FWC 3:Robertson vs Haapana PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Verner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verner comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself - Eminem. Jacob Verner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Verner
vs
Blair

190 cm
26
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

182 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Verner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Blair!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verner blocks a head kick by Blair.
Verner looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Blair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Verner.
Blair with a nice cross.

Verner has managed to clinch.
Verner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blair controlling the action here for a moment.
Blair stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blair avoiding damage as Verner throws knees to the body.
Verner gets through Blair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blair pressing his opponent against the cage.
Verner is leaning against Blair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Verner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blair effectively controlling the action here.
Verner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Blair - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Blair working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Blair.

Verner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Verner moves out of range of the strikes.
Blair should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

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.

Blair tries to sprawl but Verner drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Blair tries to get to full guard but Verner has control of the leg.
Blair is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Blair controlling the position well.
Blair's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Blair is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blair.
Blair looking to hit a scissor sweep but Verner is one step ahead there.
Blair is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Blair keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair drops an elbow to the side of Verner's head.
Well, if Blair is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nice strikes from Blair there.
Blair perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Blair is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blair looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Verner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blair lands with a punch from half guard.
Verner taking some punishment here, with Blair in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blair listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Verner slips a jab and a cross from Blair.
Verner tried to score with a low kick but Blair checks it.
Blair misses with a wild body shot.

Verner rushes Blair and presses him up against the cage.
Blair stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Blair fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Blair fails to land.

Verner manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Verner pushes Blair up against the cage in a clinch.
Blair is leaning against Verner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blair misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blair has Verner pushed against the cage.
Blair slows down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Blair.
The referee calls for Blair to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brett Blair.
Blair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Verner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blair lands a lovely overhand right.
Verner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blair.
Nice body punch from Blair.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blair connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Verner's hands.
Nice cross by Blair.
Blair lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blair has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verner moves away from the strike by Blair.
Blair has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
No joy there for Blair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Verner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blair lands an overhand right.

Verner is rocked!
Blair lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Verner is looking to close the distance but Blair sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Verner crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Verner is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Brett Blair!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donar Gunvaldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Tracey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunvaldsson comes to the cage accompanied by Pornstep - Dodge & Fuski. Tracey has chosen Metallica - Seek & Destroy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gunvaldsson
vs
Tracey

180 cm
33
162 lbs
14 - 14 - 4

173 cm
34
152 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 14 - 14 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Donar Gunvaldsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Tracey!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunvaldsson wants to clinch.
Donar Gunvaldsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunvaldsson misses with a body shot.
Gunvaldsson throws a leg kick but Tracey sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Gunvaldsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tracey, pushing him back against the cage.
Gunvaldsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Tracey breaks from the clinch.
Gunvaldsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tracey counters with a nice uppercut.

Gunvaldsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tracey, pushing him back against the cage.
Tracey is looking to control Gunvaldsson's arms but Gunvaldsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tracey has his back to the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gunvaldsson tries to throw a body punch but Tracey avoids it by throwing Gunvaldsson back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunvaldsson throws a head punch that misses.
Tracey dodges an elbow strike from Gunvaldsson.
Gunvaldsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Tracey swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tracey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunvaldsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tracey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tracey stalks Gunvaldsson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gunvaldsson's face. Gunvaldsson staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Donar Gunvaldsson has been cut.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tracey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tracey 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.
Gunvaldsson closes the distance but Tracey moves to the side
and Tracey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gunvaldsson, right into the meat.
Gunvaldsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Tracey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch up but Tracey circles away and keeps his distance.

Gunvaldsson closes the distance and pushes Tracey back into the cage.
Gunvaldsson working aggressively here.
Gunvaldsson digs a right hand into Tracey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tracey's gas tank.
Gunvaldsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tracey.
Gunvaldsson tries a knee to the head but Tracey blocks it.
Tracey lands an uppercut.

That's two 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!
Gunvaldsson missing with knees to the body.
Tracey blocks a body shot from Gunvaldsson.
Gunvaldsson taking a breather.
Tracey managing to block the knees to the body from Gunvaldsson.

Tracey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunvaldsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tracey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Tracey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tracey throws an overhand right that lands on Gunvaldsson's shoulder, as Gunvaldsson tries to avoid the shot.
Tracey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tracey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch there but Tracey circles away.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but Tracey moves out of range.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch up but Tracey circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunvaldsson takes a swing at Tracey's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunvaldsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gunvaldsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Tracey tries to keep at a distance but Gunvaldsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tracey avoids a wild elbow strike from Gunvaldsson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tracey.
Tracey lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Tracey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch there but Tracey circles away.
Gunvaldsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tracey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gunvaldsson digs a good body shot into Tracey's ribs.
Gunvaldsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tracey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunvaldsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gunvaldsson closes the distance but Tracey moves to the side
and Tracey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tracey lands a glancing blow to the side of Gunvaldsson's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tracey tries to work over Gunvaldsson's front leg with a kick but Gunvaldsson checks it.
Gunvaldsson is looking to clinch but Tracey is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tracey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gunvaldsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tracey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunvaldsson.
Gunvaldsson throws a body punch but Tracey moves out of range.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but Tracey is having none of it.
Tracey tries a quick counter leg kick but Gunvaldsson is wise to it.
Tracey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gunvaldsson blocks a jab.

Gunvaldsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tracey avoiding damage as Gunvaldsson throws knees to the body.
Tracey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gunvaldsson backwards.
Gunvaldsson lands with a left to the head.
Gunvaldsson misses with a hook from the clinch.

Tracey breaks the clinch.
Gunvaldsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tracey was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunvaldsson.
Gunvaldsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tracey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch there but Tracey circles away.
Gunvaldsson backing away here, and Tracey unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rob Tracey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donar Gunvaldsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gunvaldsson wants to clinch
and Tracey counters with an inside leg kick.
Gunvaldsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tracey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tracey throws out a counter right but Gunvaldsson avoids it with no problem.
Gunvaldsson is looking to wear down Tracey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A swing and a miss from Tracey.
Tracey misses the shot to the body.
Gunvaldsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but Tracey moves out of range.
Rob Tracey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tracey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Gunvaldsson.
Gunvaldsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunvaldsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gunvaldsson backing away here, and Tracey unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tracey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tracey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunvaldsson misses with a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Tracey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gunvaldsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tracey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson wants to clinch up but Tracey keeps it at a distance.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but Tracey is having none of it.
Tracey misses with a hook. Gunvaldsson ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Gunvaldsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunvaldsson walks into a jab.
Gunvaldsson is looking to clinch but Tracey is avoiding it.
Tracey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tracey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gunvaldsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Tracey circles away.
Tracey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rob Tracey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tracey keeps the fight on the outside.
Tracey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gunvaldsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tracey.
Gunvaldsson is looking to counter the offense by Tracey and move into the clinch.
Gunvaldsson wants to clinch up but Tracey keeps it at a distance.

Gunvaldsson instigates a clinch.
Gunvaldsson lands a body shot.

Tracey manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Tracey misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tracey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunvaldsson lands with a nice body punch.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch there but Tracey circles away.
Tracey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunvaldsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Gunvaldsson instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tracey fails to land.
Tracey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tracey taking a breather.
Gunvaldsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tracey tries to work over Gunvaldsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunvaldsson wants to stall.
Tracey misses with some punches.
Tracey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunvaldsson tries to work over Tracey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Tracey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the body from Gunvaldsson misses
and Tracey counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tracey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tracey swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunvaldsson.
Gunvaldsson is looking to clinch but Tracey is avoiding it.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tracey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tracey misses with a wild body shot.
Gunvaldsson moves in looking to clinch but Tracey pushes him off.

Gunvaldsson closes the distance and clinches.
Gunvaldsson has Tracey pressed against the cage.
Gunvaldsson tries to work over Tracey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donar Gunvaldsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gunvaldsson working aggressively here.
Gunvaldsson blocks an uppercut.
Tracey stalls.
Gunvaldsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tracey's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tracey misses with a hook from the clinch.

Tracey breaks from the clinch.
Gunvaldsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tracey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunvaldsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tracey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tracey throws a counter combo.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tracey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gunvaldsson is looking to clinch.
Gunvaldsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunvaldsson darts in trying to clinch
and Tracey counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch up.
Tracey unleashes a big counter combination but Gunvaldsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Gunvaldsson moves into the clinch successfully.
A right handed body shot lands from Tracey.
Gunvaldsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tracey's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Tracey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donar Gunvaldsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Gunvaldsson tries to clinch there but Tracey circles away.
Tracey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gunvaldsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tracey.
Gunvaldsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Tracey circles away.
Tracey only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch up but Tracey circles away and keeps his distance.

Gunvaldsson closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Tracey.
Gunvaldsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tracey up against the cage.

Tracey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tracey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tracey swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunvaldsson.
Tracey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gunvaldsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracey swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunvaldsson.
Tracey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gunvaldsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tracey.
Tracey thuds a left hand into Gunvaldsson's body.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch there but Tracey circles away.
Tracey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tracey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gunvaldsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tracey throws a jab but it's blocked by Gunvaldsson.
Tracey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gunvaldsson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tracey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tracey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gunvaldsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunvaldsson is looking to clinch but Tracey is avoiding it.
Gunvaldsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Tracey circles away.
Gunvaldsson is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tracey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tracey misses with a low kick.
Gunvaldsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tracey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunvaldsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tracey follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tracey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tracey counters with a two punch combo.

Gunvaldsson closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tracey can't find room to land a body shot as Gunvaldsson controls the action.
Tracey lands a nice uppercut.
Gunvaldsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tracey controls his hands.
Tracey lands with a left to the head.
Tracey scores with a shoulder strike.
Tracey blocks a body shot from Gunvaldsson.
Gunvaldsson tries to land a knee to the head but Tracey blocks with his arms.

Tracey breaks from the clinch.
Tracey throws a one two combo.

Gunvaldsson is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracey misses with a hook. Gunvaldsson ducked under it nicely.

Gunvaldsson has closed the distance and engaged Tracey in a clinch.
Gunvaldsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tracey is trying to force a seperation but Gunvaldsson has the dominant position.
Tracey lands with a right to the head.

Tracey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunvaldsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tracey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gunvaldsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tracey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gunvaldsson blocks a leg kick.
Gunvaldsson wants to clinch up but Tracey keeps it at a distance.
Tracey misses with a straight right.
Gunvaldsson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunvaldsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tracey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gunvaldsson moves in looking to clinch but Tracey pushes him off.
Tracey thumps Gunvaldsson with a low kick.
Rob Tracey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Gunvaldsson clinches.
Gunvaldsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gunvaldsson missing with knees to the body.
Tracey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tracey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tracey throws out a leg kick but Gunvaldsson moves out of range and Tracey only half commits.
Tracey throws out a powerful jab.
Tracey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gunvaldsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gunvaldsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tracey.
Donar Gunvaldsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gunvaldsson throws a body punch but Tracey moves out of range.
Tracey lands a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Tracey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tracey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Tracey!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rob Tracey thanked Fury Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JB Brubaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Shaughnessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaughnessy has chosen I Against I - Massive Attack & Mos Def as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Brubaker
vs
Shaughnessy

164 cm
31
146 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

170 cm
33
154 lbs
26 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, JB Brubaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cael Shaughnessy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaughnessy scores with a jab.
Brubaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brubaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brubaker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shaughnessy lands a body shot.
Brubaker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shaughnessy loads up on a big right hand but Brubaker slips the punch.
Brubaker tried to counter with a leg kick but Shaughnessy avoided it.
Shaughnessy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brubaker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Brubaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brubaker moves out of range as Shaughnessy strikes.
Brubaker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brubaker moves out of range of the strikes.
Shaughnessy throws a sloppy body shot
and Brubaker counters with a straight right hand.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild body shot.
Shaughnessy misses with an uppercut. Brubaker saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brubaker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shaughnessy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brubaker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shaughnessy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shaughnessy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Shaughnessy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaughnessy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brubaker counters with a leg kick.
Shaughnessy swings widly with a right hand
and Brubaker counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Shaughnessy misses.
Shaughnessy slips under a jab from Brubaker.
Shaughnessy misses with a hook
and Brubaker counters with a straight right hand.
Shaughnessy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brubaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaughnessy.
Brubaker misses with a body kick.
Brubaker scores with a head kick.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot.
Brubaker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shaughnessy misses with a lunging right hand
and Brubaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brubaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brubaker needs to keep his hands up - Shaughnessy had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Nice shot by Brubaker.
Shaughnessy misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy lands with a nice combination. Brubaker backs away looking to recover.
Shaughnessy moves out of range of the strikes.
Brubaker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shaughnessy.
Brubaker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brubaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shaughnessy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brubaker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shaughnessy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shaughnessy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brubaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaughnessy misses the shot to the body.
Brubaker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brubaker throws a leg kick
and Shaughnessy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brubaker moves away from the strike by Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy looks to score with a jab to the body but Brubaker is just out of range.
Brubaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaughnessy.
Brubaker throws a big counter combination but Shaughnessy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shaughnessy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brubaker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brubaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaughnessy.
Brubaker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shaughnessy connects with a nice looking jab.
Shaughnessy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brubaker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shaughnessy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brubaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brubaker.
Brubaker with a hook.
Brubaker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shaughnessy's calf.
Brubaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cael Shaughnessy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaughnessy scores with a jab. Brubaker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shaughnessy lands a slapping body shot.
Shaughnessy misses the shot to the body.
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!
Shaughnessy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy misses with an uppercut
and Brubaker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shaughnessy misses with a hook.
Brubaker throws a quick counter kick to the body but Shaughnessy avoids it.
Shaughnessy throws a lazy right hand but Brubaker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shaughnessy misses with a series of wild punches.
Brubaker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brubaker. That's going to slow Shaughnessy down.
Shaughnessy loads up on a big right hand but Brubaker slips the punch.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brubaker.
Shaughnessy misses with an uppercut
and Brubaker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaughnessy looks to land a left hand but Brubaker moved out of range nicely.
Shaughnessy misses with a hook.
Shaughnessy moves out of range as Brubaker throws a body kick.
Shaughnessy cracks Brubaker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brubaker staying out of range there.
Shaughnessy lands a jab.
Cael Shaughnessy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shaughnessy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brubaker can pounce on him.
Brubaker scores with a body shot.
Shaughnessy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brubaker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shaughnessy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaughnessy misses the target.
Brubaker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shaughnessy lands with an overhand left.
Shaughnessy looks to land a right hand but Brubaker moved out of range.
Shaughnessy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaughnessy thuds his right hand into Brubaker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Shaughnessy misses its intended target.
Brubaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaughnessy.
Brubaker fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shaughnessy just manages to avoid it.
Shaughnessy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brubaker counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brubaker lands with a straight right. Shaughnessy didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaughnessy misses the shot to the body.
Shaughnessy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shaughnessy takes a swing at Brubaker's ribcage but misses.
Brubaker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shaughnessy.
A slow jab from Shaughnessy misses its intended target.
Shaughnessy avoids the body shot from Brubaker.
Brubaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shaughnessy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shaughnessy throws a right and a left that Brubaker avoids nicely.
Brubaker avoids the body shot from Shaughnessy.
Brubaker throws a right and a left that Shaughnessy avoids nicely.
Shaughnessy misses with a straight left.
Shaughnessy missing with a left hand there. Brubaker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brubaker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shaughnessy swings widly with a right hand
and Brubaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brubaker. Shaughnessy does a little dance to reset his feet.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Shaughnessy 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.
Shaughnessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brubaker moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shaughnessy throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Brubaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaughnessy lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy lands with a shot to the body.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brubaker might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Shaughnessy misses with an uppercut
enabling Brubaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Shaughnessy.
A jab from Shaughnessy does it's job there.
Brubaker throws a sloppy head kick and Shaughnessy moves out of range easily.
Shaughnessy throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy looks to score with a jab to the body but Brubaker is just out of range.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brubaker.
Shaughnessy lands a nice shot to the body.
Shaughnessy swinging wildly here.
Brubaker misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Brubaker. That snapped Shaughnessy's head back.

Brubaker lands a head kick that stumbles Shaughnessy and the fighters go to the mat.

Shaughnessy is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brubaker controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shaughnessy is still in real trouble! Can Brubaker finish him?
Brubaker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Shaughnessy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brubaker content to stall in guard here.
Shaughnessy seems to have recovered his senses.
Shaughnessy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brubaker manages to get himself to full guard.

Brubaker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shaughnessy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brubaker pulls Shaughnessy in close to his closed guard and prevents Shaughnessy from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cael Shaughnessy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shaughnessy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brubaker moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Shaughnessy - just one landing.
Shaughnessy lands a nice hook to Brubaker's body. Brubaker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shaughnessy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brubaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shaughnessy throws a lazy uppercut
and Brubaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Shaughnessy throws a lazy uppercut
and Brubaker counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Brubaker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaughnessy jabs Brubaker right on the nose. Brubaker blinks but takes it well.
Brubaker with a jab.
Shaughnessy just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaughnessy punishes Brubaker's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brubaker throws a shot from downtown. Shaughnessy moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brubaker ducks under a wild hook from Shaughnessy.
Brubaker ducks under a wild hook from Shaughnessy.
A cross from Brubaker lands.
Brubaker throws a head kick that misses.
Brubaker slips under a jab.
Brubaker ducks under a wild hook from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brubaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Brubaker misses the target.
Shaughnessy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shaughnessy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brubaker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shaughnessy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brubaker lands a big head kick that sends Shaughnessy to the canvas! Brubaker follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JB Brubaker!
JB Brubaker retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, JB Brubaker 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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FIGHT
RATING
62%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Haapana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hannu Haapana has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jake Robertson's chin.

Robertson
vs
Haapana

160 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

169 cm
28
145 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Robertson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hannu Haapana!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robertson's sensitive parts.
Robertson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Robertson misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Haapana to counter with a crisp jab.
Haapana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robertson circles away quickly and effectively.
Robertson throws a nice looking combination but Haapana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robertson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haapana's waist but Haapana gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Robertson off to one side.

Haapana moves into the clinch successfully.
Haapana lands with a short shot to the head.
Haapana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Jake Robertson has been cut.
Robertson is trying to pull guard but Haapana has him pressed against the cage.
Haapana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Robertson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haapana is struggling to control the position.
Haapana lands an elbow just above Robertson 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haapana is leaning against Robertson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haapana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Haapana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Haapana rushes Robertson and presses him up against the cage.
Haapana is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haapana.

Robertson is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapana misses with an elbow over the top.
Oh Robertson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haapana pushes Robertson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Haapana breaks the clinch.
Haapana moves in close and cracks Robertson with a massive right hand! Robertson, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Haapana!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hannu Haapana!
Hannu Haapana is the new bantamweight champion!
A less than humble Hannu Haapana misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.