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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Murney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John MacCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Murney had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Murney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John MacCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murney tries to close the distance and clinch but MacCarthy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chris Murney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murney misses with a two punch combination.
MacCarthy darts in trying to clinch
and Murney counters with a right hand to the body.
Murney really is a fat lump.
A combination from Murney does no damage.
A left and a right from Murney both land. Nice combination.
Murney tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacCarthy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murney tries to clinch up.
Murney lands with a shot to the body.
MacCarthy closes the distance but Murney moves to the side
and Murney counters with a left and a right that stings MacCarthy.
MacCarthy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murney counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murney controlling from the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Murney stands up and waves to MacCarthy to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murney shoots in looking for a takedown but MacCarthy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Murney's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Murney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacCarthy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and MacCarthy wants it to stay on the feet.
MacCarthy looks to clinch
and Murney counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Murney.
Murney wants to stand but MacCarthy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Murney stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Murney darts in trying to clinch
and MacCarthy counters by moving into the clinch.
MacCarthy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
It looks like Chris Murney has been cut.
Murney misses with a hook from the clinch.
MacCarthy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murney can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacCarthy lands a body punch.
Murney is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacCarthy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murney letting MacCarthy take a breather here.
Murney takes a shot to the head.
MacCarthy is trying to break free.
Murney wants to break free but MacCarthy has control.
MacCarthy stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by MacCarthy.
Still in the clinch, MacCarthy scores with a nice short uppercut.
MacCarthy lands a shoulder strike.
MacCarthy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, MacCarthy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MacCarthy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Murney up against the ropes.
MacCarthy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chris Murney's cut is getting worse.
MacCarthy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by MacCarthy.
MacCarthy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from MacCarthy.
A short body shot lands from MacCarthy as the two fighters clinch.
Murney has a couple of punches blocked by MacCarthy.
MacCarthy lands a shot to the body.
A short right from MacCarthy on the inside.
MacCarthy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chris Murney's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Good body shot from MacCarthy.
MacCarthy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murney backwards.
MacCarthy pushes Murney back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacCarthy digs a right hand underneath Murney's ribcage. Murney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacCarthy is leaning against Murney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
MacCarthy slows down the pace here.
Murney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MacCarthy's efforts to push away.
MacCarthy is trying to break the clinch but Murney has him pressed against the ropes.
Murney tries to throw a body punch but MacCarthy avoids it by throwing Murney back against the cage.
MacCarthy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murney backwards.
Murney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacCarthy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murney backwards.
Murney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacCarthy lands a hook that snaps the head of Murney backwards.
MacCarthy controlling the action here for a moment.
Murney digs a right hand underneath MacCarthy's ribcage. MacCarthy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murney misses with a punch on the inside.
MacCarthy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murney backwards.
Murney misses with some punches.
MacCarthy lands a shoulder strike.
Jeez, Chris Murney's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Good body shot from MacCarthy.
MacCarthy looking to stall.
MacCarthy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
MacCarthy just leaning against Murney, taking a breather.
MacCarthy lands a hook that snaps the head of Murney backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Murney's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John MacCarthy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ned Schnidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sledgehammer Abortion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schnidt comes to the ring accompanied by PHamous by Midi Mafia. Ned Schnidt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sledgehammer Abortion's chin.
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270 lbs
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260 lbs
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ned Schnidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sledgehammer Abortion!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schnidt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schnidt throws a right hand that Abortion ducks under and follows up with a left that Abortion also avoids with ease.
Abortion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abortion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schnidt circles away quickly and effectively.
Ned Schnidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abortion slips a straight right by Schnidt.
Abortion is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schnidt has managed to clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schnidt.
Schnidt lands an uppercut.
Schnidt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abortion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schnidt drops Abortion onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Abortion is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Abortion is rocked!
Schnidt pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Abortion out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ned Schnidt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pierce Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierce Russell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierce Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Conway!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Conway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Russell slips under a jab from Conway.
Russell throws out a loose jab but Conway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russell throws a hook to the side of Conway's head but Conway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conway throws a head kick but Russell moves out of range.
Russell stuffs the takedown attempt from Conway. Conway gets slowly back to his feet.
Conway tries a head kick but it misses.
Russell thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Russell misses.
Pierce Russell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conway takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Russell throws a looping overhand right but Conway ducks down to avoid it.
Russell misses with a straight left.
Russell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Conway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Russell misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Russell.
Russell with a jab.
Pierce Russell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russell lands with a straight right. Conway didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Conway is defended easily by Russell.
Russell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conway was well out of range. Poor timing from Russell.
A jab from Conway misses.
Conway slips under a jab from Russell.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch but Russell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Russell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conway.
Russell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Russell cracks Conway with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell misses with an uppercut.
Conway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Russell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conway.
Russell works the jab nicely.
Russell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conway misses with a looping right.
Russell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Russell lands a two punch combo.
Russell missing with a left hand there. Conway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Russell misses with a wild combination.
Conway throws the left hand but Russell avoids the punch easily.
Conway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conway looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pierce Russell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Conway.
Left hook, right uppercut from Russell.
It looks like Jimmy Conway has been cut.
Russell misses the shot to the body.
A left and a right from Russell both land. Nice combination.
Conway is rocked!
Conway tries to keep at a distance but Russell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Conway throws a punch but it's blocked by Russell.
Conway tries to break the clinch but Russell is controlling the position.
Russell lands with a left to the head.
Conway is trying desperately to land a takedown but Russell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Conway.
Come on Russell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Russell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Conway is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The referee calls for Russell to work.
Russell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Russell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Russell for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Russell scores with a shot to the side of Conway's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Russell lands with a left to the head.
Russell scores with a shoulder strike.
Conway is still on wobbly legs! Can Russell finish him?
A short left from Russell.
Russell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Russell.
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!
Russell misses with some punches.
Russell slowing the pace effectively.
Conway seems to have recovered his senses.
Russell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Russell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Russell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Russell is pushing Conway up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pierce Russell.
Russell lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Russell scores with a four punch combination!
Russell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conway circles away quickly and effectively.
Russell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Russell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierce Russell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Conway's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A left lands for Russell.
Conway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russell moves away.
Russell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pierce Russell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conway misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Russell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Russell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Russell scores with a one two! Conway had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Russell looks to land a combination. Conway sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Conway is breathing heavily.
Russell scores with a jab to the body.
Russell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Russell looks to land a combination but Conway avoids it well.
Russell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Russell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Conway takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Conway takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Russell scores with a three punch combo!
Pierce Russell is winning the standup battle so far.
Russell closes the distance and pushes Conway back into the ropes.
Russell has Conway pressed against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Russell.
A short right from Russell.
Russell leaning against his opponent.
Russell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conway backwards.
Russell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Russell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Russell wants to stall.
Russell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Russell lands a nice uppercut.
Russell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conway tries to circle away but Russell has him pinned against the ropes.
Russell cracks Conway with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Russell.
Russell scores with a shoulder strike.
Russell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Russell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conway can do to turn this around?
Russell lands a right hand.
Russell has Conway pressed against the ropes.
Conway throws a punch but it's blocked by Russell.
Russell has Conway pushed against the ropes.
Conway throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Russell.
Russell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Russell lands a left hand.
Russell lands a nice uppercut.
Russell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Conways head.
Russell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Russell cracks Conway with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conway is looking to break free of the clinch but Russell has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell lands a right hand.
Conway is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Russell stalling the fight.
A short left from Russell.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Russell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Russell lands an uppercut.
Conway being controlled against the ropes.
Russell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russell is looking to control Conway's arms but Conway gets an underhook and turns him. Now Russell has his back to the ropes.
Conway is trying to break the clinch but Russell is controlling him.
Russell lands an uppercut.
Russell misses with a punch on the inside.
Russell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Russell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Conway is keeping busy.
Conway is trying to break free.
A short right from Russell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Conway tries to pull guard but Russell won't allow it.
Russell pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Russell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Russell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Conway up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pierce Russell.
Russell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Russell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Russell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Russell cracks Conway with an open hand slap.
Conway has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conway shoots in looking for a takedown. Russell tries to sprawl out of it but Conway keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Russell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pierce Russell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Conway.
A combination from Russell does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierce Russell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Conway's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Good shot there by Russell.
Conway scores with a decent looking hook.
Russell slaps away a takedown attempt from Conway, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Russell misses with a double jab.
Russell lands with a nice body punch.
Russell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Conway.
A left and a right from Russell both land. Nice combination.
Conway on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice defenses there by Conway.
Russell thows a body shot but no joy.
Russell has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Conway takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Russell scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Russell scores with a four punch combination!
Conway with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Russell to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Russell lands a jab.
Russell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Russell fails to land with a series of punches.
Conway shoots in but no luck this time.
Russell cracks a nice hook into Conway's ribs.
Russell lands a right hook to the body.
Conway takes one to the side of the head.
Russell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Conway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Russell.
Russell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Russell lands a lovely overhand right.
Russell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Russell misses with a series of wild punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Russell, as that shot connected.
Conway fails to land the takedown.
Pierce Russell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Conway.
Russell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Russell.
Russell lands with a nice combination. Conway backs away looking to recover.
Conway takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Russell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conway was well out of range. Poor timing from Russell.
Nice body punch from Russell.
Russell lands a jab to the nose.
Conway is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That has opened up Jimmy Conway's cut even more.
Russell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Russell looks to land a combination. Conway sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Russell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Russell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Russell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Conway has time to react.
Russell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Russell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Russell throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Russell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Conway walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Russell thuds a left hand into Conway's body.
Russell looks to land a right hand but Conway moved out of range.
Jimmy Conway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russell lands with an overhand left.
Russell throws a one two combo.
Russell lands with a shot to the body.
Russell looks to land a combination. Conway sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Russell does no damage.
Nice shot lands for Russell.
Pierce Russell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierce Russell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Russell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Pierce Russell!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Pierce Russell!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Pierce Russell!
Pierce Russell wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Graham Goddard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goddard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, War Is My Destiny. Flavio Sandoval will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Graham Goddard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flavio Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goddard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sandoval throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sandoval slaps away a takedown attempt from Goddard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Goddard scores with a takedown into Sandoval's guard.
Goddard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sandoval works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sandoval looking to control.
Goddard trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandoval is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sandoval trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goddard wants to control from the top but Sandoval keeps moving.
Goddard throws a big right hand that misses.
Goddard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sandoval swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sandoval keeping moving, preventing Goddard from controlling successfully.
Goddard looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
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.
Graham Goddard has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Goddard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Flavio Sandoval is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goddard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goddard closes the distance and clinches up with Sandoval, looking for a takedown. Goddard pushes Sandoval against the ropes but Sandoval circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sandoval misses with a straight right.
Goddard clinches with his opponent.
Sandoval breaks the clinch.
Goddard fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Goddard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goddard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Goddard tries to free his leg and advance position but Sandoval is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goddard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Goddard wants to pass the guard but Sandoval is keeping the position.
Goddard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sandoval works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sandoval keeping moving, preventing Goddard from controlling successfully.
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.
We're going to have a standup here because Graham Goddard wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Goddard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good exchange - Sandoval coming out on top.
Goddard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right handed body shot lands from Sandoval.
Goddard takes a shot to the head.
Goddard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sandoval just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Goddard turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Goddard manages to end up in side control.
Goddard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Goddard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goddard is looking to take a break and control but Sandoval is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Goddard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sandoval misses with a hook. Goddard ducked under it nicely.
Sandoval swings for the body but Goddard moves out of range.
Sandoval misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goddard.
Goddard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goddard.
Goddard just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goddard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Goddard's shoulder, as Goddard tries to avoid the shot.
Goddard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goddard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sandoval tries to avoid it but Goddard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sandoval to the ground. Sandoval escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Goddard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandoval throws a jab but it's blocked by Goddard.
Sandoval cracks Goddard with a good jab.
Goddard tries to clinch but Sandoval moves out of range.
Flavio Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goddard needs to keep his hands up - Sandoval had a free shot at his head there.
Sandoval bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Goddard's head.
Sandoval tries to keep at a distance but Goddard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goddard looking for a takedown.
Goddard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Goddard jumps guard but Sandoval stands there with Goddard around his waist. Goddard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Sandoval.
Sandoval blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Goddard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goddard jumps guard but Sandoval stands there with Goddard around his waist. Goddard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sandoval scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sandoval lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goddard backwards.
Sandoval stalling the fight.
Goddard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sandoval is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sandoval is trying to break the clinch but Goddard is controlling him.
Sandoval lands an uppercut.
Sandoval stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Goddard jumps guard but Sandoval stands there with Goddard around his waist. Goddard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sandoval just leaning against Goddard, taking a breather.
Sandoval throws a head punch that misses.
Sandoval is looking to break free of the clinch but Goddard has double underhooks.
Goddard tries for a takedown but Sandoval manages to get underhooks.
A short left from Sandoval.
Goddard is rocked!
Sandoval dips a shoulder and cracks Goddard with a mighty uppercut! Goddard falls back against the ropes and Sandoval unloads with a barrage of strikes! Goddard is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Sandoval screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flavio Sandoval!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinya Aoki will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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25
163 lbs
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163 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shinya Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant throws a nice looking combination but Aoki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aoki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bryant 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bryant tries to free his leg and advance position but Aoki is retaining full guard.
Aoki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bryant defends well.
Aoki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bryant gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant tries to free his leg and advance position but Aoki is retaining full guard.
Bryant passes into half guard.
Aoki manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant drops back looking for a leg! Aoki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aoki manages to kick Bryant off! Bryant jumps back into Aoki's guard.
Bryant is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bryant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aoki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bryant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bryant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bryant drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bryant jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aoki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aoki looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant drops back looking for a leg! Aoki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aoki manages to kick Bryant off! Bryant jumps back into Aoki's guard.
Bryant is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bryant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aoki is keeping the position for now.
Aoki looking for a sweep. Not yet Aoki, not yet.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Bryant tries to pass.
Bryant passes Aoki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bryant is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aoki defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant wants to work for an arm triangle but Aoki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back.
Bryant is looking for a kimura but Aoki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bryant to get the leverage.
Bryant works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bryant looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bryant has control of Aoki's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Aoki regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bryant is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Aoki is surviving well by controlling Bryant's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bryant working for a submission but Aoki is keeping him at bay.
Bryant working for a submission but Aoki is keeping him at bay.
Aoki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bryant is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aoki defends it well.
Aoki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinya Aoki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bryant changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aoki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bryant is trying to get an arm triangle but Aoki is defending well.
Bryant tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bryant has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bryant is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Aoki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bryant tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bryant looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bryant is trying to get back to full guard.
Aoki is working for a submission of some sort.
Bryant actively working from the bottom here.
Bryant is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aoki is working for a kimura but Bryant is defending it quite comfortably.
Bryant makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bryant.
Bryant is looking for a triangle but Aoki pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is looking for a triangle but Aoki pushes his legs off easily.
Bryant had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aoki defends it easily.
Bryant escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aoki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bryant is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aoki drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Aoki seems to have locked his on tight now - Bryant screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Aoki, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Shinya Aoki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Techno Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frances LeBlanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frances LeBlanc has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Techno Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frances LeBlanc!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeBlanc throws a right hand that Viking ducks under and follows up with a left that Viking also avoids with ease.
Viking misses with a takedown attempt - LeBlanc sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Viking tries to clinch but LeBlanc moves out of range.
LeBlanc jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Viking throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Viking throws a right and a left that both miss.
LeBlanc throws a combination. Viking tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Techno Viking has been cut.
Viking tries to clinch but LeBlanc is having none of it.
Viking tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but LeBlanc swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from LeBlanc as Viking shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Techno Viking. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viking is looking to clinch.
Viking dives in and grabs LeBlanc's left leg, looking for a takedown. LeBlanc pushes down on Viking's head and hops out.
LeBlanc throws a right and a left that Viking avoids nicely.
Viking shoots in for a takedown but LeBlanc shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Viking wants to clinch up but LeBlanc keeps it at a distance.
Viking dives in and grabs LeBlanc's left leg, looking for a takedown. LeBlanc pushes down on Viking's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from LeBlanc. Those never looked like landing.
Viking shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as LeBlanc sprawls well. LeBlanc wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Viking gets slowly back to his feet.
LeBlanc cracks Viking with a good jab.
Viking doesn't manage to clinch there - LeBlanc circles away.
LeBlanc defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Viking.
Viking is breathing heavily.
Viking walks into a straight right hand from LeBlanc.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Viking.
Techno Viking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from LeBlanc misses.
Nice straight punches there by LeBlanc. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of LeBlanc.
Viking tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. LeBlanc manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
LeBlanc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
LeBlanc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
LeBlanc lands a left and a right that send Viking crashing to the mat, dazed. LeBlanc thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Viking is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from LeBlanc finds it's way through Viking's defenses.
Oh Viking is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
LeBlanc ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Viking's jaw. Viking's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! LeBlanc does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frances LeBlanc!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Thorburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorburn has chosen Tears dont fall from Bullet For My Valentine as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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24
219 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bret McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rich Thorburn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorburn lands an overhand right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCoy.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McCoy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thorburn tries to reverse the position but McCoy maintains control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thorburn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
McCoy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Thorburn tries to lock up and control but McCoy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thorburn has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Thorburn controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
McCoy trying to control momentarily.
McCoy avoiding Thorburn 's attempts to control his hands.
Thorburn can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorburn showing good submission defense here.
McCoy trying to control.
Thorburn defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
McCoy is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Thorburn is defending well though. McCoy let's go of the attempt for now.
Thorburn avoids the strikes from McCoy.
Thorburn is trapped and McCoy is scoring with shots to the head and body.
McCoy is not going to allow Thorburn to sit and survive in this position.
Will McCoy go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
McCoy trying to control.
McCoy missing with strikes.
Thorburn is trying to break free.
McCoy 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.
McCoy working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
McCoy landing with strikes.
McCoy biding his time, controlling Thorburn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorburn defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Thorburn covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorburn wants to get back to his feet.
Thorburn is keeping busy.
Thorburn breaks McCoy's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Thorburn gets to his feet. McCoy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McCoy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCoy avoids the body shot from Thorburn.
McCoy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thorburn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCoy was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorburn.
Thorburn lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorburn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCoy's calf.
Thorburn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCoy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret McCoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCoy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thorburn.
Thorburn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCoy has time to react.
McCoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thorburn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorburn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thorburn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McCoy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thorburn finds it's way round the side to connect with McCoy's head.
McCoy ducks right into an uppercut from Thorburn.
Rich Thorburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorburn with a nice cross.
Thorburn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McCoy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thorburn throws a right and a left that McCoy avoids nicely.
McCoy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thorburn's half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thorburn can do anything to dispel that myth.
McCoy is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorburn manages to escape and get back to his feet!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorburn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thorburn thuds a left hand into McCoy's body.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thorburn as he avoids it easily.
McCoy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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 Bret McCoy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thorburn lands a jab-cross combination.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thorburn as he avoids it easily.
Thorburn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCoy rather than just go for the knockout.
McCoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorburn was well out of range. Poor timing from McCoy.
Thorburn scores with a nice head shot.
Thorburn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thorburn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McCoy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thorburn connects with a good right hand that stumbles McCoy. McCoy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thorburn throws a combination. McCoy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCoy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret McCoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorburn scores with a hook to the body. McCoy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCoy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thorburn scores with a nice head shot.
Thorburn jabs McCoy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Thorburn.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorburn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thorburn connects with the punch.
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!
Thorburn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thorburn throws a head kick that McCoy semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorburn thumps McCoy with a low kick.
McCoy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thorburn lands a nice hook to McCoy's body. McCoy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thorburn scores with a shot to the body.
Thorburn cracks McCoy with a good jab.
Rich Thorburn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorburn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thorburn lands a glancing blow to the side of McCoy's head.
Thorburn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McCoy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thorburn.
Thorburn lands a nice hook to McCoy's body. McCoy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thorburn lands with a straight right. McCoy didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorburn lands a nice shot to the body.
McCoy walks into a left hand.
Thorburn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thorburn scores with a hook to the body. McCoy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCoy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thorburn lands with a good body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thorburn!
Thorburn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCoy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCoy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thorburn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thorburn lands with a straight right. McCoy didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorburn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCoy doesn't seem bothered though.
Thorburn throws a good cross that connects.
McCoy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McCoy tries to move into range but Thorburn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thorburn scores with a jab.
Thorburn throws a leg kick which misses McCoy's front leg but catches the back leg as McCoy tries to avoid it.
Thorburn connects with a body shot.
Thorburn connects with a body shot.
Thorburn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thorburn cracks McCoy with a good jab.
McCoy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thorburn scores with a punch to the head.
Thorburn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCoy has time to react.
Thorburn lands a nice looking body shot.
Thorburn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCoy at a distance.
Thorburn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good shot there by Thorburn.
McCoy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McCoy ducks right into an uppercut from Thorburn.
Thorburn lands a nice hook to McCoy's body. McCoy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thorburn lands with a shot to the body.
Thorburn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thorburn scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorburn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCoy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thorburn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCoy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thorburn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thorburn lands a nice shot to the body.
Thorburn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thorburn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCoy's calf.
Thorburn lands a jab-cross combination.
Thorburn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thorburn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Thorburn duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorburn tests McCoy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thorburn connects with a solid leg kick.
Thorburn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thorburn looks to land a combination. McCoy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thorburn lands a jab-cross combination.
Thorburn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McCoy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCoy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thorburn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCoy backs up against the ropes.
Thorburn connects with the punch.
Thorburn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorburn works McCoy's body with a nice hook.
Thorburn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thorburn's corner calls for a 1-2. Thorburn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thorburn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCoy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thorburn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McCoy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thorburn lands a nice looking body shot.
Thorburn is working the combinations to good effect here.
A lazy left from Thorburn finds it's target.
Thorburn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thorburn cracks McCoy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab, jab by Thorburn - just one landing.
McCoy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McCoy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thorburn cracks McCoy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thorburn cracks McCoy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorburn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Thorburn duly obliges.
McCoy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thorburn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thorburn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thorburn lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Thorburn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McCoy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thorburn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCoy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thorburn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thorburn manages to work his way to half guard, despite McCoy's best efforts.
Thorburn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thorburn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McCoy is controlling him.
McCoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thorburn has control of McCoy's left arm, preventing McCoy from doing any damage.
McCoy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Thorburn manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McCoy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thorburn controls the pace.
McCoy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorburn controls from within his opponent's guard.
McCoy is working an open guard so Thorburn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A left lands for Thorburn.
Thorburn connects with a looping right hand.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown but Thorburn shows good takedown defense.
McCoy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McCoy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thorburn is fending him off so far but McCoy persists. Nope, Thorburn circles away and we're back to standing.
Thorburn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thorburn lands a lovely overhand right.
McCoy shoots in for a double leg but Thorburn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret McCoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorburn throws a nice inside leg kick.
McCoy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thorburn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thorburn!
Thorburn scores with a shot to the body.
Thorburn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorburn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McCoy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thorburn works McCoy's body with a nice hook.
McCoy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorburn lands a glancing blow to the side of McCoy's head.
McCoy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McCoy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thorburn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thorburn with a jab.
Thorburn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCoy doesn't seem bothered though.
Thorburn cracks a nice hook into McCoy's ribs.
That kick from Thorburn tenderised McCoy's leg. McCoy is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice combination there by Thorburn.
Thorburn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCoy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thorburn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCoy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thorburn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCoy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thorburn stuns McCoy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thorburn lands with an uppercut that bounces McCoy off the ropes and back into rage.
Thorburn jabs at McCoy's body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thorburn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorburn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thorburn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thorburn lands a body shot.
Thorburn lands a nice shot to the body.
Thorburn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCoy's hands.
McCoy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thorburn. Thorburn obviously looking to wear him down.
Thorburn lands with a good body shot.
Thorburn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCoy.
Thorburn throws a one two combo.
Thorburn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Thorburn. Beautiful body shot.
Thorburn thuds a left hand into McCoy's body.
Thorburn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCoy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCoy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thorburn throws a one two combo.
Thorburn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thorburn digs a good hook to McCoy's body.
Thorburn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thorburn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thorburn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCoy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Thorburn there.
McCoy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thorburn lands a nice shot that snaps McCoy's head back.
Thorburn connects with a body shot.
Rich Thorburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorburn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McCoy takes one to the side of the head.
Thorburn jabs McCoy right on the nose. McCoy blinks but takes it well.
McCoy walks into a straight right hand from Thorburn.
A punch lands to the side of McCoy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thorburn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thorburn with a hook.
Thorburn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thorburn lands with a good body shot.
McCoy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thorburn lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thorburn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorburn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thorburn lands the left hand.
Thorburn scores with a body shot.
Thorburn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bret McCoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rich Thorburn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thorburn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCoy has time to react.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Thorburn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thorburn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Rich Thorburn!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Rich Thorburn!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Rich Thorburn!
Rich Thorburn wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between imma truth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Mcdougall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, imma truth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Mcdougall!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
truth connects with a superb combination that knocks Mcdougall out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles truth before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Mcdougall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). imma truth!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Sampaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the ring accompanied by The Rush. Ivan Sampaio has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregory St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Sampaio!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sampaio.
Sampaio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Gregory St Pierre has been cut.
A jab from Sampaio finds it's way through St Pierre's defenses.
Sampaio looks to throw the jab but St Pierre is out of range.
Sampaio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivan Sampaio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sampaio is trying to defend but St Pierre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sampaio is trying to get back to full guard.
Sampaio is defending against the submission attempts here by St Pierre.
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sampaio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampaio blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre seems to be working for a kimura but Sampaio defends the submission attempt.
St Pierre stops Sampaio from getting back to his feet.
St Pierre throwing shots but Sampaio is blocking nicely.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Sampaio dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Pierre throwing shots but Sampaio is blocking nicely.
St Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
St Pierre wants to pass to mount but Sampaio is defending the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sampaio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sampaio looks like he's trying to stand up.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but Sampaio defending well.
St Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
St Pierre is keen to just control but Sampaio is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Pierre.
Sampaio is looking to improve his position.
Sampaio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sampaio's head.
St Pierre is looking to advance position but Sampaio won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
St Pierre is trying to control the action in half guard but Sampaio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sampaio's head.
Sampaio trying to control but St Pierre postures up.
Sampaio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sampaio's head.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sampaio keeps working.
St Pierre tries to pass to full mount but Sampaio defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Sampaio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregory St Pierre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sampaio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sampaio lands a lovely overhand right.
Sampaio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sampaio looks to land a combination but St Pierre avoids it well.
Nice cross by Sampaio.
Sampaio misses with a looping left.
Sampaio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Pierre.
Sampaio throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
Sampaio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St Pierre moves out of range as Sampaio strikes.
St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sampaio's waist but Sampaio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampaio misses with a straight right.
Sampaio misses with a body shot.
Sampaio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Sampaio misses.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sampaio as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sampaio tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut there from Sampaio.
A jab from Sampaio misses.
Gregory St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sampaio. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Sampaio moves out of range easily.
St Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Sampaio.
St Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sampaio sprawls well initially but St Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
St Pierre 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sampaio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sampaio blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Sampaio is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sampaio is looking to improve his position.
St Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sampaio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio wants to get back to full guard.
Sampaio is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Gregory St Pierre wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sampaio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Sampaio. Those never looked like landing.
Sampaio digs a good hook to St Pierre's body.
Sampaio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sampaio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sampaio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sampaio lands a two punch combo.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sampaio swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sampaio throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
Sampaio lands with an overhand left.
St Pierre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ivan Sampaio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sampaio lands an overhand right.
St Pierre is rocked!
St Pierre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sampaio jabs at St Pierre's body.
Sampaio throws the left hand but St Pierre avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sampaio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sampaio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Sampaio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gregory St Pierre's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Sampaio.
Sampaio misses with a double jab.
Sampaio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sampaio misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Sampaio misses.
Sampaio misses with a straight left.
St Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sampaio tries to avoid it but St Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sampaio to the ground. Sampaio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Sampaio shows good takedown defense.
Sampaio lands a lovely overhand right.
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from Sampaio.
St Pierre cracks the inside of Sampaio's front leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Sampaio.
St Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sampaio catches St Pierre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sampaio swinging wildly here.
Sampaio throws a looping overhand right but St Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
Ivan Sampaio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sampaio!
Sampaio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St Pierre doesn't seem bothered though.
St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
St Pierre has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sampaio drops St Pierre with a beautiful combination! St Pierre stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sampaio is looking for the KO!
Oh St Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sampaio ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with St Pierre's jaw. St Pierre's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Sampaio does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Sampaio!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Carpenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahtava Emppe (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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25
210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Carpenter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mahtava Emppe!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emppe lands with a big left! Carpenter is wobbled badly! Emppe comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Carpenter to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mahtava Emppe!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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