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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khalil Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigurd Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace has chosen Down with the Sickness (instrumental) -Disturbed as his entrance music. Sigurd Wallace looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khalil Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sigurd Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mack on his heels. He'll look to pass Mack's guard now, I'm sure.
Wallace must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wallace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mack is keeping the position for now.
Wallace works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wallace is pressing down on Mack's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mack is holding on for now.
Mack is trying to stand.
Wallace is just content to waste time from the top position. Mack takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mack is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Wallace presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack is trying to break the clinch but Wallace has him pressed against the cage.
Wallace keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mack's efforts to push away.
Mack is trying to force a seperation but Wallace has the dominant position.
Mack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wallace.
Wallace turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wallace manages to end up in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack is pushing Wallace's head away, looking to escape. Wallace manages to hold on to the position though.
Wallace trying to control the action but Mack is working from the bottom.
Mack sneaks out the side door and pushes Wallace away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Mack lands a really nice looking cross but Wallace seems unphased.
Wallace forces Mack back against the cage and clinches.
Wallace has Mack pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wallace pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mack tumbling to the mat - Wallace dives into Mack's guard.
Mack uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Khalil Mack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Mack. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries to bum rush Wallace with a series of wild strikes but Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mack changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wallace looks winded!
Wallace wants to clinch.
Wallace shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mack defends it nicely.
Mack checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wallace is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mack sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khalil Mack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sigurd Wallace.
Wallace misses with a left hand
letting Mack counter with a right hand.
Wallace is rocked!
Wallace glances at the clock... BAM! Mack nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Wallace crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Wallace is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khalil Mack!
After winning the bout, Khalil Mack thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mo Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aquiles Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero has chosen Scotland The Brave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Mo Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aquiles Romero!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frazier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aquiles Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frazier missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Frazier.
Frazier connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frazier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut lands for Romero. That snapped Frazier's head back.
Frazier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Frazier throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Frazier misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Frazier finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Romero avoids a kick to the body.
Romero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frazier drives through and clinches with Romero against the cage.
Frazier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Frazier was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Aquiles Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frazier takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Romero pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Frazier back to the cage. Romero follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Frazier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romero shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Frazier eats them both and turns towards Romero to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Romero stalks Frazier and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Frazier's face. Frazier staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romero displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Frazier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Frazier ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Frazier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from Romero.
Frazier tries a head kick but it misses.
Frazier throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Frazier doesn't manage to clinch there - Romero circles away.
Romero lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Frazier backs up against the cage.
Romero slips a jab and a cross from Frazier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Romero misses with a double jab.
Frazier throws a big counter combination but Romero scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Romero looks to land a combination but Frazier avoids it well.
Frazier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romero moves out of range as Frazier throws a body kick.
Frazier shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Frazier was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Romero struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero taking punishment in the form of punches.
Frazier is looking to take a break and control but Romero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frazier tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to improve position but can't.
Romero manages to work his way to half guard, despite Frazier's best efforts.
Frazier decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
Frazier is looking for a counter combo.
Romero misses the jab.
Romero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frazier throws a push kick but Romero slaps the foot to one side.
A countering left hand to the body from Romero misses.
Frazier works over Romero's head and body with a nice combination.
Romero scores with a head kick.
Romero connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Romero.
Romero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier cracks a nice hook into Romero's ribs.
Frazier misses with a body kick.
Frazier tries for a takedown but Romero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Romero takes a swing at Frazier's ribcage but misses.
Frazier appears to be looking for a big counter.
A head kick from Frazier lands but Romero takes it in his stride.
Frazier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Frazier sizes up Romero with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero digs a good hook to Frazier's body.
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frazier tries to clinch up.
Frazier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aquiles Romero dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Romero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Romero throws a series of punches but Frazier avoids them all with ease.
Romero checks the leg kick.
Romero is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Frazier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Despite the aggression on Romero's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frazier throws the kick towards the body but Romero avoids it.
Frazier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frazier throws a chopping leg kick but Romero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Romero throws a counter combo.
Romero swats away the attempt to clinch by Frazier.
Romero is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Frazier with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Frazier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero throws a right hand that Frazier ducks under and follows up with a left that Frazier also avoids with ease.
Romero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frazier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frazier half committed to a counter leg kick.
Romero throws a series of punches but Frazier moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Frazier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frazier circles away quickly and effectively.
Frazier goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frazier.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Romero keeps the fight on the outside.
Frazier lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Frazier dives in and scores a takedown into Romero's guard.
Frazier passes Romero's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Frazier with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Romero is staying active underneath Frazier, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Romero wants to control but Frazier is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier is looking for a kimura here.
Frazier 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.
Romero is concentrating on defense, preventing Frazier from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero wants to improve his position but Frazier is controlling well.
Frazier takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Frazier is trying to control. Romero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Frazier controlling the pace.
Romero wants to improve his position but Frazier is controlling well.
Frazier is keen to just control but Romero is a slippery customer.
Romero wants to improve his position but Frazier is controlling well.
Romero keeping control of the position.
Frazier content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mo Frazier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Frazier working over Romero with some ground and pound. Romero looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Frazier is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Romero has managed to free his arm - good work.
Frazier takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frazier tries to pass the half guard into mount. Romero knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frazier doesn't manage to clinch there - Romero circles away.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frazier circles away quickly and effectively.
Frazier jabs Romero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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 Mo Frazier will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Frazier throws a head kick that misses.
Romero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frazier counters with a nice uppercut.
Frazier scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Romero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Romero is trying is best to control the position here.
Frazier stands up from half guard.
Romero digs a good hook to Frazier's body.
Romero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Frazier rather than just go for the knockout.
Romero cracks a nice hook into Frazier's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier throws a nice head kick!
Romero misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero throws a body kick that misses.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
Frazier throws a wild body kick that Romero sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier tries to clinch but Romero moves out of range.
Romero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frazier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romero throws out a counter right but Frazier avoids it with no problem.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses.
Frazier keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Romero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frazier doesn't manage to clinch there - Romero circles away.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frazier circles away quickly and effectively.
As Romero looks to move away, Frazier throws a big counter combo but Romero just gets out of the way.
Frazier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Frazier misses the target.
Romero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Frazier counters with a two punch combo.
Frazier catches Romero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mo Frazier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frazier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frazier breaks from the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Frazier
and Romero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aquiles Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frazier darts in and clinches Romero up against the cage.
Frazier goes for a takedown in the clinch but Romero prevents it.
Frazier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romero misses with a head kick.
Frazier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Romero lands a jab to Frazier's midsection.
Frazier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Frazier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frazier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Romero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romero blocks a head kick by Frazier.
Frazier lands with a kick to the temple. Romero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Frazier lunges at Romero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romero's hand.
Frazier dodges the punch combination from Romero.
Romero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Frazier swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Romero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frazier tries a head kick but it misses.
Frazier dodges the punch combination from Romero.
That's four 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!
Romero gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Frazier to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Romero working a defensive guard but Frazier passes into half guard.
Frazier escapes and gets back to his feet.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Frazier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frazier is looking to slow Romero down with leg kicks.
Frazier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Frazier misses
letting Romero counter with a right hand.
Frazier lands a jab to the nose.
Frazier walks into a stiff left hand from Romero.
Romero lands a nice shot that snaps Frazier's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aquiles Romero.
I think Romero 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 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aquiles Romero!
An intense looking Aquiles Romero took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'im calling out Kick Boxer! lets do this'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Lauzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Doom. 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 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Lauzon!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lauzon misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Alvarez misses with a hook. Lauzon ducked under it nicely.
Lauzon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alvarez backs up against the cage.
Donk. Lauzon catches Alvarez right on the button with a cross.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Lauzon.
Lauzon fails with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez tries to counter by clinching up but Lauzon breaks away and moves out of range.
Lauzon throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Lauzon shoots for a double leg takedown but Alvarez sprawls well. He's pushed Lauzon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lauzon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvarez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lauzon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lauzon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lauzon clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from Alvarez.
Lauzon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lauzon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alvarez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Michael Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Lauzon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Lauzon tries to land a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks with his arms.
Lauzon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lauzon gets through Alvarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lauzon scores with a shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez lands a damaging elbow.
Lauzon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lauzon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lauzon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alvarez lands a body punch.
Lauzon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alvarez prevents it.
Lauzon misses with some punches.
Lauzon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Alvarez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lauzon's defenses.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon misses with a takedown attempt - Alvarez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lauzon lands with a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alvarez lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lauzon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alvarez - the referee stops the clock and Lauzon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alvarez. Lauzon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Alvarez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lauzon's calf.
Alvarez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lauzon will feel that in the morning.
Alvarez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lauzon misses with the combination.
As Lauzon tries to get set, Alvarez tries to push him back and clinch up but Lauzon manages to avoid the attempt.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lauzon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvarez finds it's way round the side to connect with Lauzon's head.
Alvarez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lauzon if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alvarez pushes Lauzon up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alvarez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alvarez throws an elbow but misses.
Alvarez misses with a punch to the body.
Lauzon trying to control the position but instead, Alvarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lauzon into the cage.
Alvarez misses with a body punch.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lauzon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lauzon avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the cage.
Lauzon misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Come on Alvarez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alvarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lauzon controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon blocks an elbow strike.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez tests Lauzon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lauzon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lauzon is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lauzon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Lauzon avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the cage.
Lauzon tightens his grip and picks Alvarez up, before dumping him to the ground. Alvarez manages to land in guard.
Alvarez wants to stand but Lauzon is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Lauzon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez wants to stand and escape but Lauzon is having none of it.
Alvarez has Lauzon pulled in close to control his posture.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Lauzon from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Alvarez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Lauzon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alvarez throws the kick towards the body but Lauzon avoids it.
Alvarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Lauzon.
Michael Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lauzon moves out of range of the body kick from Alvarez.
Lauzon throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lauzon can do to turn this around?
Alvarez lands with a hook. Lauzon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lauzon tries to clinch up.
Alvarez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lauzon takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Lauzon closes the distance and pushes Alvarez back into the cage.
Lauzon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alvarez.
Lauzon takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lauzon as Alvarez tries to tie him up.
Lauzon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Michael Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Lauzon.
Alvarez effectively controlling the action here.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lauzon wants a takedown.
Lauzon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lauzon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alvarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lauzon's defenses.
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lauzon lands a jab.
Alvarez is looking to land body kicks.
Lauzon moves into the clinch successfully.
Lauzon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez can't find room to land a body shot as Lauzon controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lauzon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Lauzon is controlling him.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lauzon misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lauzon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alvarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alvarez works on Lauzon's body with a couple of short punches.
Lauzon takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lauzon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice takedown defense from Alvarez. No joy for Lauzon on that attempt.
Alvarez pushes Lauzon up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alvarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Lauzon backwards.
Alvarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lauzon avoids a wild elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez taking a breather.
Alvarez stops a takedown attempt from Lauzon.
Michael Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Lauzon.
Alvarez tries to work over Lauzon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lauzon can't get the takedown.
Alvarez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lauzon's defenses.
Alvarez tries a body shot but Lauzon blocks it.
Alvarez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lauzon takes a shot to the head.
Alvarez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lauzon can't get the takedown.
Alvarez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lauzon throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lauzon throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Alvarez.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alvarez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lauzon scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lauzon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alvarez pinned against the cage. Alvarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alvarez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lauzon's calf.
Alvarez lands with a cross.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Lauzon moves out of range.
Lauzon avoids a kick to the body.
Lauzon scores with a jab to the body.
Lauzon avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Alvarez lands an elbow just above Lauzon 's eye.
Alvarez is trying to force a seperation but Lauzon has the dominant position.
Lauzon has clasped his hands together around Alvarez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Alvarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Alvarez'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. 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.
Alvarez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvarez cracks Lauzon with an open hand slap.
Lauzon defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
Lauzon moves into range and clinches up with Alvarez.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Lauzon moves out of range.
Lauzon closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez is struggling to control the position.
Lauzon avoids a wild elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to work over Lauzon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvarez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lauzon stalling in the clinch.
Lauzon dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a damaging elbow.
Lauzon tries to pull guard but Alvarez holds him up against the cage and eventually Lauzon drops back down to his feet.
Lauzon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the cage.
Alvarez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lauzon up against the cage.
Lauzon is trying to pull guard but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Lauzon lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Lauzon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lauzon throws a head punch that misses.
Lauzon blocks an uppercut.
Lauzon gets control of Alvarez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lauzon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Alvarez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alvarez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lauzon, up you get!
Alvarez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Michael Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez is looking to land body kicks.
And Lauzon tries to counter it with a takedown but Alvarez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Lauzon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lauzon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lauzon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michael Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Lauzon.
Alvarez lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lauzon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvarez momentarily.
Alvarez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lauzon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lauzon shoots for a takedown but Alvarez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alvarez tries to counter by clinching up but Lauzon breaks away and moves out of range.
Lauzon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lauzon moves out of range as Alvarez throws a body kick.
Lauzon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lauzon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvarez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alvarez!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Alvarez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lauzon doesn't seem phased though.
Alvarez throws a wild body kick that Lauzon sees coming a mile off.
Alvarez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lauzon feints the counter takedown.
Alvarez throws a low kick but Lauzon moves out of range easily.
Alvarez wants to land a leg kick but Lauzon is out of range.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lauzon fails to land the takedown.
Alvarez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alvarez throws a body kick that misses.
Ben Lauzon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez darts in and clinches Lauzon up against the cage.
Lauzon avoids a wild elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Alvarez.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
Alvarez scores with a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Alvarez.
Lauzon trying to land knees to the body.
Lauzon swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lauzon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alvarez blocks it with crossed arms.
Lauzon lands with a light punch inside.
Lauzon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Alvarez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Lauzon.
Lauzon wants to stall.
Alvarez lands an elbow that stopped Lauzon in his tracks for a moment.
Alvarez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alvarez avoiding damage as Lauzon throws knees to the body.
Alvarez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alvarez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Alvarez!
A very excited looking Michael Alvarez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Landon Pike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vahan Karamyenyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Karamyenyan's choice of entrance music: Bonecrusher - Saw Theme Remix. Vahan Karamyenyan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
212 lbs
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216 lbs
15 - 18 - 0 |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Landon Pike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahan Karamyenyan!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pike takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Landon Pike has been cut.
Karamyenyan cracks Pike with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pike scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pike catches Karamyenyan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karamyenyan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pike connects with a jab.
It looks like Vahan Karamyenyan has been cut.
Pike misses with an uppercut.
Karamyenyan misses with a leg kick
and Pike counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karamyenyan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pike counters with a huge left! Karamyenyan is in big trouble! He's backing up but Pike isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Karamyenyan from any more damage. A dominating finish by Pike!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Landon Pike!
A very excited looking Landon Pike rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shit Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crow comes to the cage accompanied by Seether- Nobody praying for me. Face has chosen Blue clear sky as his entrance music. Sam Crow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shit Face's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shit Face!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crow.
Crow lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Crow throws a head kick that half lands.
A jab from Face does it's job there.
Face throws a lazy uppercut
and Crow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Face takes a swing at Crow's ribcage but misses.
Face misses with an uppercut. Crow saw that one coming.
Crow throws a quick counter head kick but Face was just out of range.
Face throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crow throws a counter high kick but Face was just alert enough to avoid it.
Crow moves out of range of the body kick.
Face just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face connects with a nice looking jab.
Face misses with an uppercut.
Crow quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Face misses with an uppercut
and Crow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Face misses.
Crow jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Face, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Face.
Crow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crow ducks under a wild hook from Face.
Face misses with a low kick as Crow jumps back.
It looked like Crow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Face throws out a leg kick but Crow moves out of range and Face only half commits.
Crow throws a wild body kick that Face sees coming a mile off.
Crow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Face throws a right hand that misses
and Crow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Face thinking.
Shit Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crow slips under a jab.
Face scores with a head kick.
Crow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face misses with a body punch
and Crow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Face throws a leg kick which misses Crow's front leg but catches the back leg as Crow tries to avoid it.
Jab by Face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Face misses with a lunging right hand
and Crow counters with a three punch combo that has Face backing up. Face nods at Crow to acknowledge the strikes.
Face misses with an uppercut. Crow saw that one coming.
Face misses with an uppercut
and Crow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Face misses with a straight right.
It looked like Crow was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Face. Crow does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Face looks to move away, Crow throws a big counter combo but Face just gets out of the way.
Face throws a poor cross that misses
and Crow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Face misses with a left hand
and Crow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Face thinking.
A head kick misses from Crow.
Face looks to land a combination but Crow avoids it well.
Crow went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crow thinks about countering with a body kick.
Crow lands a head kick. Face smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Face throws a hook but Crow blocks it.
Crow seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Face misses with a left hand
and Crow counters with a nice uppercut.
Face swinging wildly here.
Face doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crow checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Face. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Crow misses the target.
Face misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Crow misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crow seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Face looks to throw a body kick
and Crow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Face scores with a decent looking hook.
Face misses with a leg kick
and Crow counters with a body kick that stops Face in his tracks momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Face throws a lazy head kick
and Crow counters with a series of strikes. Face will be more careful next time no doubt.
Face misses with a double jab
and Crow counters with a two punch combo.
Face throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crow counters with a two punch combo.
Face throws a poor cross that misses
and Crow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Face throws a leg kick
and Crow counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Face on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Crow dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Face looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crow throws a big counter combination but Face scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Face misses with a lunging right hand
and Crow counters with a stiff right hand.
Face misses with an uppercut
enabling Crow to counter with a crisp jab.
Face throws a half hearted mid kick.
Face misses the body punch
and Crow counters with a nice uppercut.
Face swings widly with a right hand
and Crow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crow throws a wild body kick that Face sees coming a mile off.
Face digs a good body shot into Crow's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Face throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crow.
A head kick misses from Face.
Crow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Face can do to turn this around?
Face swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face throws a leg kick
and Crow counters with a one-two to the body.
Face falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crow feints a jab promting Face to slip. Crow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Face slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Crow cracks Face with a right hand to the side of the head.
Face swings widly with a right hand
and Crow counters with a nice uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Face might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Crow has got the better of the exchanges.
Face throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crow counters with a left to the body.
Crow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crow slips under a jab.
Crow slips under a jab from Face.
As Face looks to move away, Crow throws a big counter combo but Face just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crow. Crow obviously looking to wear him down.
Crow defending well as Face loads up on a big left hand.
Face swings widly with a right hand
and Crow counters with a two punch combo.
Face has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Face misses with an uppercut
and Crow counters with a big head kick but Face shrugs it off.
Crow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sam Crow is winning the standup battle so far.
Crow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Face.
Crow appears to be looking for a big counter.
Face tries to move into range but Crow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Face lands a really nice looking cross but Crow seems unphased.
Face avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Face thows a leg kick but Crow checks it
enabling Crow to counter with a crisp jab.
Face lands a head shot.
Face throws a lazy right hand but Crow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crow ducks under a wild hook from Face.
Face dives in and grabs Crow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crow pushes down on Face's head and hops out.
Face throws a shot from downtown. Crow moves away and avoids it.
Face misses with a double jab
letting Crow counter with a right hand.
Face misses with a low kick.
Crow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Face misses with a hook to the body
and Crow counters with a stiff right hand.
Face throws a leg kick that misses.
Face pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Crow misses the target.
Face misses the shot to the body.
As Face looks to move away, Crow throws a big counter combo but Face just gets out of the way.
Crow has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Crow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crow appears to be looking for a big counter.
Face throws a jab but it's blocked by Crow.
Crow thinks about countering with a head kick.
Face misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crow.
Crow went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crow.
Face throws out a leg kick but Crow moves out of range and Face only half commits.
Crow looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Face misses with an uppercut
and Crow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Crow dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Face throws a looping overhand right but Crow ducks down to avoid it.
Crow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Face falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Face throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crow counters with a head kick. That will keep Face thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Face ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crow moves away.
Face rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face throws a sloppy head kick and Crow moves out of range easily.
Crow seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Face misses with a double jab
and Crow counters with a nice uppercut.
Face missing with a left hand there. Crow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Face looks to move away, Crow throws a big counter combo but Face just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Face misses with a left hand
and Crow counters with a head kick. That will keep Face thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A punch lands to the side of Crow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Face tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Face throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crow's corner calls for a 1-2. Crow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Face misses with an uppercut. Crow saw that one coming.
Crow lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Face swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crow throws a quick counter head kick but Face was just out of range.
Face looks to score with a jab to the body but Crow is just out of range.
Crow is looking for a counter combo.
Face throws a leg kick
and Crow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice shot lands for Crow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Crow.
Face swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crow counters with a right hand to the body.
Face keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Face misses with a right hand
and Crow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Face misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crow quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Face misses with a leg kick
and Crow counters with a one-two to the body.
Crow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Face.
Face misses with a right hand
and Crow counters with a two punch combo.
Face takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Face throws a lazy uppercut
and Crow counters with a nice body kick.
Crow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face throws a lazy body kick
enabling Crow to counter with a crisp jab.
Face swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crow counters with a solid body kick.
Crow stalks Face and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Face's face. Face staggers backwards, shaken.
Shit Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crow misses with a few strikes there.
Crow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Face.
Face tries to land a body kick
and Crow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Face swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Face misses with a series of wild punches.
Sam Crow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Crow counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Face throws a right hand that misses
and Crow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Face misses with a hook
and Crow counters with a series of strikes. Face will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Crow.
Face throws a lazy right hand but Crow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Face backs away, Crow returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Face misses with a hook
and Crow counters with a two punch combo.
Face misses with a looping left.
A left and a right from Crow both land. Nice combination.
Face misses the body punch
and Crow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Face on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Face throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crow counters with a left and a right that stings Face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Crow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crow 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Crow!
A very excited looking Sam Crow made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Numero Deux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Aristides Leopoldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deux comes to the cage accompanied by Post Party Depression. Leopoldo has chosen Carmina Burana - Carl Orff as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
24 - 20 - 1 |
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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
25 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Numero Deux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deux shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leopoldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deux blocks a jab.
Deux lands a right hook to the body.
Leopoldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leopoldo wants it to stay on the feet.
Leopoldo lands a glancing blow to the side of Deux's head.
Numero Deux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leopoldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Deux looks to land a combination but Leopoldo avoids it well.
Leopoldo stuns Deux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leopoldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Deux closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Deux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deux closes the distance and pushes Leopoldo back into the cage.
Leopoldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Deux or not.
Deux is breathing heavily.
Leopoldo gets through Deux's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leopoldo jumps guard and drags Deux to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Leopoldo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leopoldo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leopoldo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leopoldo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leopoldo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Deux gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Deux avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Deux trying to control the position from guard on top but Leopoldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leopoldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Deux is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Fight Factory that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Leopoldo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Deux gets to his feet - Leopoldo follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deux forces Leopoldo back against the cage and clinches.
Leopoldo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Leopoldo lands a right hand.
Deux prevents a body shot from Leopoldo.
Deux misses with a body punch.
Leopoldo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Deux to keep the fight standing.
Deux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deux's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Deux duly obliges.
It looks like Pedro Aristides Leopoldo has been cut.
Deux darts in and clinches Leopoldo up against the cage.
Leopoldo tries to pull guard but Deux forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deux breaks from the clinch.
Leopoldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Leopoldo throws a jab when Deux was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Leopoldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Leopoldo as Deux shoots in.
Deux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leopoldo lands with a nice body punch.
Deux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Deux ducks under a wild hook from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Deux is just out of range.
Leopoldo lands an overhand right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Deux.
Leopoldo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Deux moves into the clinch.
Leopoldo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Deux pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Numero Deux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Aristides Leopoldo.
Deux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leopoldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Deux misses with a body punch.
Leopoldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leopoldo connects with a big uppercut there that sends Deux tumbling to the ground! Leopoldo follows him down into his guard.
Deux is rocked!
Leopoldo loads up on a big left hand. Deux felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Leopoldo looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Deux can't hide his disappointment, as Leopoldo celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Aristides Leopoldo!
Our winner, Pedro Aristides Leopoldo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Numero Deux had this to say: 'Tell me when the fire dies down... What the F will you do?!?!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justus Sheehan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yves Jabouin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheehan Jr's entrance music is Keep Ridin'. A fine choice. Jabouin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Trobule On My Mind- Pusha T and Tyler The Creator. This should be fireworks!
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35 - 21 - 0 |
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39
145 lbs
29 - 14 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yves Jabouin!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehan Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jabouin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr cracks Jabouin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jabouin lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Justus Sheehan Jr has been cut.
Sheehan Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jabouin jabs Sheehan Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jabouin moves into the clinch.
Jabouin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jabouin misses with the head strike.
Sheehan Jr is trying to break the clinch but Jabouin is controlling him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jabouin.
Jabouin misses with some punches.
Jabouin tries to throw a body punch but Sheehan Jr avoids it by throwing Jabouin back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheehan Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr breaks from the clinch.
Jabouin digs a good hook to Sheehan Jr's body.
Sheehan Jr swings for the body but Jabouin moves out of range.
Jabouin throws a sloppy head kick and Sheehan Jr moves out of range easily.
Jabouin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jabouin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheehan Jr.
It looked like Sheehan Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sheehan Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jabouin misses with a straight left.
Sheehan Jr misses with a looping left.
Sheehan Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jabouin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jabouin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sheehan Jr lands a jab to Jabouin's midsection.
Jabouin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sheehan Jr can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sheehan Jr.
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!
Sheehan Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jabouin with a jab.
Sheehan Jr avoids the body shot from Jabouin.
Sheehan Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jabouin throws out the jab.
Sheehan Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jabouin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jabouin throws a right hand that misses
and Jabouin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jabouin misses the shot to the body.
Sheehan Jr avoids the head kick by Jabouin.
A quick step to the side and Sheehan Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheehan Jr misses with an uppercut. Jabouin saw that one coming.
Sheehan Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Sheehan Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Sheehan Jr does no damage.
Sheehan Jr looks to land a left hand but Jabouin moved out of range nicely.
Jabouin throws out a counter right but Sheehan Jr avoids it with no problem.
Jabouin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sheehan Jr motions for Jabouin to come forward. Sheehan Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sheehan Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jabouin misses with a head kick.
Jabouin jabs Sheehan Jr right on the nose. Sheehan Jr blinks but takes it well.
Jabouin takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Jabouin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sheehan Jr is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sheehan Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Jabouin lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin misses with a wild body shot.
Sheehan Jr misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheehan Jr tries to land a leg kick but Jabouin saw it coming and moves away.
Sheehan Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Jabouin.
Sheehan Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Sheehan Jr gets tackled into the cage by Jabouin. Jabouin maintains the clinch.
Sheehan Jr is trying to break the clinch but Jabouin is controlling him.
Sheehan Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sheehan Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sheehan Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yves Jabouin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Justus Sheehan Jr'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.
Jab by Sheehan Jr.
Jabouin just misses with a punch to the body.
Justus Sheehan Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jabouin. Sheehan Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jabouin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sheehan Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jabouin throws a body punch but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
A head kick from Jabouin lands but Sheehan Jr takes it in his stride.
Jabouin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheehan Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Jabouin finds it's way through Sheehan Jr's defenses.
Jabouin misses with a looping left.
Sheehan Jr blocks a head kick by Jabouin.
Sheehan Jr misses with an uppercut. Jabouin saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Jabouin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jabouin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabouin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sheehan Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yves Jabouin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jabouin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jabouin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Sheehan Jr misses with a head kick.
Jabouin slips a straight right by Sheehan Jr.
Jabouin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheehan Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jabouin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Sheehan Jr misses its target.
Jabouin connects with a jab.
Jabouin looks to throw the jab but Sheehan Jr is out of range.
Sheehan Jr thinks about countering with a head kick.
Sheehan Jr misses with a combination
and Jabouin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jabouin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sheehan Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jabouin prevents Sheehan Jr from breaking the clinch.
Jabouin prevents Sheehan Jr from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabouin.
Jabouin tries a body shot but Sheehan Jr blocks it.
Sheehan Jr breaks the clinch.
Sheehan Jr throws a combination. Jabouin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheehan Jr throws a shot to the body.
Jabouin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sheehan Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Sheehan Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sheehan Jr throws a series of punches but Jabouin avoids them all with ease.
Sheehan Jr throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sheehan Jr momentarily.
Jabouin throws a sloppy head kick and Sheehan Jr moves out of range easily.
Jabouin avoids the body shot from Sheehan Jr.
Yves Jabouin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheehan Jr misses with a double jab
and Jabouin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sheehan Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jabouin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jabouin scores with a head kick. Sheehan Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sheehan Jr tries a low kick but Jabouin avoids it.
Jabouin punishes Sheehan Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Jabouin rushes Sheehan Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Jabouin throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jabouin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy body kick from Sheehan Jr
and Jabouin counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jabouin fails to land.
Jabouin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sheehan Jr backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sheehan Jr.
Jabouin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sheehan Jr wants to break free but Jabouin has control.
Sheehan Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jabouin has him pressed against the cage.
Sheehan Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jabouin has him pressed against the cage.
Sheehan Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sheehan Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yves Jabouin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Justus Sheehan Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jabouin. Sheehan Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jabouin is looking to clinch.
Jabouin throws a body shot but no joy.
Jabouin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sheehan Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jabouin was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheehan Jr.
Jabouin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A shot to the liver by Sheehan Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Jabouin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jabouin stuns Sheehan Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabouin throws the left hand but Sheehan Jr avoids the punch easily.
Sheehan Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Sheehan Jr misses with a wild combination.
Jabouin tries to counter with a clinch but Sheehan Jr shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sheehan Jr misses the target.
A head kick misses from Jabouin.
A head kick misses from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr misses the shot to the body.
Sheehan Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Jabouin.
Jabouin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sheehan Jr looks to land a left hand but Jabouin moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Jabouin.
Sheehan Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin lands a head kick!
Jabouin misses with a head kick.
Sheehan Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jabouin.
Jabouin throws a nice head kick!
Jabouin lands with a slapping head kick.
Sheehan Jr is rocked!
Justus Sheehan Jr's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabouin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oh Sheehan Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jabouin drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sheehan Jr right on the button. Sheehan Jr goes down! Jabouin follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Jabouin gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yves Jabouin!
In his post fight interview, Yves Jabouin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Escobar De Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butch Steel acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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192 lbs
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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
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Escobar De Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Butch Steel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel lands a nice shot that snaps De Vega's head back.
Steel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Vega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Vega throws a combination that misses
and Steel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Vega thinking.
De Vega misses with an uppercut.
De Vega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Vega tries a head kick but it misses.
De Vega ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steel clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of stalling here from Steel.
Steel prevents a body shot from De Vega.
De Vega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from De Vega fails to land.
De Vega is working Steel over against the cage.
De Vega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steel misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Steel avoiding damage.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but De Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel stalling in the clinch.
De Vega swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by De Vega.
Steel lands with a left to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Steel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Vega takes a shot to the head.
Steel can't find room to land a body shot as De Vega controls the action.
Steel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Vega working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Steel.
De Vega misses with the head strike.
Steel gets underhooks to prevent De Vega's takedown attempt.
De Vega can't find room to land a body shot as Steel controls the action.
Steel misses with the head strike.
Steel misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Steel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Vega seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Steel can turn it around.
De Vega blocks an uppercut.
De Vega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steel lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Steel.
Steel lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by De Vega.
De Vega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steel blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel just leaning against De Vega, taking a breather.
Steel slowing the pace effectively.
Steel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Vega is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Vega.
De Vega working aggressively here.
Steel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Vega backwards.
Steel slowing the pace effectively.
De Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steel lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Vega backwards.
Steel stops a takedown attempt from De Vega.
Steel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Vega blocks a body shot from Steel.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Steel is looking to control De Vega's arms but De Vega gets an underhook and turns him. Now Steel has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Vega.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vega misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Vega blocks a body shot from Steel.
De Vega misses with a body punch.
De Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Vega can't find room to land a body shot as Steel controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Steel.
De Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel lands a shoulder strike.
Steel lands with a light punch inside.
De Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steel blocks a body shot from De Vega.
Steel misses with a body punch.
De Vega working aggressively here.
De Vega stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steel lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Steel dominated that round.
That's time! De Vega's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Vega throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
De Vega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from De Vega.
Steel throws a solid leg kick but De Vega takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Steel.
De Vega has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Steel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from De Vega does it's job there.
Steel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Vega jabs Steel right on the nose. Steel blinks but takes it well.
Steel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Vega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Vega misses with a right hand
enabling Steel to counter with a crisp jab.
De Vega throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Vega drops his hands momentarily and Steel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Steel misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel scores with a nice right hand.
Steel throws a series of strikes that have De Vega backpedaling.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Steel. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Steel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Vega is rocked!
De Vega waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steel.
Oh De Vega is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Vega leaves his chin hanging out and Steel seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! De Vega crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Butch Steel!
Butch Steel was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demetrious Jorgensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phat Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ho has chosen Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Demetrious Jorgensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phat Ho!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been informed that Ho has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ho connects with a body shot that sends Jorgensen's belly button to the back.
Jorgensen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ho's waist but Ho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jorgensen off to one side.
Ho throws out a powerful jab.
Phat Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho lands with a hook. Jorgensen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ho keeps Jorgensen at a distance using the push kick.
Ho misses with a low kick.
Ho slaps away a takedown attempt from Jorgensen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jorgensen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jorgensen avoids the body shot from Ho.
Ho throws a head kick that misses.
Jorgensen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ho keeps Jorgensen at a distance using the push kick.
Ho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen checks a low kick from Ho.
Ho slaps away a takedown attempt from Jorgensen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrious Jorgensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jorgensen looks for a takedown but Ho sprawls well.
Ho digs a good hook to Jorgensen's body.
Jorgensen shoots in but no luck this time.
Ho stuns Jorgensen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ho clinches up against the cage.
Ho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jorgensen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ho tries to throw a body punch but Jorgensen avoids it by throwing Ho back against the cage.
Jorgensen takes a shot to the head.
Jorgensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho tries a body shot but Jorgensen blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho lands a hook that snaps the head of Jorgensen backwards.
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!
Jorgensen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ho drives through and clinches with Jorgensen against the cage.
Jorgensen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ho after a bit of a struggle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ho struggles to land a body shot inside as Jorgensen controls his hands.
Jorgensen misses with the head strike.
Jorgensen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ho lands a nice shot to the body.
Ho lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Ho as the two fighters clinch.
Jorgensen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho is working Jorgensen over against the cage.
Ho is leaning against Jorgensen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jorgensen is breathing heavily.
Jorgensen looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jorgensen backwards.
Ho blocks a body shot from Jorgensen.
Ho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jorgensen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Ho.
A head punch on the inside from Jorgensen fails to land.
Ho lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Ho.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jorgensen looking for a takedown.
Jorgensen misses with a punch to the body.
Ho lands a left hand.
Ho lands a nice uppercut.
Ho pushes Jorgensen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ho lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho lands a body punch.
Jorgensen blocks a body shot from Ho.
Ho lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho blocking some punches.
A short right from Ho.
Ho tries a body shot but Jorgensen blocks it.
Ho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ho.
A short right from Ho on the inside.
Ho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jorgensen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jorgensen lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorgensen lands a couple of digs.
Jorgensen throws an elbow that misses. Ho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jorgensen's guard. Nice move by Ho!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phat Ho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ho tries a head kick but it misses.
Jorgensen shoots in but Ho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ho misses with a body kick.
Jorgensen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ho was covering up waiting for the punch and Jorgensen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ho wriggles free and stands up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jorgensen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ho.
Jorgensen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho cracks Jorgensen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jorgensen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ho.
Jorgensen scores with a takedown into Ho's guard.
Ho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jorgensen is one step ahead there.
Jorgensen throws a strike but Ho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jorgensen is pulling down on Ho's head to control his posture.
Jorgensen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jorgensen looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ho is continuing to stall.
Ho won't allow Jorgensen to sweep him here.
Jorgensen trying to control the position.
Jorgensen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ho is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorgensen has Ho pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jorgensen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ho avoids it really well and circles away.
Jorgensen goes for a double leg but Ho avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ho continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrious Jorgensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ho jabs at Jorgensen's body.
Jorgensen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jorgensen shoots in for a takedown but Ho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ho cracks the inside of Jorgensen's front leg.
Jorgensen fails with a takedown attempt.
Ho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jorgensen rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho delivers a nice body kick.
Phat Ho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ho thows a body kick. Jorgensen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jorgensen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters circling a little - Ho finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jorgensen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ho tries to avoid it but Jorgensen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ho to the ground. Ho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorgensen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ho.
Ho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ho pushes Jorgensen up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Ho - that landed with a thud.
Ho tries to throw a body punch but Jorgensen avoids it by throwing Ho back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ho.
Jorgensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phat Ho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Horrible takedown attempt by Jorgensen or perhaps it was just good defense by Ho, which made it look bad.
Ho throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jorgensen's head.
Ho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jorgensen misses with a takedown attempt - Ho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Phat Ho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jorgensen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ho.
Ho lands a slapping body shot.
Ho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho throws a leg kick which misses Jorgensen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jorgensen tries to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Ho. No joy for Jorgensen on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrious Jorgensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jorgensen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jorgensen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ho!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen working away.
Ho regains half guard, as Jorgensen was trying to land strikes.
Phat Ho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jorgensen.
Ho manages to get to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Jorgensen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jorgensen throws an elbow that misses. Ho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jorgensen's guard. Nice move by Ho!
Jorgensen working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen wants to sweep but no luck.
Jorgensen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ho puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ho is thwarting Jorgensen's attempts to control the position.
Jorgensen wants to improve his position but Ho is controlling well.
Phat Ho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ho trying to pass the guard but Jorgensen defending well.
Ho tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jorgensen controls his leg.
Jorgensen is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen manages to get to full guard.
Ho looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jorgensen wants to sweep here but Ho controlling him for the moment.
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.
Jorgensen wants to control the position but Ho says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ho is thwarting Jorgensen's attempts to control the position.
It looks like Ho is going to stand back up.
Jorgensen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jorgensen.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ho.
Demetrious Jorgensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jorgensen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phat Ho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phat Ho!
Our winner, Phat Ho, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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