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RAFL 56: Attrition PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between derek Sherinian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Descartes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, derek Sherinian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rene Descartes!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Descartes tries a head kick but it misses.
Descartes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sherinian fails to land the takedown.
Sherinian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Descartes as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for derek Sherinian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sherinian fails with the takedown.
Sherinian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Descartes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Descartes manages to break the clinch.
Sherinian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Descartes circles away.
Descartes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sherinian can't get the takedown.
Sherinian goes for a takedown in the clinch but Descartes prevents it.
Descartes prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherinian wants a takedown.
Descartes prevents the takedown attempt.
Sherinian tries for a takedown but Descartes manages to get underhooks.
Sherinian is breathing heavily.
Sherinian drops down looking for an ankle pick but Descartes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rene Descartes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sherinian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Descartes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sherinian throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Descartes is in close to Sherinian's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sherinian can't keep his opponent in guard - Descartes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Descartes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Descartes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Descartes lands a big shot there that rocks Sherinian but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Descartes looking to secure an arm triangle but Sherinian defends it well.
Sherinian might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sherinian wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Descartes biding his time, controlling Sherinian.
Sherinian manages to reverse the position and now he's in Descartes's guard. Nice work there by Sherinian.
Descartes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sherinian defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Descartes pulls Sherinian in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sherinian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Descartes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sherinian.
Sherinian is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sherinian postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Descartes wants to stand and escape but Sherinian is having none of it.
Descartes is pulling down on Sherinian's head to control his posture.
Sherinian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sherinian tries to free his leg and advance position but Descartes is retaining full guard.
Sherinian lands a couple of digs.
Descartes wants to sweep here but Sherinian controlling him for the moment.
Sherinian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sherinian preventing the sweep.
Sherinian throws a strike but Descartes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Descartes stopping the sweep attempt from Sherinian.
Sherinian trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Descartes dominated that round.
That's time! Sherinian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sherinian tries for a takedown but Descartes circles away easily
and Descartes counters by clinching up.
Sherinian drops down looking for an ankle pick but Descartes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Descartes moves into the clinch.
Descartes gets underhooks to prevent Sherinian's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for derek Sherinian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Descartes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sherinian landing some decent shots from guard.
Sherinian won't allow Descartes to get back to his feet.
Sherinian throws a strike but Descartes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Descartes trying to control but Sherinian is working from the bottom.
Sherinian striking off his back but it's not causing Descartes any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Descartes postures up.
Descartes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Descartes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sherinian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Descartes passes Sherinian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sherinian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Descartes on the ground.
Descartes moves into full mount! Sherinian won't be happy about that!
Sherinian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Descartes stands up from mount. Strange move.
Descartes with a poor takedown
and Sherinian counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Descartes!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Descartes wants to control but Sherinian is having none of it.
Sherinian throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
A nice elbow there by Sherinian.
Descartes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sherinian throws a sloppy strike and Descartes uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Descartes has ended up in Sherinian's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sherinian keeping moving, preventing Descartes from controlling successfully.
Sherinian looking for subs off his back but Descartes has passed one foot through into half guard.
Descartes working over Sherinian with some ground and pound. Sherinian looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sherinian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sherinian tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherinian misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sherinian is trying to control but Descartes passes into side control!
Descartes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sherinian keeps working.
Descartes has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Descartes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Descartes clinches.
Sherinian is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Descartes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Descartes has hold of one of Sherinian's legs. Sherinian is fighting the takedown attempt but Descartes gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Descartes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sherinian's guard.
Descartes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sherinian wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherinian wants to control but Descartes is keeping busy.
Sherinian is trying to get back to full guard.
Descartes working Sherinian over with strikes.
Descartes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sherinian landing a few short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Descartes trying to control from half guard but Sherinian is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Descartes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Descartes closes the distance and pushes Sherinian back into the cage.
Sherinian gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sherinian 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.
Descartes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sherinian.
Descartes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Descartes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sherinian!
Descartes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherinian throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
Descartes is landing with strikes from the back.
Sherinian is covering up but some of the strikes from Descartes are getting through and doing damage.
Sherinian wants to control his opponent's hands but Descartes gets his hands free.
Descartes controlling well, preventing Sherinian from escaping the position.
A lull in the action here.
Sherinian tries to roll but Descartes sticks to his back.
Sherinian trying to control the hands but Descartes won't let him.
Sherinian wants to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Descartes lands strikes to the head.
Descartes trying to control momentarily.
Sherinian is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Descartes gets his hands free as Sherinian looks to control.
Sherinian rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Descartes is looking to take a break and control but Sherinian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sherinian scores with a few weak punches.
Descartes controlling the action here.
Sherinian throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Descartes is looking to advance position but Sherinian won't allow it.
Descartes decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Descartes lands a head kick!
Sherinian tries for a takedown but Descartes circles away easily
and Descartes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rene Descartes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Descartes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sherinian's head.
Descartes advances position into side control!
Sherinian can't do much from the bottom here.
Descartes decides to stand back up. Descartes steps back and let's Sherinian get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherinian shoots and misses
and Descartes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sherinian's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sherinian is looking to sweep but instead, Descartes has passed into half guard.
Descartes passes into side control, despite Sherinian's attempt to control the position.
Descartes blocks the strikes from Sherinian.
Descartes taking a breather here.
Sherinian is trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Descartes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sherinian knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
derek Sherinian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rene Descartes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Descartes avoids the strikes from the bottom by Sherinian.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rene Descartes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Descartes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rene Descartes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Tretiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tretiak comes to the cage accompanied by Soviet/ USSR Anthem. Nikita Tretiak looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikita Tretiak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rock Wood!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wood duly obliges.
Wood sizes up Tretiak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.
Wood looks to land a combination but Tretiak avoids it well.
Tretiak is looking to clinch.
Wood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tretiak is breathing heavily.
Wood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood lands with a nice combination. Tretiak backs away looking to recover.
Wood tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tretiak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wood somewhat.
Tretiak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tretiak needs to keep his hands up - Wood had a free shot at his head there.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tretiak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wood counters with a one-two to the body.
Wood scores with a three punch combo!
Wood lands a left and a right that send Tretiak crashing to the mat, dazed. Wood thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tretiak is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Tretiak hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rock Wood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stupid Meatchunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russ Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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280 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stupid Meatchunk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Russ Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper tries to clinch there but Meatchunk circles away.
Russ Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reaper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reaper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meatchunks head.
Reaper has Meatchunk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Meatchunk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Meatchunk is working for takedown but Reaper is calmly controlling the position for now.
Meatchunk trying to stall but Reaper improves his position.
Reaper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reaper lands with a right to the head.
Meatchunk looking to stall.
Reaper lands a nice shot to the body.
Meatchunk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Meatchunk fails to pull guard.
Reaper misses with an elbow strike.
Reaper lands a nice shot to the body.
Meatchunk trying to control the position but instead, Reaper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Meatchunk into the cage.
Meatchunk avoids the elbow strike from Reaper, against the cage.
Meatchunk blocks the elbow strike.
Reaper jumps guard and drags Meatchunk to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Meatchunk won't allow Reaper to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Meatchunk's guard.
Reaper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meatchunk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reaper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Reaper forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reaper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Meatchunk taking some punishment here, with Reaper in his half guard.
Reaper maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Meatchunk could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Reaper has cracked it and Meatchunk is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Reaper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Russ Reaper!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sigur The Nightmare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lang is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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274 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sigur The Nightmare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Nightmare throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab-cross combination lands for Lang and sends The Nightmare crashing to the mat! Lang follows him down to the mat - The Nightmare regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The Nightmare is rocked!
It looks like Sigur The Nightmare has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang lands a big elbow - The Nightmare is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Lang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clubber Lang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evangelista Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evangelista Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyoto Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Emelianenko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dos Santos did well to prevent Emelianenko getting side control.
Dos Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Emelianenko is working away from the top position though.
Emelianenko with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dos Santos tries to get to full guard but Emelianenko has control of the leg.
Emelianenko is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lyoto Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Emelianenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Emelianenko is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos working for submissions but it's allowed Emelianenko to get to half guard.
Emelianenko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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.
I looks like Emelianenko might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lyoto Emelianenko has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Emelianenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Emelianenko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko prevents Dos Santos from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to control but Emelianenko postures up.
Dos Santos wants to improve his position but Emelianenko is controlling well.
Emelianenko content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Emelianenko is keen to just control but Dos Santos is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lyoto Emelianenko.
Emelianenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dos Santos.
Emelianenko rushes Dos Santos and presses him up against the cage.
Emelianenko is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dos Santos can't fight it off and eventually Emelianenko manages to take the fight to the floor. Dos Santos looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dos Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Emelianenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Emelianenko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Emelianenko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Emelianenko passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Emelianenko dominated that round.
That's time! Dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Emelianenko darts in and clinches Dos Santos up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko presses Dos Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
Dos Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Emelianenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Emelianenko gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko slows the pace down in half guard.
Lyoto Emelianenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dos Santos is trying to maintain the position but Emelianenko is very close to passing his half guard.
Dos Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Emelianenko is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dos Santos trying to control here.
Emelianenko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lyoto Emelianenko was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dos Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Dos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko lands a really nice looking cross but Dos Santos seems unphased.
Emelianenko closes the distance and pushes Dos Santos back into the cage.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Emelianenko manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evangelista Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dos Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelianenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Dos Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Emelianenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Emelianenko and Dos Santos goes tumbling to the canvas! Emelianenko follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Dos Santos is rocked!
Dos Santos trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Oh Dos Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Emelianenko is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dos Santos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Emelianenko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dos Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
Emelianenko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to get to half guard.
Emelianenko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dos Santos tries to reverse the position but Emelianenko maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A nice elbow there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Dos Santos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Emelianenko landing strikes from the mount and Dos Santos is in trouble!
Dos Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Emelianenko controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dos Santos is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Santos manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Emelianenko won't allow it.
Dos Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dos Santos lands a right hand.
Emelianenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emelianenko steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Dos Santos is out on his feet! Emelianenko sets himself and nearly takes Dos Santos's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lyoto Emelianenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Perkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bates comes to the cage accompanied by Hmmm... Interesting.... Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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24
217 lbs
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210 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Norman Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Perkins misses its intended target.
Bates lands with a nice combination. Perkins backs away looking to recover.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkins.
Bates shoots in for a takedown but Perkins shows good takedown defense.
Bates scores with a jab. Perkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Norman Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Perkins leaves Bates with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Perkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bates connects with a crisp jab.
Bates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkins.
Perkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bates.
Bates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkins.
Bates misses with a wild combination.
Bates's corner calls for a 1-2. Bates obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins throws a body punch but Bates moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkins. Bates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bates rather than just go for the knockout.
Bates gets the takedown into side control.
Bates tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Perkins avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bates.
Bates landing a few strikes.
Bates postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates working the ground and pound but Perkins is defending the strikes.
Bates in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bates is looking to take a break and control but Perkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bates connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Perkins some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bates wants to control but Perkins is keeping him busy.
Bates looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Perkins is avoiding damage well.
Perkins looks gassed!
Bates working the head and body with strikes.
Bates throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bates throws an elbow but Perkins slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bates throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bates misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bates is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Perkins's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins taking punishment in the form of punches.
Perkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bates. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bates sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Perkins is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bates controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Perkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bates has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Perkins is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bates yanks on the arm and Perkins is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bates.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Norman Bates!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quantrell Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kfyghk tdjgfdj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quantrell Bishop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quantrell Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, kfyghk tdjgfdj!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Bishop.
It looks like kfyghk tdjgfdj has been cut.
tdjgfdj takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Bishop lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop throws a nice outside leg kick.
kfyghk tdjgfdj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
tdjgfdj looks gassed!
tdjgfdj shoots in for a takedown but Bishop shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bishop defends well against a solid takedown attempt from tdjgfdj.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Bishop! tdjgfdj is out on his feet! Bishop rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - tdjgfdj is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! tdjgfdj is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quantrell Bishop!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lane Pedersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Lane Pedersen enters the cage!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Jericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lane Pedersen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedersen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jericho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pedersen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jericho shoots in and drives through. Pedersen sprawls well.
Pedersen leaves Jericho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Jericho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jericho is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pedersen.
It looks like Andrew Jericho has been cut.
Danga de danga de dang - Pedersen scores with a four punch combination!
Pedersen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pedersen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jericho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pedersen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jericho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jericho tries to clinch there but Pedersen circles away.
Pedersen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jericho throws a combination that misses
enabling Pedersen to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jericho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jericho shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pedersen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Pedersen misses.
Pedersen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pedersen duly obliges.
Jericho with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pedersen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jericho is breathing heavily.
Jericho has his takedown stuffed
and Pedersen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedersen dips to his left and cracks Jericho with an uppercut!
Jericho misses with a takedown attempt
and Pedersen counters with a one-two to the body.
Pedersen tests Jericho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Pedersen! Jericho is backing up but he can't get away as Pedersen lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Jericho and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lane Pedersen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Byron Northview (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ackeem Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
180 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Byron Northview!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ackeem Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northview doesn't manage to clinch there - Bailey circles away.
Bailey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Northview.
Decent striking displayed by Bailey there.
Bailey gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Northview missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Northview working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Northview trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bailey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Northview is looking to work some ground and pound but Bailey has wrist control.
Northview working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Northview with a flurry of punches that miss.
Northview throws a strike but Bailey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northview is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bailey is controlling him.
Bailey won't allow Northview to sweep him here.
Northview is working hard here to advance position.
Northview working for a triangle but Bailey defends it easily.
Bailey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Northview is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bailey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bailey looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bailey won't allow Northview to sweep him here.
Northview wants to stand but Bailey is controlling the position.
Northview tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bailey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bailey throwing strikes but missing.
Bailey slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bailey in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bailey working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Northview tries to bench press Bailey off him but Bailey keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northview wants to get back to his feet but Bailey drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Northview is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey throws a strike aimed at the side of Northview's head but Northview avoids it well.
Northview gets back to half guard.
Bailey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Northview gets back to full guard.
Bailey throwing strikes but missing.
Bailey trying to control but Northview is working from the bottom.
Northview is trying to keep Bailey in close.
Northview has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bailey off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northview fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Northview tries to move into range but Bailey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body. Northview takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Northview is breathing heavily.
Bailey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Byron Northview has been cut.
Bailey keeps the fight on the outside.
Bailey lands a really nice looking cross but Northview seems unphased.
Northview tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bailey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bailey lands a jab to the nose.
Bailey cracks Northview with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Northview falls to his knees and Bailey doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ackeem Bailey!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francois Desjardins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oba Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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24
201 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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213 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francois Desjardins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oba Martins!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Desjardins lands.
Desjardins swings for the body but Martins moves out of range.
A jab from Desjardins misses.
Desjardins throws an overhand right that lands on Martins's shoulder, as Martins tries to avoid the shot.
Martins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Desjardins misses.
Desjardins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Desjardins misses with the combination.
Martins misses with a takedown attempt - Desjardins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Desjardins misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Desjardins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Desjardins.
Francois Desjardins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Desjardins thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Desjardins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins throws a right hand that Martins ducks under and follows up with a left that Martins also avoids with ease.
Desjardins misses the jab.
Desjardins throws a looping overhand right but Martins ducks down to avoid it.
Desjardins lands with a straight right. Martins didn't see that one coming.
Desjardins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Desjardins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Desjardins connects with a stiff jab that staggers Martins - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Francois Desjardins!
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