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CEFC 174 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladislav Volkov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladislav Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
Volkov is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Volkov closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
King blocks a body shot from Volkov.
King avoiding damage as Volkov throws knees to the body.
Volkov is struggling to control the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by King.
It looks like Vladislav Volkov has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov leaning against his opponent.
Volkov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but King gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Volkov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Volkov drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
Volkov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Volkov breaks the clinch.
Volkov shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
King moves out of range as Volkov throws a body kick.
It looked like King was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in King's half guard.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King looking for subs from the bottom but Volkov mounts him!
Volkov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for King because Volkov loaded up on that one.
Volkov looking to control but King is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volkov throwing strikes but King bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov pulls King in close to his closed guard and prevents King from doing any damage or advancing position.
Volkov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Volkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Volkov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Volkov looking to control but King passes into half guard.
King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Volkov defends it well.
Volkov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. King is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Volkov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Volkov trying to control but King postures up.
Volkov has one foot on King's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladislav Volkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladislav Volkov's cut.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Volkov misses with a takedown
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Volkov looks to clinch
and King counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Volkov falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brian King!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aristos Ioannidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ioannidis has chosen If I Can't - 50 Cent as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Aristos Ioannidis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aristos Ioannidis!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ioannidis swinging wildly here.
Anstey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anstey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anstey stuffs the takedown.
Ioannidis moves into the clinch successfully.
Anstey has Ioannidis pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Anstey pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ioannidis tumbling to the mat - Anstey dives into Ioannidis's guard.
Anstey scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anstey is in close to Ioannidis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ioannidis is on top in guard.
Ioannidis stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Anstey throws up his legs and catches Ioannidis in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Ioannidis tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Anstey! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Corwin Anstey!
A victorious Corwin Anstey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Touko Unikeko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unikeko has chosen Gesaffelstein - Opr as his entrance music. Carver Cade could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Touko Unikeko's chin.
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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
34 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carver Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Touko Unikeko!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cade shoots and misses
and Unikeko counters with a series of strikes. Cade will be more careful next time no doubt.
Unikeko lands a jab to the head.
Unikeko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cade throws a series of punches but Unikeko avoids them all with ease.
Unikeko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Unikeko moves away from the strike by Cade.
As Cade backs off Unikeko throws a huge counter combo but Cade manages to avoid it all.
Unikeko throws a body shot but no joy.
Cade keeps the fight on the outside.
Cade tried to counter with a leg kick but Unikeko avoided it.
Unikeko tries to clinch up.
Carver Cade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cade scores with a body shot.
Cade moves into the clinch successfully.
Cade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Unikeko jumps guard but Cade turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cade misses with a body punch.
Unikeko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade struggles to land a body shot inside as Unikeko controls his hands.
Cade is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Unikeko can't fight it off and eventually Cade manages to take the fight to the floor. Unikeko looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cade throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Unikeko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Unikeko throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cade trying to control the position from guard on top but Unikeko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Unikeko is trying to control the position but Cade postures up.
Cade is looking to work some ground and pound but Unikeko has wrist control.
Unikeko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Unikeko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko trying to keep a closed guard but Cade is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unikeko pulls Cade in close to his closed guard and prevents Cade from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Unikeko has closed the distance and engaged Cade in a clinch.
Cade throws a punch but it's blocked by Unikeko.
Unikeko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Cade.
Cade struggles to land a body shot inside as Unikeko controls his hands.
Cade misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Unikeko.
Unikeko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unikeko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cade tries a body shot but Unikeko blocks it.
I was talking to Cade's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko effectively controlling the action here.
Cade misses with some punches.
Cade tries to work over Unikeko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cade misses with a body punch.
Unikeko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cade up against the cage.
Cade lands with a left to the head.
Cade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cade.
Cade lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Cade.
Cade misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cade.
Cade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cade backwards.
Still in the clinch, Cade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cade presses Unikeko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unikeko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cade cracks Unikeko with a nice body shot.
Unikeko is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cade blocks a body shot from Unikeko.
Unikeko blocks a body shot from Cade.
Cade lands a shoulder strike.
Cade tries a body shot but Unikeko blocks it.
Cade misses with some punches.
Unikeko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Unikeko tries to stall but Cade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carver Cade dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cade, right into the meat.
Touko Unikeko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Unikeko closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Cade as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cade fails to land.
Cade misses with a punch on the inside.
Unikeko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cade tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cade scores with a shot to the side of Unikeko's head.
Cade misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Cade.
Unikeko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carver Cade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cade throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cade scores with a shoulder strike.
Cade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Unikeko's elbow.
Cade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Unikeko backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unikeko.
Cade lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unikeko.
Unikeko decides to pull guard.
Unikeko thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cade throwing strikes but missing.
Cade trying to control but Unikeko is working from the bottom.
Unikeko 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.
Cade distracts Unikeko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cade controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cade wants to control from the top but Unikeko keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cade postures up.
Unikeko has momentary wrist control but Cade slips an elbow through the middle.
Cade trying to control the position from guard on top but Unikeko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cade postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cade trying to control but Unikeko is working from the bottom.
Cade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cade works over Unikeko with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cade throws a big elbow that misses.
Unikeko is trying to keep Cade in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cade slips under a jab from Unikeko.
Nice defenses there by Unikeko.
Cade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Unikeko throws a counter combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cade.
Unikeko throws a right hand that Cade ducks under and follows up with a left that Cade also avoids with ease.
Cade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Unikeko slips under a jab.
Cade throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko checks a leg kick.
Unikeko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decent striking displayed by Cade there.
Cade lands with a good body shot.
Unikeko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cade swats away the attempt to clinch by Unikeko.
Cade clinches up with Unikeko and pushes him back against the cage.
Cade lands a right hand.
Cade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Unikeko tries to pull guard but Cade won't allow it.
Unikeko stalling in the clinch but Cade improves position.
Unikeko misses with a body punch.
Unikeko stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carver Cade dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Unikeko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cade.
Unikeko has a takedown stuffed.
Jab, jab by Cade - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Unikeko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Cade misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cade, right into the meat.
Cade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Unikeko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cade defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unikeko moves out of range of the body kick.
Unikeko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cade counters with a left to the body.
Carver Cade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Touko Unikeko.
Cade throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Unikeko misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade darts in and clinches Unikeko up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Cade as the two fighters clinch.
Cade has a couple of punches blocked by Unikeko.
Stalling in the clinch from Unikeko.
Cade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cade is trying to trip Unikeko. He has hold of a leg but Unikeko is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cade persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Unikeko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cade trying to control but Unikeko is working from the bottom.
Cade postures up.
Cade throws a big right hand that misses.
Cade preventing the sweep.
Unikeko keeping moving, preventing Cade from controlling successfully.
Cade preventing the sweep.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carver Cade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko has his hands on Cade's head, controlling the position.
Cade is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cade throws a shot to the body.
Unikeko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cade appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cade lands a leg kick that knocks Unikeko off balance momentarily.
Cade closes the distance and pushes Unikeko back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Touko Unikeko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Unikeko is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cade is defending well.
Cade misses with the head strike.
Unikeko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cade avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cade.
Cade lands a body punch.
That's four 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.
Cade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Unikeko is stalling here.
Unikeko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cade misses with some punches.
Unikeko pushes Cade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Unikeko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unikeko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Unikeko tries to circle away but Cade has him pinned against the cage.
Unikeko has a couple of punches blocked by Cade.
Cade blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carver Cade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cade has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carver Cade!
Carver Cade thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rickon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Kirkland has chosen DJ Vadim - The Terrorist as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickon Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Van Kirkland enables Stark to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Van Kirkland manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Van Kirkland pulls Stark in close to his closed guard and prevents Stark from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stark throws a strike but Van Kirkland rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stark trying to control the position.
Van Kirkland controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Van Kirkland stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Kirkland is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark trying to control the position here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stark is on top in guard.
Stark has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Kirkland has his hands on Stark's head, controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stark looking to sit in guard and control but Van Kirkland gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland wanted to stand there but Stark had control of the position.
Van Kirkland stopping the sweep attempt from Stark.
Stark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Kirkland's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Kirkland controlling the position.
Van Kirkland trying to control the position.
Stark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stark looking to sit in guard and control but Van Kirkland gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stark is pulling down on Van Kirkland's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stark is on top in guard.
Van Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Van Kirkland told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Stark lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stark trying to control but Van Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Stark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to control from the top but Van Kirkland keeps moving.
Van Kirkland is trying to keep Stark in close.
Stark forces his way into half guard.
Stark sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Kirkland defending well though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Kirkland is controlling Stark's trapped leg to prevent Stark from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stark controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickon Stark dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Kirkland.
Rickon Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark slips under a jab.
Stark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stark drives through with a takedown into Van Kirkland's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Van Kirkland is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Kirkland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Kirkland is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stark postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stark looking to sit in guard and control but Van Kirkland gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark wants to sweep but no luck.
Stark is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark keeping full guard, as Van Kirkland tries to pass.
Van Kirkland preventing the sweep.
Stark has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Van Kirkland being controlled here momentarily.
Van Kirkland seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stark 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.
Stark has control of Van Kirkland's left arm, preventing Van Kirkland from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stark has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Van Kirkland has passed into side control.
Van Kirkland working away.
Stark wants to get back to his feet but Van Kirkland drags him back down.
Stark is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Stark's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stark is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland taking a breather here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Van Kirkland feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Starks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Van Kirkland misses.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Kirkland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark tries to counter with a takedown but Van Kirkland is quick to defend against it.
Stark tries to bum rush Van Kirkland with a series of wild strikes but Van Kirkland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Kirkland looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Kirkland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Kirkland to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland connects with a right hand. Stark shakes it off.
Van Kirkland connects with a body shot that sends Stark's belly button to the back.
Van Kirkland uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark misses with the combination.
Van Kirkland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Van Kirkland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stark throws a combination. Van Kirkland tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Van Kirkland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Kirkland thuds his right hand into Stark's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van Kirkland lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stark is defended easily by Van Kirkland.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickon Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark takes a swing at Van Kirkland's ribcage but misses.
Stark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stark misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Kirkland. That snapped Stark's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Van Kirkland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Van Kirkland bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stark's head.
A big left from Van Kirkland misses.
Stark has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a glancing blow to the side of Stark's head.
Van Kirkland slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Van Kirkland throws a shot from downtown. Stark moves away and avoids it.
Stark gets a takedown into half guard.
Van Kirkland pushes Stark off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stark swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Kirkland works the jab nicely.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Van Kirkland cracks the inside of Stark's front leg.
Stark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Kirkland.
Stark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stark on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Kirkland scores with a jab.
Van Kirkland lands a slapping body shot.
Stark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Kirkland tries to avoid it but Stark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Kirkland to the ground. Van Kirkland escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van Kirkland looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stark shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Van Kirkland defends it nicely.
Van Kirkland lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stark tries to bum rush Van Kirkland with a series of wild strikes but Van Kirkland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Kirkland misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from Van Kirkland. No joy for Stark on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickon Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland is looking to slow Stark down with leg kicks.
Van Kirkland scores with a jab to the head.
Van Kirkland connects with a body shot that sends Stark's belly button to the back.
Nice takedown defense from Van Kirkland. No joy for Stark on that attempt.
Stark avoids the head kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland scores with a three punch combo!
Van Kirkland smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Kirkland connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Kirkland with a nice cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Stark scores with a four punch combination!
Stark misses with a takedown attempt - Van Kirkland sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stark goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Van Kirkland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Kirkland.
Stark tries to bum rush Van Kirkland with a series of wild strikes but Van Kirkland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Kirkland bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stark's head backwards.
Rickon Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that half lands.
Vladimir Van Kirkland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
Stark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Kirkland tries to land a leg kick but Stark saw it coming and moves away.
Van Kirkland connects with a body shot.
Van Kirkland misses with a looping right.
Van Kirkland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stark is looking for a counter combo.
Van Kirkland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Van Kirkland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Kirkland jabs Stark right on the nose. Stark blinks but takes it well.
Stark lands with a nice combination. Van Kirkland backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Van Kirkland's guard.
Rickon Stark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stark looking to sit in guard and control but Van Kirkland gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Van Kirkland tries to free his leg and advance position but Stark is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Kirkland is one step ahead there.
Van Kirkland tries to free his leg and advance position but Stark is retaining full guard.
Stark looking to control.
Van Kirkland controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Kirkland being controlled here momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Van Kirkland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Kirkland has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Van Kirkland!
Vladimir Van Kirkland decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Rackham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Rackham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johan Axelsson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rackham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Axelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rackham cracks Axelsson with a good jab.
We've been told by Rackham's head coaches at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Rackham. Those never looked like landing.
Rackham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Axelsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Axelsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rackham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Axelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Axelsson misses with a hook
and Rackham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Johan Axelsson has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Axelsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rackham doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Rackham. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Rackham misses
and Axelsson moves into the clinch.
Rackham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Axelsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Axelsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Axelsson misses with a takedown
and Rackham counters with a stiff right hand.
Rackham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Axelsson ducks right into an uppercut from Rackham.
Rackham walks into a straight right hand from Axelsson.
Axelsson slips a jab from Rackham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson throws a right hand that misses
and Rackham counters with a three punch combo that has Axelsson backing up. Axelsson nods at Rackham to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rackham throws a chopping leg kick but Axelsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Axelsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Axelsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Axelsson throws a sloppy body shot
letting Rackham counter with a right hand.
Rackham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Axelsson.
Rackham misses with a combination
and Axelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Axelsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Rackham counters with a straight right hand.
Axelsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Axelsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rackham was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rackham takes the fight into the clinch.
Axelsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Axelsson clobbers Rackham with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Axelsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rackham.
Rackham misses with a double jab.
Axelsson shoots in but Rackham avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rackham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Axelsson misses with a double jab
and Rackham counters with a crisp one two that drops Axelsson! Rackham thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Axelsson to his feet! Axelsson is in big trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Axelsson misses
and Rackham counters with a stiff right hand.
Axelsson blocks a head kick by Rackham.
Axelsson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rackham.
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!
Rackham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Axelsson slips a jab and a cross from Rackham.
Rackham throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rackham's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Axelsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rackham scrambles back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Axelsson.
Rackham misses with an attempted mid kick.
Axelsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rackham lands a big head kick that sends Axelsson tumbling to the mat! Rackham takes a step backwards and waves Axelsson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Axelsson is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axelsson backs away from a small jab... but Rackham lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Axelsson crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Rackham with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jack Rackham!
Jack Rackham retains his middleweight title!
Jack Rackham decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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