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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivanna Puff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanna Puff is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mirko Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivanna Puff!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme tries to clinch up.
Van Damme takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Puff shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Puff showed some decent athleticism there.
Puff is looking to pass Van Damme's guard but actually Van Damme recovers to full guard.
Puff stands and steps away. Van Damme gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Van Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme tries to clinch up but Puff circles away and keeps his distance.
Puff scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Puff tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Van Damme.
Puff is looking to take a break and control but Van Damme is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Damme keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Damme wants to control but Puff passes into side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puff working the ground and pound but Van Damme is defending the strikes.
Puff tries to score with some ground and pound. Van Damme controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Damme pushes Puff away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Puff gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Puff stands up.
Van Damme wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puff pushes Van Damme up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Damme lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Ivanna Puff has been cut.
Van Damme throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puff blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Damme throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puff blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivanna Puff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Damme knocks Puff to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Puff is rocked!
Puff tries to improve position but can't.
Puff is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Puff is looking to escape.
Van Damme prevents Puff from improving his position.
Puff looks gassed!
Puff actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puff flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Puff kicks Van Damme off and gets back to his feet.
Van Damme sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Puff to the ground! Van Damme dives into full mount looking to finish!
Puff is still in real trouble! Can Van Damme finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Puff is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Puff seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Damme can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Puff is looking to escape.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mirko Van Damme will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivanna Puff's cut.
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.
Van Damme looks to clinch
and Puff holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puff takes an elbow to the temple.
Puff is trying to break free.
Van Damme lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Damme pushes off an throws an elbow but Puff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Puff has had enough of the clinch but Van Damme keeps him there for the moment.
Van Damme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Damme blocks an elbow strike.
Van Damme connects with a knee to the head.
Van Damme lands a nice elbow.
Van Damme throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Damme lands an elbow just above Puff 's eye.
That has opened up Ivanna Puff's cut even more.
Puff successfully pulls guard.
Van Damme wants to stand but Puff is controlling his posture from full guard.
Van Damme gets to his feet - Puff follows without any prompting.
Puff is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Van Damme! Puff is backing up but he can't get away as Van Damme lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Puff and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mirko Van Damme!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Santos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Brown 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Santos!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santos as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Santos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Decent striking displayed by Santos there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick
and Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two 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.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santos with the ground and pound but Gracie uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Santos throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Santos trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Santos 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.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santos trying to strike off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Santos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Santos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Santos tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Santos wants to hit a switch here but Gracie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Santos there!
Santos wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Santos has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Santos!
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie seems keen to control Santos's posture.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Santos defends easily.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Santos preventing the sweep.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Santos won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santos throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Santos cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santos!
Santos throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Gracie 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!
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice uppercut lands for Santos. That snapped Gracie's head back.
Santos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Santos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Santos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Santos in his guard.
Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos postures up.
Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Santos thows a big elbow that misses.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Santos throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Santos has a hand on Gracie's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gracie takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kron Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kron Gracie!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Morssari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Murdocco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morssari comes to the cage accompanied by Mot�rhead - Orgasmatron. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kalle Morssari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Murdocco!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morssari slips a jab and a cross from Murdocco.
Murdocco lands a right hook to the body.
Morssari fails with a takedown attempt.
Murdocco misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murdocco looks for the body kick but Morssari saw that one coming.
Murdocco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murdocco goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Murdocco just misses with a punch to the body.
Nick Murdocco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morssari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murdocco throws a right hand that Morssari ducks under and follows up with a left that Morssari also avoids with ease.
A head kick by Morssari misses
and Murdocco counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morssari!
Murdocco prevents Morssari from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morssari tries to hold on but Murdocco pushes him away.
Morssari is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morssari is squirming around, avoiding Murdocco's attempts to control the action.
Morssari is looking to improve his position but Murdocco isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two 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.
Morssari is squirming around, avoiding Murdocco's attempts to control the action.
Morssari gets back to half guard.
Murdocco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morssari. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morssari wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morssari is breathing heavily.
Morssari is working hard here to advance position.
Morssari moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morssari will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Morssari throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Morssari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murdocco is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murdocco scores with a head kick.
Murdocco swats away the attempt to clinch by Morssari.
Danga de danga de dang - Murdocco scores with a four punch combination!
Murdocco throws a lazy head kick
and Morssari counters with a takedown into side control.
Morssari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murdocco keeps working.
Morssari is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murdocco has escaped the position, nice work there.
Morssari takes a little break here. Murdocco wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morssari throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Murdocco dodges the ground and pound from Morssari.
Morssari working the ground and pound from side control.
Morssari fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Murdocco gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morssari looking for a guillotine from mount but Murdocco is having none of it.
Morssari unloads with some shots from mount but Murdocco bucks and avoids them well.
Murdocco in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kalle Morssari will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morssari avoids the head kick by Murdocco.
Murdocco throws a series of strikes that have Morssari backpedaling.
Murdocco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morssari with a poor takedown
and Murdocco counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murdocco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murdocco throws a lazy head kick
and Morssari counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Morssari looking to finish!
Murdocco is rocked!
Morssari trying to control the position from guard on top but Murdocco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morssari looking to pass the guard.
Morssari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morssari throws a big right hand that misses.
Morssari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murdocco is breathing heavily.
Morssari wants to pass the guard but Murdocco is keeping the position.
Morssari will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Murdocco keeping moving, preventing Morssari from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morssari shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morssari fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Morssari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morssari fails to land the takedown.
Morssari shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murdocco but Murdocco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murdocco stuffs the takedown attempt from Morssari. Morssari gets slowly back to his feet.
Murdocco throws a combination that misses
and Morssari counters by moving into the clinch.
Murdocco wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morssari gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Morssari works his way into side control.
Murdocco is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Morssari tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Murdocco dodges the ground and pound from Morssari.
Morssari tries to move to mount but Murdocco blocks the move with his legs.
Murdocco wants to get back to his feet but Morssari drags him back down.
Morssari creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Murdocco sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morssari is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murdocco is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Murdocco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murdocco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murdocco throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Murdocco stuffs the takedown.
Murdocco scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Morssari closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murdocco circles away.
Morssari closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Morssari trying to control the position but Murdocco is working away.
Morssari passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Murdocco!
Kalle Morssari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murdocco holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Morssari tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdocco avoids a series of strikes thrown by Morssari.
Morssari tries to control but Murdocco wriggling away.
Morssari throwing strikes here but Murdocco is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Morssari throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Murdocco because Morssari loaded up on that one.
A nice elbow there by Morssari.
Morssari throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Morssari looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Morssari is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Murdocco has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morssari is landing with some decent strikes but Murdocco is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Murdocco is squirming around, avoiding Morssari's attempts to control the action.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Morssari dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Murdocco fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Murdocco as Morssari shoots in.
Morssari fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Murdocco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horrible takedown by Morssari or perhaps it was just good defense by Murdocco which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Morssari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murdocco misses with the body kick
and Morssari counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Murdocco!
Murdocco avoids a series of strikes thrown by Morssari.
Morssari misses with a head shot.
Morssari scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Murdocco?
Morssari punching from mount but Murdocco doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Morssari thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Morssari tries to control but Murdocco wriggling away.
Murdocco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morssari is working for a guillotine from mount but Murdocco frees his head quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morssari looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Morssari tries to control but Murdocco wriggling away.
Morssari punishing his opponent with strikes.
Murdocco wants to hold on but Morssari pushes him away.
Morssari throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Morssari avoids the attempt from Murdocco to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morssari unloads with some shots from mount but Murdocco bucks and avoids them well.
Morssari misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Murdocco trying desperately to get to his feet.
Morssari misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Morssari sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Murdocco avoids a series of strikes thrown by Morssari.
Murdocco is working to get back to half guard.
Morssari can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murdocco is looking to escape.
Morssari 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.
You get the feeling that Murdocco really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morssari looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Morssari thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Morssari throws some wild stikes that Murdocco manages to avoid easily.
Murdocco tries to lock up and control but Morssari gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morssari dominating with strikes here.
Morssari is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murdocco can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morssari misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Morssari pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morssari looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Morssari unloads with some shots from mount but Murdocco bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morssari cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Murdocco is still in real trouble! Can Morssari finish him?
Morssari lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Murdocco hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morssari trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morssari punching from mount but Murdocco doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Murdocco blocking the ground and pound.
Murdocco seems to have recovered his senses.
Morssari tries to control but Murdocco wriggling away.
Morssari sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Murdocco's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Morssari can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murdocco is looking to escape.
Murdocco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nick Murdocco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morssari punching from mount but Murdocco doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Morssari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morssari, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Morssari!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Van Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pol Nikulin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Hook's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Cure's Close To Me. Nikulin has chosen Laid To Rest - Lamb of God as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Van Hook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pol Nikulin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hook misses with the combination.
No luck for Nikulin with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Van Hook misses.
Van Hook misses with a few strikes there.
Van Hook tries to close the distance and clinch but Nikulin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Hook doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nikulin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Van Hook's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikulin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Hook swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nikulin wants to control from the top but Van Hook keeps moving.
Nikulin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nikulin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Van Hook manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nikulin has Van Hook in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikulin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Hook's guard.
Van Hook is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Van Hook working for a triangle but Nikulin defends it easily.
Van Hook is breathing heavily.
Nikulin passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikulin controlling the action here.
Van Hook is in trouble now - Nikulin has advanced to mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nikulin scoring with strikes but Van Hook is staying in there.
Nikulin swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Van Hook is now in Nikulin's guard. A big mistake from Nikulin there, giving up the dominant position!
Nikulin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Van Hook has passed into half guard!
Van Hook prevents Nikulin from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikulin trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Van Hook manages to pass to mount!
Nikulin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nikulin tries to hold on but Van Hook postures up.
Van Hook wants to finish this one by submission but Nikulin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Van Hook.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikulin looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
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.
Nikulin looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Nikulin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Nikulin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nikulin can't escape the position.
Nikulin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Nikulin is trying desperately to improve position.
Nikulin regains half guard.
Nikulin wants to get back to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Pol Nikulin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Van Hook misses.
Van Hook wants to clinch
and Nikulin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nikulin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Van Hook looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Van Hook looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Van Hook!
Nikulin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Van Hook off and has taken his back!
Nikulin looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Van Hook is controlling Nikulin 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Van Hook is standing up over Nikulin. Nikulin looks to escape but Van Hook dives into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikulin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nikulin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nikulin trying to get back to full guard but Van Hook takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Nikulin can't escape the position.
Van Hook looking to secure an arm triangle but Nikulin defends it well.
Nikulin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nikulin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikulin stands up and waves to Van Hook to follow him.
Nikulin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nikulin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nikulin wants to advance to full mount but Van Hook doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Van Hook trying to keep a closed guard but Nikulin is proving a slippery customer.
Nikulin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nikulin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Van Hook's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikulin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nikulin seems to be looking for submissions.
Nikulin wants to pass to mount but Van Hook is defending the position.
Nikulin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Van Hook is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nikulin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nikulin's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nikulin showing good submission defense here.
Nikulin manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Van Hook steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nikulin. That one must have hurt.
Nikulin scores a takedown into full mount!
Nikulin lands with some strikes.
Nikulin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Hook slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Pol Nikulin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.
Van Hook falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nikulin counters with a takedown into side control.
Nikulin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nikulin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Van Hook bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Van Hook scores with a takedown into Nikulin's guard.
Van Hook lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nikulin throws his legs up looking for a submission but Van Hook uses it to pass to side control.
Van Hook gets to mount! Nikulin was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikulin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Nikulin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nikulin is looking to take a break and control but Van Hook is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nikulin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikulin scores with punches from side control.
Nikulin trying to control the action but Van Hook is working from the bottom.
Van Hook is looking to regain half guard here but Nikulin keeps moving and retains side control.
Nikulin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Van Hook is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nikulin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Van Hook, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikulin decides to stand back up. Nikulin steps back and let's Van Hook get back to his feet.
Nikulin shoots for a takedown but Van Hook saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Hook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Hook misses with a few strikes there.
Van Hook drops Nikulin with a left right combo! Van Hook follows him down to the ground into side control.
Nikulin is rocked!
Nikulin is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Van Hook is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Nikulin is still in real trouble! Can Van Hook finish him?
Nikulin is trying desperately to improve position.
Van Hook punishing his opponent with strikes.
Van Hook working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Nikulin turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Van Hook off and cradles Nikulin's limp body as Van Hook celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Kyle Van Hook!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jaws (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Townsend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Townsend has chosen Out of my Way by Seether as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Jack Jaws!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenneth Townsend!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaws scores with a takedown into Townsend's guard.
Jaws decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Townsend, up you get!
Jaws changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Townsend looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Townsend manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Townsend is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jaws's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jaws's back!
Townsend has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jaws has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaws is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Townsend sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Jaws taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kenneth Townsend!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrell Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Luvzya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesus Luvzya told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrell Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesus Luvzya!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier shoots in for a takedown but Luvzya shows good takedown defense.
Xavier looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Xavier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Luvzya pinned against the cage. Luvzya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrell Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xavier looks for a takedown but Luvzya sprawls well.
Tyrell Xavier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xavier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Luvzya scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Luvzya is looking for a kimura here.
Luvzya looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Xavier with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Luvzya works his foot free and advances to mount.
Luvzya landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Xavier takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Luvzya raining down shots from the mount!
Xavier is rocked!
It looks like Tyrell Xavier has been cut.
Luvzya lands a big elbow.
Oh Xavier is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luvzya landing strikes from the mount.
Luvzya landing strikes from the mount.
Luvzya scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tyrell Xavier's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luvzya scoring with strikes but Xavier is staying in there.
Tyrell Xavier's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Luvzya scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Xavier really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Xavier is breathing heavily.
Luvzya working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jeez, Tyrell Xavier's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A nice elbow there by Luvzya.
Xavier in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Luvzya.
Luvzya lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tyrell Xavier's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jesus Luvzya!
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