RPCC 6 - Golden Inferno PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morris Borris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Quaritch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borris comes to the cage accompanied by Trafalgar - Damned Cross. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Borris
vs
Quaritch

210 cm
20
276 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

197 cm
21
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

MADE IN GERMANY

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Morris Borris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miles Quaritch!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borris tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Quaritch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Borris is fending him off so far but Quaritch persists. Nope, Borris circles away and we're back to standing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quaritch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quaritch.
Quaritch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Borris circles away.
Morris Borris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles Quaritch.
Borris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Borris wants it to stay on the feet.
Borris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Borris wants it to stay on the feet.
Quaritch plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Morris Borris has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quaritch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Borris as he jumps to the side.

Borris drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Quaritch manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaritch is trying to maintain the position but Borris is very close to passing his half guard.
Quaritch is trying to stand.
Quaritch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Quaritch is refusing to be controlled, as Borris sits in half guard.
Quaritch keeping hold of Borris's head, controlling as best he can.
Quaritch moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Borris is breathing heavily.

Quaritch is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Borris tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borris misses with the head strike.
Quaritch lands a knee to the head.
Quaritch landing knees to the body.
Quaritch lands a good knee to the midsection. Borris won't want to take too many of those.
Quaritch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quaritch.
Quaritch working Borris over with knees to the body.
Quaritch lands an elbow just above Borris 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quaritch.
Quaritch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Borris's face.

Morris Borris's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Quaritch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Quaritch obliges.
Quaritch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Quaritch scores with a knee to the head.

Morris Borris's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Borris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Borris being controlled against the cage.
Knees to the body from Quaritch.
Quaritch lands an elbow inside that Borris shrugs off.
Quaritch lands a nice knee to the body.

Quaritch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miles Quaritch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quaritch closes the distance and clinches up with Borris, looking for a takedown. Quaritch pushes Borris against the cage but Borris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaritch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Borris as he avoids it easily.
Quaritch shoots in but Borris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Quaritch fails with the takedown

and Borris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Quaritch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Borris takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Quaritch.
Quaritch lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Quaritch.
Quaritch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quaritch lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Quaritch.
Quaritch connects with a knee to the head.
Quaritch lands a damaging elbow.
Borris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Borris takes an elbow to the temple.
Quaritch lands a damaging elbow.
Quaritch stops a takedown attempt from Borris.
Quaritch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaritch lands an elbow inside that Borris shrugs off.
Quaritch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quaritch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quaritch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Quaritch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Quaritch lands a nice elbow.
Quaritch lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Borris trying to control the position but instead, Quaritch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Borris into the cage.
Borris takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quaritch stalling against the cage.

Quaritch breaks the clinch.
Quaritch shoots in and drives through. Borris sprawls well.
Quaritch misses with a takedown attempt - Borris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miles Quaritch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Morris Borris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Borris doesn't manage to clinch there - Quaritch circles away.

Quaritch moves into the clinch.
Quaritch lands a nice elbow.
Borris takes an elbow to the forehead.

Jeez, Morris Borris's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Quaritch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Borris's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Morris Borris's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Miles Quaritch!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Holger Koppe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Howe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koppe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koppe
vs
Howe

180 cm
21
171 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holger Koppe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Howe!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koppe wants to clinch.
Koppe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Koppe fails with a takedown attempt.

Koppe scores with a takedown into Howe's guard.
Howe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Howe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koppe is controlling him.
Howe wants to control the position but Koppe says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Howe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koppe.
Howe is trying to maintain the position but Koppe is very close to passing his half guard.
Howe is looking for a sweep. Koppe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koppe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koppe throwing shots but Howe is blocking nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Koppe is looking to clinch but Howe is avoiding it.
Koppe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holger Koppe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koppe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Howe as he jumps to the side.

Howe scores a takedown into full mount!
Koppe is breathing heavily.
Howe looking to finish Koppe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Koppe!
Howe looking to control but Koppe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Howe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Howe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Howe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Koppe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Howe looking to finish Koppe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Koppe!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Howe has hold of Koppe's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Koppe manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Koppe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Howe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Howe scoring with strikes but Koppe is staying in there.
Howe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howe wants to control the pace but Koppe is squirming around nicely.
Koppe tries to hold on but Howe postures up.
The referee warns Koppe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Koppe is in a horrible position here. Howe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Koppe tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howe lands a big elbow.
Howe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Howe dominating with strikes here.
Howe scoring with strikes but Koppe is staying in there.
Howe with a couple of short strikes.
Koppe is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Howe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Howe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Koppe's face.
Koppe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Koppe is bucking up trying to escape but Howe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Koppe sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Howe 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.
Howe throwing shots but Koppe is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howe trying to control from Koppe's half guard. Koppe has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Koppe keeping full guard, as Howe tries to pass.
Koppe keeping moving, preventing Howe from controlling successfully.
Howe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Howe stands and throws Koppe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Howe cracks Koppe with a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howe is looking to take a break and control but Koppe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koppe manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Howe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Howe with a poor takedown

and Koppe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Howe looking to control.
Koppe looking to sit in guard and control but Howe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tim Howe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Howe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koppe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howe stands up over Koppe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Howe wants to control from the top but Koppe keeps moving.
Howe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koppe striking off his back.
Howe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Howe looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Koppe with a poor takedown

and Howe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Koppe's guard.
Howe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Howe slips nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from Howe there.
Nice strikes from Howe there.
Koppe is not content to let Howe control the position.
Howe working Koppe over with strikes.
Howe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koppe is trying to stand.
Koppe strikes from the bottom but Howe uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Howe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Koppe down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koppe is pushing Howe's head away, looking to escape. Howe manages to hold on to the position though.
Howe lands a few punches from side control.
Howe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Koppe down.
Koppe is looking for a sweep.
Howe is working Koppe over with some ground and pound from side control.
Koppe is looking for a sweep.
Howe working the ground and pound.
Howe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Koppe some visible discomfort.
Howe is chipping away with strikes.
Koppe is looking to regain half guard here but Howe keeps moving and retains side control.
Howe working the ground and pound.
Howe is chipping away with strikes.
Howe advances to full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howe breaks from Koppe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Howe unloading with bombs!
Howe working the ground and pound effectively.
Koppe wants to control but Howe is having none of it.
Howe with a couple of short strikes.
Howe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Howe with a couple of short strikes.
Howe looking to finish Koppe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Koppe!
Howe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Koppe is desperately trying to improve his position but Howe has a good base and remains in mount.
Koppe is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howe controlling his opponent.
Koppe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Howe lands a big shot there that rocks Koppe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Koppe can't escape the position.
Howe raining down shots from the mount!
Howe landing punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koppe is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Howe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Howe tries for a takedown but Koppe circles away easily

and Koppe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Howe controlling the position for now.
Koppe wants to control but Howe is keeping him busy.
Howe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koppe.
Howe is staying active underneath Koppe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Howe kicks off Koppe and gets to his feet.
Koppe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Howe counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Howe manages to break the clinch.
Howe shoots in for a takedown but Koppe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Koppe wants to clinch

and Howe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koppe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Koppe moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Howe has worked his arm free - good work by Howe!
Howe manages to get back to half guard.
Howe trying to control but Koppe postures up.
Howe keeping control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Howe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koppe stopping the sweep attempt from Howe.

Koppe has gone for a leg lock! Howe slips out almost immediately though and dives into Koppe's guard.
Howe preventing the sweep.

Howe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Howe wants to pass the guard but Koppe is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Howe works over Koppe with some ground and pound from guard.
Howe stands and throws Koppe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Howe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Koppe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Howe looks up at the clock and then as Koppe takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Howe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Howe lands an elbow.
Koppe is looking to reverse the position.
Howe scores with punches from side control.
Howe landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koppe misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Howe in side control lands a decent elbow.
Koppe struggling a bit here.
Howe trying to control the position but Koppe is working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koppe with a poor takedown

and Howe counters with a shoot takedown. Koppe fights it but they end up in guard.
Koppe keeping moving, preventing Howe from controlling successfully.
Koppe wants to stand up but Howe is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howe thows a big elbow that misses.
Holger Koppe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tim Howe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Howe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koppe is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Howe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Howe 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Howe!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baby Dragonfly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dragonfly
vs
Pulver

189 cm
22
172 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baby Dragonfly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Pulver!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pulver darts in and clinches Dragonfly up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Pulver lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dragonfly is looking to control Pulver's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dragonfly avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulver not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dragonfly trying to hold on to Pulver's head to control him but Pulver postures up.
Dragonfly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Pulver is working for a kimura but Dragonfly is defending it quite comfortably.
Pulver keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragonfly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pulver is working away from the top position though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Dragonfly or perhaps it was just good defense by Pulver which made him look bad.
Dragonfly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pulver sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dragonfly somewhat.
Dragonfly fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Dragonfly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragonfly walks into a jab.
Dragonfly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pulver swivels and escapes.

Pulver closes the distance and pushes Dragonfly back into the cage.

Dragonfly has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pulver is trying to keep an underhook but Dragonfly manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Dragonfly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulver is looking to improve his position.
Dragonfly wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Pulver uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Pulver looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pulver tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulver keeping full guard, as Dragonfly tries to pass.
Pulver wants to sweep here but Dragonfly controlling him for the moment.
Pulver is looking to stand up but Dragonfly isn't so interested in that idea.
Dragonfly seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulver manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dragonfly avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pulver.

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.
Pulver thowing shots but they're missing.
Dragonfly is squirming around, avoiding Pulver's attempts to control the action.
Pulver is trying to control here but Dragonfly has managed to regain half guard.
Dragonfly keeping control of the position.
Dragonfly trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Dragonfly is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Pulver dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pulver misses with a wild body shot.
Pulver slaps away a takedown attempt from Dragonfly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dragonfly fails with a takedown attempt.
Pulver throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dragonfly wants to clinch
and Pulver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Baby Dragonfly has been cut.
Dragonfly clinches but Pulver breaks the clinch
enabling Pulver to counter with a crisp jab.

Pulver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dragonfly has Pulver pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pulver manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Dragonfly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragonfly goes for a takedown attempt but Pulver pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jab by Pulver.

Dragonfly is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pulver keeps Dragonfly at a distance using the push kick.
Oh Dragonfly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pulver clinches up against the cage.

Pulver manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pulver is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dragonfly seems to have got his legs back now.
Pulver wants to control but Dragonfly is keeping him busy.
Dragonfly has hold of Pulver's hands but Pulver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Still in half guard, Pulver seems content to control.
Let's hope that Pulver has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Pulver gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulver throws a monster overhand right that drops Dragonfly! Pulver follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Pulver!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milo Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Larondelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winner's entrance music is Fight Night. A fine choice. Larondelle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Harder to Breathe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Winner
vs
Larondelle

185 cm
22
190 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milo Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Larondelle!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larondelle misses with the combination.
Winner swinging wildly here.
Winner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larondelle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winner throws out the jab.

Winner clinches up with Larondelle and pushes him back against the cage.

Winner breaks from the clinch.
Larondelle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Winner drops Larondelle with a left and a right! Oh, Larondelle is hurt - Winner dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Richard Larondelle has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winner tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Winner is looking to take a break and control but Larondelle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Winner tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Winner is working hard here to advance position.
Larondelle can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Winner swings around for an armbar but Larondelle sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Winner's guard.
Larondelle won't allow Winner to get back to his feet.
Larondelle cracks Winner with a solid left hand.
Winner keeping moving, preventing Larondelle from controlling successfully.
Winner wants to sweep here but Larondelle controlling him for the moment.
Winner is wriggling around but Larondelle manages to pass to half guard.
Winner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Winner.

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.
Larondelle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Larondelle scoring with some ground and pound.
Larondelle pushes down on Winner's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Larondelle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winner keeps working.

Winner kicks off Larondelle and gets to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larondelle. Winner does a little dance to reset his feet.

Winner has closed the distance and engaged Larondelle in a clinch.

Winner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larondelle blocks a low kick nicely.
Larondelle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Larondelle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winner.
Larondelle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Winner. Winner obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Winner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larondelle.
Larondelle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Winner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That has opened up Richard Larondelle's cut even more.
Larondelle ducks under a wild hook from Winner.

Larondelle moves into the clinch.

Winner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winner throws a leg kick that misses.
Winner misses with an uppercut. Larondelle saw that one coming.
Winner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Larondelle.
Larondelle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

The cut above Richard Larondelle's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A cross from Larondelle lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larondelle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larondelle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larondelle with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Larondelle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larondelle. Winner does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Winner misses.
Winner connects with a right hand. Larondelle shakes it off.
Winner lands with a straight right. Larondelle didn't see that one coming.
Milo Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Larondelle right on the button. Larondelle goes down! Winner follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Winner gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milo Winner!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Berbick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rock
vs
Berbick

190 cm
22
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robbie Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Berbick!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Berbick drops Rock with a left and a right! Oh, Rock is hurt - Berbick dives into side control looking to finish!

Rock is rocked!

It looks like Robbie Rock has been cut.
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!

Berbick is trying to get an arm triangle but Rock is defending well.
Oh Rock is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rock tries to buck Berbick off but Berbick is having none of it.
Rock seems to have got his legs back now.
Rock wants to get back to his feet but Berbick drags him back down.

Berbick is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rock is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Berbick wants to control but Rock is keeping him busy.
Berbick landing strikes.
Berbick throws an elbow but Rock slips to the side and avoids it well.
Berbick scoring with punches and elbows.
Rock dodges the ground and pound from Berbick.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rock struggling a bit here.
Berbick is working Rock over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berbick working the body and head with strikes.
Berbick is looking to take a break and control but Rock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Berbick sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rock is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Berbick is trying to get an arm triangle but Rock is defending well.
Rock wants to control but Berbick postures up.
Berbick wants to control but Rock is keeping him busy.
Berbick sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rock is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rock throws an elbow that doesn't really do any damage.
Berbick working the head and body with strikes.
Berbick working the ground and pound.
Berbick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berbick advances to full mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Berbick wants to control the pace but Rock is squirming around nicely.
Berbick landing strikes from the mount.
Rock working to try and regain half guard.
Rock in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Berbick on the ground.

Berbick working for a submission but Rock is keeping him at bay.
Rock is trying to escape the mount.
Berbick avoids the attempt from Rock to control.
Rock taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berbick landing shots from mount.

Berbick has hold of Rock's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rock manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Berbick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rock is looking to escape.
Rock is desperately trying to improve his position but Berbick has a good base and remains in mount.
Berbick is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Berbick has hold of Rock's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rock manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Berbick prevents Rock from getting the reversal.
Rock is breathing heavily.
Berbick lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berbick landing strikes from the mount.
Berbick avoids the attempt from Rock to control.
Berbick with a couple of short strikes.
Rock takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Berbick connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Berbick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rock keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Berbick working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Rock turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Berbick off and cradles Rock's limp body as Berbick celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Anthony Berbick!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Herrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge St Piere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Herrera
vs
St Piere

182 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Herrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jorge St Piere!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Piere swinging wildly here.

Herrera closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
St Piere is trying to control but can't.
St Piere wants to get back to his feet.
St Piere tries to roll over but Herrera keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Herrera seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Piere is pressing down on Herrera's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Herrera controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Herrera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Piere works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Herrera wants to control from the top but St Piere keeps moving.
St Piere wants to stand and escape but Herrera is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera controlling from the top position.

St Piere throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Herrera has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Herrera trying to control the position from guard on top but St Piere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.

St Piere has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Herrera is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for St Piere.
Herrera grinds an elbow into St Piere's temple.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Herrera working the head with strikes.
St Piere pushes Herrera away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Herrera gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
St Piere tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herrera trying to control the action but St Piere is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
St Piere tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Herrera works to advance to full mount. St Piere defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
St Piere bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

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.
St Piere throws a big right hand that misses.
St Piere trying to stand up but can't free himself from Herrera's guard.
Herrera is breathing heavily.
St Piere missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Piere wants to pass the guard but Herrera is keeping the position.
Herrera controls St Piere momentarily but St Piere frees himself.

St Piere drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Herrera dives on top into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Piere preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Herrera dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

St Piere looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Herrera shoots in but St Piere avoids the takedown attempt easily.
St Piere is looking to slow Herrera down with leg kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Herrera.
St Piere with a poor takedown

and Herrera counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Herrera is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St Piere keeping moving, preventing Herrera from controlling successfully.
Herrera throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Piere keeping moving, preventing Herrera from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because St Piere is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

St Piere had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Herrera defends it easily.

St Piere is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

St Piere pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Piere looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Herrera content to stall in guard here.

Herrera avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

St Piere is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Herrera frees his head nicely. Oh but St Piere has switched to an armbar! Herrera is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jorge St Piere!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sim Heer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Heer
vs
MacLeod

170 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sim Heer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark MacLeod!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heer lands a nice shot to the body.
Heer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Heer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
MacLeod throws a series of punches but Heer avoids them all with ease.
MacLeod thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for MacLeod.
Sim Heer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
MacLeod waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heer.
A cross from Heer lands.
Heer throws a combination that misses
and MacLeod makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Heer really felt that one!
MacLeod lands a really nice looking cross but Heer seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacLeod misses with a wild combination.
Heer connects with a good right hand that stumbles MacLeod. MacLeod circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by MacLeod!
Heer throws a big shot that misses.
Heer throws a series of punches but MacLeod moves out of range.
MacLeod works Heer's body with a nice hook.
Heer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
MacLeod scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Heer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
MacLeod scores with a decent looking hook.
MacLeod misses with an uppercut. Heer saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heer throws a lazy right hand but MacLeod sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heer sizes up MacLeod with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Heer throws a big shot that misses.
MacLeod misses with a combination
and Heer counters with a stiff right hand.
MacLeod loads up on a big right hand but Heer slips the punch.
Heer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacLeod.
Donk. Heer catches MacLeod right on the button with a cross.
Good shot there by Heer.
MacLeod fails to land with a series of punches.
Heer loads up on a big right hand but MacLeod slips the punch.
MacLeod looks to score with a jab to the body but Heer is just out of range.
MacLeod takes a swing at Heer's ribcage but misses.
MacLeod throws a combination that misses
and Heer counters with a stiff right hand.
Heer moves away from the strike by MacLeod.
MacLeod keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Heer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

MacLeod is rocked!
MacLeod switches off momentarily and Heer cracks him with a monster right hand! MacLeod topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Heer dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Heer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sim Heer!
Sim Heer is the new lightweight champion!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Winston Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evangelos Terrofinos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Steel
vs
Terrofinos

180 cm
25
175 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

180 cm
23
175 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Winston Steel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evangelos Terrofinos!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Terrofinos.

It looks like Winston Steel has been cut.
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Terrofinos circles away quickly and effectively.
Terrofinos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Terrofinos tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Terrofinos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steel throws a push kick but Terrofinos slaps the foot to one side.
Terrofinos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Terrofinos moves into range and clinches up with Steel.
Steel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Terrofinos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Steel wants the takedown. Terrofinos is fighting it off but Steel persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Terrofinos's guard against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Terrofinos uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Steel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Steel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Steel trying to control from half guard but Terrofinos is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel tries to pass to full mount but Terrofinos defends it.
Terrofinos tries to kick Steel off but Steel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Steel wants to free his trapped foot but Terrofinos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Steel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Terrofinos defending well though.

Terrofinos pushes Steel off and gets back to his feet.
Terrofinos fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Terrofinos closes the distance and clinches.
Steel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Terrofinos with a knee to the head.

Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel shoots for a double leg takedown but Terrofinos sprawls well. He's pushed Steel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Terrofinos tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Terrofinos tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Steel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Terrofinos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Terrofinos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
Terrofinos tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
Terrofinos tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrofinos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steel counters with a three punch combo that has Terrofinos backing up. Terrofinos nods at Steel to acknowledge the strikes.
Terrofinos dips to his left and cracks Steel with an uppercut!
Evangelos Terrofinos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Terrofinos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Steel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terrofinos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terrofinos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

Terrofinos is rocked!
Terrofinos looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Terrofinos is looking to clinch.
Steel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Terrofinos counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Steel tries to keep at a distance but Terrofinos has taken the fight into the clinch.

Steel manages to break the clinch.

Terrofinos gets a clinch.
Terrofinos tries to stall but Steel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Steel wants to stall.
Steel is trying to force a seperation but Terrofinos has the dominant position.
Steel is trying to break the clinch but Terrofinos is controlling him.
Terrofinos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steel working hard to break the clinch.
Terrofinos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steel wants to break free but Terrofinos has control.

Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Steel misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terrofinos looks to clinch

and Steel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Steel trying to mount his opponent but Terrofinos defends it.
Steel working Terrofinos over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winston Steel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Winston Steel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Terrofinos throws a sloppy head kick
and Steel counters with a one-two to the body.
Steel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Terrofinos.
Terrofinos tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Steel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Terrofinos's guard now.
Steel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steel trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Terrofinos manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Steel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Winston Steel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Terrofinos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Steel, up you get!
Terrofinos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winston Steel is winning the standup battle so far.
Terrofinos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Terrofinos lands a two punch combo.
Terrofinos scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Terrofinos.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terrofinos tries to clinch up.
Terrofinos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Terrofinos sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terrofinos.
Evangelos Terrofinos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Terrofinos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terrofinos tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Steel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Terrofinos's guard now.
Terrofinos is breathing heavily.
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!
Terrofinos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Terrofinos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steel.
Terrofinos keeping full guard, as Steel tries to pass.
Steel pushing down on Terrofinos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrofinos wants to control but Steel is keeping busy.
Terrofinos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steel is looking to stall here but Terrofinos recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Terrofinos is keeping the position for now.
Steel cracks Terrofinos with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Terrofinos swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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.
Terrofinos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steel.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Terrofinos.
Terrofinos pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Steel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Terrofinos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Steel throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Terrofinos works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Terrofinos is staying active underneath Steel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Steel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winston Steel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Winston Steel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Steel just misses with a punch to the body.
Terrofinos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winston Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Terrofinos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terrofinos tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Terrofinos lands a nice shot to the body.
Steel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terrofinos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terrofinos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch lands to the side of Terrofinos 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Terrofinos circles away quickly and effectively.
Terrofinos tries to clinch up

and Steel counters with a crisp one two that drops Terrofinos! Steel thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Terrofinos to his feet! Terrofinos is in big trouble!
A clash of legs there as Steel blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Terrofinos.
Terrofinos closes the distance but Steel moves to the side

and Steel counters with a nice right hand that sends Terrofinos toppling to the canvas! Terrofinos scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Steel finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terrofinos's corner calls for a 1-2. Terrofinos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Terrofinos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a double jab
and Terrofinos counters with a low kick, right behind Steel 's knee.
Terrofinos tries to clinch but Steel moves away
and Steel counters with a nice body shot.
Steel throws a right and a left that Terrofinos avoids nicely.
Terrofinos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Terrofinos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Terrofinos throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
Terrofinos tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Steel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Terrofinos's guard.
Steel passes Terrofinos's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steel is looking for a kimura but Terrofinos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Steel to get the leverage.

Steel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Steel wants to free his trapped foot but Terrofinos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Steel is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Terrofinos reverses the position - he's now on top in Steel's guard.
Steel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Terrofinos!

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.
Steel landing punches.
Steel throwing strikes but Terrofinos recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Steel prevents Terrofinos from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel thows a huge punch but Terrofinos dodges it nicely.
Steel passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Terrofinos!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winston Steel clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Winston Steel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Terrofinos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Terrofinos circles away.
Terrofinos darts in trying to clinch

and Steel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Terrofinos won't be happy with that.

Steel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Terrofinos has escaped the position, nice work there.

Steel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrofinos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Steel off and has taken his back!
Terrofinos is looking to control Steel but Steel is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Steel rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Steel tries to roll over but Terrofinos keeps him under control.
Steel gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Terrofinos preventing the sweep.
Steel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Terrofinos can do to turn this around?
Terrofinos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Steel's guard.
Steel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steel is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Terrofinos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt

and Steel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Terrofinos's guard.
Steel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Terrofinos's guard.

Steel seems to be working for a kimura but Terrofinos defends the submission attempt.
Steel throwing shots but Terrofinos is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrofinos is trying to stand back up but Steel is controlling him

Steel is working for a kimura but Terrofinos is defending it quite comfortably.

Steel is looking for submissions but instead, Terrofinos has regained full guard.
Steel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winston Steel had his way with Evangelos Terrofinos in that round.
The cut man is working on Winston Steel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Steel misses with an uppercut. Terrofinos saw that one coming.
Terrofinos wants to clinch but Steel slips to the side
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Terrofinos tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Terrofinos.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steel tries to bum rush Terrofinos with a series of wild strikes but Terrofinos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Steel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steel goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Terrofinos has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Steel but great work by Terrofinos.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Terrofinos stands up.
Terrofinos darts in trying to clinch

and Steel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Terrofinos's guard.
Steel trying to control but Terrofinos is working from the bottom.
Terrofinos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Terrofinos wants to sweep here but Steel controlling him for the moment.

Steel postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Terrofinos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Steel, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Terrofinos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Terrofinos has managed to get both his arms back between Steel's legs - danger averted.
Terrofinos preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrofinos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Terrofinos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Terrofinos tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.
Terrofinos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Steel's head.
Terrofinos wants to clinch.
Terrofinos throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrofinos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steel counters with a straight right hand.
Winston Steel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Terrofinos tries to clinch but Steel moves away
and Terrofinos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Terrofinos tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Terrofinos.
Terrofinos cracks Steel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Winston Steel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steel, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Steel!
Winston Steel is the new welterweight champion!