.
Sienly thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ground if he has to take too many more of those.
Sienly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ground throws out the jab.
Sienly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ground. Ground circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sienly throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sienly connects with a body shot.
Sienly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ground takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice sprawl there from Sienly as Ground shoots in.
Sienly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kristof Sienly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Sienly. Beautiful body shot.
Ground tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sienly was well out of range. Poor timing from Ground.
Sienly throws a leg kick which misses Ground's front leg but catches the back leg as Ground tries to avoid it.
Sienly throws a head kick but Ground moves out of range.
Sienly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sienly takes a swing at Ground's ribcage but misses.
Sienly stuns Ground with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sienly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick from Sienly lands but Ground takes it in his stride.
Sienly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grounds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ground misses the body punch
and Sienly counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sienly lands a nice shot to the body.
Sienly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sienly lands a really nice looking cross but Ground seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Sienly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sienly lands a head kick!
Ground misses with a jab to the body
and Sienly counters with a nice leg kick.
Sienly connects with a body shot.
Ground's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sienly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ground scrambles back to his feet.
Ground throws a body kick that misses.
Ground throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sienly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ground moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sienly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ground can do to turn this around?
Sienly misses with a body shot.
Sienly throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sienly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ground. Ground circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ground tries to move into range but Sienly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ground is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground throws a head kick that misses
and Sienly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ground is still on wobbly legs! Can Sienly finish him?
Sienly connects with a high kick.
Sienly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ground.
Sienly throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ground seems to have recovered his senses.
Ground misses with a hook.
Sienly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ground misses the shot to the body.
Ground scores with a nice head shot.
Kristof Sienly is winning the standup battle so far.
Sienly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ground moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch lands to the side of Ground 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sienly connects with a looping right hand.
Ground misses with a lunging right hand
and Sienly counters with a low kick, right behind Ground 's knee.
Ground on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sienly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ground moves away.
Sienly blocks a jab.
Sienly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ground has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sienly.
Ground throws a looping overhand right but Sienly ducks down to avoid it.
Ground avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ground throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sienly is looking for a counter combo.
Sienly scores with a nice head shot.
Ground throws a lazy uppercut
and Sienly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ground thinking.
Good standup being displayed there by Sienly as he connects with a hook.
Sienly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ground.
Sienly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sienly lands a nice looking body kick.
Sienly dips to his left and cracks Ground with an uppercut!
A shot to the liver by Sienly. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground slips a jab and a cross from Sienly.
Sienly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ground's head backwards.
Good leg kick by Sienly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ground has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sienly.
Sienly gets caught napping as Ground dives in and scores a takedown. Sienly manages to retain guard.
Sienly looking to control.
Ground postures up in Sienly's guard and throws a big left but Sienly blocks it.
Sienly being controlled here, momentarily.
Sienly working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground won't allow Sienly to sweep him here.
Sienly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sienly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground is looking to improve his position.
Ground trying to control from the bottom.
Ground gets back to full guard.
Ground looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sienly is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Sienly dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ground misses with a double jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sienly.
Ground works the jab nicely.
Sienly lunges at Ground with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ground's hand.
Sienly stuns Ground with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ground looks to score with a jab to the body but Sienly is just out of range.
Sienly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sienly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sienly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ground.
Ground tries for a takedown but Sienly circles away easily
and Sienly counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sienly thumps Ground with a low kick.
Sienly scores with a head kick. Ground tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sienly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ground misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground ducks right into an uppercut from Sienly.
Sienly lands a head kick. Ground smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ground looks to score with a jab to the body but Sienly is just out of range.
Sienly defending well as Ground loads up on a big left hand.
Ground uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sienly.
Sienly misses with a wild body shot.
Ground tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sienly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sienly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Sienly.
Sienly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ground has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sienly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ground.
Ground throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ground looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sienly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sienly throws a body shot but no joy.
And Ground tries to counter it with a takedown but Sienly pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sienly lands a leg kick that knocks Ground off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sienly scores with a body shot.
Ground fails with the takedown.
Ground thows a leg kick but Sienly checks it
and Sienly counters with a low kick, right behind Ground 's knee.
Ground takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sienly!
Ground steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sienly. That one must have hurt.
Ground takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sienly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sienly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sienly throws a nice head kick!
Ground fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sienly manages to avoid it.
Ground misses with a right hand
enabling Sienly to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground blocks the body kick.
Sienly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sienly thumps Ground with a low kick.
Sienly lands with a right hand.
Sienly lands with a hook. Ground tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ground has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sienly.
Sienly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sienly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sienly.
Sienly pushes Ground away with a front kick.
Ground slips a jab and a cross from Sienly.
Ground closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ground throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sienly cracks the inside of Ground's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground misses with a left hand
and Sienly counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sienly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ground. That did some damage!
Ground lands a nice hook to Sienly's body. Sienly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sienly scores with a leg kick.
Sienly cracks Ground with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sienly.
Ground takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ground throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kristof Sienly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ground misses with a body shot.
Sienly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ground swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ground dives in and grabs Sienly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sienly pushes down on Ground's head and hops out.
Kristof Sienly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ground. Sienly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mark Ground has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ground's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sienly lands a leg kick that knocks Ground off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristof Sienly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sienly, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristof Sienly!
Kristof Sienly bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Mark Ground stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cappie Ragnard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaetan Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cappie Ragnard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaetan Hart!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ragnard is refusing to be controlled, as Hart sits in half guard.
Hart is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hart wants to work for an arm triangle but Ragnard is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ragnard wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hart has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ragnard defend it? Hart steps over the head and cranks it - Ragnard is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hart!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gaetan Hart!
Gaetan Hart is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Gaetan Hart 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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