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GSF 65 Tankov vs MacDonald PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Torchertime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase comes to the cage accompanied by Break. The crowd seem to be enjoying Torchertime's choice of entrance music: Ruff Ryders By DMX. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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218 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Chase!
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, Tank Torchertime!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase moves in looking to clinch but Torchertime pushes him off.
Torchertime fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chase doesn't manage to clinch there - Torchertime circles away.
Torchertime looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chase moves in looking to clinch but Torchertime pushes him off.
Johnny Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torchertime moves into the clinch successfully.
Chase pulls guard successfully.
Torchertime throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torchertime trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chase looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torchertime drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Torchertime jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torchertime throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chase has Torchertime pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torchertime postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chase moves into range and clinches up with Torchertime.
Torchertime escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chase wants to clinch up but Torchertime keeps it at a distance.
Chase instigates a clinch.
Torchertime with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chase is working Torchertime over against the cage.
Torchertime avoiding damage as Chase throws knees to the body.
Chase lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chase not doing much here.
Chase wants to work for an arm triangle but Torchertime is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chase wants to take a breather but Torchertime is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torchertime is trying to get back to full guard.
Chase controlling the action here.
Torchertime pushes Chase off and gets back to his feet.
Chase shoots in and bounces Torchertime off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Torchertime trying to control the position.
Chase won't allow Torchertime to sweep him here.
Torchertime is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chase advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase trying to control the action but Torchertime is working from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Torchertime is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chase's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Chase working over Torchertime with some ground and pound. Torchertime looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chase with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Torchertime looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Torchertime tries to roll over but Chase keeps him under control.
Chase 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.
Chase winds up and cracks Torchertime with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Torchertime is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torchertime looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Chase dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chase wants to clinch.
Chase tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torchertime looks for a takedown but Chase sprawls well.
Torchertime keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chase.
Chase tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chase moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torchertime blocks an elbow strike from Chase.
Torchertime wants the takedown. Chase is fighting it off but Torchertime persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Chase's guard against the cage.
Chase avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chase bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Torchertime's guard.
Chase showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Torchertime keeping moving, preventing Chase from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase got a little sloppy there for a moment and Torchertime has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chase has managed to get both his arms back between Torchertime's legs - danger averted.
Chase controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chase trying to control but Torchertime is working from the bottom.
Torchertime keeping full guard, as Chase tries to pass.
Torchertime is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Torchertime looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Torchertime is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Torchertime wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chase shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Torchertime's guard.
Torchertime tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chase trying to control but Torchertime is working from the bottom.
Chase's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chase looking to sit in guard and control but Torchertime gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chase trying to control the position.
Torchertime landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torchertime throwing strikes but missing.
Torchertime looking to pass the guard.
Torchertime passes Chase's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Torchertime not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Torchertime is working for a kimura but Chase is defending it quite comfortably.
Torchertime prevents Chase from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chase wants to control but Torchertime is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Torchertime lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Johnny Chase has been cut.
Torchertime tries to clinch but Chase is having none of it.
Chase shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Torchertime defends it nicely.
Chase throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chase shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tank Torchertime will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johnny Chase's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Torchertime fails to land with a series of punches.
Tank Torchertime is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torchertime throws a series of punches but Chase moves out of range.
Chase darts in trying to clinch
and Torchertime counters with a left and a right that stings Chase.
Torchertime misses with a wild combination.
Torchertime catches Chase with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Torchertime stuffs the takedown.
Chase throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Torchertime.
Chase swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horrible takedown by Chase or perhaps it was just good defense by Torchertime which made him look bad.
Chase tries to clinch but Torchertime moves away
and Torchertime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chase closes the distance looking to clinch
and Torchertime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torchertime throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chase.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torchertime fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Torchertime doesn't manage to clinch there - Chase circles away.
Chase tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torchertime paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torchertime circles away from the clinch attempt
and Torchertime connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chase lands with a kick to the temple. Torchertime shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A left lands for Torchertime.
Torchertime throws a right and a left that Chase avoids nicely.
Torchertime swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torchertime misses with a wild combination.
Chase wants to clinch but Torchertime slips to the side
and Torchertime counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chase looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Torchertime!
Torchertime is squirming around, avoiding Chase's attempts to control the action.
Chase is really struggling to control Torchertime but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torchertime tries to hold on but Chase postures up.
Torchertime holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chase tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Torchertime is working to get back to half guard.
Torchertime wants to hold on but Chase pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase looking to control but Torchertime is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnny Chase overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torchertime tries to hold on but Chase pushes him away.
Chase trying to control but Torchertime is having none of it.
Chase content just to control the position here.
Torchertime wants to hold on but Chase pushes him away.
Torchertime holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chase tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chase can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Torchertime is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Torchertime is desperately trying to improve his position but Chase has a good base and remains in mount.
Chase looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chase throws some wild stikes that Torchertime manages to avoid easily.
Chase trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tank Torchertime comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Torchertime 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Richter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meyers has chosen Iron Man by Ozzy Osborne as his entrance music. John Richter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Donny Meyers's chin.
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282 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
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286 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, John Richter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donny Meyers!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Meyers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Richter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Richter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Richter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Richter with a nice head shot there.
Meyers looking for a sweep. Not yet Meyers, not yet.
Richter stands and steps away. Meyers gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Meyers dives in and grabs Richter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richter pushes down on Meyers's head and hops out.
Meyers darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Richter is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richter keeps working.
Richter wants to control but Meyers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Richter is trying to stand.
Richter is looking to improve his position.
Richter wants to control but Meyers is keeping busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Richter moves into the clinch.
Richter misses with some punches.
Meyers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meyers is trying to force a seperation but Richter has the dominant position.
Meyers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Richter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Meyers avoids it really well and circles away.
Richter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Richter lands in his opponent's guard.
Richter with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Richter trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meyers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Richter defends well.
Meyers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Richter trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richter tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Meyers throws a strike but Richter avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Richter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Richter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Meyers wants to control from the top but Richter keeps moving.
Richter pulls Meyers in to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Richter clinches.
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.
Richter gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Meyers is working an open guard so Richter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Richter moves into the clinch.
Meyers is trying to break the clinch but Richter is controlling him.
Richter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Richter slips under a jab from Meyers.
Richter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meyers, pushing him back against the cage.
Richter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Meyers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Richter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Meyers.
Richter is breathing heavily.
Richter looking for a takedown.
Meyers misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Meyers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meyers lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Meyers blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Richter dominated that round.
That's time! Richter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Meyers moves into the clinch.
Richter with a knee to the head.
It looks like Donny Meyers has been cut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Richter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Richter breaks the clinch.
Meyers thows a body shot but no joy.
Richter tries to clinch there but Meyers circles away.
Meyers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meyers takes a swing at Richter's ribcage but misses.
Meyers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Richter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Richter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Richter seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Meyers looking for submissions off his back.
Meyers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Richter.
Richter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meyers's head.
Richter throwing shots but Meyers is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richter working some strikes from top position.
Richter wants to stand but Meyers is controlling his posture from full guard.
Richter postures up.
Richter is in close to Meyers's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Meyers throws his legs up looking for a submission but Richter uses it to pass to side control.
Meyers takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Richter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Meyers is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Richter tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Richter working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Meyers is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Richter off and has taken his back!
Richter looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Richter rolls, trying to escape but Meyers keeps control of the position.
Richter trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Meyers tries to keep control of the position but Richter is staying busy.
Richter manages to reverse the position and now he's in Meyers's guard. Nice work there by Richter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter trying to control but Meyers is working from the bottom.
Richter throwing strikes from guard but Meyers blocks nicely.
Richter is looking to work some ground and pound but Meyers has wrist control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Richter shoots in but Meyers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Richter as Meyers shoots in.
Richter is looking to clinch.
Meyers fails with the takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Richter blocks an elbow strike from Meyers.
Meyers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richters head.
Richter stalling.
Richter connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richter works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Richter postures up in Meyers's guard and throws a big left but Meyers blocks it.
Meyers wants to stand up but Richter is controlling him.
Richter trying to control but Meyers is working from the bottom.
Richter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Richter postures up and lands a big shot to Meyers's brow.
Richter trying to control but Meyers is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Meyers is looking for a triangle but Richter pushes his legs off easily.
Richter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Richter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donny Meyers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Richter misses with a body kick.
Richter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Richter tries a knee to the head but Meyers blocks it.
A short right from Richter on the inside.
Richter scores a nice knee to the body.
Richter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meyers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meyers stalling in the clinch but Richter improves position.
Richter tries a knee to the head but Meyers blocks it.
Richter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Richter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meyers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Richter defends it nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Richter.
Meyers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richter throws out the jab.
Richter clinches.
Meyers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Richter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter connects with a knee to the head.
Richter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Meyers's defenses.
Meyers takes an elbow to the temple.
Richter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Meyers regains guard immediately.
Meyers trying to keep a closed guard but Richter is proving a slippery customer.
Meyers looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Richter has picked Meyers up and slammed him! Meyers can't keep hold of the triangle and Richter manages to pass to side control!
Richter grinds an elbow into Meyers's temple.
Richter scores with punches from side control.
Richter works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Meyers is trying to get back to half guard.
Richter lands a decent elbow from side control.
Meyers is trying to improve his position.
Richter decides to stand up, so the ref orders Meyers to his feet.
John Richter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richter has closed the distance and engaged Meyers in a clinch.
Richter working aggressively here.
Richter has clasped his hands together around Meyers's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richter scores with punches from side control.
Richter lands a few punches from side control.
Meyers is trying to get back to his feet.
Richter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Meyers has escaped the position, nice work there.
Meyers gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Meyers is refusing to be controlled, as Richter sits in half guard.
Richter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers kicks off Richter and gets to his feet.
Richter moves into the clinch.
Richter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Richter tries a knee to the head but Meyers blocks it.
Meyers manages to break the clinch.
Meyers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Meyers. No joy for Richter on that attempt.
Richter drives through and clinches with Meyers against the cage.
Meyers lands an uppercut.
Meyers taking a breather.
Richter misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers tries to work over Richter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meyers tries to stall but Richter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Meyers takes a shot to the head.
Meyers tries to score a body lock takedown but Richter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Richter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Meyers letting Richter take a breather here.
Richter connects with a knee to the head.
Donny Meyers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Meyers up against the cage.
Meyers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Meyers is working for takedown but Richter is calmly controlling the position for now.
John Richter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donny Meyers.
Meyers takes an elbow to the temple.
Richter has Meyers pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Richter pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Meyers tumbling to the mat - Richter dives into Meyers's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richter landing with the ground and pound.
John Richter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meyers keeping moving, preventing Richter from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Richter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Richter, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Richter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sthawy Sthowp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralf Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sthowp comes to the cage accompanied by Blind Guardian - Into the Storn. Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: MGMT - Electric Feel . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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174 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sthawy Sthowp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralf Gracie!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sthowp scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sthowp.
Sthowp with a hook.
Sthowp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sthowp lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Sthowp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot by Sthowp.
Sthawy Sthowp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sthowp lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sthowp throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sthowp pinned against the cage. Sthowp gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Sthowp.
Sthowp looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sthowp connects with a nice looking jab.
Sthowp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sthowp with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sthowp.
Sthowp cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Sthowp connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Sthowp.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sthowp.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sthowp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sthowp connects with a jab.
Sthowp displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice combination there by Sthowp.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sthowp.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Sthowp finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Sthowp.
Sthowp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sthowp misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sthowp as he jumps to the side.
Sthawy Sthowp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralf Gracie.
Sthowp bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Sthowp misses.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie walks straight into a right hand from Sthowp - that's dropped him! Sthowp jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Gracie from any more punishment! Gracie complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sthawy Sthowp!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Jar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay comes to the cage accompanied by .. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Flay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Jar!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jar.
Flay moves in looking to clinch but Jar pushes him off.
Jar loads up on a big right hand but Flay slips the punch.
Flay misses with a body shot.
Jar misses with an uppercut.
Jar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Flay drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Flay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Flay is controlling him.
Flay working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flay trying to control but Jar is working from the bottom.
Flay might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Flay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay trying to control but Jar is working from the bottom.
Jar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jar throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Flay escapes and throws Jar's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jar tries to escape but Flay is in control.
Jar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Flay off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flay trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Jar cracks Flay with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Flay from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Jar lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Flay tries to get to full guard but Jar has control of the leg.
Flay regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jar thows a big elbow that misses.
Flay is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jar is controlling him.
Flay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jar is working Flay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jar stopping the sweep attempt from Flay.
Flay is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jar throws a big right hand that misses.
Jar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jar throws a strike but Flay rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Flay throwing strikes but missing.
Flay pushes down on Jar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Flay working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flay.
Jar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Flay scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jar wants to control but Flay is keeping busy.
Flay with the ground and pound but Jar uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flay throwing strikes from guard but Jar blocks nicely.
Flay throws and elbow that misses. Jar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flay's guard. Nice move by Jar!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ralph Jar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Flay just misses with a punch to the body.
Jar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Flay tries to avoid it but Jar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Flay to the ground. Flay escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jar throws an overhand right that lands on Flay's shoulder, as Flay tries to avoid the shot.
Jar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jar misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jar, as that shot connected.
Flay blocks a jab.
Flay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jar tries to bum rush Flay with a series of wild strikes but Flay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A cross from Jar lands.
Jar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jar tries to keep at a distance but Flay has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Flay fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Flay clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jar looking to stall.
Flay lands a body punch.
Jar is breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Flay.
Nice body punch from Flay.
A short body shot lands from Flay as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Flay.
Flay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Flay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jar backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Flay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jar.
Flay has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jar clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Flay scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay is working the ground and pound. Can Jar escape?
Jar tries to escape the position.
Flay lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Jar hold on?!
Flay patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Bobby Flay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flay has Jar flattened out and is raining down punches.
Flay lands a shot to the head.
Jar prevents Flay from getting a body triangle.
Flay scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay has the hooks in. Jar is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jar is taking damage to the body and head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Flay's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Flay missing with punches from the back.
Flay has the hooks in. Jar is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jar is taking damage to the body and head.
Flay is landing with strikes from the back.
Flay is punishing Jar with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flay looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Flay misses with punches from the back.
Flay missing with punches from the back.
Flay throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Flay connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Jar to escape the position.
Flay doesn't have the hooks in and Jar manages to turn into his guard.
Jar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jar thows a big elbow that misses.
Jar throws a strike but Flay rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jar is trying to keep Flay in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Flay dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Flay just misses with a punch to the body.
Flay scores with a decent looking hook.
Flay blocks a jab.
Flay tries to clinch there but Jar circles away.
Jar jabs Flay right on the nose. Flay blinks but takes it well.
Jar loads up on a big right hand but Flay slips the punch.
Jar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jar throws the left hand but Flay avoids the punch easily.
Flay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Flay cracks Jar with a good jab.
Flay feints and then cracks Jar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jar down.
Flay slips under a jab from Jar.
Flay stuns Jar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Flay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jar's sensitive parts.
Jar throws a series of punches but Flay avoids them all with ease.
Flay throws a shot to the body.
Ralph Jar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Flay is looking to wear down Jar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Flay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay lunges at Jar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jar's hand.
Flay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jar's sensitive parts.
Flay throws a leg kick which misses Jar's front leg but catches the back leg as Jar tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Flay.
Jar looks to land a left hand but Flay moved out of range nicely.
Flay's corner calls for a 1-2. Flay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Flay.
Flay landing a few strikes.
Flay lands a few punches from side control.
Flay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jar keeps working.
Flay throws a strike aimed at the side of Jar's head but Jar avoids it well.
Flay sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jar is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jar holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Jar is looking to reverse the position.
Flay lands some shots froms side control.
Jar is looking for a sweep.
Flay looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay trying to control the action but Jar is working from the bottom.
Jar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Flay's best efforts.
Jar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Flay scores with a couple of nice shots.
Flay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Flay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jar's head.
Flay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Flay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Flay wants to pass to mount but Jar is defending the position.
Flay prevents Jar from standing back up.
Flay working over Jar with some ground and pound. Jar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Flay is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Flay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Flay working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Flay prevents Jar from improving his position.
Jar controlling the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Flay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flay 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Flay!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slow Fade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gable comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Derringer - I am a Real American. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Slow Fade!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fade misses with a wild body shot.
Gable throws an overhand right that lands on Fade's shoulder, as Fade tries to avoid the shot.
Gable misses with a hook.
Gable looks to land a right hand but Fade moved out of range.
Gable throws an overhand right that lands on Fade's shoulder, as Fade tries to avoid the shot.
Fade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gable.
Fade takes a swing at Gable's ribcage but misses.
Fade lands a nice hook to Gable's body. Gable takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gable avoids the body shot from Fade.
Gable lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Slow Fade has been cut.
Fade misses with a body shot.
Fade throws an overhand right that lands on Gable's shoulder, as Gable tries to avoid the shot.
Fade is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gable rather than just go for the knockout.
Gable takes one on the button.
Fade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gable ducks under a wild hook from Fade.
A swing and a miss from Gable.
Fade throws a jab but it's blocked by Gable.
Fade lands a nice shot to the body.
Fade lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gable backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable dodges the punch combination from Fade.
Fade throws a looping overhand right but Gable ducks down to avoid it.
Gable waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fade.
Gable throws a shot from downtown. Fade moves away and avoids it.
Fade throws the left hand but Gable avoids the punch easily.
Fade throws a right hand that Gable ducks under and follows up with a left that Gable also avoids with ease.
Gable staying out of range there.
Fade lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fade.
Gable ducks under a wild hook from Fade.
The fighters circling - Fade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gable tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fade swivels and escapes.
Gable takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gable is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fade.
Fade misses the shot to the body.
Gable lands a really nice looking cross but Fade seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fade looks to score with a jab to the body but Gable is just out of range.
Gable misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Fade does no damage.
Fade lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gable backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gable takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fade misses with a few strikes there.
Fade swinging wildly here.
A jab from Fade misses.
Fade throws a jab when Gable was well out of range.
Fade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gable was well out of range. Poor timing from Fade.
Fade throws a series of punches but Gable avoids them all with ease.
Gable moves out of range as Fade strikes.
Fade scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fade slips a jab from Gable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gable.
Fade misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Gable.
Fade fails to land with a series of punches.
Gable uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fade.
Fade loads up on a big right hand but Gable slips the punch.
Fade lands a nice shot to the body.
Fade lands a jab-cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gable.
Slow Fade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gable ducks under a wild hook from Fade.
Slow Fade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gable showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fade thuds his right hand into Gable's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheers as Fade lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gable doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gable avoids the body shot from Fade.
Fade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gable is breathing heavily.
Gable misses with a body shot.
Fade swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gable counters with a nice uppercut.
Fade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gable tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fade sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gable somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Gable misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gable takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slow Fade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slow Fade's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gable with a jab.
Fade swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Gable throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fade ducks under a wild hook from Gable.
Gable displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fade throws out the jab.
Fade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fade fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fade slips a jab from Gable.
Fade scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gable might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Fade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fade blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Fade.
The fighters circling - Fade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fade changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Fade.
Gable staying out of range there.
Fade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gable steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fade.
Fade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gable counters with a straight right hand.
Gable throws a lazy right hand but Fade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fade throws a hook but Gable avoids it easily.
Gable with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fade to score with a decent uppercut.
Fade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gable.
Gable showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fade.
Fade swings for the body but Gable moves out of range.
Fade scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gable moves away.
Fade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gable steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fade.
Gable gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fade.
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!
Fade slips under a jab.
Gable has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gable is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fade cracks Gable with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gable avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fade lands a slapping body shot.
Fade lands a right hook to the body.
Fade scores with a shot to the body.
Gable uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fade.
Fade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Fade.
Fade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gable on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fade moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fade lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Fade.
Fade lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fade scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gable.
Gable has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fade finds it's way round the side to connect with Gable's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gable keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fade.
Gable on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fade scores with a jab.
Gable is rocked!
Fade walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Gable drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Fade swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Gable's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slow Fade!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Whats Nutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nutz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
184 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Whats Nutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Joshua Turner!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Nutz slips the punch.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nutz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turner.
Turner thows a body shot but no joy.
Nutz tries to bum rush Turner with a series of wild strikes but Turner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nutz to the mat! Nutz manages to get full guard.
Turner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Turner landing some decent shots from guard.
Nutz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Turner is aware though and is defending well.
Turner sitting in guard here, content to control.
Turner preventing the sweep.
Turner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nutz wants to sweep here but Turner controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nutz being controlled here, momentarily.
Nutz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Turner won't allow Nutz to sweep him here.
Turner pushing down on Nutz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nutz tries to get to full guard but Turner has control of the leg.
Turner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nutz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Turner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Turner's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nutz wants to improve his position but Turner is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turner moves into full mount! Nutz won't be happy about that!
Turner controlling from the full mount.
Turner avoids the attempt from Nutz to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Turner.
Turner with the ground and pound from mount.
Nutz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nutz tries to lock up and control but Turner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Turner lands a big elbow.
Nutz is squirming around, avoiding Turner's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner landing punches.
Turner trying to control but Nutz is having none of it.
Nutz is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a big shot there that rocks Nutz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nutz working to try and regain half guard.
Nutz is working hard here to advance position.
Turner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turner landing strikes from the mount and Nutz is in trouble!
Nutz is working to get back to half guard.
Turner looking to finish Nutz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nutz!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Turner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nutz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nutz tries to bum rush Turner with a series of wild strikes but Turner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nutz moves away from the strike by Turner.
Turner misses with a looping right.
Turner scores a takedown into full mount!
Turner controlling the pace for now.
Nutz is working to get back to half guard.
Turner controlling the position easily from mount.
Nutz is in a horrible position here. Turner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Turner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nutz slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Turner is thwarting Nutz's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Turner in particular looking to stall.
Turner tries to pass to full mount but Nutz defends it.
Turner is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz is trying to get back to full guard.
Nutz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Turner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nutz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Turner defends well.
Turner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Turner passes Nutz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nutz keeps working.
Turner is nestled in close to Nutz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Turner there.
Nutz tries to roll over but Turner keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turner lands a nice short elbow.
Nutz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nutz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nutz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Turner with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nutz's head.
Nutz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Turner is aware though and is defending well.
Turner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nutz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Turner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Turner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turner wants to control from the top but Nutz keeps moving.
Turner preventing the sweep.
Turner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Turner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nutz did well to prevent Turner getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A jab from Turner misses.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nutz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nutz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner lands with a nice combination. Nutz backs away looking to recover.
Nutz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nutz throws a right and a left that Turner avoids nicely.
Whats Nutz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Nutz counter with a right hand.
Turner jabs at Nutz's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nutz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turner counters with a right hand to the body.
Nutz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Turner.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turner, as that shot connected.
Turner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nutz pinned against the cage. Nutz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Nutz throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Nutz misses with a shot to the body
and Turner counters with a single leg into guard. Nutz didn't expect that.
Nutz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Turner stacks Nutz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Turner!
Turner is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nutz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nutz is trying to get back to half guard.
Joshua Turner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nutz regains half guard.
Turner wants to control but Nutz is keeping him busy.
Joshua Turner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nutz is trying to get back to full guard.
Turner controlling the action here.
Turner works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nutz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Turner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nutz is looking to escape.
Whats Nutz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nutz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Turner landing shots from mount.
Turner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nutz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turner 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Turner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Aubrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aubrey has chosen Over - Drake as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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27
180 lbs
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26
167 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Aubrey!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aubrey darts in and clinches St Pierre up against the cage.
Aubrey avoiding damage.
Aubrey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Pierre misses with a body punch.
Aubrey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Aubrey on the inside.
Aubrey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Pierre misses with a punch to the body.
Aubrey manages to break the clinch.
Aubrey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aubrey.
St Pierre thuds his right hand into Aubrey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aubrey sprawls well. Aubrey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Aubrey.
A good leg kick by Aubrey.
Aubrey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Pierre's calf.
Aubrey wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Aubrey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aubrey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aubrey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aubrey cracks St Pierre with an open hand slap.
Aubrey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Aubrey's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Aubrey to regain full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aubrey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Aubrey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Aubrey wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre postures up in Aubrey's guard and throws a big left but Aubrey blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aubrey is keeping the position for now.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aubrey has control of St Pierre's left arm, preventing St Pierre from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St Pierre lands a jab to the head.
St Pierre scores with a nice strike.
Aubrey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aubrey.
St Pierre throws the left hand but Aubrey avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aubrey.
Aubrey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drake Aubrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aubrey punishes St Pierre's body with a nice straight punch.
St Pierre misses with a hook. Aubrey ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aubrey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Pierre's calf.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Aubrey moves out of range as St Pierre strikes.
Aubrey is looking to slow St Pierre down with leg kicks.
Aubrey scores with a three punch combo!
Aubrey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aubrey lands with a straight right. St Pierre didn't see that one coming.
A good leg kick by Aubrey.
St Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Aubrey scores with the left hand. St Pierre knows he should have avoided that one.
Aubrey throws a head kick that St Pierre semi-blocks.
St Pierre is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circling a little - Aubrey finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Aubrey lands a nice shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aubrey, as that shot connected.
Oh St Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aubrey cracks St Pierre with a hook to the temple - St Pierre is on wobbly legs here! Aubrey swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! St Pierre falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Aubrey wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Drake Aubrey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes to the cage accompanied by Here comes the boom. Black is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Disturbed - Indestructible. Matt Black has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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213 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Black!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a body kick.
Black goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Black attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Black throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortiz. That's going to slow Black down.
Black lands with a kick to the temple. Ortiz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Black.
Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortiz can pounce on 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!
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Ortiz throws a wild body kick that Black sees coming a mile off.
Ortiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Black throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ortiz counters with an inside leg kick.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz connects with a looping right hand.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortiz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Black looks gassed!
Ortiz takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ortiz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Black will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Black's calf.
Ortiz thows a body kick. Black tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ortiz scores with a leg kick.
Ortiz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ortiz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ortiz scores with a spinning back kick!
Ortiz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Matt Black has been cut.
Black takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ortiz. Ortiz obviously looking to wear him down.
Ortiz scores with a nice strike.
Ortiz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ortiz is looking to clinch.
Ortiz wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Ortiz looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
Black takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ortiz. Ortiz obviously looking to wear him down.
Ortiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ortiz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!
Ortiz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Black takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ortiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ortiz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ortiz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Black has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a big head kick that sends Black tumbling to the mat! Ortiz takes a step backwards and waves Black back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Black is rocked!
Ortiz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Black is still on wobbly legs! Can Ortiz finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black walks straight into a right hand from Ortiz - that's dropped him! Ortiz jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Black from any more punishment! Black complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tito Ortiz!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tau Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Go DJ by Lil Wayne. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
280 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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26
300 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tau Fang!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Fang does no damage.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fang.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Fang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Fang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Fang backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Tau Fang has been cut.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Fang misses with a body shot
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fang stuffs the takedown.
Jones works Fang's body with a nice hook.
Jones lands with a cross.
Fang tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fang.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fang as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Fang backpedaling.
Fang walks into a jab.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Fang misses.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Fang.
Jones avoids the body shot from Fang.
Fang misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fang.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fang.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Tau Fang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fang's hands.
Fang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Fang is working away.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jones.
Fang trying to control but Jones postures up.
Fang wants to get back to full guard.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Fang defending well.
Fang tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Fang is working away.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fang is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!
Jones turns into Fang and is now in his guard.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fang wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fang wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones avoids the head kick by Fang.
Fang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tau Fang's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fang slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fang misses the body punch
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fang tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Fang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Fang saw that one coming.
Jones throws a combination. Fang tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones lands a jab to Fang's midsection.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fang defends it nicely.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fang has left one of his arms exposed and Jones doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Fang screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dave Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adis Tankov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir John MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sir John MacDonald is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adis Tankov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sir John MacDonald!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tankov tries to close the distance and clinch but MacDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tankov blocks the body kick.
Tankov instigates a clinch.
MacDonald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tankov avoids it.
Tankov stalling in the clinch.
Tankov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tankov missing with knees to the body.
MacDonald tries a knee to the head but Tankov blocks it.
MacDonald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tankov blocks it with crossed arms.
MacDonald misses with a knee strike.
Tankov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MacDonald.
MacDonald stalling in the clinch.
MacDonald trying to control the position but instead, Tankov has worked for underhooks and has pushed MacDonald into the cage.
Tankov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
MacDonald dodges an elbow strike from Tankov.
MacDonald is working Tankov over against the cage.
MacDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Tankov controls his hands.
MacDonald scores with a shot to the side of Tankov's head.
Tankov tries to pull guard but MacDonald won't allow it.
MacDonald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tankov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tankov avoiding damage as MacDonald throws knees to the body.
MacDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacDonald is trying to stall.
Tankov pulls MacDonald into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in MacDonald's guard.
Tankov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
MacDonald trying to control the position.
Tankov wants to stand and escape but instead MacDonald has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tankov keeping moving, preventing MacDonald from controlling successfully.
MacDonald slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
MacDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Tankov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tankov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
MacDonald stands and throws Tankov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tankov is looking to reverse the position.
MacDonald is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tankov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tankov can't do much from the bottom here.
Tankov wants to get back to his feet.
MacDonald is trying to get an arm triangle but Tankov is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tankov is trying to improve his position.
Tankov is not content to let MacDonald control the position.
MacDonald landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
MacDonald passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Tankov!
MacDonald moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tankov has worked his arm free - good work by Tankov!
Tankov is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tankov keeps working.
Tankov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
MacDonald tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tankov is not content to let MacDonald control the position.
Tankov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tankov trying to control but MacDonald postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sir John MacDonald will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tankov fails with an attempt to clinch.
MacDonald throws a jab when Tankov was well out of range.
MacDonald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MacDonald uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tankov has time to react.
Tankov blocks a head kick by MacDonald.
Tankov tries to clinch but MacDonald moves out of range.
MacDonald throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Adis Tankov has been cut.
Tankov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tankov throws a head kick that misses.
Tankov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with MacDonald, pushing him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
MacDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tankov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
MacDonald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tankov missing with knees to the body.
Tankov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacDonald's defenses.
MacDonald is breathing heavily.
Tankov tries to land knees in the clinch but MacDonald avoids the damage to the body.
MacDonald misses with a knee strike.
MacDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tankov's elbow.
Tankov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tankov lands an elbow inside that MacDonald shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankov trying to control the position but instead, MacDonald has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tankov into the cage.
Tankov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacDonald avoids it.
MacDonald managing to block the knees to the body from Tankov.
Tankov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tankov trying to stall but MacDonald improves his position.
MacDonald avoids a wild elbow strike from Tankov.
Tankov manages to break the clinch.
Tankov lands a front kick.
MacDonald misses with a looping left.
MacDonald stuffs the takedown attempt from Tankov. Tankov gets slowly back to his feet.
MacDonald avoids the head kick by Tankov.
MacDonald defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tankov.
MacDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacDonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tankov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MacDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tankov moves away.
MacDonald clinches up with Tankov and pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. MacDonald obliges.
MacDonald tries a knee to the head but Tankov blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald tries to throw a body punch but Tankov avoids it by throwing MacDonald back against the cage.
MacDonald avoiding damage as Tankov throws knees to the body.
MacDonald lands an uppercut.
Tankov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tankov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MacDonald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tankov scores a nice knee to the body.
MacDonald is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tankov is keeping busy.
Tankov displaying some good clinch control by pressing MacDonald up against the cage.
Tankov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tankov tries a knee to the head but MacDonald blocks it.
MacDonald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tankov blocks it with crossed arms.
Tankov lands a nice elbow.
Tankov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. MacDonald avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adis Tankov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tankov looking to throw knees to the head but MacDonald is blocking nicely.
Tankov tries a knee to the head but MacDonald blocks it.
Tankov misses with a knee strike.
Tankov throws an elbow that misses.
MacDonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
MacDonald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tankov is defending well for now.
Tankov tries to land a knee to the head but MacDonald blocks with his arms.
MacDonald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tankov backwards.
Tankov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald is stalling here.
Nice elbow from Tankov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tankov obliges.
MacDonald landing knees to the head.
Tankov unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacDonald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
MacDonald tries to land a knee to the head but Tankov blocks with his arms.
Tankov lands a nice elbow.
MacDonald tries a knee to the head but Tankov blocks it.
Tankov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tankov has MacDonald pressed against the cage.
Tankov lands an elbow just above MacDonald 's eye.
MacDonald looking to throw knees to the head but Tankov is blocking nicely.
Tankov lands an elbow just above MacDonald 's eye.
MacDonald avoiding damage as Tankov throws knees to the body.
Tankov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MacDonald blocks it with crossed arms.
Tankov tries to pull guard but MacDonald won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from MacDonald.
Tankov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacDonald slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tankov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. MacDonald sprawls well initially but Tankov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
MacDonald manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald looking for a guillotine here but Tankov defends easily.
MacDonald has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tankov has passed into side control.
MacDonald tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacDonald is not content to let Tankov control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adis Tankov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adis Tankov's cut.
That's time! Tankov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
MacDonald throws a lazy right hand but Tankov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice sprawl there from MacDonald as Tankov shoots in.
MacDonald tries to clinch but Tankov moves out of range.
MacDonald tries to land a front kick but Tankov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
MacDonald clobbers Tankov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tankov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tankov tries to close the distance and clinch but MacDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacDonald lands the left hand.
MacDonald throws a lazy head kick
and Tankov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. MacDonald is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tankov throws and low kick but MacDonald moves out of range easily.
MacDonald tried to score with a low kick but Tankov checks it.
Tankov lets loose with a powerful body kick. MacDonald will feel that in the morning.
MacDonald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MacDonald catches Tankov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tankov fails with a takedown attempt.
Tankov fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
MacDonald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A low kick from Tankov misses
and MacDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tankov.
MacDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tankov moves in looking to clinch but MacDonald pushes him off.
Tankov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sir John MacDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacDonald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tankov. Tankov obviously looking to wear him down.
Tankov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tankov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tankov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tankov throws a head kick that half lands.
Tankov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
MacDonald is looking to control Tankov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can MacDonald avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tankov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tankov is looking for a kimura but MacDonald is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tankov to get the leverage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
MacDonald is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
MacDonald moves into full guard.
MacDonald looking for a guillotine here but Tankov defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald keeping moving, preventing Tankov from controlling successfully.
Tankov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tankov has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Tankov scores with a leg kick.
MacDonald lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tankov. Tankov obviously looking to wear him down.
Tankov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in MacDonald's guard.
MacDonald keeping moving, preventing Tankov from controlling successfully.
MacDonald throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tankov wants to control from the top but MacDonald keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacDonald looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adis Tankov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Adis Tankov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tankov pushes MacDonald up against the cage in a clinch.
Tankov misses with an elbow over the top.
MacDonald trying to stall but Tankov improves his position.
Tankov lands a knee to the head.
Tankov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tankov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacDonald is defending well for now.
Tankov just leaning against MacDonald, taking a breather.
Tankov misses with an elbow strike.
Tankov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from MacDonald.
Tankov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tankov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from MacDonald fails to land.
Tankov unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacDonald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
MacDonald lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tankov just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacDonald's brow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
MacDonald misses with a knee strike.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
MacDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tankov taking a breather.
MacDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tankov just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacDonald's brow.
Tankov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tankov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
MacDonald is trying to maintain a safe position but Tankov gets an underhook and turns MacDonald into the cage.
Tankov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tankov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tankov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tankov throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MacDonald as Tankov tries to tie him up.
MacDonald avoiding damage as Tankov throws knees to the body.
MacDonald is trying to maintain a safe position but Tankov gets an underhook and turns MacDonald into the cage.
Tankov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
MacDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tankov crunches a lovely knee into MacDonald's ribcage.
MacDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacDonald scores with a shot to the side of Tankov's head.
Tankov lands a knee to the body.
Tankov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tankov.
Tankov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tankov throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tankov just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacDonald's brow.
MacDonald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
MacDonald landing some nice looking knees to the body.
MacDonald blocks an elbow strike.
Tankov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but MacDonald is keeping busy.
A right hook to the body lands for MacDonald.
A right handed body shot lands from MacDonald.
A head punch on the inside from MacDonald fails to land.
MacDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
MacDonald misses with a knee to the head.
MacDonald dodges an elbow strike from Tankov.
Tankov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacDonald is defending well for now.
Tankov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tankov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacDonald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MacDonald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
MacDonald stalls.
Tankov tries to break the clinch but MacDonald is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for MacDonald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald takes an elbow to the forehead.
MacDonald is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
MacDonald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tankov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tankov connects with a knee to the head.
Tankov tries to land knees in the clinch but MacDonald avoids the damage to the body.
MacDonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Tankov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
MacDonald connects with a knee to the head.
MacDonald lands a knee to the body.
Tankov just leaning against MacDonald, taking a breather.
Tankov is trying to stall.
MacDonald putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tankov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
MacDonald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tankov blocks it with crossed arms.
Tankov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. MacDonald avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adis Tankov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacDonald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tankov backwards.
Tankov misses with an elbow strike.
MacDonald avoids a wild elbow strike from Tankov.
MacDonald scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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.
MacDonald pushes Tankov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tankov throws an elbow that misses.
Tankov trying to stall but MacDonald improves his position.
MacDonald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MacDonald avoiding damage as Tankov throws knees to the body.
MacDonald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tankov backwards.
Tankov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacDonald avoids it.
MacDonald is working Tankov over against the cage.
MacDonald using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
MacDonald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
MacDonald tries to land knees in the clinch but Tankov avoids the damage to the body.
MacDonald has a couple of punches blocked by Tankov.
Nice elbow from Tankov.
Tankov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
MacDonald dodges an elbow strike from Tankov.
A short right from MacDonald on the inside.
Tankov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tankov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
MacDonald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tankov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
MacDonald throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tankov lands an elbow that stopped MacDonald in his tracks for a moment.
MacDonald throws a knee to the head but misses.
MacDonald has a couple of punches blocked by Tankov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sir John MacDonald will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adis Tankov's cut.
That's time! Tankov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Tankov moves into range and clinches up with MacDonald.
MacDonald is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
MacDonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
MacDonald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tankov blocking some punches.
MacDonald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
MacDonald looking to slow down the pace here.
Tankov stalling against the cage.
MacDonald looking to throw knees to the head but Tankov is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Tankov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tankov lands an elbow that stopped MacDonald in his tracks for a moment.
Tankov lands an elbow inside.
MacDonald is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tankov lands a damaging elbow.
Tankov tries to land a knee to the head but MacDonald blocks with his arms.
Tankov is trying to maintain a safe position but MacDonald gets an underhook and turns Tankov into the cage.
Tankov is struggling to control the position.
Tankov throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MacDonald tries to land knees in the clinch but Tankov avoids the damage to the body.
Tankov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tankov jumps guard.
Tankov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
MacDonald looking to sit in guard and control but Tankov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tankov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
MacDonald walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tankov.
Tankov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tankov throws a head kick that misses.
MacDonald has closed the distance and engaged Tankov in a clinch.
Tankov avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
MacDonald misses with a knee strike.
Tankov blocks an uppercut.
MacDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacDonald takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
MacDonald lands with a right to the head.
Tankov lands a good knee to the midsection. MacDonald won't want to take too many of those.
MacDonald takes an elbow to the forehead.
MacDonald misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tankov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MacDonald clinches but Tankov breaks the clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
MacDonald will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tankov scoring well with a low kick there.
MacDonald stuffs the takedown attempt from Tankov. Tankov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tankov circles away from the clinch attempt
so Tankov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tankov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacDonald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
MacDonald is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tankov is aware though and is defending well.
Tankov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tankov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tankov counters with a body kick that stops MacDonald in his tracks momentarily.
Tankov moves into the clinch.
Tankov is looking to control MacDonald's arms but MacDonald gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tankov has his back to the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tankov throws an elbow but misses.
MacDonald is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
MacDonald misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tankov looking to stall.
MacDonald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tankov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
MacDonald lands a nice shot to the body.
Tankov tries to land a knee to the head but MacDonald blocks with his arms.
Tankov throws an elbow but it misses.
Tankov scores a nice knee to the body.
MacDonald misses with some punches.
MacDonald blocks an elbow strike.
MacDonald connects with a knee to the head.
Tankov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacDonald's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
MacDonald scores with a shot to the side of Tankov's head.
Tankov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Tankov.
Tankov looking to throw knees to the head but MacDonald is blocking nicely.
MacDonald connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tankov's face.
Tankov lands a good knee to the midsection. MacDonald won't want to take too many of those.
Tankov avoiding damage.
MacDonald looking to slow down the pace here.
MacDonald seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adis Tankov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tankov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adis Tankov!
Adis Tankov retains his welterweight title!
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