QFC Tournament 562 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Burgher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Carter's choice of entrance music: John Carter of Mars. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Burgher
vs
Carter

165 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harrison Burgher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Carter!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burgher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burgher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter throws out a counter right but Burgher avoids it with no problem.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burgher drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carter sprawls and moves away.
Carter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burgher at a distance.
Carter lands a right hook to the body.
Carter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Carter. No joy for Burgher on that attempt.
Carter scores with a nice head shot.
Burgher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Decent striking displayed by Carter there.
John Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Burgher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Burgher is rocked!
Carter is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Burgher flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Burgher is out cold! Carter holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Carter!
John Carter decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Some Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dude
vs
Boom

185 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Some Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, DJ Boom!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom blocks a jab.
Dude just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom misses with a looping left.
Boom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom ducks under a wild hook from Dude.
Dude is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boom.
Dude steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boom.
Dude is looking to counter punch.
Boom throws a shot from downtown. Dude moves away and avoids it.
Boom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dude.
Boom throws out a counter right but Dude avoids it with no problem.
Dude rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dude slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude throws a big shot that misses.
Dude uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boom.
Boom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dude misses with a looping left.
Dude misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boom.
Boom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom throws a series of punches but Dude moves out of range.
Boom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Dude misses.
Dude misses with an uppercut.
Dude is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boom.
Boom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boom scores with a nice right hand.
Boom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dude swings widly with a right hand
and Boom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dude ducks under a wild hook from Boom.
Boom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dude really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boom digs a good body shot into Dude's ribs.
Dude uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boom.
Boom lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dude misses with a right hand
and Boom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom throws a shot from downtown. Dude moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Dude throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dude takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dude misses with a looping left.
Boom lands with a cross.
Dude ducks under a wild hook from Boom.
Dude uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boom.
Dude throws a right hand that misses
and Boom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Dude misses its intended target.
Boom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dude.
Boom misses with a hook.
Boom slips under a jab.
Boom moves away from the strike by Dude.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude misses the jab.
Boom throws a hook but Dude blocks it.
Dude throws a hook to the side of Boom's head but Boom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Dude clinches up with Boom and pushes him back against the cage.
Dude misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Dude fails to land.
Boom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dude blocks an uppercut.
Dude misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dude misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dude blocks a body shot from Boom.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dude creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Dude.
Dude working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Dude.
Boom throws a punch but it's blocked by Dude.
Boom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dude misses with a punch on the inside.
Dude lands a body punch.
Boom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dude lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dude misses with a punch to the body.
Dude misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boom.
Boom tries to work over Dude's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boom is trying to push Dude away but Dude has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dude lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but DJ Boom will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dude throws a big shot that misses.
Boom appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dude tries to clinch up
and Boom counters with a left to the body.
Boom throws a looping overhand right but Dude ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Boom - just one landing.
Dude moves out of range of the strikes.
Dude loads up on a big right hand but Boom slips the punch.
Boom appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dude is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boom misses the jab.
Boom missing with a left hand there. Dude was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dude misses with a jab to the body
and Boom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom misses with a wild body shot.
Boom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dude.
DJ Boom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dude misses with a straight right.
Boom is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dude with a body shot.
A combination from Boom does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Boom misses its intended target.
Dude throws a jab when Boom was well out of range.
Boom misses with a double jab.
Dude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boom loads up on a big right hand but Dude slips the punch.
A big left from Boom misses.
Boom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dude counters with a nice body shot.
Dude fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom takes a swing at Dude's ribcage but misses.
Dude misses with a two punch combination.
Boom throws out a counter right but Dude avoids it with no problem.
Jab from Boom.
Boom misses with a hook. Dude ducked under it nicely.
Boom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Boom.
Dude missing with a left hand there. Boom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dude with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dude.
Boom ducks under a wild hook from Dude.
Boom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dude.
Dude swings for the body but Boom moves out of range.
A slow jab from Boom misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dude keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boom.
Dude wants to clinch but Boom slips to the side
and Boom counters with a stiff right hand.
Dude takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dude throws a hook to the side of Boom's head but Boom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom staying out of range there.
Boom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dude.
Dude moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Dude misses the target.
Dude misses with a hook. Boom ducked under it nicely.
Boom looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dude throws out the jab.
Boom moves out of range as Dude strikes.
Dude throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dude misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boom! But no joy.
Dude takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boom loads up on a big right hand but Dude slips the punch.
Boom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dude.
A little jabbing left from Boom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dude misses with a hook
and Boom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Dude misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Boom. That snapped Dude's head back.
Dude throws a big shot that misses.
Dude uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boom.
Dude missing with a left hand there. Boom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom throws a series of punches but Dude moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dude's head.
Dude swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dude looks to score with a jab to the body but Boom is just out of range.
Boom throws a jab but it's blocked by Dude.
Nice uppercut there from Boom.
Dude on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom is breathing heavily.
Boom ducks under a wild hook from Dude.
Dude moves in looking to clinch but Boom pushes him off.
A big right from Dude misses.
Dude throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dude just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Boom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dude connects with a body shot.
Boom scores with a jab to the head.
Boom throws a big shot that misses.
Boom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dude.
Boom moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom throws out a counter right but Dude avoids it with no problem.
Dude throws a right hand that Boom ducks under and follows up with a left that Boom also avoids with ease.
Boom catches Dude with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Dude misses the target.
Boom misses with a straight left.
Dude moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dude throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dude misses with a straight right.

Dude has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dude cracks Boom with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom tries to throw a body punch but Dude avoids it by throwing Boom back against the cage.
Dude misses with the head strike.
Boom misses with a punch on the inside.
Boom blocking some punches.
Dude misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dude misses with a punch on the inside.
Boom prevents a body shot from Dude.
Dude prevents a body shot from Boom.
Dude swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boom swings wildly with an uppercut but Dude uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dude pushes Boom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boom wants to break free but Dude has control.
Dude prevents Boom from breaking the clinch.
Dude tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boom's elbow.
Some Dude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude takes a shot to the head.
Dude tries to work over Boom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dude tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boom blocking some punches.
Boom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dude stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dude lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Dude.
Dude swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dude throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dude lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dude lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dude swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dude throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude pushes Boom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dude misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boom.
Dude lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dude.
Dude lands an uppercut.

It looks like DJ Boom has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dude.
Dude scores with a shoulder strike.
Dude working aggressively here.
Dude misses with some punches.
Dude throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Booms head.
Dude lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dude lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dude lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dude gets through Boom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Dude.
Dude softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dude lands with a short shot to the head.
Dude tries a knee to the head but Boom blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boom.
Dude lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boom.
Dude lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Dude misses with a punch on the inside.
Dude lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dude throws a punch but it's blocked by Boom.
Boom misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dude creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
DJ Boom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dude misses with a punch on the inside.
Dude scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dude lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Dude.

And that's the end of the fight!
Some Dude showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boom 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight for Some Dude!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Some Dude!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Some Dude!

Some Dude wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martin McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahmut Yilmaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin McGuiness had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

McGuiness
vs
Yilmaz

172 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mahmut Yilmaz!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yilmaz slaps away a takedown attempt from McGuiness, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McGuiness shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yilmaz as he avoids it easily.
McGuiness misses with a takedown attempt - Yilmaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yilmaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin McGuiness. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Yilmaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGuiness, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yilmaz tries to land a knee to the head but McGuiness blocks with his arms.
McGuiness takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yilmaz lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yilmaz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yilmaz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yilmaz connects with a knee to the head.
Yilmaz working McGuiness over with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yilmaz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A knee to the head by Yilmaz.
Yilmaz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yilmaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yilmaz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yilmaz lands a nice knee to the body.
Yilmaz landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yilmaz just leaning against McGuiness, taking a breather.
Yilmaz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yilmaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yilmaz looks winded!
Yilmaz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGuiness has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yilmaz obliges.
McGuiness blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yilmaz landing knees to the head.
Yilmaz working McGuiness over with knees to the body.
Yilmaz trying to land knees to the body.
McGuiness blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGuiness is trying to drag Yilmaz to the mat but Yilmaz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McGuiness drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz missing with knees to the body.
Yilmaz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McGuiness avoiding damage as Yilmaz throws knees to the body.
Yilmaz misses with a knee strike.
Yilmaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGuiness is defending well for now.
McGuiness wants to take the fight to the mat but Yilmaz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
McGuiness wants to take the fight to the mat but Yilmaz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
McGuiness tries to pull guard but Yilmaz won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yilmaz lands a knee to the head.
McGuiness has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yilmaz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McGuiness is trying to drag Yilmaz to the mat but Yilmaz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McGuiness drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yilmaz pulls his leg out and moves away.

McGuiness moves into the clinch.
Yilmaz controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahmut Yilmaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Yilmaz drives through and clinches with McGuiness against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yilmaz.
Yilmaz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGuiness has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGuiness is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McGuiness takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yilmaz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yilmaz connects with a nasty looking knee right to McGuiness's face.
McGuiness has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yilmaz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Yilmaz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McGuiness has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yilmaz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yilmaz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGuiness letting Yilmaz take a breather here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yilmaz throws an elbow but misses.
Yilmaz is breathing heavily.
Yilmaz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yilmaz scores with a knee to the head.
Yilmaz throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGuiness tries to pull guard but Yilmaz won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin McGuiness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yilmaz tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuiness avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yilmaz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McGuiness tries for a takedown but Yilmaz manages to get underhooks.
McGuiness with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yilmaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuiness.
McGuiness blocks the elbow strike.
Yilmaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGuiness blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mahmut Yilmaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yilmaz lands a knee to the body.
McGuiness is trying to drag Yilmaz to the mat but Yilmaz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yilmaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGuiness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz is pressed up against the cage. McGuiness has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yilmaz down to the mat. Yilmaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McGuiness will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McGuiness is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yilmaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McGuiness fails with the takedown.
McGuiness backing away here, and Yilmaz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

Yilmaz instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz landing knees to the head.
Yilmaz misses with a knee to the head.
Yilmaz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGuiness has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGuiness is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yilmaz misses with a knee to the head.
Yilmaz misses with a knee to the head.
McGuiness jumps guard but Yilmaz stands there with McGuiness around his waist. McGuiness gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yilmaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGuiness goes for a takedown attempt but Yilmaz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yilmaz stuffs the takedown attempt from McGuiness. McGuiness gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahmut Yilmaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

McGuiness looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McGuiness sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yilmaz keeping moving, preventing McGuiness from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuiness not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McGuiness trying to control the position from guard on top but Yilmaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yilmaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McGuiness drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McGuiness jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McGuiness is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McGuiness slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

McGuiness is working to tighten his grip on Yilmaz's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Yilmaz has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but McGuiness is really squeezing tight and eventually Yilmaz passes out! McGuiness breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Martin McGuiness!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
42%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chuckie Marstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Sherwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?

Marstein
vs
Sherwood

172 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuckie Marstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Sherwood!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marstein loads up on a big right hand but Sherwood slips the punch.
Sherwood is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Marstein misses with a double jab

and Sherwood decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marstein's guard.
Sherwood prevents Marstein from getting back to his feet.
Sherwood sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sherwood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sherwood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherwood working away.
Sherwood working the head with strikes.
Sherwood lands a nice forearm strike.
Sherwood landing a few strikes.
Marstein on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marstein tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marstein dodges the ground and pound from Sherwood.
Sherwood tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sherwood working the ground and pound but Marstein is defending the strikes.
Sherwood scores with punches from side control.
Sherwood landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Marstein on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Sherwood is working to tighten his grip on Marstein's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Marstein has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Sherwood is really squeezing tight and eventually Marstein passes out! Sherwood breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Devon Sherwood!