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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herb Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Cylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cylo has chosen Dust-Cypress Hill as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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172 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herb Hurt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Cylo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cylo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hurt misses with a two punch combination.
Cylo moves into the clinch successfully.
Cylo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cylo misses with a knee to the head.
Cylo just leaning against Hurt, taking a breather.
Hurt is looking to break free of the clinch but Cylo has double underhooks.
Hurt is trying to break free.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cylo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A knee to the head by Cylo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cylo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cylo is stalling here.
Hurt breaks from the clinch.
Hurt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Herb Hurt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cylo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt throws a series of punches but Cylo avoids them all with ease.
Cylo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cylo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cylo trying to land knees to the body.
Cylo landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Cylo.
Cylo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hurt avoids the damage to the body.
Cylo throws an elbow that misses.
Cylo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hurt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hurt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurt shoots in looking for a takedown. Cylo tries to sprawl out of it but Hurt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cylo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hurt has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hurt closes the distance but Cylo moves to the side
enabling Cylo to counter with a crisp jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cylo.
Hurt tries to improve position but can't.
Cylo decides to stand back up.
Hurt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cylo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herb Hurt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurt is breathing heavily.
Cylo rushes Hurt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hurt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cylo has him pressed against the cage.
Cylo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cylo stalling in the clinch.
Cylo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cylo tries a knee to the head but Hurt blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cylo with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Cylo.
Cylo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cylo lands an elbow inside that Hurt shrugs off.
Hurt just leaning against Cylo, taking a breather.
Hurt tries to break the clinch but Cylo is controlling the position.
Cylo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hurt avoids the damage to the body.
Cylo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cylo missing with knees to the body.
Cylo throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cylo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hurt's brow.
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.
Cylo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hurt managing to block the knees to the body from Cylo.
Hurt wants to get back to striking at distance but Cylo won't allow it.
Hurt tries to break the clinch but Cylo is controlling the position.
Cylo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hurt's face.
Cylo stalling the fight.
Hurt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurt wants to clinch but Cylo slips to the side
and Cylo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hurt is trying to break the clinch but Cylo has him pressed against the cage.
Hurt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurt misses with a takedown
and Cylo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Cylo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hurt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hurt misses with a takedown
and Cylo counters by moving into the clinch.
Cylo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cylo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hurt wants to get back to striking at distance but Cylo won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hurt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cylo has him pressed against the cage.
Cylo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hurt up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd are getting on Cylo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Cylo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hurt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cylo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cylo blocks an uppercut.
Cylo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hurt is looking to break free of the clinch but Cylo has double underhooks.
Cylo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cylo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cylo stalling in the clinch.
Cylo looking to throw knees to the head but Hurt is blocking nicely.
Cylo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Cylo.
Hurt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cylo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cylo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hurt.
Herb Hurt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cylo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hurt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hurt has his takedown stuffed
and Cylo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herb Hurt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cylo. Cylo obviously looking to wear him down.
Hurt looks to clinch
and Cylo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hurt's guard now.
Cylo thows a big elbow that misses.
Cylo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cylo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hurt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cylo passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cylo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cylo moves into full mount! Hurt won't be happy about that!
A nice elbow there by Cylo.
Cylo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cylo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cylo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cylo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cylo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cylo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hurt?
Cylo landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Cylo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Cylo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hurt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cylo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cylo leaning against his opponent.
Cylo tries to land a knee to the head but Hurt blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cylo tries to land a knee to the head but Hurt blocks with his arms.
Cylo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hurt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cylo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cylo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cylo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hurt avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cylo landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cylo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cylo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hurt has had enough of the clinch but Cylo keeps him there for the moment.
Cylo trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cylo misses with a knee to the head.
Hurt can't get the takedown.
Hurt is trying to break the clinch but Cylo has him pressed against the cage.
Cylo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hurt is keeping busy.
Hurt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cylo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Come on Cylo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
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.
Cylo is trying to maintain a safe position but Hurt gets an underhook and turns Cylo into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Cylo.
Hurt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cylo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cylo.
Cylo with a knee to the head.
Hurt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cylo smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herb Hurt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurt tries for a takedown but Cylo circles away easily
so Cylo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cylo looking to pass the guard.
Cylo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cylo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cylo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cylo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hurt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hurt has escaped and now he's on top!
Hurt trying to control but Cylo is working from the bottom.
Cylo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hurt preventing the sweep.
Cylo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hurt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cylo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Cylo really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hurt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cylo counters with a takedown into side control.
Hurt taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hurt gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hurt has hold of Cylo's hands but Cylo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hurt is trying to stand back up but Cylo is controlling him
Cylo prevents Hurt from improving his position.
Cylo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurt tries to kick Cylo off but Cylo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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.
Cylo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hurt taking shots to the head.
Cylo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hurt is looking to improve his position but Cylo isn't that keen on the idea.
Jason Cylo has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Cylo working Hurt over with strikes here.
Cylo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cylo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hurt is desperately trying to improve his position but Cylo has a good base and remains in mount.
Cylo scoring with strikes but Hurt is staying in there.
Cylo controlling the pace for now.
Hurt wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cylo landing strikes from the mount and Hurt is in trouble!
Hurt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cylo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cylo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hurt hang on?
Cylo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hurt's face.
Cylo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hurt's face.
Cylo raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Hurt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cylo lands a heavy elbow.
Cylo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cylo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cylo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hurt can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cylo tries to control but Hurt wriggling away.
The referee warns Hurt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cylo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hurt turns into him and now he's in Cylo's guard.
Hurt with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Cylo dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cylo lands a head shot.
Cylo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cylo forces Hurt back against the cage and clinches.
Cylo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hurt can't break the clinch.
Hurt breaks from the clinch.
Hurt throws a nice looking combination but Cylo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cylo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cylo stalling against the cage.
Cylo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hurt blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurt is trying to break the clinch but Cylo has him pressed against the cage.
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.
Hurt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cylo is keeping busy.
Cylo avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cylo lands an elbow that stopped Hurt in his tracks for a moment.
Cylo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hurt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hurt misses with a takedown
and Cylo moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Cylo.
Cylo avoiding damage.
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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Cylo.
Hurt throws a sloppy head kick
and Cylo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hurt's guard.
Cylo passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Hurt wants to get back to his feet.
Cylo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hurt defends it well.
Cylo is looking to take a break and control but Hurt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Herb Hurt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cylo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cylo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hurt wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Hurt missing with punches from the bottom.
Hurt looking for submissions off his back.
Cylo is trying to control the action in half guard but Hurt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cylo throws a series of strikes that have Hurt backpedaling.
Hurt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cylo moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Cylo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cylo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 44:50
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Cylo!
Jason Cylo is the new welterweight champion!
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