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RPCC 3 - ...A Champion Rises PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Howe (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Pulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Howe!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howe fails with the takedown.
Howe shoots in for a double leg but Pulver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ben Pulver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulver tries to bum rush Howe with a series of wild strikes but Howe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pulver lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pulver misses with a head kick.
Howe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ben Pulver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Howe.
Pulver keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pulver!
Pulver lands a right hook to the body.
Howe wants to clinch up but Pulver keeps it at a distance.
Howe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Howe looks gassed!
Pulver throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pulver avoiding damage as Howe throws knees to the body.
Howe goes for a takedown attempt but Pulver pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pulver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pulver tries to clinch but Howe moves out of range.
Pulver wants to clinch up but Howe keeps it at a distance.
Howe keeps the fight on the outside.
Pulver looks to clinch
and Howe counters with a takedown into side control.
Pulver is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Howe's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pulver controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howe wants to pass to mount but Pulver is defending the position.
Pulver is controlling Howe's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulver wants to get back to his feet.
Howe wants to work for an arm triangle but Pulver is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pulver is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulver is trying to stand back up but Howe is controlling him
Howe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pulver knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Howe blocks a head kick by Pulver.
Pulver has managed to clinch.
Howe is trying to force a seperation but Pulver has the dominant position.
Pulver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Howes head.
Pulver lands a takedown into guard.
Howe has Pulver pulled in close to control his posture.
Pulver trying to control the position from guard on top but Howe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Howe looking for a guillotine here but Pulver defends easily.
Pulver preventing the sweep.
Howe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pulver is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howe looking for a sweep. Not yet Howe, not yet.
Pulver trying to control but Howe is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Pulver dominated that round.
That's time! Pulver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pulver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howe clinches up against the cage.
Pulver lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pulver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pulver stops a takedown attempt from Howe.
Pulver managing to block the knees to the body from Howe.
Pulver gets underhooks to prevent Howe's takedown attempt.
Howe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pulver walks away with a smile on his face. Howe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ben Pulver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Howe.
Pulver tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howe tries to clinch but Pulver moves away
and Pulver counters by clinching up.
Howe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pulver lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pulver has Howe pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pulver pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Howe tumbling to the mat - Pulver dives into Howe's guard.
Howe wants to get back to his feet but Pulver is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Howe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pulver slips nicely into half guard.
Pulver works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pulver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pulver throws some wild stikes that Howe manages to avoid easily.
Howe working to try and regain half guard.
Pulver is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Howe has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Howe!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulver wants to sweep but no luck.
Howe throwing strikes from guard but Pulver blocks nicely.
Pulver pushes Howe off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A head kick by Pulver misses
and Howe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howe clinches but Pulver breaks the clinch
and Pulver counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pulver stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howe gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Howe controlling the action here.
Pulver is staying active underneath Howe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pulver regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Howe.
Howe works over Pulver with some ground and pound from guard.
Pulver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pulver keeping moving, preventing Howe from controlling successfully.
Pulver keeping full guard, as Howe tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Howe stopping the sweep attempt from Pulver.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pulver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howe was well out of range. Poor timing from Pulver.
Howe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pulver is trying to defend but Howe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pulver works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Howe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tim Howe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Pulver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Pulver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pulver misses with a kick to the body
and Howe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Howe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pulver counters with a good, hard body kick but Howe shrugs it off.
Pulver throws a head kick but Howe moves out of range.
Howe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pulver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pulver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pulver delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howe tries to clinch but Pulver moves away
and Pulver moves into the clinch.
Howe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Howe with a knee to the head.
Howe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pulver gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pulver's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pulver pulls Howe into guard.
Howe won't allow Pulver to sweep him here.
Pulver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Howe is looking to advance position but Pulver has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pulver throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Howe because Pulver loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howe tries to hold on but Pulver pushes him away.
Pulver working Howe over with strikes here.
Pulver lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Howe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ben Pulver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pulver lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Howe hang on?
Howe holds on for dear life.
Howe is working to get back to half guard.
Howe taking shots to the head.
Pulver lands a nice shot to the head.
Howe is squirming around, avoiding Pulver's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulver goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Howe turns into him and now he's in Pulver's guard.
Pulver trying to control the position here.
Howe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Howe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Howe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four 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.
Howe looking to pass the guard.
Pulver managing to control the position.
Howe postures up and lands a big shot to Pulver's brow.
Howe being controlled here momentarily.
Pulver keeping moving, preventing Howe from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Pulver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pulver has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Pulver!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arsham Eslami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge St Piere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arsham Eslami could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jorge St Piere's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arsham Eslami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jorge St Piere!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Piere is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eslami sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Eslami. St Piere does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Piere darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Eslami wants to get back to his feet.
St Piere seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Eslami is trying to defend against the ground and pound but St Piere scores with a couple of nice shots.
Eslami is staying active underneath St Piere, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eslami knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Piere on the ground.
Eslami is looking to escape.
St Piere has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Piere scoring with strikes to the body and head.
St Piere is nestled in close to Eslami, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Eslami pushes St Piere off but St Piere dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eslami is breathing heavily.
St Piere working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
St Piere landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Piere connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Eslami some visible discomfort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Piere lands a nice forearm strike.
St Piere scoring with punches and elbows.
St Piere working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eslami is looking to work his way out of this bad position but St Piere is controlling him well.
St Piere lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
St Piere in side control lands a decent elbow.
Eslami wants to get back to his feet but St Piere drags him back down.
St Piere advances nicely into full mount.
St Piere scoring with strikes but Eslami is staying in there.
St Piere has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Eslami is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorge St Piere!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rotun Djere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Just (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Just has chosen Big Time by: Peter Gabriel as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rotun Djere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Just!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Just moves into the clinch.
Djere looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Djere looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Just leaning his opponent against the cage.
Djere is working for takedown but Just is calmly controlling the position for now.
Just stalling the fight.
Djere wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Just has him pressed against the cage.
Just prevents Djere from breaking the clinch.
Just wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Djere fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Just's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Just gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Djere regains guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Just is pushing down on Djere's leg trying to pass to half guard. Djere is fighting to maintain full guard but Just has managed to sneak the leg through.
Just decides to stand and escape the position.
Just throws a shot to the body.
Just gets the takedown into side control.
The referee asks Just politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Just prefers to stall for the moment though.
Djere knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Just on the ground.
Just advances to full mount.
Just lands a big elbow.
Just content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Just landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Just is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Just!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Peter Just!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Berbick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Berbick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Lock!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lock, as that shot connected.
A right-left combo lands from Berbick.
Berbick slips a jab and a cross from Lock.
Lock throws a left and a right that both miss
so Berbick counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lock wants to sweep here but Berbick controlling him for the moment.
Lock keeping full guard, as Berbick tries to pass.
Berbick trying to control but Lock is working from the bottom.
Berbick thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Berbick is one step ahead there.
Berbick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lock is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berbick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Berbick drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Berbick jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berbick counters with a three punch combo that has Lock backing up. Lock nods at Berbick to acknowledge the strikes.
Lock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berbick counters with a left and a right that stings Lock.
Berbick misses with a combination
and Lock counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Berbick falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Lock!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pascal Amyotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Pascal Amyotte enters the cage!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pascal Amyotte!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amyotte scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Mark MacLeod has been cut.
Amyotte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from MacLeod.
MacLeod checks a leg kick.
Amyotte fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
MacLeod comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
MacLeod goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Pascal Amyotte has been cut.
Amyotte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amyotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Amyotte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on MacLeod. That did some damage!
Amyotte tries to clinch up.
MacLeod will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Amyotte misses the target.
A left and a right from MacLeod both land. Nice combination.
Amyotte throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by MacLeod.
MacLeod throws a series of punches but Amyotte moves out of range.
Amyotte dodges the punch combination from MacLeod.
Amyotte throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amyotte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amyotte takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pascal Amyotte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacLeod closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Amyotte! MacLeod dives in looking to finish! Amyotte is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark MacLeod!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Herrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell has chosen Click Click, by Mobb Deep as his entrance music. Justin Campbell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Herrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell lands a left and a right that send Herrera crashing to the mat, dazed. Campbell thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Vincent Herrera has been cut.
Campbell misses with a few strikes there.
BOOM! Campbell lands a beautiful left hook that drops Herrera. Herrera tries to recover but Campbell is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Herrera lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Campbell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aerick Flayre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
220 lbs
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18
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aerick Flayre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Newman!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman misses with a two punch combination.
Newman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Aerick Flayre has been cut.
Flayre walks into a left hand.
Newman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flayre rushes Newman and presses him up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Flayre as Newman tries to tie him up.
Flayre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Newman.
Flayre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Newman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flayre avoids it.
Flayre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flayre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Newman tries to break free but Flayre pushes him back against the cage.
Flayre is pushing Newman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Newman blocks the elbow strike.
Newman blocks the elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Flayre.
Flayre misses with a knee to the head.
Flayre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Newman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flayre looking to throw knees to the head but Newman is blocking nicely.
Flayre pressing his opponent against the cage.
Newman avoids the elbow strike from Flayre, against the cage.
Flayre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Newman blocks an elbow strike from Flayre.
Flayre avoiding damage.
Flayre tries a knee to the head but Newman blocks it.
Flayre holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Newman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flayre is defending well for now.
Newman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flayre stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Flayre as Newman tries to tie him up.
Newman letting Flayre take a breather here.
Flayre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Newman is looking to control Flayre's arms but Flayre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Newman has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Newman blocks the elbow strike.
Newman has had enough of the clinch but Flayre keeps him there for the moment.
Newman is trying to maintain a safe position but Flayre gets an underhook and turns Newman into the cage.
Flayre lands an elbow inside.
Flayre stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Newman blocks the elbow strike.
Flayre tries a knee to the head but Newman blocks it.
Flayre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flayre misses with a knee to the head.
Newman wants to break free but Flayre has control.
Flayre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flayre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flayre lands an elbow just above Newman 's eye.
Nice elbow from Flayre.
Flayre pushes off an throws an elbow but Newman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Flayre's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Flayre is breathing heavily.
Flayre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flayre tries a knee to the head but Newman blocks it.
Newman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flayre is defending well for now.
Flayre missing with knees to the body.
Flayre misses with an elbow over the top.
Flayre stalling in the clinch but Newman improves position.
Flayre looking to throw knees to the head but Newman is blocking nicely.
Flayre taking a breather.
Flayre misses with a knee to the head.
Flayre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flayre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flayre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Newman is trying to maintain a safe position but Flayre gets an underhook and turns Newman into the cage.
Flayre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Flayre looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Newman throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Newman takes an elbow to the temple.
Flayre tries a knee to the head but Newman blocks it.
Flayre taking a breather.
Flayre managing to block the knees to the body from Newman.
Newman trying to land knees to the body.
Flayre avoiding damage as Newman throws knees to the body.
Flayre misses with a knee strike.
Newman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flayre is defending well for now.
Flayre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Newman is keeping busy.
Flayre throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newman dodges an elbow strike from Flayre.
Newman taking a breather.
Newman misses with the head strike.
Flayre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Newman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Newman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Flayre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Newman's brow.
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 Aerick Flayre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aerick Flayre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Flayre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Newman.
Eric Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flayre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Newman to score with a decent uppercut.
Newman lands with a nice combination. Flayre backs away looking to recover.
Newman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab lands there for Newman.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Newman.
Newman cracks a nice hook into Flayre's ribs.
Newman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Flayre is rocked!
Newman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Flayre's sensitive parts.
Oh Flayre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Newman lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Newman!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Helmsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwardson George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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22
240 lbs
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280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hunter Helmsley !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edwardson George!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helmsley shoots for a double leg takedown but George sprawls well. He's pushed Helmsley 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for George, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
George throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
George lands a really nice looking cross but Helmsley seems unphased.
It looks like Hunter Helmsley has been cut.
George thows a body shot but no joy.
George swinging wildly here.
George takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Helmsley throws a nice head kick!
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!
George fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunter Helmsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Helmsley . Helmsley obviously looking to wear him down.
Helmsley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
George looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
George wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Helmsley tries to stand but can't do so whilst George controls his leg.
George wants to improve his position but Helmsley is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmsley wants to stand up but George has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Helmsley is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
George fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Helmsley on the side of the head.
George throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Helmsley .
George gets a takedown into half guard.
Helmsley is staying active underneath George, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmsley is looking to get back to is feet but George passes into side control.
George is looking to take a break and control but Helmsley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
George is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Helmsley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Helmsley pushes George away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, George gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Helmsley wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
George creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Helmsley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Helmsley tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Helmsley is working to avoid the ground and pound but George connects with a decent elbow.
George trying to control the position but Helmsley is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
George has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Helmsley is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. George yanks on the arm and Helmsley is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by George.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Edwardson George!
Edwardson George is the new heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Winston Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holger Koppe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koppe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Winston Steel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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171 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Brawler
Determined |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Winston Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holger Koppe!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Koppe.
Steel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Koppe.
Steel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Steel lands in his opponent's guard.
Koppe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Steel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel forces his way into half guard.
Steel wants to pass the guard but Koppe is defending well.
Steel is working hard here to advance position.
Koppe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Steel connects with a nice short shot to Koppe's temple.
Koppe is in trouble now - Steel has advanced to mount!
Koppe sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Steel winds up and cracks Koppe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Koppe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Steel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Steel wants to pass the guard but Koppe is defending well.
Steel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Steel passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Koppe!
Koppe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Koppe is rocked!
Koppe looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koppe tries to hold on but Steel pushes him away.
Steel looking for a guillotine from mount but Koppe is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koppe is bucking up trying to escape but Steel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Steel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koppe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Steel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Koppe is still in real trouble! Can Steel finish him?
Koppe takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Steel's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Winston Steel!
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