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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Firefly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes to the cage accompanied by Cry me a river - Michael buble. Firefly is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bleed it out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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170 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Baby Firefly!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firefly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards lands with a nice body punch.
Firefly connects with a right hand. Richards shakes it off.
Firefly loads up on a big right hand but Richards slips the punch.
Firefly throws a jab when Richards was well out of range.
Firefly stuns Richards with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Firefly misses with an uppercut.
Baby Firefly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Firefly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richards but Richards pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Firefly staying out of range there.
Firefly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Firefly fails with a takedown attempt.
Firefly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Richards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richards.
The fighters circle momentarily. Firefly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throws a head kick but Firefly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Richards.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Firefly.
Richards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richards plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Richards.
Firefly looks gassed!
Firefly misses with a hook.
Richards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Firefly. That did some damage!
Richards cracks the inside of Firefly's front leg.
Richards throws a right and a left that Firefly avoids nicely.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firefly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Richards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Richards - that will leave a mark!
Firefly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Richards scores with a nice strike.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Richards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Richards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Richards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Firefly's sensitive parts.
Richards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Richards works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards thuds his shin into the meat of Firefly's side.
Richards with a nice cross.
Richards throws a head kick that half lands.
Richards is looking to slow Firefly down with leg kicks.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Firefly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firefly misses with an uppercut. Richards saw that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Firefly crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Richards - the referee stops the clock and Firefly gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Richards. Firefly manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Firefly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Richards goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shane Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Firefly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Firefly misses with a shot to the body
and Richards makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Firefly really felt that one!
Firefly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Richards's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Richards duly obliges.
Richards throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Firefly.
Richards throws a nice inside leg kick.
Firefly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Danga de danga de dang - Richards scores with a four punch combination!
Richards throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Richards.
Richards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firefly.
Richards fakes the leg kick and cracks Firefly in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Richards 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.
Richards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Firefly. That did some damage!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Richards.
Firefly misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Richards counter with a right hand.
Firefly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Firefly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Richards lands with a hook. Firefly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Richards throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richards throws a head kick but Firefly moves out of range.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Firefly is breathing heavily.
Firefly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Firefly might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Richards has got the better of the exchanges.
Firefly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richards. Richards obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Richards lands a body shot.
Shane Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
Richards scores with a nice body kick.
Firefly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
Richards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the liver by Richards. Beautiful body shot.
Firefly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Richards.
Richards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Firefly.
Richards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Firefly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Richards.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Richards.
Richards feints and then cracks Firefly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Firefly down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richards.
Firefly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Firefly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Richards lands with a straight right. Firefly didn't see that one coming.
Richards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Richards goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Richards with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Richards throws a head kick but Firefly moves out of range.
Firefly throws the left hand but Richards avoids the punch easily.
Richards lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Richards lands a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Richards.
Richards throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Richards thumps Firefly with a low kick.
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
Firefly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Firefly down.
Richards scores with a body shot.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richards thuds his shin into the meat of Firefly's side.
Richards throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Richards lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Richards - just one landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Firefly down.
Richards throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice cross by Richards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Richards dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Richards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Firefly.
Firefly misses with a body punch
and Richards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richards.
Firefly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Firefly throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Firefly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richards. Richards obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Richards darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Richards scores with a body shot.
Richards wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Richards throws a nice inside leg kick.
Firefly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good exchange - Richards coming out on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firefly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richards. Richards obviously looking to wear him down.
Richards goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Richards lands a glancing blow to the side of Firefly's head.
Richards throws a nice head kick!
Richards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Firefly walks forward, straight into a front kick from Richards.
Richards fakes the leg kick and cracks Firefly in the body.
Firefly takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Firefly misses with a body shot
and Richards counters with a nice leg kick.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richards is looking to slow Firefly down with leg kicks.
Baby Firefly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Firefly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Richards.
Firefly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Richards rather than just go for the knockout.
Richards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Firefly throws a sloppy body shot
and Richards counters with a low kick, right behind Firefly 's knee.
Richards connects with a jab.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richards connects with a high kick.
Richards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Firefly's sensitive parts.
Richards throws out a powerful jab.
Richards scores with a sloppy right hand. Firefly should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands with a kick to the temple. Firefly shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Richards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Firefly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Richards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Firefly.
Richards takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Firefly needs to keep his hands up - Richards had a free shot at his head there.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Richards scores with a nice body kick.
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
Shane Richards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Richards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Firefly.
Firefly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richards. Richards obviously looking to wear him down.
Richards is looking to slow Firefly down with leg kicks.
Richards throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Firefly.
Firefly walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheers as Richards lands an impressive looking overhand right. Firefly doesn't seem phased though.
Richards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards cracks a nice hook into Firefly's ribs.
Richards scores with a sloppy right hand. Firefly should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Richards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richards has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Richards!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monty Pop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monty Pop is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Monty Pop!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Pop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pop stuffs the takedown.
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from Pop.
A combination from Pop does no damage.
St Pierre throws out a leg kick but Pop moves out of range and St Pierre only half commits.
Pop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Georges St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pop as he jumps to the side.
Pop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pop tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Georges St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Pop pushes him off.
St Pierre throws a combination that misses
and Pop counters with a nice uppercut.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses
and Pop counters with a crisp one two that drops St Pierre! Pop thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves St Pierre to his feet! St Pierre is in big trouble!
St Pierre is rocked!
Pop fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh St Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monty Pop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from Pop.
Pop throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre seems to have got his legs back now.
Pop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pop counters with an outside leg kick.
Pop swinging wildly here.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Pop moves out of range easily.
St Pierre delivers a nice body kick.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pop pinned against the cage. Pop gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre wants to clinch
and Pop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pop throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Pop.
Pop connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent St Pierre tumbling to the canvas! Pop pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! St Pierre was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Monty Pop!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santeri Reijasalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Gobbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gobbles's choice of entrance music: Invicible. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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275 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santeri Reijasalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timmy Gobbles!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gobbles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reijasalo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reijasalo misses with a head kick.
Gobbles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reijasalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reijasalo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Santeri Reijasalo has been cut.
Reijasalo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gobbles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reijasalo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gobbles.
Gobbles tries to clinch up.
Gobbles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reijasalo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gobbles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reijasalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Gobbles.
Gobbles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reijasalo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reijasalo is in close to Gobbles's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gobbles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reijasalo content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gobbles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reijasalo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reijasalo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gobbles has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reijasalo has managed to get both his arms back between Gobbles's legs - danger averted.
Gobbles looking to control.
Reijasalo landing some decent shots from guard.
Gobbles looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reijasalo is stalling in the full guard.
Reijasalo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reijasalo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Reijasalo won't allow Gobbles to sweep him here.
Gobbles keeping full guard, as Reijasalo tries to pass.
Reijasalo throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijasalo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gobbles throws a one two combo.
Timmy Gobbles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reijasalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Gobbles.
Reijasalo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gobbles sprawls well initially but Reijasalo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gobbles tries to get to full guard but Reijasalo has control of the leg.
Reijasalo 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.
Reijasalo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reijasalo trying to mount his opponent but Gobbles defends it.
Reijasalo is taking a breather. Gobbles says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Reijasalo is working for a kimura but Gobbles is defending it quite comfortably.
Reijasalo is breathing heavily.
Reijasalo 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reijasalo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Gobbles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santeri Reijasalo's cut.
That's time! Reijasalo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gobbles doesn't manage to clinch there - Reijasalo circles away.
Gobbles tries to close the distance and clinch but Reijasalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gobbles lands with a cross.
Santeri Reijasalo's cut is getting worse.
Gobbles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gobbles lands a head kick that stumbles Reijasalo and the fighters go to the mat.
Santeri Reijasalo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gobbles wants to control from the top but Reijasalo keeps moving.
Reijasalo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gobbles puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gobbles trying to control from Reijasalo's half guard. Reijasalo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gobbles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gobbles wants to stand and escape but instead Reijasalo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gobbles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reijasalo trying to control but Gobbles is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reijasalo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gobbles dives on top into guard.
Reijasalo keeping moving, preventing Gobbles from controlling successfully.
Gobbles wants to get up but he can't break Reijasalo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gobbles must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gobbles has gone for a leg lock! Reijasalo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gobbles's guard.
Reijasalo chips away with some ground and pound.
Reijasalo landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reijasalo works over Gobbles with some ground and pound from guard.
Reijasalo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gobbles is refusing to be controlled, as Reijasalo sits in half guard.
Reijasalo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Reijasalo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reijasalo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijasalo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Reijasalo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gobbles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reijasalo working the head and body with strikes.
Reijasalo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gobbles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reijasalo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gobbles is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reijasalo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gobbles trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gobbles is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Reijasalo is staying active.
Reijasalo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Reijasalo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gobbles is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gobbles is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gobbles is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Santeri Reijasalo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Santeri Reijasalo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reijasalo keeps the fight on the outside.
Gobbles doesn't manage to clinch there - Reijasalo circles away.
Reijasalo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gobbles is looking to control Reijasalo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gobbles avoid being mounted?
Reijasalo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reijasalo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gobbles knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gobbles blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reijasalo.
Gobbles wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santeri Reijasalo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gobbles wants to control but Reijasalo is keeping busy.
Reijasalo is looking to advance position but Gobbles won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reijasalo keeps the fight on the outside.
Reijasalo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gobbles struggling a bit here.
Reijasalo working the head with strikes.
Reijasalo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gobbles is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reijasalo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gobbles wants to control but Reijasalo postures up.
Reijasalo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gobbles sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Reijasalo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Reijasalo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reijasalo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gobbles is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gobbles wants to control but Reijasalo postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gobbles is looking to clinch but Reijasalo is avoiding it.
Gobbles doesn't manage to clinch there - Reijasalo circles away.
Gobbles tries to close the distance and clinch but Reijasalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gobbles lands a nice shot that snaps Reijasalo's head back.
Jeez, Santeri Reijasalo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nice shot lands for Gobbles.
Gobbles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reijasalo circles away quickly and effectively.
Santeri Reijasalo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reijasalo looks to land a body kick but Gobbles moved away.
Timmy Gobbles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reijasalo gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reijasalo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gobbles sees it coming and defends easily.
Gobbles gets full guard.
Gobbles is trying to keep Reijasalo in close.
Reijasalo content to stall in guard here.
Reijasalo wants to control from the top but Gobbles keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santeri Reijasalo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reijasalo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santeri Reijasalo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Alucard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sunan Mongkut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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Great elbows
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Alucard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sunan Mongkut!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mongkut misses the jab.
Alucard throws a lazy right hand but Mongkut sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mongkut.
Alucard misses with a double jab.
Mongkut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alucard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alucard moves out of range of the leg kick from Mongkut.
Mongkut catches Alucard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mongkut throws a low kick but Alucard moves out of range easily.
Alucard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mongkut throws a series of punches but Alucard avoids them all with ease.
Alucard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mongkut pushes off an throws an elbow but Alucard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alucard scores a nice knee to the body.
Mongkut is trying to maintain a safe position but Alucard gets an underhook and turns Mongkut into the cage.
Mongkut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alucard is defending well for now.
Alucard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alucard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mongkut throws a punch but it's blocked by Alucard.
Mongkut struggles to land a body shot inside as Alucard controls his hands.
Mongkut missing with knees to the body.
Alucard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mongkut avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mongkut lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Mongkut to work.
A right hand to the body from Mongkut.
Mongkut taking a breather.
Alucard works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mongkut trying to control the position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mongkut can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alucard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alucard landing with the ground and pound.
Alucard wants to pass the guard but Mongkut is keeping the position.
Mongkut preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mongkut kicks Alucard off and gets to his feet.
Alucard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mongkut lands with a straight right. Alucard didn't see that one coming.
Alucard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mongkut connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mongkut drives through and clinches with Alucard against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alucard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alucard lands an elbow that stopped Mongkut in his tracks for a moment.
Alucard tries to stall but Mongkut uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alucard misses with the head strike.
Alucard is working for takedown but Mongkut is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mongkut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mongkut avoiding damage as Alucard throws knees to the body.
Alucard missing with knees to the body.
Alucard is breathing heavily.
Mongkut throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Mongkut.
Alucard trying to control the position but instead, Mongkut has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alucard into the cage.
Mongkut lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mongkut throws an elbow but misses.
Alucard tries to land knees in the clinch but Mongkut avoids the damage to the body.
Mongkut dodges an elbow strike from Alucard.
Alucard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mongkut gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alucard.
Mongkut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alucard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Mongkut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mongkut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mongkut lands a nice elbow.
Mongkut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mongkut lands an elbow just above Alucard 's eye.
Mongkut lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mongkut lands a nice knee to the body.
Mongkut landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mongkut content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mongkut lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alucard or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongkut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alucard avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mongkut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alucard's brow.
Alucard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mongkut lands an uppercut.
Mongkut trying to land knees to the body.
Alucard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mongkut trying to land knees to the body.
Mongkut breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mongkut misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mongkut scoring well with a low kick there.
Mongkut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mongkut scores with a hook.
Mongkut lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alucard's sensitive parts.
Mongkut lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mongkut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alucard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mongkut. Mongkut obviously looking to wear him down.
Mongkut keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mongkut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alucard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mongkut connects with a solid leg kick.
Mongkut scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mongkut lands a nice hook to Alucard's body. Alucard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sunan Mongkut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mongkut scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mongkut fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mongkut. That's going to slow Alucard down.
Mongkut throws a right and a left that Alucard avoids nicely.
Mongkut lands a head shot.
Alucard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mongkut moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alucard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donk. Mongkut catches Alucard right on the button with a cross.
Alucard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alucard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mongkut. Mongkut obviously looking to wear him down.
Mongkut pushes Alucard up against the cage in a clinch.
Mongkut working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alucard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mongkut lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alucard backwards.
Mongkut lands a nice elbow.
Mongkut lands a good knee to the midsection. Alucard won't want to take too many of those.
Stalling in the clinch from Mongkut.
Mongkut cracks Alucard with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Mongkut.
Mongkut lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alucard backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunan Mongkut dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Mongkut.
Alucard drops his hands momentarily and Mongkut takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sunan Mongkut seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mongkut throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alucard.
Mongkut lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alucard swings for the body but Mongkut moves out of range.
Mongkut closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alucard is trying to stall.
Mongkut lands a nice shot to the body.
Mongkut landing knees to the body.
Alucard managing to block the knees to the body from Mongkut.
Mongkut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mongkut lands a nice knee to the body.
Mongkut lands a shoulder strike.
Mongkut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mongkut is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from Mongkut.
Alucard dodges an elbow strike from Mongkut.
A body shot lands from Mongkut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mongkut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mongkut lands a good knee to the midsection. Alucard won't want to take too many of those.
Mongkut lands a nice elbow.
Sunan Mongkut seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mongkut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mongkut lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mongkut - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mongkut looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mongkut.
Mongkut breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mongkut scores with the left hand. Alucard knows he should have avoided that one.
Mongkut is looking to clinch.
Mongkut lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mongkut wants to clinch.
Mongkut ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mongkut dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mongkut gets a clinch.
Alucard wants to stall.
Mongkut trying to control the position but instead, Alucard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mongkut into the cage.
Mongkut cracks Alucard with a nice body shot.
Alucard pushes off an throws an elbow but Mongkut leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alucard takes an elbow to the temple.
Mongkut throws an elbow but it misses.
A short body shot lands from Mongkut as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alucard avoiding damage.
Mongkut lands a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Mongkut.
Mongkut lands a shot to the body.
Mongkut lands a hook that snaps the head of Alucard backwards.
Mongkut misses with an elbow over the top.
Mongkut crunches a lovely knee into Alucard's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mongkut lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mongkut gets through Alucard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mongkut lands a nice elbow.
Good body shot from Mongkut.
Mongkut pushes off an throws an elbow but Alucard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mongkut lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Mongkut.
Mongkut is working Alucard over against the cage.
Mongkut lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alucard backwards.
Alucard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alucard dodges an elbow strike from Mongkut.
Mongkut digs a right hand into Alucard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alucard's gas tank.
Mongkut scores with a shoulder strike.
Alucard avoids a wild elbow strike from Mongkut.
Knees to the body from Mongkut.
Nice elbow from Mongkut.
Mongkut lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mongkut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Mongkut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mongkut - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongkut lands a nice elbow.
Mongkut's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mongkut has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mongkut cracks Alucard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mongkut instigates a clinch.
Mongkut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alucard takes an elbow to the temple.
Alucard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mongkut breaks from the clinch.
Mongkut closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alucard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mongkut's guard.
Alucard has gone for a leg lock! Mongkut slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alucard's guard.
Mongkut looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongkut wants to stand but Alucard is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alucard is trying to keep Mongkut in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunan Mongkut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Alucard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Mongkut.
A jab from Mongkut finds it's way through Alucard's defenses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alucard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mongkut scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alucard in his tracks.
Mongkut wants to clinch.
Mongkut is looking to slow Alucard down with leg kicks.
Mongkut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alucard misses with a hook to the body
and Mongkut counters with a thumping low kick.
Mongkut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alucard.
Alucard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mongkut.
Mongkut scores with a jab to the head.
Mongkut throws a low kick but Alucard avoids it.
Alucard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Mongkut.
Mongkut throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Alucard misses.
Mongkut dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alucard. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongkut scores with a hook to the body. Alucard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alucard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alucard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mongkut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Mongkut.
Mongkut connects with a solid leg kick.
Mongkut pushes Alucard up against the cage in a clinch.
Mongkut landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mongkut lands a knee to the body.
Mongkut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alucard takes an elbow to the temple.
Alucard tries to land knees in the clinch but Mongkut avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Mongkut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mongkut pushes Alucard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mongkut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alucard blocks it with crossed arms.
Mongkut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mongkut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alucard.
Mongkut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alucard's defenses.
Mongkut pushes Alucard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alucard misses with an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Mongkut.
Alucard being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongkut lands a damaging elbow.
Mongkut throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alucard trying to land knees to the body.
Alucard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mongkut creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alucard avoids the elbow strike from Mongkut, against the cage.
Mongkut lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mongkut lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alucard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mongkut working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mongkut lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alucard backwards.
Mongkut lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Mongkut.
A left hand lands to the body for Mongkut.
Still in the clinch, Mongkut scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mongkut wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mongkut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alucard avoids it.
Mongkut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mongkut lands a body punch.
Alucard trying to land knees to the body.
Alucard misses with a knee strike.
Mongkut missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Mongkut.
Sunan Mongkut is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alucard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mongkut's brow.
Alucard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mongkut stalling the fight.
Mongkut trying to land knees to the body.
Mongkut dodges an elbow strike from Alucard.
Mongkut scores with a hook to the body.
Alucard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mongkut dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mongkut managing to block the knees to the body from Alucard.
Alucard takes an elbow to the forehead.
A bit of stalling here from Mongkut.
Alucard takes an elbow to the temple.
Mongkut is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mongkut lands with a short shot to the head.
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.
Mongkut avoiding damage as Alucard throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Mongkut - that landed with a thud.
Alucard tries for a takedown but Mongkut manages to get underhooks.
Alucard missing with knees to the body.
Mongkut trying to land knees to the body.
Mongkut gets underhooks to prevent Alucard's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Alucard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mongkut lands a nice elbow.
Mongkut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alucard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mongkut breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alucard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mongkut.
Mongkut chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mongkut pushes Alucard up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mongkut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Mongkut.
Mongkut lands a nice uppercut.
Dan Alucard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alucard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mongkut is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sunan Mongkut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mongkut winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sunan Mongkut!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thugs. Darren Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Burns!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walker swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Walker tries to clinch up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walker. That's going to slow Burns down.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
A slapping body kick lands there for Walker.
Burns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker scores with a jab.
Walker misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Walker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burns tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Burns blocks the leg kick.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns darts in trying to clinch
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Walker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walker thumps Burns with a low kick.
Walker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burns slips a straight right by Walker.
Walker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker moves into range and clinches up with Burns.
Burns has clasped his hands together around Walker's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Walker prevents Burns from moving into mount.
Burns tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Walker is looking to reverse the position.
Burns tries to advance to mount but can't.
Walker is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns working the strikes but Walker uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Burns trying to pass the guard but Walker defending well.
Walker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Walker looks to clinch
and Burns counters with a left to the body.
Stevie Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker lands a head kick. Burns smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevie Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns goes for a takedown attempt but Walker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Walker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Burns.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burns is trying to stall.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns slips a jab from Walker.
Walker tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Burns tries to clinch but Walker moves away
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walker sprawls well. Walker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burns gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker forces Burns back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Walker lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walker circles away.
Burns tries to clinch
and Walker counters with a three punch combo that has Burns backing up. Burns nods at Walker to acknowledge the strikes.
Burns changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Walker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Walker taking punishment in the form of punches.
Burns scores with punches from side control.
Burns trying to control the action but Walker is working from the bottom.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Burns goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Walker rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Burns's guard! Nice work there by Walker!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Walker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Burns is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Walker is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Walker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burns is keeping the position for now.
Burns has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is stalling in the full guard.
Burns looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burns is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Walker trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
Burns trying to control the position.
Walker wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Walker tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Walker throws a wild body kick that Burns sees coming a mile off.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Burns closes the distance but Walker moves to the side
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker misses with a double jab.
Burns wants to clinch
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns pushes Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Walker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Walker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burns counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Burns working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Walker's thigh. Walker counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Burns throws and elbow that misses. Walker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burns's guard. Nice move by Walker!
Burns is looking for a triangle here but Walker uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Walker is putting a hurting on Burns here, landing some big shots from side control.
Walker wants to control but Burns is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns taking a bit of punishment here - Walker scoring with strikes.
Burns manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Burns gets back to full guard.
Burns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burns throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Walker escapes and throws Burns's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Walker trying to control the action but Burns is working from the bottom.
Walker lands an elbow.
Burns is trying to improve his position.
Walker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Burns's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Burns is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Burns is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burns darts in trying to clinch
and Walker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Walker.
Darren Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Walker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Burns unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Burns is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker lands a nice uppercut.
Walker gets through Burns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good body shot from Walker.
Walker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Walker.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burns decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Walker's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burns is one step ahead there.
Burns postures up in Walker's guard and throws a big left but Walker blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker wants to sweep here but Burns controlling him for the moment.
Burns throwing strikes from guard but Walker blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Walker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Walker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sparing Bjj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Jonathan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjj comes to the cage accompanied by 50 cent feat. eminem, cashis & lloyd banks - You don't know. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
180 lbs
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24
175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparing Bjj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Jonathan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjj swats away the attempt to clinch by Jonathan.
Bjj shoots for a takedown but Jonathan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bjj is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jonathan.
Jonathan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jonathan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jonathan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jonathan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jonathan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bjj swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jonathan misses with a kick to the body.
Jonathan tries to clinch but Bjj is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonathan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Bjj.
Jonathan tries to clinch but Bjj is having none of it.
Jonathan blocks a jab.
Jonathan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonathan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bjj.
Jonathan lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Bjj misses its intended target.
Jonathan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jonathan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bjj throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Bjj.
Jonathan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jonathan wants it to stay on the feet.
Jonathan wants to clinch.
Stan Jonathan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjj throws an overhand right that lands on Jonathan's shoulder, as Jonathan tries to avoid the shot.
Jonathan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bjj on the side of the head.
Stan Jonathan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bjj swats away the attempt to clinch by Jonathan.
Jonathan throws a looping overhand right but Bjj ducks down to avoid it.
Jonathan tries to clinch but Bjj moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjj looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparing Bjj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonathan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jonathan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jonathan doesn't manage to clinch there - Bjj circles away.
Bjj attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jonathan throws a lazy right hand but Bjj sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jonathan is looking to clinch but Bjj is avoiding it.
Jonathan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bjj closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jonathan to the mat! Jonathan manages to get full guard.
Bjj works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jonathan trying to hold on to Bjj's head to control him but Bjj postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjj works his way into full mount!
Bjj wants to take his opponent's back but Jonathan doesn't allow it.
Bjj sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bjj working for a submission but Jonathan is keeping him at bay.
Bjj looking to take Jonathan's back but Jonathan rolls and after a scramble, Jonathan ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Jonathan to escape a tricky position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bjj looking for a sweep. Not yet Bjj, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stan Jonathan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bjj steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jonathan.
A leg kick checked by Jonathan.
Jonathan lunges at Bjj with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bjj's hand.
Jonathan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bjj shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jonathan moves into range and clinches up with Bjj.
Jonathan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bjj tries for a takedown but Jonathan manages to get underhooks.
Bjj changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jonathan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparing Bjj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonathan misses with a looping right.
Jonathan throws a low kick but Bjj avoids it.
Jonathan tries to clinch up.
Jonathan lands an overhand right.
Bjj throws an overhand right that lands on Jonathan's shoulder, as Jonathan tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjj circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jonathan tries to clinch up.
Jonathan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jonathan slips a jab from Bjj.
Bjj slips a jab from Jonathan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jonathan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jonathan clinches up with Bjj and pushes him back against the cage.
Jonathan lands a knee to the body.
Bjj drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jonathan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jonathan tries to clinch up.
Jonathan drives through and clinches with Bjj against the cage.
Jonathan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Sparing Bjj has been cut.
Bjj is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jonathan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jonathan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jonathan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bjj is defending well for now.
Jonathan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bjj is keeping busy.
Bjj is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bjj has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jonathan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bjj tries to score a body lock takedown but Jonathan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jonathan slowing the pace effectively.
Jonathan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jonathan tries to land a knee to the head but Bjj blocks with his arms.
Jonathan lands a good knee to the midsection. Bjj won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jonathan lands a damaging elbow.
Jonathan lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Jonathan.
Jonathan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonathan misses with an elbow strike.
Bjj avoiding damage as Jonathan throws knees to the body.
Bjj being controlled against the cage.
Jonathan lands an elbow inside.
Bjj changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jonathan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jonathan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jonathan is looking to clinch.
Bjj is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jonathan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bjj throws a hook but Jonathan blocks it.
Bjj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jonathan.
Jonathan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bjj's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jonathan 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.
Bjj shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjj prevents Jonathan from improving his position.
Bjj is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jonathan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bjj.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Jonathan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sparing Bjj's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bjj avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jonathan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jonathan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jonathan tries to close the distance and clinch but Bjj swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jonathan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A lazy left from Jonathan finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonathan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bjj shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jonathan's guard.
Bjj stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jonathan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjj wants to control from the top but Jonathan keeps moving.
Bjj passes into half guard.
Bjj works his way into full mount!
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.
Bjj goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jonathan turns into him and now he's in Bjj's guard.
Jonathan throws a strike but Bjj rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jonathan wants to get back to his feet but Bjj is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjj wants to control from the top but Jonathan keeps moving.
Bjj won't allow Jonathan to get back to his feet.
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.
Bjj content to stall in guard here.
Jonathan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sparing Bjj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stan Jonathan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bjj postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparing Bjj showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jonathan 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarvis Lipovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jarvis Lipovsky enters the cage!
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26
300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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285 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarvis Lipovsky!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipovsky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Esposito, pushing him back against the cage.
Esposito is trying to break the clinch but Lipovsky has him pressed against the cage.
Lipovsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Lipovsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito working hard to break the clinch.
Lipovsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esposito is looking to break free of the clinch but Lipovsky has double underhooks.
Lipovsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Lipovsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito has had enough of the clinch but Lipovsky keeps him there for the moment.
Lipovsky has Esposito pressed against the cage, preventing Esposito from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lipovsky working aggressively here.
Lipovsky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Esposito wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lipovsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
Esposito is trying to break the clinch but Lipovsky has him pressed against the cage.
Esposito lands with a left to the head.
Esposito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito pushes Lipovsky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lipovsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito has had enough of the clinch but Lipovsky keeps him there for the moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Esposito.
Esposito wants to stall.
Lipovsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lipovsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lipovsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipovsky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lipovsky.
Esposito is breathing heavily.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lipovsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Espositos head.
Lipovsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lipovsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lipovsky has Esposito pressed against the cage, preventing Esposito from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Esposito wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lipovsky has him pressed against the cage.
Esposito tries to break free but Lipovsky pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lipovsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Lipovsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lipovsky has Esposito pressed against the cage, preventing Esposito from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lipovsky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lipovsky.
Esposito is trying to break the clinch but Lipovsky is controlling him.
Lipovsky prevents Esposito from breaking the clinch.
Esposito is trying to break the clinch but Lipovsky is controlling him.
Lipovsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lipovsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lipovsky throws a head punch that misses.
Lipovsky lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lipovsky.
Lipovsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipovsky misses with the head strike.
Lipovsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
Lipovsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lipovsky pushes Esposito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lipovsky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Esposito.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lipovsky lands with a short shot to the head.
Lipovsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lipovsky fails to land.
Nice body punch from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky cracks Esposito with a nice body shot.
Lipovsky has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Good body shot from Lipovsky.
A shot in the inside from Lipovsky.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Lipovsky.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lipovsky.
A short left from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Lipovsky scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like John Esposito has been cut.
Lipovsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lipovsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Espositos head.
Lipovsky cracks Esposito with a nice body shot.
Lipovsky lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Esposito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipovsky scores with a hook to the body.
Lipovsky scores with a shot to the side of Esposito's head.
Lipovsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Lipovsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Lipovsky on the inside.
Lipovsky lands with a left to the head.
Lipovsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lipovsky lands with a light punch inside.
Lipovsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lipovsky lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lipovsky lands a right hand.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lipovsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Lipovsky scores with a shoulder strike.
Lipovsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Esposito's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lipovsky - that landed with a thud.
Lipovsky working aggressively here.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
Lipovsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lipovsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lipovsky misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipovsky works on Esposito's body with a couple of short punches.
Esposito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Esposito.
Lipovsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lipovsky fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Lipovsky.
A short right from Lipovsky on the inside.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Lipovsky prevents a body shot from Esposito.
A right hand to the body from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lipovsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lipovsky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lipovsky throws a head punch that misses.
Lipovsky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Esposito or not.
Lipovsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lipovsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lipovsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lipovsky digs a right hand underneath Esposito's ribcage. Esposito let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Lipovsky.
A right handed body shot lands from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky presses Esposito against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Lipovsky fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarvis Lipovsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Esposito's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lipovsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lipovsky darts in and clinches Esposito up against the cage.
Lipovsky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Lipovsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lipovsky misses with some punches.
Lipovsky lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito wants to get back to striking at distance but Lipovsky won't allow it.
Lipovsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lipovsky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lipovsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lipovsky works on Esposito's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Jarvis Lipovsky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lipovsky cracks Esposito with a nice body shot.
Lipovsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lipovsky working aggressively here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lipovsky pushes Esposito back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lipovsky lands an uppercut.
Esposito is looking to break free of the clinch but Lipovsky has double underhooks.
Lipovsky pushes Esposito back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipovsky digs a right hand underneath Esposito's ribcage. Esposito let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lipovsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lipovsky cracks Esposito with a nice body shot.
Lipovsky presses Esposito against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lipovsky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lipovsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
Lipovsky scores with a shot to the side of Esposito's head.
Lipovsky lands a right hand.
Lipovsky misses with the head strike.
Lipovsky lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Lipovsky fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lipovsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Esposito wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lipovsky has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Lipovsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lipovsky misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lipovsky.
Lipovsky presses Esposito against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lipovsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lipovsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lipovsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lipovsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lipovsky scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipovsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Esposito.
Lipovsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esposito is trying to break the clinch but Lipovsky is controlling him.
Lipovsky has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
A body shot lands from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lipovsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lipovsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lipovsky lands a right hand.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Esposito.
Lipovsky lands a right hand.
John Esposito's cut is getting worse.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lipovsky.
Esposito wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lipovsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lipovsky lands with a right to the head.
Lipovsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lipovsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lipovsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lipovsky.
A right hook to the body lands for Lipovsky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipovsky lands a body punch.
Lipovsky has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Lipovsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lipovsky digs a right hand underneath Esposito's ribcage. Esposito let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lipovsky has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Lipovsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Lipovsky lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lipovsky.
Lipovsky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky presses Esposito against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Lipovsky.
A short left from Lipovsky.
A right hook to the body lands for Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lipovsky is working Esposito over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lipovsky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lipovsky.
A short right from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands an uppercut.
Lipovsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lipovsky has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipovsky lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Lipovsky.
A short left from Lipovsky.
John Esposito's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lipovsky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Lipovsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Lipovsky lands a shoulder strike.
Lipovsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lipovsky.
A short right from Lipovsky.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.
Lipovsky lands with a light punch inside.
Lipovsky scores with a hook to the body.
Lipovsky lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Lipovsky.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lipovsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lipovsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lipovsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito is trying to break the clinch but Lipovsky has him pressed against the cage.
Esposito wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lipovsky has him pressed against the cage.
Lipovsky pushes Esposito back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarvis Lipovsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Esposito's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lipovsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lipovsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lipovsky loads up on a big right hand but Esposito slips the punch.
Lipovsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Esposito circles away.
Lipovsky scores with a nice head shot.
Esposito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lipovsky.
Lipovsky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Esposito stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lipovsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito.
Esposito misses with a hook to the body
and Lipovsky counters with a series of strikes. Esposito will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lipovsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lipovsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipovsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Esposito.
Jarvis Lipovsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lipovsky misses with a hook.
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lipovsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lipovsky connects with a looping right hand.
Jeez, John Esposito's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Lipovsky slips the punch.
Lipovsky lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lipovsky throws a hook but Esposito avoids it easily.
Lipovsky throws a good cross that connects.
John Esposito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Esposito's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jarvis Lipovsky!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristopher Kabong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kristopher Kabong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Walters!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kabong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walters throws a chopping leg kick but Kabong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Walters lands with a kick to the temple. Kabong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Kristopher Kabong has been cut.
Walters misses with a low kick.
Walters chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walters bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Walters scores with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Walters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kabong misses with a looping left.
Walters moves out of range of the strikes.
Walters connects with a solid leg kick.
Kabong throws a lazy right hand but Walters sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Walters.
Walters scores with a nice body kick.
Kabong is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Walters there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Walters throws a head kick but Kabong moves out of range.
Walters connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walters lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kabong takes a step back to recover.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Walters - that will leave a mark!
Walters thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kabong if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Walters there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Walters lands with a slapping head kick.
Walters looks to throw the jab but Kabong is out of range.
Walters throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kabong takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Walters throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kristopher Kabong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Walters - that will leave a mark!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walters.
Kabong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walters can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters scores with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Walters.
Kabong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kristopher Kabong's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walters fakes the leg kick and cracks Kabong in the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Walters - that will leave a mark!
Kabong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walters.
Walters throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Walters moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walters throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Walters scores with a head kick.
Kristopher Kabong's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters lands a slapping body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walters.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walters.
Kabong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Walters keeps Kabong at a distance using the push kick.
Kabong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Walters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walters throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kabong.
Kabong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walters lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Walters dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kristopher Kabong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Walters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walters fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kabong checks it well.
Kabong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kabong checks a leg kick nicely.
Walters walks into a jab.
Kabong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kabong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walters throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters ducks under a wild hook from Kabong.
Kabong fails to land with a series of punches.
Walters throws a leg kick but Kabong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kabong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Walters counters with a good low kick that Kabong was not able to check.
Walters lands with a kick to the temple. Kabong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kabong ducks under a wild hook from Walters.
A jab lands there for Kabong.
It looks like Nate Walters has been cut.
Walters is breathing heavily.
Kabong misses with an uppercut.
Walters throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kabong blocks the body kick.
Kabong throws a hook to the side of Walters's head but Walters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walters misses with a kick to the body.
Walters misses with a leg kick.
Kabong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Walters in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Walters takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kabong misses with a hook.
Kabong lands a left and a right that send Walters crashing to the mat, dazed. Kabong thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Walters is rocked!
Kabong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kabong lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kristopher Kabong!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lu Bu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Fabiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabiano has chosen Sérgio Mendes - Batucada 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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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lu Bu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Fabiano!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bu tries to clinch up.
Bu misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Bu misses.
Bu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fabiano.
Bu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fabiano doesn't manage to clinch there - Bu circles away.
Bu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fabiano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Bu.
Fabiano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fabiano doesn't manage to clinch there - Bu circles away.
Bu misses with the combination.
Fabiano scores with a head kick.
Fabiano misses with a double jab.
Lu Bu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Bu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fabiano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fabiano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fabiano thows a big elbow that misses.
Fabiano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bu keeping full guard, as Fabiano tries to pass.
Fabiano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fabiano drops back looking for a leg! Bu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bu manages to kick Fabiano off! Fabiano jumps back into Bu's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fabiano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabiano wants to pass the guard but Bu is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bu scores with a three punch combo!
Bu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fabiano counters by clinching up.
Bu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bu wants to get back to striking at distance but Fabiano won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Bu.
Fabiano wants to break free but Bu has control.
Bu lands a shoulder strike.
Bu is looking to break free of the clinch but Fabiano has double underhooks.
Fabiano has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fabiano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bu lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fabiano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bu backwards.
Fabiano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fabiano counters with a shoot takedown. Bu fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fabiano on the ground.
Bu keeping moving, preventing Fabiano from controlling successfully.
Fabiano stops Bu from standing up.
Fabiano working some strikes from top position.
Fabiano passes Bu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fabiano scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fabiano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fabiano 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fabiano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fabiano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bu defending well though.
Fabiano works his way into full mount!
BOOM! Fabiano connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fabiano looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fabiano is working for a guillotine from mount but Bu frees his head quite easily.
Fabiano goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bu is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Fabiano dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bu works over Fabiano's head and body with a nice combination.
No luck for Fabiano with that takedown attempt.
Bu throws a series of punches but Fabiano moves out of range.
A left and a right from Bu both land. Nice combination.
Bu misses with a series of wild punches.
Fabiano avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bu lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fabiano.
Fabiano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu swats away the attempt to clinch by Fabiano.
Bu doesn't manage to clinch there - Fabiano circles away.
Bu tries to clinch there but Fabiano circles away.
Bu throws a right hand that Fabiano ducks under and follows up with a left that Fabiano also avoids with ease.
Fabiano scores with a takedown into Bu's guard.
Fabiano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fabiano drops back looking for a leg! Bu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bu manages to kick Fabiano off! Fabiano jumps back into Bu's guard.
Fabiano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bu's head.
Bu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bu tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bu wants to stand but Fabiano is controlling the position.
Bu keeping moving, preventing Fabiano from controlling successfully.
Fabiano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fabiano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fabiano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fabiano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bu darts in trying to clinch
and Fabiano moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu lands a nice uppercut.
Bu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bu lands a right hand.
Fabiano has Bu pressed against the cage.
Fabiano lands with a right to the head.
Bu is leaning against Fabiano and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fabiano is breathing heavily.
Bu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fabiano or not.
Fabiano can't find room to land a body shot as Bu controls the action.
Fabiano tries to pull guard but Bu holds him up against the cage and eventually Fabiano drops back down to his feet.
Bu blocking some punches.
Bu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bu misses with a punch on the inside.
Fabiano goes for a takedown attempt but Bu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lu Bu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Fabiano.
No joy there for Bu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fabiano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Bu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fabiano is defended easily by Bu.
Bu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fabiano circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Bu misses.
Bu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bu misses with a combination
and Fabiano moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fabiano has picked Bu up - he's going for a ride! Fabiano dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fabiano has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fabiano is working for a guillotine from mount but Bu frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lu Bu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Fabiano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fabiano counters with a takedown into side control.
Fabiano lands a few punches from side control.
Fabiano in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fabiano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fabiano throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fabiano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bu is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fabiano asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fabiano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabiano is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fabiano tries to move to mount but Bu blocks the move with his legs.
Bu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fabiano.
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.
Fabiano is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Bu looks calm but he's in trouble here. Fabiano gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Bu is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Fabiano lets go of the hold and Bu can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roberto Fabiano!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leus Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kal El (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Andersen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BLUNT- "The Iron Maiden". Kal El acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leus Andersen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kal El!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen misses with a looping left.
Andersen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Andersen showed some decent athleticism there.
Andersen tries to pass the half guard into mount. El knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Andersen prevents El from improving his position.
Andersen trying to control from half guard but El is working away.
El wants to get back to his feet.
Andersen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed El's head.
El is not content to let Andersen control the position.
El tries to kick Andersen off but Andersen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Andersen misses with a few strikes there.
Andersen throws a body punch but El moves out of range.
El takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leus Andersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersen moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen is working El over against the cage.
El looks gassed!
Andersen has clasped his hands together around El's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersen is putting a hurting on El here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersen working the head with strikes.
Andersen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Andersen cracks El with a big right hand but El just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Andersen lands a nice forearm strike.
Andersen cracks El with a big right hand but El just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Andersen scoring with punches from side control.
El wants to get back to his feet but Andersen drags him back down.
Andersen working the ground and pound.
El struggling a bit here.
El takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
El is working to avoid the ground and pound but Andersen connects with a decent elbow.
El is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big shot lands for Andersen! That's hurt El! Will he recover? Andersen fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leus Andersen!
Leus Andersen retains his super heavyweight title!
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