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Thursday Fight Night III PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Method Man - Bring da Pain. Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. disturbed - down with the sickness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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272 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Gracie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jimmy Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gracie is avoiding damage well.
Jackson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gracie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jackson off and has taken his back!
Gracie goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Jackson escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Gracie wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
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.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jackson wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Jimmy Jackson has been cut.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jackson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Jackson throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Gracie sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie with a nice cross.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jackson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jackson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jackson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jackson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson moves into full mount!
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gracie regains half guard.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Jackson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Gracie shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gracie prevents it.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Gracie.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Jackson in his half guard.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Gracie looking to control.
Chuck Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jimmy Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a triangle. Jackson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gracie's body to avoid the submission. Gracie has instead reached around Jackson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gracie arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chuck Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Canuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benoit's entrance music is Whatever - Our Lady Peace. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Canuck's choice of entrance music: Where the streets have no names. Johnny Canuck will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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234 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Canuck!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Canuck pinned against the cage. Canuck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Canuck with a lazy takedown attempt
and Benoit counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Canuck's guard now.
Benoit passes Canuck's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Benoit is looking for a kimura but Canuck is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Benoit to get the leverage.
Canuck is not content to let Benoit control the position.
Benoit working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Canuck's thigh. Canuck counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Benoit working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Canuck looking for a sweep. Not yet Canuck, not yet.
Benoit thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Canuck looking for a guillotine here but Benoit defends easily.
Canuck looks gassed!
Benoit trying to control the position from guard on top but Canuck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit advances to half guard.
Benoit looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Canuck looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Canuck looking for subs from the bottom but Benoit mounts him!
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.
Benoit sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Benoit lands with some strikes.
Canuck is working to get back to half guard.
Benoit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Canuck is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benoit wants to finish this one by submission but Canuck is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Benoit.
Benoit is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Canuck is surviving well by controlling Benoit's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canuck is desperately trying to improve his position but Benoit has a good base and remains in mount.
Canuck is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Benoit cracks Canuck with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Benoit looking to finish Canuck with some ground and pound. This is bad for Canuck!
Canuck is working to get back to half guard.
Benoit looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Canuck is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit trying to control but Canuck is having none of it.
Canuck really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Benoit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Benoit with shots to the head and body - Canuck looks very uncomfortable down there.
Benoit with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Canuck tries to hold on but Benoit pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Benoit dominated that round.
That's time! Benoit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Canuck shoots and misses
and Benoit counters with a takedown into side control.
Benoit is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Canuck has escaped the position, nice work there.
Benoit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Canuck keeps working.
Chris Benoit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benoit thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Canuck is trying to get back to half guard.
Canuck is not content to let Benoit control the position.
Benoit throws an elbow but Canuck slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Benoit thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Benoit wants to control for a moment but Canuck uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Benoit trying to control from half guard but Canuck is working away.
Canuck is looking for a sweep. Benoit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Benoit drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Benoit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Canuck is keeping the position for now.
Canuck looking for a sweep. Not yet Canuck, not yet.
Canuck is breathing heavily.
Benoit is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Canuck is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Canuck has escaped and now he's on top!
Canuck stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Benoit has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Canuck manages to get his head free but now Benoit has transitioned to an armbar! Canuck grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Benoit! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Benoit!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Fecchinni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bart Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salvatore Fecchinni!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson wants to clinch.
Fecchinni moves out of range of the leg kick from Simpson.
Simpson lands a big head kick that sends Fecchinni tumbling to the mat! Simpson takes a step backwards and waves Fecchinni back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Salvatore Fecchinni has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fecchinni avoids the head kick by Simpson.
Simpson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fecchinni.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fecchinni.
Fecchinni avoids the head kick by Simpson.
Fecchinni lands with a good body shot.
Simpson tries to clinch up.
Simpson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fecchinni.
Fecchinni stuns Simpson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Simpson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Simpson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fecchinni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simpson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fecchinni closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Simpson to the mat! Simpson manages to get full guard.
Fecchinni postures up.
Fecchinni is pushing down on Simpson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Simpson is fighting to maintain full guard but Fecchinni has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fecchinni not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Simpson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fecchinni.
Fecchinni missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fecchinni is looking to advance position but Simpson won't allow it.
Fecchinni sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Simpson defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fecchinni throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fecchinni has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Simpson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simpson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fecchinni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bart Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fecchinni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fecchinni lands with a nice body punch.
Some wild striking there from Fecchinni.
Simpson wants to clinch.
Fecchinni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simpson.
Simpson is looking to clinch but Fecchinni is avoiding it.
Simpson throws a leg kick
and Fecchinni counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Simpson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Simpson closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simpson.
Fecchinni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the head but Fecchinni blocks with his arms.
Simpson connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Salvatore Fecchinni's cut even more.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simpson.
Simpson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simpson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Simpson looking to throw knees to the head but Fecchinni is blocking nicely.
Simpson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fecchinni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fecchinni circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fecchinni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Fecchinni blocks the leg kick.
Fecchinni drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fecchinni throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson defending against the ground and pound.
Fecchinni tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fecchinni cracks Simpson with a big elbow.
Fecchinni in side control, throwing shots but Simpson defends.
Fecchinni working the strikes but Simpson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Simpson is trying to maintain the position but Fecchinni is very close to passing his half guard.
Fecchinni wants to stand up but Simpson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fecchinni looking for a submission but Simpson manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Fecchinni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simpson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Salvatore Fecchinni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Fecchinni's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Simpson clinches but Fecchinni breaks the clinch
and Fecchinni counters with a one-two to the body.
Simpson wants to clinch but Fecchinni slips to the side
and Fecchinni counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fecchinni.
Fecchinni pulls guard successfully.
Simpson wants to get up but he can't break Fecchinni's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fecchinni bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simpson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fecchinni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fecchinni landing some decent shots from guard.
Fecchinni has gone for a leg lock! Simpson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fecchinni's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fecchinni is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Simpson has his hands clasped together but Fecchinni extends an breaks Simpson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Fecchinni.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Salvatore Fecchinni!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill McBrody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBrody kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Get Back. Junie Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bill McBrody's chin.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill McBrody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Junie Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBrody is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McBrody looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
McBrody misses with the combination.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but McBrody takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Nice sprawl there from McBrody as Silva shoots in.
McBrody just misses with a punch to the body.
McBrody connects with a looping right hand.
McBrody keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from McBrody.
A jab from McBrody misses.
McBrody just misses with a punch to the body.
McBrody looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McBrody napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McBrody is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on McBrody's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McBrody, who protects the arm well.
McBrody tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but McBrody is defending well.
McBrody can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and McBrody works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrody is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
McBrody keeping control of the position.
Silva is looking to advance position but McBrody won't allow it.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McBrody's head.
McBrody gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrody looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva trying to control but McBrody is working from the bottom.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. McBrody tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McBrody manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McBrody's head.
McBrody takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McBrody takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrody throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva tries to land a front kick but McBrody steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - McBrody circles away.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bill McBrody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junie Silva.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McBrody sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva is thwarting McBrody's attempts to control the position.
Silva is nestled in close to McBrody, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. McBrody knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but McBrody is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junie Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and McBrody counters with a two punch combo.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McBrody tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McBrody to the ground. McBrody escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McBrody throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McBrody moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
McBrody checks the leg kick nicely there.
McBrody changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McBrody stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McBrody wants it to stay on the feet.
McBrody is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
McBrody throws a half hearted mid kick.
McBrody works the jab nicely.
McBrody moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Bill McBrody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junie Silva.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva lands with a cross.
McBrody connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrody throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBrody lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McBrody.
It looks like Junie Silva has been cut.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body kick there by McBrody.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McBrody.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
McBrody avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McBrody cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from McBrody.
McBrody scores with a body shot.
McBrody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
McBrody misses with a series of wild punches.
McBrody throws a nice outside leg kick.
McBrody lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrody moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
McBrody lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McBrody throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McBrody scores with a nice strike.
McBrody with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McBrody as he jumps to the side.
McBrody throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jab by McBrody.
Silva tries to move into range but McBrody moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McBrody throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Junie Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McBrody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
McBrody scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for McBrody.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrody scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva tries to clinch up
and McBrody counters with a straight right hand.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McBrody makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McBrody bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
McBrody cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McBrody swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McBrody sprawls well. McBrody wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
McBrody's corner calls for a 1-2. McBrody obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McBrody with a jab.
Bill McBrody is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrody looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
McBrody chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McBrody tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva tries to work over McBrody's front leg with a kick but McBrody checks it.
Silva misses with a looping right.
McBrody blocks the body kick.
McBrody thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva looks for a takedown but McBrody sprawls well.
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!
Silva misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McBrody 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 Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill McBrody dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junie Silva's cut.
That's time! McBrody's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but McBrody swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McBrody ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
McBrody feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
McBrody throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McBrody misses with a hook from the clinch.
McBrody misses with a punch on the inside.
McBrody has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva jumps guard.
McBrody trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McBrody is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrody advances position into side control!
Silva tries to bench press McBrody off him but McBrody keeps the position.
Silva wants to control but McBrody postures up.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McBrody goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silva rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McBrody's guard! Nice work there by Silva!
McBrody has an active guard here but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is nestled in close to McBrody, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrody blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but McBrody is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. McBrody manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! McBrody slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Silva working for a triangle but McBrody defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McBrody is aware though and is defending well.
McBrody not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McBrody looking to pass the guard.
Silva is adopting a defensive guard.
McBrody 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 four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McBrody got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McBrody has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Silva wants to sweep here but McBrody controlling him for the moment.
McBrody trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva has his foot on McBrody's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McBrody works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Junie Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew WK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois La Poulet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). WK comes into the arena with I Want Your Face- Andrew WK blaring out of the sound system. La Poulet has chosen "chicken dance" song as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew WK!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francois La Poulet!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Poulet moves away from the strike by WK.
WK ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
La Poulet is looking to slow WK down with leg kicks.
La Poulet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
La Poulet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Francois La Poulet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Poulet blocks a leg kick.
WK avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
WK jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for La Poulet.
A nice inside leg kick there by La Poulet. That's going to slow WK down.
WK takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
La Poulet throws a head kick but WK moves out of range.
A big right from WK misses.
WK shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. La Poulet is trying to defend but WK finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
La Poulet wants to get back to his feet.
WK is looking to take a break and control but La Poulet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WK controlling the action here.
La Poulet is trying to stand up here but WK is controlling him well.
WK is working for a kimura but La Poulet is defending it quite comfortably.
WK is looking to take a break and control but La Poulet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
WK prevents La Poulet from standing back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
WK throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. La Poulet was covering up waiting for the punch and WK finishes the takedown easily into guard.
WK trying to control the position from guard on top but La Poulet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WK is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
La Poulet is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
La Poulet keeping moving, preventing WK from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as WK accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Decent striking displayed by WK there.
La Poulet moves away from the strike by WK.
A slapping leg kick lands for La Poulet.
WK dives in and grabs La Poulet's left leg, looking for a takedown. La Poulet pushes down on WK's head and hops out.
A head kick from La Poulet lands but WK takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Poulet attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from La Poulet.
A slapping leg kick lands for La Poulet.
La Poulet scores with a nice body kick.
La Poulet throws a leg kick which misses WK's front leg but catches the back leg as WK tries to avoid it.
La Poulet walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. WK checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
WK drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
La Poulet wants to get back to his feet but WK is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
WK trying to control the position from guard on top but La Poulet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
WK prevents La Poulet from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
WK drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and WK jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
WK wants to control from the top but La Poulet keeps moving.
La Poulet is looking to stand up but WK isn't so interested in that idea.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
La Poulet is looking to clinch but WK is avoiding it.
La Poulet throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! WK crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from La Poulet - the referee stops the clock and WK gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says La Poulet. WK manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A low kick from La Poulet misses
and WK decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in La Poulet's guard.
La Poulet is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and WK dives into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
WK is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. La Poulet knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
WK is breathing heavily.
La Poulet is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, WK asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew WK 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.
La Poulet misses with a combination
and WK counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
WK tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La Poulet was well out of range. Poor timing from WK.
La Poulet walks into a stiff left hand from WK.
La Poulet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
La Poulet closes the distance but WK moves to the side
and WK counters with a left to the body.
WK tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
WK shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says La Poulet as he avoids it easily.
WK blocks a low kick nicely.
WK throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
WK throws an overhand right that lands on La Poulet's shoulder, as La Poulet tries to avoid the shot.
WK throws a jab when La Poulet was well out of range.
WK throws a right and a left that La Poulet avoids nicely.
WK misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Poulet pivots, looking for a leg kick but WK is out of range and La Poulet settles back down.
Francois La Poulet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
WK tries for a takedown but La Poulet sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
La Poulet thuds his shin into the meat of WK's side.
La Poulet throws a quick inside leg kick.
WK has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
La Poulet bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
WK is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A swing and a miss from WK.
La Poulet throws a solid leg kick but WK takes the impact on his shin and smiles at La Poulet.
WK moves out of range as La Poulet throws a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by La Poulet!
Andrew WK is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
WK checks the leg kick nicely there.
La Poulet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from WK.
La Poulet fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but WK is out of range.
La Poulet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Poulet misses with a hook to the body
and WK counters with a left and a right that stings La Poulet.
La Poulet throws a leg kick
and WK counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Poulet is trying to stand back up but WK is controlling him
WK not landing any meaningful shots this time.
La Poulet is trying to stand.
WK is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, La Poulet has managed to free his arm - good work.
La Poulet kicks off WK and gets to his feet.
La Poulet lands a jab.
WK misses with a low kick.
La Poulet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
WK goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WK misses the jab.
La Poulet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
La Poulet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
WK throws a hook to the side of La Poulet's head but La Poulet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
WK thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by La Poulet.
A solid leg kick lands there for La Poulet.
La Poulet slips a jab and a cross from WK.
WK ducks down and throws a hook to the body but La Poulet moves away.
WK avoids the head kick by La Poulet.
A chopping leg kick lands by La Poulet.
Francois La Poulet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
La Poulet connects with a solid leg kick.
WK tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
La Poulet tries to clinch up
and WK counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by WK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Poulet wants to stand but WK is controlling the position.
WK tries to free his leg and advance position but La Poulet is retaining full guard.
La Poulet wants to get back to his feet but WK is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
WK trying to control but La Poulet is working from the bottom.
La Poulet wants to stand up but WK is controlling him.
WK pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. La Poulet is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
WK trying to control the position from guard on top but La Poulet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrew WK overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
WK fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andrew WK will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
WK misses with a hook. La Poulet ducked under it nicely.
WK throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La Poulet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
WK misses with a kick to the body.
La Poulet is looking to clinch.
La Poulet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to WK's calf.
WK checks a leg kick.
WK misses with a series of wild punches.
La Poulet stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and La Poulet wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Poulet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
La Poulet cracks the inside of WK's front leg.
A head kick misses from La Poulet.
WK avoids the head kick by La Poulet.
WK is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as WK blocks the low kick.
La Poulet lands with a thumping leg kick.
La Poulet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and WK counters with a right hand to the body.
A leg kick checked by WK.
La Poulet misses with a low kick.
La Poulet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
WK shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says La Poulet as he avoids it easily.
La Poulet scores with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from La Poulet. WK shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
WK shoots for a double leg takedown but La Poulet sprawls well. He's pushed WK's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew WK. That's going to take a lot out of him.
La Poulet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
La Poulet is looking to slow WK down with leg kicks.
La Poulet lands a nice leg kick that just misses WK's sensitive parts.
WK will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Poulet tries to clinch but WK moves away
enabling WK to counter with a crisp jab.
La Poulet throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
La Poulet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
La Poulet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
La Poulet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to WK's calf.
La Poulet buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
La Poulet throws out a leg kick but WK moves out of range and La Poulet only half commits.
WK blocks a low kick nicely.
La Poulet throws a leg kick
and WK counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
La Poulet on the wrong end of a nice jab.
WK checks a leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - La Poulet scores with a four punch combination!
La Poulet wants to clinch but WK slips to the side
enabling WK to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
WK tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from La Poulet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Poulet throws a leg kick but WK sees it coming and checks it nicely.
WK takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
La Poulet thumps WK with a low kick.
La Poulet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
La Poulet lands a nice leg kick that just misses WK's sensitive parts.
WK stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from La Poulet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for La Poulet.
La Poulet throws a quick inside leg kick.
La Poulet throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by La Poulet. That's going to slow WK down.
La Poulet misses with a head kick.
La Poulet swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by La Poulet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
La Poulet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Poulet lands a body shot.
La Poulet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to WK's calf.
WK tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Poulet scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by La Poulet.
La Poulet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
La Poulet connects with a high kick.
La Poulet tries to score with a low kick but WK moves his leg out of the way.
Francois La Poulet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
La Poulet tries to clinch there but WK circles away.
La Poulet slaps away a takedown attempt from WK, before circling back to the center of the mat.
La Poulet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but WK paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andrew WK is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
La Poulet throws a nice outside leg kick.
La Poulet feints and then cracks WK's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow WK down.
La Poulet throws a sloppy head kick and WK moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francois La Poulet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think WK has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois La Poulet!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshimo Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormier comes to the cage accompanied by Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says. Hiro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My Hero kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
12 - 14 - 0 |
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25
168 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshimo Hiro!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hiro.
Cormier fails to land with a series of punches.
Cormier checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Hiro misses.
No joy there for Hiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hiro connects with a solid leg kick.
Hiro cracks a nice hook into Cormier's ribs.
Cormier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hiro.
Cormier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Cormier misses.
Cormier misses with a few strikes there.
Hiro connects with a nice looking jab.
Hiro misses with a few strikes there.
Cormier scores with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cormier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hiro's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cormier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hiro connects with a looping right hand.
Cormier throws a series of strikes that have Hiro backpedaling.
Hiro is rocked!
Hiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Cormier finish him?
Cormier lands with an overhand left.
Hiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Cormier.
Cormier lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Hiro can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Cormier and Hiro drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Cormier.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Cormier!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Crayzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crayzle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dropkick Murphys - Johnny I hardly knew ya. Ruas has chosen Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction as his entrance music. Jason Crayzle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Crayzle !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Ruas!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crayzle lands a jab to Ruas's midsection.
Ruas gets the takedown into side control.
Crayzle dodges the ground and pound from Ruas.
Crayzle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruas on the ground.
Crayzle wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ruas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crayzle has escaped the position, nice work there.
Crayzle is not content to let Ruas control the position.
Crayzle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crayzle tries to get out of the position.
Ruas prevents Crayzle from escaping the position.
Crayzle trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ruas creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Crayzle sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ruas throws a strike aimed at the side of Crayzle 's head but Crayzle avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Crayzle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Crayzle is not content to let Ruas control the position.
Ruas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Crayzle wants to get back to his feet but Ruas drags him back down.
Ruas working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ruas is looking to take a break and control but Crayzle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crayzle is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ruas connects with a decent elbow.
Crayzle tries to escape but Ruas is in control.
Ruas in side control, throwing shots but Crayzle defends.
Ruas trying to control the action but Crayzle is working from the bottom.
Crayzle is trying to buck Ruas off.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crayzle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruas is just out of range.
Ruas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crayzle was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruas.
Ruas shoots in for a takedown but Crayzle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruas slips a jab and a cross from Crayzle .
Jason Crayzle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Ruas or perhaps it was just good defense by Crayzle which made him look bad.
Crayzle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crayzle .
Crayzle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crayzle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Marco Ruas has been cut.
Ruas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crayzle .
Ruas slips under a jab.
Crayzle misses with a few strikes there.
Crayzle throws a hook but Ruas blocks it.
The fighters circling - Ruas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crayzle throws a jab when Ruas was well out of range.
Crayzle avoids the body shot from Ruas.
Ruas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ruas.
Ruas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crayzle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crayzle thuds his right hand into Ruas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crayzle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jason Crayzle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Ruas.
Ruas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ruas looks gassed!
Crayzle wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruas in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Crayzle is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ruas throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ruas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Crayzle wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The strikes coming from Ruas are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Crayzle is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ruas asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marco Ruas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marco Ruas's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Crayzle misses with a straight left.
Jason Crayzle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crayzle misses with a combination
and Ruas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ruas trying to control the position from guard on top but Crayzle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crayzle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ruas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crayzle manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Crayzle moves away from the strike by Ruas.
Ruas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruas misses the target.
Crayzle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crayzle takes a swing at Ruas's ribcage but misses.
Ruas scores a takedown into full mount!
Ruas is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crayzle is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Crayzle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ruas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Crayzle is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ruas looking to finish Crayzle with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crayzle !
Crayzle is trying to stand.
Ruas content just to control the position here.
Ruas lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ruas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Crayzle is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ruas jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Crayzle is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Crayzle and Ruas has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Crayzle is trying to get back to his feet.
Ruas goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Crayzle has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ruas but great work by Crayzle .
Crayzle decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crayzle throws a right hand that Ruas ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruas also avoids with ease.
Crayzle throws an overhand right that lands on Ruas's shoulder, as Ruas tries to avoid the shot.
Crayzle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crayzle misses with a few strikes there.
Crayzle throws a looping overhand right but Ruas ducks down to avoid it.
Crayzle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruas manages to avoid it.
Ruas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crayzle defends it nicely.
Crayzle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruas works Crayzle 's body with a nice hook.
A big right from Crayzle misses.
Crayzle misses with a two punch combination.
Ruas connects with a nice looking jab.
Some wild striking there from Crayzle .
Ruas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruas wants to free his trapped foot but Crayzle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Crayzle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crayzle kicks Ruas off and gets back to his feet.
Ruas scores with a body shot.
Ruas fails with a takedown attempt.
Crayzle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruas.
Crayzle misses with a two punch combination.
Crayzle misses with a shot to the body
and Ruas counters with a nice uppercut.
Crayzle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crayzle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruas punishes Crayzle 's body with a nice straight punch.
Crayzle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ruas.
Crayzle is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruas has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Ruas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marco Ruas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Crayzle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crayzle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruas counters with a left and a right that stings Crayzle .
Ruas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruas thuds a left hand into Crayzle 's body.
Nice shot by Crayzle .
Crayzle throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ruas.
Ruas is in close to Crayzle 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ruas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ruas lands a nice short elbow.
Ruas working Crayzle over with strikes.
Ruas is looking for a kimura here.
Ruas prevents Crayzle from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas uses his free foot to push down on Crayzle 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Crayzle .
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ruas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ruas throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crayzle is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ruas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Marco Ruas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crayzle squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Crayzle is in a horrible position here. Ruas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ruas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crayzle wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ruas goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Crayzle is on top in guard.
Crayzle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crayzle wants to get up but he can't break Ruas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ruas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Crayzle defends it easily.
Crayzle tries to stand but Ruas is controlling from the bottom.
Ruas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ruas is trying to work for a kimura but Crayzle is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crayzle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ruas trying to pass the guard but Crayzle defending well.
Ruas stops Crayzle from getting back to his feet.
Ruas trying to control the action but Crayzle is working from the bottom.
Ruas throws a strike but Crayzle avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
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.
Crayzle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crayzle throws out a loose jab but Ruas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crayzle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crayzle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crayzle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crayzle misses with a body shot
and Ruas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crayzle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jason Crayzle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruas digs a good body shot into Crayzle 's ribs.
Ruas lands a nice hook to Crayzle 's body. Crayzle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crayzle 's corner calls for a 1-2. Crayzle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crayzle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruas moves away from the strike by Crayzle .
Nice defenses there by Ruas.
Crayzle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruas counters with a straight right hand.
Ruas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crayzle rather than just go for the knockout.
Ruas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Ruas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruas 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Ruas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shooter McGavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Kurosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurosawa has chosen War drums as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shooter McGavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Kurosawa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGavin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurosawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kurosawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurosawa keeps the fight on the outside.
McGavin tries a head kick but it misses.
McGavin fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGavin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kurosawa.
McGavin fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGavin fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGavin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurosawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Kurosawa.
Kurosawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGavin closes the distance and clinches up with Kurosawa, looking for a takedown. McGavin pushes Kurosawa against the cage but Kurosawa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kurosawa is looking to slow McGavin down with leg kicks.
Kurosawa throws a head kick but McGavin moves out of range.
McGavin wants to clinch up but Kurosawa keeps it at a distance.
Kurosawa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McGavin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kurosawa taking a breather here.
McGavin can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGavin tries to control but Kurosawa manages to take his back.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGavin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kurosawa controlling the positon.
Let's hope that Kurosawa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
McGavin trying to get back to his feet but Kurosawa is in full control for now.
McGavin trying to control the position but Kurosawa manages to sink in the hooks.
McGavin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGavin prevents Kurosawa from getting a body triangle.
McGavin controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
I really don't envy McGavin right now.
Kurosawa is riding his opponent, not letting McGavin buck him off.
Kurosawa trying to control.
Kurosawa is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Kurosawa trying to control.
McGavin trying to control but not successfully.
That's four 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGavin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
McGavin looking for submissions off his back.
McGavin trying to control here.
Kurosawa is keen to just control but McGavin is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kurosawa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Akira Kurosawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kurosawa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGavin is breathing heavily.
McGavin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kurosawa. Kurosawa obviously looking to wear him down.
Kurosawa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Kurosawa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kurosawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurosawa throws a nice head kick!
McGavin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kurosawa misses with a head kick.
Kurosawa throws a head kick that misses
and McGavin counters with a head kick.
Kurosawa throws a head kick that misses.
Kurosawa scores with a leg kick.
McGavin avoids the head kick by Kurosawa.
McGavin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kurosawa counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosawa throws a head kick that misses.
McGavin throws a sloppy head kick
and Kurosawa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McGavin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kurosawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurosawa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick from Kurosawa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kurosawa.
Kurosawa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kurosawa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kurosawa is taking a breather. McGavin 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.
Kurosawa moves nicely into side control.
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!
Kurosawa passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McGavin!
McGavin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kurosawa.
McGavin is bucking up trying to escape but Kurosawa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McGavin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kurosawa.
McGavin wants to hold on but Kurosawa pushes him away.
Kurosawa pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
McGavin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGavin reaches up to try and control the position but Kurosawa seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! McGavin rolls and tries to escape and now Kurosawa has his back!
McGavin manages to escape to his feet.
McGavin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick by Kurosawa misses
and McGavin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McGavin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kurosawa fails to pull guard.
Kurosawa drags the fight down to the ground.
McGavin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kurosawa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kurosawa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGavin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGavin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kurosawa controls McGavin momentarily but McGavin frees himself.
Kurosawa keeping moving, preventing McGavin from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGavin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kurosawa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McGavin looking to pass the guard.
Kurosawa is trying to keep McGavin in close.
McGavin throwing strikes but missing.
Kurosawa pulls McGavin in close to his closed guard and prevents McGavin from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGavin throwing strikes from guard but Kurosawa blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Kurosawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kurosawa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kurosawa counters with a good low kick that McGavin was not able to check.
McGavin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kurosawa counters with a nice kick to the body.
McGavin wants to clinch but Kurosawa slips to the side
and Kurosawa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McGavin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters circling a little - Kurosawa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Akira Kurosawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kurosawa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kurosawa lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGavin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kurosawa defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosawa 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.
Kurosawa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kurosawa is looking to take a break and control but McGavin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kurosawa taking a breather here.
McGavin wants to control but Kurosawa postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kurosawa prevents McGavin from escaping the position.
Kurosawa remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
McGavin is looking to get back to his feet here but Kurosawa is keeping cool and he's managed to take McGavin's back.
Kurosawa is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but McGavin has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGavin controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
McGavin prevents Kurosawa from getting a body triangle.
Kurosawa gets his hands free as McGavin looks to control.
McGavin staying busy and making it hard for Kurosawa to control.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
McGavin is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McGavin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kurosawa softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Akira Kurosawa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kurosawa softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Shooter McGavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurosawa controls the position.
McGavin is covering up but some of the strikes from Kurosawa are getting through and doing damage.
McGavin trying to get back to his feet but Kurosawa is in full control for now.
McGavin prevents Kurosawa from getting a body triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Kurosawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kurosawa 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 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Kurosawa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bot Botanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EJ Tap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tap's choice of entrance music: Pop Lock and Drop It. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bot Botanovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, EJ Tap!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Tap.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Botanovic.
Botanovic slips a jab from Tap.
Tap takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Botanovic.
Tap looks to land a combination but Botanovic avoids it well.
Tap wants to clinch up but Botanovic keeps it at a distance.
Botanovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tap misses with a straight right.
Botanovic feints and as Tap raises his hands in defense, Botanovic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Botanovic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tap wants to sweep but no luck.
Tap is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Botanovic passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Botanovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tap keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tap is defending against the submission attempts here by Botanovic.
Tap trying to control from the bottom.
Botanovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tap defending well though.
Tap is refusing to be controlled, as Botanovic sits in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tap misses the shot to the body.
Tap will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tap misses with a wild combination.
Tap is looking to clinch.
Botanovic tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Botanovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Botanovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Botanovic gets a takedown into half guard.
Botanovic content to control rather than advance.
Botanovic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tap wants to control but Botanovic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Botanovic in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tap won't allow Botanovic to pass to mount.
Botanovic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tap doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Botanovic.
Botanovic trying to control from half guard but Tap is working away.
Botanovic wants to pass to mount but Tap is defending the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tap takes a head kick and keeps coming.
EJ Tap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Botanovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tap.
Tap tries to clinch up but Botanovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Botanovic dodges the punch combination from Tap.
Botanovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tap darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tap prevents Botanovic from standing back up.
Botanovic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Botanovic keeping moving, preventing Tap from controlling successfully.
Tap prevents Botanovic from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bot Botanovic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Botanovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Botanovic landing punches.
Botanovic with the ground and pound from mount.
Botanovic looking to control but Tap is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tap really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tap tries to lock up and control but Botanovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Botanovic working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tap wants to hold on but Botanovic pushes him away.
Tap is trying desperately to improve position.
Tap gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic wants to take a breather but Tap is having none of it.
Tap has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Botanovic is working away from the top position though.
Botanovic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tap doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Botanovic.
Tap is trying to get back to full guard.
Tap has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Botanovic is working away from the top position though.
Tap tries to get to full guard but Botanovic has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Botanovic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tap looking for submissions off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Botanovic tries for a takedown but Tap sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Botanovic throws a chopping leg kick but Tap manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tap wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tap moves out of range of the body kick from Botanovic.
Bot Botanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Botanovic throws a leg kick but Tap sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tap throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tap throws a series of punches but Botanovic avoids them all with ease.
Botanovic cracks the inside of Tap's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic wants to clinch up but Tap keeps it at a distance.
Tap chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Botanovic can pounce on him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Botanovic - that will leave a mark!
Tap is breathing heavily.
Botanovic scores with a kick to the body.
Botanovic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Botanovic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tap taking punishment in the form of punches.
Botanovic wants to control but Tap is keeping him busy.
Botanovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Botanovic wants to control but Tap is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tap sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Botanovic lands strikes from half guard.
Botanovic is looking to advance position but Tap won't allow it.
Botanovic wants to control but Tap is keeping him busy.
Botanovic lands with a punch from half guard.
Botanovic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Botanovic passes into side control, despite Tap's attempt to control the position.
Botanovic cracks Tap with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bot Botanovic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Botanovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Botanovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tap fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Botanovic manages to avoid it.
Botanovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tap.
Botanovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Botanovic dives in and grabs Tap's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tap pushes down on Botanovic's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Botanovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A bone on bone clash there as Tap blocks the leg kick.
Botanovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tap.
Botanovic 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.
Tap wants to sweep here but Botanovic controlling him for the moment.
Botanovic trying to control but Tap is working from the bottom.
Tap is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Botanovic defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic wants to stand but Tap is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tap takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Botanovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tap swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tap working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Botanovic has passed into half guard!
Botanovic is looking for a kimura but Tap is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Botanovic to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tap is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tap won't allow Botanovic to pass to mount.
Botanovic passes the guard and advances to mount!
BOOM! Botanovic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tap tries to lock up and control but Botanovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Botanovic prevents Tap from getting the reversal.
Botanovic is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tap has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Botanovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tap slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Botanovic throwing shots but Tap is blocking nicely.
Botanovic is looking to advance position but Tap won't allow it.
Botanovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Botanovic controlling the action here.
Tap taking some punishment here, with Botanovic in his half guard.
Tap trying to hold on to Botanovic's head to control him but Botanovic postures up.
Botanovic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tap tries to roll over but Botanovic keeps him under control.
Tap trying to get back to full guard but Botanovic takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Botanovic is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tap can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bot Botanovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Botanovic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tap looks a forlorn figure.
Botanovic is working for a guillotine from mount but Tap frees his head quite easily.
Botanovic with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bot Botanovic clearly takes that round.
That's time! Botanovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tap listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tap dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tap looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Botanovic!
Botanovic wants to hold on but Tap pushes him away.
Botanovic is working to get back to half guard.
Tap avoids the attempt from Botanovic to control.
Tap working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tap avoids the attempt from Botanovic to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tap tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Botanovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tap avoids the attempt from Botanovic to control.
Botanovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tap looking to secure an arm triangle but Botanovic defends it well.
Botanovic wants to control but Tap is having none of it.
Tap won't let Botanovic get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Botanovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Botanovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tap landing shots from mount.
Botanovic can't escape the position.
Botanovic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tap tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tap with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tap is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Botanovic wants to control but Tap is having none of it.
Botanovic is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tap tries to pass the half guard into mount. Botanovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Botanovic is trying to maintain the position but Tap is very close to passing his half guard.
Tap is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Botanovic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Botanovic.
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.
Tap postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Botanovic keeping moving, preventing Tap from controlling successfully.
Botanovic wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tap manages to pass to side control.
Botanovic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Botanovic wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tap is fighting to break Botanovic's control of his arms but Botanovic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Botanovic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
EJ Tap dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Botanovic throws a low kick, looking for Tap's leg but Tap calmly moves out of range.
Botanovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Tap decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Botanovic wants to get back to full guard but Tap has passed into side control.
Tap goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Botanovic turns into him and now he's in Tap's guard.
Botanovic is stalling in the full guard.
Tap is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Botanovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tap tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Botanovic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tap's guard.
Tap tries to roll over but Botanovic keeps him under control.
Botanovic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tap defends it well.
Botanovic is nestled in close to Tap, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Botanovic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tap sees it coming and defends easily.
Botanovic wants to pass the guard but Tap is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Botanovic is keen to just control but Tap is a slippery customer.
Tap wants to improve his position but Botanovic is controlling well.
Botanovic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tap cracks Botanovic with an open hand slap.
Tap throws a shot from downtown. Botanovic moves away and avoids it.
Botanovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tap is able to avoid easily.
Tap throws a hook to the side of Botanovic's head but Botanovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tap tries to close the distance and clinch but Botanovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Botanovic defending well as Tap loads up on a big left hand.
Botanovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tap is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Tap.
Botanovic throws a head kick that misses.
Tap throws a right and a left that Botanovic avoids nicely.
Botanovic tries to clinch there but Tap circles away.
Tap looks to clinch
and Botanovic counters by moving into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tap.
Tap wants a takedown but no success here.
Botanovic takes a shot to the head.
Botanovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tap's face.
Botanovic tries to land a knee to the head but Tap blocks with his arms.
Botanovic misses with a knee to the head.
Botanovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tap lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
EJ Tap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tap looking for a takedown.
Tap throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Botanovic is working for takedown but Tap is calmly controlling the position for now.
Botanovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Botanovic gets underhooks to prevent Tap's takedown attempt.
Bot Botanovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of EJ Tap.
Tap managing to block the knees to the body from Botanovic.
Tap scores with a shot to the side of Botanovic's head.
Tap trying to stall but Botanovic improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Tap.
Botanovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tap avoids it.
Tap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tap has clasped his hands together around Botanovic's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Botanovic is trying to work for a sweep but Tap has mounted him!
Tap looking to secure an arm triangle but Botanovic defends it well.
Botanovic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tap tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bot Botanovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Botanovic slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Botanovic moves into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Botanovic holds on and takes a little breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to EJ Tap.
Well Botanovic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bot Botanovic!
Bot Botanovic retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Micks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fred Micks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pudzianowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Micks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Micks just misses with a punch to the body.
Micks throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pudzianowski stalling away here and it's allowed Micks to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pudzianowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pudzianowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Pudzianowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Micks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pudzianowski defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pudzianowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Micks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Micks tries to bum rush Pudzianowski with a series of wild strikes but Pudzianowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Micks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Micks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pudzianowski blocks a jab.
Micks connects with a looping right hand.
Micks takes a swing at Pudzianowski's ribcage but misses.
Micks shoots in and bounces Pudzianowski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Micks is posturing up here but Pudzianowski has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Micks tries to roll out but it's too tight and Micks has to tap! Slick submission there by Pudzianowski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mariusz Pudzianowski!
Mariusz Pudzianowski is the new light heavyweight champion!
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