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QFC Tournament 596 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Foxtrot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Marxixio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Foxtrot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Marxixio!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marxixio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foxtrot tries to counter by clinching up but Marxixio breaks away and moves out of range.
Foxtrot is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Marxixio's half guard.
Marxixio is looking to control Foxtrot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marxixio avoid being mounted?
Foxtrot is working for a kimura but Marxixio is defending it quite comfortably.
Foxtrot moves into full mount! Marxixio won't be happy about that!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marxixio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Foxtrot misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marxixio holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Foxtrot tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foxtrot looking to control but Marxixio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marxixio is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Foxtrot locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Marxixio is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charlie Foxtrot!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gareth The Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Bannessi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gareth The Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benny Bannessi!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Stone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bannessi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Bannessi both land. Nice combination.
Bannessi falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Stone moves into the clinch.
Bannessi is trying to push The Stone away but The Stone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bannessi tries to break the clinch but The Stone is controlling the position.
The Stone breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Bannessi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Stone shoots in but no luck this time.
The Stone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bannessi but Bannessi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sloppy strikes from Bannessi. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like The Stone was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The Stone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Stone tries to pass to full mount but Bannessi defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Stone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bannessi defends it well.
The Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bannessi tries to kick The Stone off but The Stone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The Stone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bannessi is staying active underneath The Stone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
The Stone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bannessi keeps working.
The Stone is taking a breather. Bannessi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The Stone decides to return to a standing position.
Bannessi throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benny Bannessi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bannessi misses with a double jab.
Bannessi looks winded!
Bannessi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannessi lands with a hook. The Stone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bannessi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bannessi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Stone circles away quickly and effectively.
The Stone shoots in but Bannessi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth The Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bannessi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bannessi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Stone dives in and grabs Bannessi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bannessi pushes down on The Stone's head and hops out.
The Stone darts in and clinches Bannessi up against the cage.
The Stone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Stone keeps control of Bannessi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bannessi is trying to break the clinch but The Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Bannessi can't break the clinch.
Bannessi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bannessi swats away the attempt to clinch by The Stone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bannessi connects with a single shot there.
The Stone tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from The Stone.
Bannessi catches The Stone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bannessi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Stone shoots for a takedown but Bannessi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Stone looks for a takedown but Bannessi sprawls well.
The Stone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bannessi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Stone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sloppy strikes from Bannessi. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Bannessi as The Stone shoots in.
Bannessi scores with a one two! The Stone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Bannessi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bannessi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Stone.
The Stone tries to clinch but Bannessi moves out of range.
The Stone dodges the punch combination from Bannessi.
The Stone is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bannessi.
Bannessi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bannessi slaps away a takedown attempt from The Stone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bannessi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bannessi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bannessi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Stone moves away.
The Stone tries to clinch up.
The Stone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth The Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bannessi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bannessi is breathing heavily.
Bannessi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bannessi.
Bannessi slaps away a takedown attempt from The Stone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Stone takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Stone drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The Stone stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The Stone shoots in looking for a takedown. Bannessi tries to sprawl out of it but The Stone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bannessi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Benny Bannessi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Stone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bannessi as he jumps to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bannessi! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannessi throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Stone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The Stone has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bannessi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bannessi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bannessi's efforts to push away.
Bannessi can't break the clinch.
The Stone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Stone looking to stall.
Bannessi tries to break the clinch but The Stone is controlling the position.
Bannessi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bannessi tries to break the clinch but The Stone is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bannessi tries to circle away but The Stone has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bannessi's efforts to push away.
The Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bannessi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bannessi is looking to break free of the clinch but The Stone has double underhooks.
Bannessi wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Stone breaks the clinch.
The Stone tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bannessi defends well and The Stone ends up having to push Bannessi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The Stone tries to clinch but Bannessi moves out of range.
Bannessi throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bannessi. The Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gareth The Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bannessi throws a series of punches but The Stone moves out of range.
The Stone misses with a looping right.
The Stone looks for a takedown but Bannessi sprawls well.
The Stone closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bannessi tries to circle away but The Stone has him pinned against the cage.
The Stone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bannessi tries to break the clinch but The Stone is controlling the position.
Bannessi managing to block the knees to the body from The Stone.
The Stone taking a breather.
The Stone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bannessi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bannessi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bannessi is trying to push The Stone away but The Stone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Stone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bannessi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Stone is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Bannessi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bannessi.
The Stone shoots in for a double leg but Bannessi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Stone shoots in looking for a takedown but Bannessi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Stone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bannessi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bannessi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Stone's head.
Bannessi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bannessi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bannessi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Stone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Bannessi.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bannessi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bannessi throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Stone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bannessi thinking.
Bannessi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Stone.
The Stone tries to clinch up but Bannessi circles away and keeps his distance.
The Stone dives in for a single leg takedown but Bannessi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth The Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Stone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Stone tries to clinch but Bannessi moves out of range.
The Stone moves in looking to clinch but Bannessi pushes him off.
The Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Bannessi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Stone is looking to clinch.
The Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bannessi.
Bannessi scores with a one two! The Stone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by The Stone or perhaps it was just good defense by Bannessi, which made it look bad.
Bannessi swinging wildly here.
The Stone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bannessi sprawls well. Bannessi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannessi throws a one two combo.
The Stone tries to clinch there but Bannessi circles away.
The Stone wants to clinch.
The Stone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Stone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bannessi tries to avoid it but The Stone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bannessi to the ground. Bannessi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bannessi stalks The Stone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Stone's face. The Stone staggers backwards, shaken.
The Stone is looking to clinch.
Bannessi lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bannessi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The Stone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bannessi stuffs the takedown.
It seemed like Bannessi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Stone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Stone shoots in but no luck this time.
Bannessi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bannessi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bannessi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benny Bannessi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Bannessi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bannessi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bannessi throws a series of strikes that have The Stone backpedaling.
Bannessi is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bannessi tries to bum rush The Stone with a series of wild strikes but The Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Stone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Stone shoots in for a double leg but Bannessi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bannessi stuns The Stone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bannessi scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bannessi!
Bannessi circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Stone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bannessi throws a series of strikes that have The Stone backpedaling.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Stone.
The Stone throws a low kick, looking for Bannessi's leg but Bannessi calmly moves out of range.
The Stone slips a jab and a cross from Bannessi.
The Stone dives in and grabs Bannessi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bannessi pushes down on The Stone's head and hops out.
Gareth The Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benny Bannessi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Stone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Bannessi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bannessi 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Benny Bannessi!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Benny Bannessi!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Benny Bannessi!
Benny Bannessi wins by unanimous decision!
Gareth The Stone spoke after the fight, saying 'winning is for gays'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kiko Mushimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mushimo comes into the arena with breakstuff blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kiko Mushimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith jabs Mushimo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Mushimo! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mushimo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mushimo has his feet on Smith's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Mushimo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mushimo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mushimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith lands with a cross.
Mushimo ducks straight into an uppercut from Smith and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Mushimo manages to regain guard straight away.
Mushimo is rocked!
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mushimo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Oh Mushimo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mushimo trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Mushimo seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Mushimo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mushimo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mushimo throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Mushimo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mushimo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mushimo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mushimo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mushimo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mushimo wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Mushimo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mushimo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mushimo.
Mushimo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mushimo avoids the body shot from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith cracks Mushimo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Mushimo's ribs.
Mushimo forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Mushimo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mushimo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Kiko Mushimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mushimo takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Mushimo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mushimo is breathing heavily.
Mushimo breaks the clinch.
Smith punishes Mushimo's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith drops Mushimo with a big left hand and mounts him. Mushimo is in big trouble!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith looking to finish with strikes here!
Mushimo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith unloads with some shots from mount but Mushimo bucks and avoids them well.
Mushimo really wants to buck Smith off and get back to his feet.
Smith throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mushimo because Smith loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith connects with a body shot.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mushimo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Mushimo! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mushimo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Mushimo is retaining full guard.
Mushimo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mushimo tries to get out of the position.
Smith wants to stand and escape but instead Mushimo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mushimo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith keeping full guard, as Mushimo tries to pass.
Mushimo trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mushimo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Smith wants to control the position but Mushimo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Mushimo misses with a head shot. Smith uses the momentum to regain guard.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Mushimo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mushimo throws a big right hand that misses.
Kiko Mushimo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two 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.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mushimo stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Smith throws up his legs and catches Mushimo in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Mushimo tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Smith! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sam Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Faye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sultan Mechers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Faye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sultan Mechers!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faye fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mechers.
Mechers shoots in and bounces Faye off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mechers looking to pass the guard.
Mechers passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Mechers wants to pass to mount but Faye is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mechers seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Faye is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mechers is trying for a kimura here. Faye looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Mechers wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sultan Mechers!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Shimit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Blanchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Shimit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Blanchard!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimit clinches up against the cage.
Shimit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shimit keeps control of Blanchard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blanchard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shimit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shimit lands a nice hook to Blanchard's body. Blanchard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blanchard shoots in but Shimit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blanchard shoots in looking for a takedown but Shimit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blanchard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blanchard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blanchard drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shimit defends it well.
Shimit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blanchard was well out of range. Poor timing from Shimit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blanchard is fending him off so far but Shimit persists. Nope, Blanchard circles away and we're back to standing.
Shimit gets a double leg takedown into Blanchard's guard.
Shimit controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shimit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard looking to control.
Shimit trying to control the position from guard on top but Blanchard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blanchard scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Blanchard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Shimit is staying active underneath Blanchard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blanchard throws a strike but Shimit avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Shimit is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shimit trying to mount his opponent but Blanchard defends it.
Nice strikes from Shimit there.
Blanchard manages to get to full guard.
Blanchard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shimit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blanchard keeping moving, preventing Shimit from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard 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.
Blanchard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shimit is controlling him.
Blanchard trying to control the position.
Blanchard keeping moving, preventing Shimit from controlling successfully.
Shimit is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blanchard is trying to keep Shimit in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Blanchard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shimit is one step ahead there.
Shimit cracks Blanchard with a solid left hand.
Blanchard working for a triangle but Shimit defends it easily.
Blanchard keeping moving, preventing Shimit from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Shimit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blanchard shoots in and gets a takedown into Shimit's guard.
Shimit wriggles free and stands up.
Blanchard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shimit.
Blanchard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blanchard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blanchard showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimit moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shimit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shimit keeping moving, preventing Blanchard from controlling successfully.
Blanchard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shimit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shimit keeping moving, preventing Blanchard from controlling successfully.
Shimit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shimit 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.
Adam Shimit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blanchard lying in Shimit's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Shimit decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Blanchard taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adam Shimit!
Jacob Blanchard spoke after the fight, saying 'Ill do better...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Skookum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skookum has chosen Akfam as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Skookum!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skookum fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jenkins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Skookum is letting Jenkins control him for a moment.
Jenkins tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jenkins controls the position from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skookum tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Skookum avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jenkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skookum is looking for a sweep.
Jenkins takes a little break here. Skookum wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Skookum tries to buck Jenkins off but Jenkins is having none of it.
Skookum wants to get back to his feet but Jenkins drags him back down.
Jenkins is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Skookum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jenkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jenkins working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins controlling the position.
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.
Skookum is trying to get back to half guard.
Skookum avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jenkins.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins controlling from side mount.
Jenkins's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Skookum is trying to get back to his feet.
Jenkins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skookum wants to control but Jenkins postures up.
The referee asks Jenkins politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jenkins prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jenkins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Skookum is looking for a sweep.
Jenkins 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.
Skookum is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jenkins not doing much here.
Skookum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jenkins.
Skookum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jenkins is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Jenkins.
Jenkins trying to pass the guard but Skookum defending well.
Jenkins content to control rather than advance.
Skookum wants to control but Jenkins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jenkins is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Jenkins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins swings for the body but Skookum moves out of range.
Skookum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skookum wants to counter with a clinch but Jenkins pushes him away.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Skookum is just out of range.
Skookum lands a really nice looking cross but Jenkins seems unphased.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Skookum moves out of range.
Good exchange - Jenkins coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Skookum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skookum wants to counter with a clinch but Jenkins pushes him away.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Jenkins lands with a cross.
Jenkins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jenkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jenkins misses the jab.
Skookum walks into a left hand.
Jenkins is looking to wear down Skookum with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skookum shoots in looking for a takedown. Jenkins tries to sprawl out of it but Skookum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jenkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skookum tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
Skookum tries to counter by closing the distance.
Skookum tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jenkins defends well and Skookum ends up having to push Jenkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Skookum takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jenkins lands a right hook to the body.
Jenkins is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Skookum's half guard.
Skookum is looking to get back to is feet but Jenkins passes into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skookum tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jenkins presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jenkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jenkins looking to control but Skookum is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skookum really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jenkins is landing with some decent strikes but Skookum is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jenkins wants to control the pace but Skookum is squirming around nicely.
Jenkins controlling the position easily from mount.
Jenkins prevents Skookum from getting the reversal.
Jenkins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Skookum is looking to escape.
Jenkins controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Jenkins is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Skookum really wants to buck Jenkins off and get back to his feet.
Jenkins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Skookum sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Skookum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jenkins.
Jenkins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four 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.
Skookum moves into full guard.
Jenkins sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Skookum is keeping the position.
Skookum thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jenkins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Jenkins dominated that second round.
That's time! Jenkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Skookum takes one on the button.
Skookum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jenkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skookum at a distance.
Jenkins throws a right and a left that Skookum avoids nicely.
Bob Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skookum is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jenkins as Skookum tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skookum misses with a wild combination.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Skookum moves out of range.
Skookum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jenkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Skookum manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jenkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skookum tries to avoid it but Jenkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skookum to the ground. Skookum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
William Skookum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skookum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jenkins blocks a head kick by Skookum.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins blocks a head kick by Skookum.
Skookum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Skookum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skookum takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jenkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Skookum fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins thuds a left hand into Skookum's body.
Jenkins scores with a jab to the body.
Jenkins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jenkins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Skookum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jenkins stopping the sweep attempt from Skookum.
Jenkins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob Jenkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skookum 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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jenkins 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Skookum wants to land a leg kick but Jenkins is out of range.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skookum was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skookum tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jenkins defends well and Skookum ends up having to push Jenkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jenkins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Skookum is trying to defend but Jenkins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jenkins perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skookum wants to control but Jenkins is keeping busy.
Well, if Jenkins 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.
Skookum is trying to control but Jenkins manages to pass to mount!
Jenkins throwing strikes here but Skookum is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jenkins controlling from the full mount.
Skookum really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Jenkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jenkins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Bob Jenkins!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Bob Jenkins!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Bob Jenkins!
Bob Jenkins wins by unanimous decision!
In defeat, William Skookum stepped up to the mic, saying 'Wow. Good fight. Ill do better next time.... Get that mike outta my face...'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pei Mei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pei Mei!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mei misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mike went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mei shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mike manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mei looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mei is pushing down on Mike's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mike is fighting to maintain full guard but Mei has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mike manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mike swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mei trying to control the position from guard on top but Mike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mei might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mike haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mei wants to control from the top but Mike keeps moving.
Mei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mei trying to control the position from guard on top but Mike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mei is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Nice defenses there by Mike.
Mike swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Josh Mike is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mei throws a hook to the side of Mike's head but Mike sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mike was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Mike tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pei Mei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mei looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mike!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Mei.
Mei is looking to take a break and control but Mike is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mei goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mike has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mei but great work by Mike.
Mei regains half guard.
Mei tries to roll over but Mike keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mei wants to get back to full guard.
Mei regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mei working a defensive guard here.
Mike wants to control from the top but Mei keeps moving.
Mike throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mike throws a big right hand that misses.
Mei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mei keeping moving, preventing Mike from controlling successfully.
Mei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mike is one step ahead there.
Mike throwing strikes from guard but Mei blocks nicely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mei wants to sweep here but Mike controlling him for the moment.
Mike has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mei is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mike is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pei Mei dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Mei misses.
Mei shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mei closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mike to the mat! Mike manages to get full guard.
Mei is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mike working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mei trying to control the position from guard on top but Mike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mei advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mei drops an elbow to the side of Mike's head.
Mike trying to control from the bottom.
Mei takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mei lands a nice short elbow.
Mei trying to control from Mike's half guard. Mike has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mei throwing strikes from guard but Mike blocks nicely.
Mei wants to control from the top but Mike keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mei looking to pass the guard.
Mei is stalling in the full guard.
Mei scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mei postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mei pushes down on Mike's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mike is looking for a sweep. Mei is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mei throwing shots but Mike is blocking nicely.
Mei missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mike blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mei.
Mike won't allow Mei to pass to mount.
Mei is looking to take a break and control but Mike is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mei throws a jab but it's blocked by Mike.
Mei swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mike swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mei shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mike's guard.
Mei wants to control from the top but Mike keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mei working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mike tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mei scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mei passes Mike's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mei thows a huge punch but Mike dodges it nicely.
Mei frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mei controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pei Mei 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!
Mei rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mike counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mike lands with a hook. Mei tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mei changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mike looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mei is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mike is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pei Mei has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mei wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mike, who protects the arm well.
Mei misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mei lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mei trying to control the position but Mike is working away.
Mei tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mei has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mike prevents Mei from improving position.
Mei wants to control but Mike is keeping him busy.
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.
Mei in side control, throwing shots but Mike defends.
Mike manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mike missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mei wants to control but Mike is keeping busy.
Mei manages to get to full guard.
Mike won't allow Mei to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mei trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mei keeping moving, preventing Mike from controlling successfully.
Mei bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mike's guard.
Mei throws a strike but Mike rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mei is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mike wants to control from the top but Mei keeps moving.
Mei wants to sweep here but Mike controlling him for the moment.
Josh Mike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mike wants to control from the top but Mei keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mei is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mike is aware though and is defending well.
Mike throws a strike but Mei rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mei looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mei advances position into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mei throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pei Mei.
I've got Mei 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 Steve Smith scores the fight for Pei Mei!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Pei Mei!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Pei Mei!
Pei Mei wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Saitou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Etiene Salire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saitou comes to the cage accompanied by XENO. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takeshi Saitou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Etiene Salire!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saitou shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salire as he avoids it easily.
Salire feints the counter takedown.
Salire gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saitou.
Saitou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Saitou leaning his opponent against the cage.
Saitou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saitou can pounce on him.
Salire rushes Saitou and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saitou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saitou gets caught flat footed, as Salire shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Saitou is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Salire presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saitou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saitou lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salire.
Salire tries to pull guard but Saitou forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Saitou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salire decides to pull guard.
Saitou stands up and waves to Salire to follow him.
Salire shoots for a double leg takedown but Saitou sprawls well. He's pushed Salire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salire fails with a takedown attempt.
Takeshi Saitou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Etiene Salire.
Salire closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saitou just misses with a elbow thrown towards Salire's brow.
Saitou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salire has Saitou up against the cage in a clinch.
Saitou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salire is looking to clinch but Saitou is avoiding it.
As Salire tries to get set, Saitou tries to push him back and clinch up but Salire manages to avoid the attempt.
Salire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saitou has closed the distance and engaged Salire in a clinch.
Salire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saitou's elbow.
Saitou gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Salire.
Saitou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saitou has Salire up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salire jumps guard.
Saitou tries to free his leg and advance position but Salire is retaining full guard.
Saitou has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Salire to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Saitou is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Salire pulls down on the head and he's put Saitou to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Etiene Salire!
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