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UEC 9:F*** You Andrew Carter PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Nevada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nevada has chosen In The End by Linkin Park as his entrance music. Nevada has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Nevada!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little wants to clinch.
Little avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nevada looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Little.
Little cracks Nevada with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nevada looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Little finish him?
Nevada is rocked!
Little darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Nevada's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Little before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chuck Little!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorne Filo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cowboy. Troy Miller could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lorne Filo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Troy Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lorne Filo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Filo as he avoids it easily.
Miller changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Filo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Filo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Miller working the ground and pound but Filo is defending the strikes.
Filo is trying to improve his position.
Miller in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Filo is looking to get back to his feet here but Miller is keeping cool and he's managed to take Filo's back.
Miller is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Filo defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filo turns into Miller and is now in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Filo is looking to stand up but Miller won't let him.
Filo prevents Miller from getting back to his feet.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Filo from controlling successfully.
Filo connects with a couple of short punches.
Filo won't allow Miller to get back to his feet.
Filo advances position into side control!
Filo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Filo is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miller takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is working to avoid the ground and pound but Filo connects with a decent elbow.
Filo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Filo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miller counters with a takedown into side control.
Miller staying calm.
Filo gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filo keeping control of the position.
Miller decides to return to a standing position.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Miller stops Filo from getting back to his feet.
Filo is looking to improve his position.
Filo is refusing to be controlled, as Miller sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Filo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller won't allow Filo to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Filo is on top in guard.
Filo gets to his feet - Miller follows without any prompting.
Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Filo's waist but Filo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filo throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Filo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filo walks into a jab.
It looks like Lorne Filo has been cut.
Miller bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Filo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Filo gets back to half guard.
Miller is thwarting Filo's attempts to control the position.
Miller decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Filo pushes him off.
Miller takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Filo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Filo with a poor takedown
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Filo won't be happy with that.
Filo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Filo is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lorne Filo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller feints and as Filo raises his hands in defense, Miller changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Miller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Filo 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.
Filo being controlled here, momentarily.
Miller wants to control from the top but Filo keeps moving.
Miller sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Filo keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller trying to control the action but Filo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filo wants to control but Miller is keeping busy.
Filo tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.
Filo is trying to maintain the position but Miller is very close to passing his half guard.
Miller is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Filo!
Filo tries to reverse the position but Miller maintains control.
Miller with a couple of short strikes.
Filo wants to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
Miller controlling from the full mount.
Filo is desperately trying to improve his position but Miller has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller wants to control the pace but Filo is squirming around nicely.
Miller is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Filo is surviving well by controlling Miller's body position as best he can.
Filo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Filo is trying to reverse the position but instead Miller has taken his back - oops!
Miller trying to control.
Filo breaks Miller's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Miller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Decent striking displayed by Filo there.
Filo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Miller to the mat! Miller manages to get full guard.
Filo gets to his feet. Miller looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller feints and as Filo raises his hands in defense, Miller changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Miller not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Filo wants to sweep but no luck.
Filo is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
Filo wants to get back to his feet but Miller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Filo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller wants to control from the top but Filo keeps moving.
Filo pushes Miller off and scrambles back to his feet.
Filo throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
Filo tries for a takedown but Miller circles away easily
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Filo won't be happy with that.
Filo is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filo wants to get back to his feet but Miller drags him back down.
Filo manages to get back to half guard.
Miller is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Miller prevents Filo from improving his position.
Miller sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Filo trying to hold on to Miller's head to control him but Miller postures up.
Troy Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller prevents Filo from improving his position.
Miller decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lorne Filo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Miller drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Filo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Filo being controlled here, momentarily.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Filo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Filo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Miller makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Miller is looking to clinch but Filo is avoiding it.
Miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Miller distracts Filo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filo trying to strike off his back.
Miller preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller wants to get up but he can't break Filo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Miller prevents Filo from getting back to his feet.
Filo strikes from his own guard.
Miller postures up.
Filo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Miller kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Miller decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Filo is defending well.
Miller content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Filo is pressing down on Miller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Miller works over Filo with some ground and pound from guard.
Filo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Miller puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Filo trying to control here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filo is trying to get back to full guard.
Filo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Filo wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
Filo is controlling Miller's trapped leg to prevent Miller from advancing to side control.
Filo kicks off Miller and gets to his feet.
Filo misses with a combination
and Miller moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Filo throws an elbow but misses.
Filo pulls guard.
Miller stands up and waves to Filo to follow him.
Filo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miller counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Filo's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to control but Filo is working from the bottom.
Filo is striking but Miller is not phased and passes to half guard.
Miller wants to stand up but Filo has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Filo is not content to let Miller control the position.
Miller is taking a breather. Filo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Filo wants to control but Miller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Miller trying to control the action but Filo is working from the bottom.
Filo is trying to control but can't.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Filo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Miller is trying desperately to improve position.
Miller is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Miller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Filo throwing strikes here but Miller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Filo looking to control but Miller is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miller has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Filo's lack of action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filo trying to control from half guard but Miller is working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Some wild striking there from Filo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miller, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Miller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sal Gorchev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sal Gorchev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Miller!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller darts in and clinches Gorchev up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gorchev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Miller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gorchev but Gorchev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gorchev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Miller. No joy for Gorchev on that attempt.
Gorchev bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Miller is trying to improve his position.
Gorchev trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller regains half guard.
Gorchev blocks the strikes from Miller.
Gorchev keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorchev works his way into full mount!
Gorchev looking to finish with strikes here!
Miller reaches up to try and control the position but Gorchev seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Miller rolls and tries to escape and now Gorchev has his back!
Gorchev thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gorchev's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Miller can't escape the position.
Miller looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Miller is trying to break free.
Miller has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Miller looks gassed!
Miller trying to control but not successfully.
That's two 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.
Gorchev trying to control.
Miller trying to control the position but Gorchev manages to sink in the hooks.
Miller wants to escape the position.
Miller is keeping busy.
Gorchev is riding his opponent, not letting Miller buck him off.
Gorchev's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gorchev working for a choke but Miller is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorchev lands shots from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to escape but Gorchev has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gorchev looking to break Miller's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Miller remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gorchev will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gorchev is not going to allow Miller to sit and survive in this position.
Miller is in bad spot here.
Miller has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Miller trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Miller needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Miller tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
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.
Miller wants to control but Gorchev is having none of it.
Gorchev really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Miller is trying to escape the mount.
Gorchev looking to control but Miller is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miller tries to reverse the position but Gorchev maintains control.
Gorchev is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Miller is surviving well by controlling Gorchev's body position as best he can.
Miller is looking to improve his position but Gorchev isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gorchev avoids the attempt from Miller to control.
Miller taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sal Gorchev dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gorchev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gorchev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gorchev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Miller looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Miller on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Miller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gorchev working away.
Gorchev tries to advance to mount but Miller denies him.
Miller wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Miller regains half guard.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Gorchev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gorchev trying to control from half guard but Miller is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorchev trying to mount his opponent but Miller defends it.
Gorchev is keen to just control but Miller is a slippery customer.
Gorchev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miller scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gorchev manages to mount him!
Gorchev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Miller?
Miller is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gorchev tries to control but Miller wriggling away.
Miller wants to control but Gorchev is having none of it.
Gorchev prevents Miller from getting the reversal.
Gorchev avoids the attempt from Miller to control.
That's two 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.
Miller prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Gorchev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Miller tries to hold on but Gorchev postures up.
Gorchev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Miller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Miller wants to control but Gorchev is having none of it.
Miller gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorchev trying to control from half guard but Miller is working away.
Miller pushes Gorchev off looking to stand but Gorchev dives back in and keeps control.
Miller wants to improve his position but Gorchev is controlling well.
Miller is holding on to half guard well.
Miller kicks off Gorchev and gets to his feet.
Miller shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gorchev's guard.
Gorchev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gorchev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.
Gorchev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gorchev has a closed guard, preventing Miller from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorchev pushes Miller off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gorchev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gorchev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Miller can't escape the position.
Gorchev landing strikes from the mount.
Gorchev prevents Miller from getting the reversal.
Gorchev scoring with strikes but Miller is staying in there.
Miller wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gorchev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Miller tries to lock up and control but Gorchev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Miller is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gorchev is staying active.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sal Gorchev dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gorchev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gorchev tries for a takedown but Miller circles away easily
and Miller counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Miller.
Miller postures up.
Miller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Miller wants to get up but he can't break Gorchev's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Miller gets to his feet. Gorchev looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gorchev shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Gorchev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gorchev with a poor takedown
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sal Gorchev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorchev wants to get back to full guard.
Gorchev 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.
Miller content to control rather than advance.
Miller wants to stand up but Gorchev has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Gorchev is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Miller pulls his head out easily.
Miller is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gorchev trying to hold on to Miller's head to control him but Miller postures up.
Sal Gorchev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gorchev is trying to stand up here but Miller is controlling him well.
Miller sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Miller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gorchev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gorchev trying to control here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Miller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gorchev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller wants to clinch
and Gorchev counters with an inside leg kick.
Gorchev shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miller clinches but Gorchev breaks the clinch
and Gorchev counters with a takedown into side control.
Gorchev decides to stand back up.
Miller tries to clinch up
and Gorchev counters by moving into the clinch.
Gorchev fails to pull guard.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Gorchev has him pressed against the cage.
Gorchev has Miller pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorchev has Miller pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miller manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gorchev tries to pull guard but Miller holds him up against the cage and eventually Gorchev drops back down to his feet.
Gorchev manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gorchev is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
Gorchev lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Miller!
Gorchev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Miller is wriggling around trying to escape.
Miller really wants to buck Gorchev off and get back to his feet.
Miller is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gorchev cracks Miller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to hold on but Gorchev postures up.
Miller is looking to get to half guard.
Miller tries to lock up and control but Gorchev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gorchev wants to control the pace but Miller is squirming around nicely.
Gorchev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Miller is working to get back to half guard.
Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Gorchev.
Miller is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Travis Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gorchev working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Travis Miller.
I think Gorchev 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sal Gorchev!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demaj Jacare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is MVP-Ludacris. Ronnie Ross has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Demaj Jacare!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacare blocks a jab.
Ross throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jacare moves out of range of the strikes.
Ross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some bone on bone action there as Jacare checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ronnie Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacare keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ross.
Ross misses with a wild body shot.
Ross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jacare bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jacare avoids the head kick by Ross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacare circles away.
Jacare scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jacare rushes Ross and presses him up against the cage.
Ross has hold of one of Jacare's legs. Jacare is fighting the takedown attempt but Ross gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jacare pulls Ross in to control the position.
Jacare has a closed guard, preventing Ross from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross being controlled here momentarily.
Jacare trying to strike off his back.
Ross wants to pass the guard but Jacare is keeping the position.
Ross stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ross is breathing heavily.
Jacare closes the distance and clinches.
Jacare tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jacare breaks from the clinch.
Jacare has managed to clinch.
Jacare throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ross blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacare.
Jacare lands a takedown into guard.
Jacare thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ross wants to get back to his feet but Jacare is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacare decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jacare thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ross if he has to take too many more of those.
Ross looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jacare is fending him off so far but Ross persists. Nope, Jacare circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Jacare as Ross shoots in.
Jacare lands with a slapping head kick.
Ross shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jacare as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross throws out a loose jab but Jacare uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ross darts in trying to clinch
and Jacare counters with a good low kick that Ross was not able to check.
Jab by Ross.
Jacare is rocked!
It looks like Demaj Jacare has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Ross! Jacare is backing up but he can't get away as Ross lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Jacare and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ronnie Ross!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Sherls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hijab Pummel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evan Sherls looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Sherls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hijab Pummel!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pummel throws a head kick that misses.
Pummel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sherls.
Hijab Pummel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pummel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sherls lands a head kick!
Sherls drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sherls decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pummel to his feet.
Pummel connects with a stiff jab that staggers Sherls - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hijab Pummel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martti Syrja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Jacque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martti Syrja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Jacque!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacque attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martin Jacque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacque looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Syrja fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jacque, pushing him back against the cage.
Syrja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Syrja has Jacque up against the cage in a clinch.
Syrja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jacque closes the distance looking to clinch
and Syrja counters with a takedown into side control.
Syrja scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jacque to see if he's OK.
Syrja wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jacque, who protects the arm well.
Syrja tries to advance to mount but can't.
Syrja tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Syrja has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Syrja taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacque is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Syrja controlling the position.
Jacque throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
A lull in the action here.
Syrja thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jacque is not content to let Syrja control the position.
That's two 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.
Syrja taking a breather here.
Syrja thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Syrja working the head with strikes.
Jacque stops Syrja from passing to mount.
Jacque is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syrja controlling the position from side mount.
Jacque is not content to let Syrja control the position.
Jacque manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Syrja is thwarting Jacque's attempts to control the position.
Syrja is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Jacque tries to roll over but Syrja keeps him under control.
Syrja trying to pass the guard but Jacque defending well.
Syrja is controlling the pace.
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.
Syrja decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Syrja shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Syrja showed some decent athleticism there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Syrja connects with a nice short shot to Jacque's temple.
Syrja decides to stand and escape the position.
Syrja shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jacque's guard.
Syrja working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martti Syrja 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.
Syrja clinches.
Syrja gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Syrja not doing much here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Martti Syrja just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jacque throws a left and a right that both miss
and Syrja counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Syrja wants to stand but Jacque has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Syrja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Syrja is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacque is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Syrja cracks Jacque with a solid left hand.
Syrja has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jacque working for a triangle but Syrja defends it easily.
Syrja cracks Jacque with a solid left hand.
Syrja postures up.
Jacque has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Syrja can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Syrja tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacque is retaining full guard.
Syrja landing with the ground and pound.
Jacque looking for a sweep. Not yet Jacque, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syrja trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jacque's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Syrja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Syrja drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Syrja is chipping away with strikes.
Jacque is letting Syrja control him for a moment.
Syrja decides to stand back up. Syrja steps back and let's Jacque get back to his feet.
Syrja darts in and clinches Jacque up against the cage.
Syrja successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Syrja is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacque being controlled here, momentarily.
Syrja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Syrja stands and steps away. Jacque gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Syrja throws a nice head kick!
Syrja shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Syrja stands up and waves to Jacque to follow him.
Jacque tries to clinch
and Syrja counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Syrja controlling from the top position.
Syrja's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Syrja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jacque swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syrja wants to control from the top but Jacque keeps moving.
Jacque looking to hit a scissor sweep but Syrja is one step ahead there.
Syrja wants to control from the top but Jacque keeps moving.
Jacque can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Syrja controls the pace.
Syrja knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacque on the ground.
Syrja tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacque is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jacque tries to clinch
and Syrja counters by clinching up.
Syrja breaks the clinch.
Jacque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Syrja manages to avoid it.
Jacque gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Syrja counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jacque's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martti Syrja dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Syrja shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Martti Syrja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Syrja with shots to the head and body - Jacque looks very uncomfortable down there.
Syrja is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jacque can do to turn this around?
Syrja manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jacque to take his back!
Syrja has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jacque's body.
Jacque breaks Syrja's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jacque tries to free his leg and advance position but Syrja is retaining full guard.
Syrja has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Syrja tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jacque takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Syrja is looking to stand up but Jacque isn't so interested in that idea.
Jacque trying to control but Syrja is working from the bottom.
Syrja keeping busy on the bottom but Jacque has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacque prevents Syrja from improving his position.
Jacque wants to free his trapped foot but Syrja is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Syrja kicks Jacque off and gets back to his feet.
Jacque clinches but Syrja breaks the clinch
and Syrja counters with a single leg into guard. Jacque didn't expect that.
Syrja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Syrja content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syrja stands and steps away. Jacque gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Syrja forces Jacque back against the cage and clinches.
Syrja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Syrja drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Syrja decides to stand back up.
Jacque misses with a takedown
and Syrja counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jacque's guard now.
Jacque looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jacque is working an open guard so Syrja takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Syrja circles away from the clinch attempt
and Syrja counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syrja shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Syrja moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jacque has worked his arm free - good work by Jacque!
Jacque is looking to reverse the position.
Syrja is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Jacque looks calm but he's in trouble here. Syrja gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Jacque is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Syrja lets go of the hold and Jacque can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Martti Syrja!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Sherls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Munashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munashi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Run These Streets. The key to victory for Keith Sherls has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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22
188 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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Counter striker
Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Sherls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tito Munashi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherls tries to bum rush Munashi with a series of wild strikes but Munashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sherls swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sherls tries to clinch up but Munashi circles away and keeps his distance.
Munashi misses with the combination.
Sherls fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munashi tries to move into range but Sherls moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sherls throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Munashi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sherls. Sherls obviously looking to wear him down.
Sherls swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Munashi counters with a takedown into side control.
Sherls can't do much from the bottom here.
Sherls tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Munashi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sherls sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Munashi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Munashi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munashi in side control, throwing shots but Sherls defends.
Munashi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sherls is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Munashi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sherls knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sherls is looking for a sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Munashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sherls throws a lazy uppercut
and Munashi counters with a single leg into guard. Sherls didn't expect that.
Munashi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sherls works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sherls utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Munashi throws a big right hand that misses.
Munashi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sherls is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Munashi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munashi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sherls pushes Munashi off and gets back to his feet.
Sherls misses with a double jab
and Munashi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Munashi wants to pass the guard but Sherls is keeping the position.
Munashi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Munashi wants to control from the top but Sherls keeps moving.
Munashi won't allow Sherls to sweep him here.
Munashi wants to pass the guard but Sherls is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munashi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sherls seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Munashi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sherls misses with a double jab
and Munashi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Munashi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Munashi wants to pass the guard but Sherls is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sherls holds on and takes a little breather.
Munashi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Munashi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Munashi wants to pass the guard but Sherls is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munashi throwing strikes from guard but Sherls blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sherls stuffs the takedown.
Sherls throws a series of punches but Munashi moves out of range.
Sherls tries to bum rush Munashi with a series of wild strikes but Munashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sherls misses with a series of wild punches.
Sherls gets caught flat footed, as Munashi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sherls keeping full guard, as Munashi tries to pass.
Munashi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munashi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Munashi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Munashi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sherls throws a right hand that Munashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Munashi also avoids with ease.
Sherls doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Munashi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Munashi seems to be working for a kimura but Sherls defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munashi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Munashi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Munashi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sherls is just riding it out for now. Munashi eventually gives up the hold.
Munashi drops an elbow to the side of Sherls's head.
Munashi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sherls defending well though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munashi passes to side control.
Munashi lands a nice forearm strike.
Sherls struggling a bit here.
Munashi misses with the ground and pound.
Sherls is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sherls is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Munashi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sherls blocking the ground and pound attempt from Munashi.
Sherls has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Munashi is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Munashi trying to control the action but Sherls is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sherls falls off balance throwing a combination
and Munashi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sherls throws a left and a right that both miss
and Munashi counters with a shoot takedown. Sherls fights it but they end up in guard.
Munashi prevents Sherls from getting back to his feet.
Sherls avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sherls has his feet on Munashi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sherls misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Sherls.
Munashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sherls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherls looks to land a combination but Munashi avoids it well.
Sherls misses with a double jab
and Munashi counters with a single leg into guard. Sherls didn't expect that.
Sherls wants to stand and escape but Munashi is having none of it.
Munashi trying to control but Sherls is working from the bottom.
Sherls wants to get back to his feet but Munashi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Munashi stands up over Sherls, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sherls has his feet on Munashi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Munashi tries for a takedown but Sherls sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherls misses with a two punch combination.
Keith Sherls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munashi ducks under a wild hook from Sherls.
Munashi checks a low kick from Sherls.
Sherls lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Munashi backs up against the cage.
Sherls stuffs the takedown.
Sherls lands a left and a right that sends Munashi crashing to the canvas! Sherls dives into mount looking to finish!
Munashi is rocked!
It looks like Tito Munashi has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sherls controlling his opponent.
Munashi is still in real trouble! Can Sherls finish him?
Munashi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Munashi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Munashi seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sherls trying to control but Munashi is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tito Munashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tito Munashi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sherls throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Munashi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Munashi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Munashi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Munashi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Munashi thows a huge punch but Sherls dodges it nicely.
Munashi wants to pass to mount but Sherls is defending the position.
Munashi trying to control from half guard but Sherls is working away.
Munashi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Munashi goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sherls is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sherls stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherls tries to bum rush Munashi with a series of wild strikes but Munashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sherls clinches but Munashi breaks the clinch
and Munashi counters with a takedown into side control.
Munashi throws a strike aimed at the side of Sherls's head but Sherls avoids it well.
Sherls is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Munashi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sherls down.
Sherls wants to get back to his feet but Munashi drags him back down.
Sherls trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sherls struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherls wants to get back to his feet.
Munashi tries to score with some ground and pound. Sherls controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sherls throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Munashi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Munashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sherls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munashi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Keith Sherls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sherls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sherls keeping full guard, as Munashi tries to pass.
Munashi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Munashi trying to control but Sherls is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munashi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Munashi throwing strikes from guard but Sherls blocks nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sherls will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sherls misses with a double jab
and Munashi counters with a shoot takedown. Sherls fights it but they end up in guard.
Sherls is looking to stand up but Munashi isn't so interested in that idea.
Sherls keeping moving, preventing Munashi from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherls keeping full guard, as Munashi tries to pass.
Sherls avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sherls wants to get back to his feet but Munashi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Munashi passes Sherls's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Munashi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sherls throws a combination that misses
and Munashi counters with a single leg into guard. Sherls didn't expect that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sherls looking for a sweep. Not yet Sherls, not yet.
Munashi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sherls works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Munashi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sherls preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Munashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Munashi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Munashi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamarcus Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Jamarcus Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Davis!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Davis!
Hard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davis is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Hard.
Davis is rocked!
Hard landing strikes from the mount and Davis is in trouble!
Davis is still in real trouble! Can Hard finish him?
Davis flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hard controlling from the full mount.
Hard lands a heavy elbow.
Hard raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hard landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Hard.
Davis looks gassed!
Hard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hard 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.
Hard with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Davis is looking to improve his position but Hard isn't that keen on the idea.
Hard lands a heavy elbow.
Hard landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hard breaks from Davis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hard with shots to the head and body - Davis looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
Hard content just to control the position here.
Hard landing strikes from the mount and Davis is in trouble!
Hard with shots to the head and body - Davis looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Davis hang on?
Hard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hard is landing with some decent strikes but Davis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hard landing strikes from the mount and Davis is in trouble!
Hard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Davis wants to try and get back to his feet.
Davis is trying to escape the mount.
Davis taking shots to the head.
Hard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BOOM! Hard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Davis is trying to stand.
Hard landing shots from mount.
Hard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Davis?
Davis is trying to stand up.
Hard breaks from Davis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Hard.
Hard lands with some strikes.
Hard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hard with a couple of short strikes.
Hard landing shots from mount.
Davis is looking to improve his position but Hard isn't that keen on the idea.
Hard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Davis looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hard landing punches.
Davis tries to reverse the position but Hard maintains control.
Hard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Davis hang on?
Davis can't escape the position.
Hard with good strikes from the mount here!
Hard landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hard with good strikes from the mount here!
Hard breaks from Davis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Davis gets back to half guard.
Davis has a hand on Hard's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hard takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hard controlling the position easily from mount.
Davis is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Davis can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamarcus Hard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Hard. Hard gets slowly back to his feet.
Davis moves out of range as Hard strikes.
Horrible takedown by Hard or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis which made him look bad.
Hard is looking to chop away at Davis's legs.
An inside leg kick from Hard misses.
Hard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hard looks for the body kick but Davis saw that one coming.
Hard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hard.
Hard misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hard misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamarcus Hard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hard throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Hard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hard misses with a looping left.
Hard looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Hard throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hard misses with a wild body shot.
Hard throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hard throws a chopping leg kick but Davis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Michael Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hard looks for the body kick but Davis saw that one coming.
Davis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hard wants to land a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Hard throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Hard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hard shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hard shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.
Davis avoids the head kick by Hard.
Hard throws a low kick but Davis avoids it.
Davis slips a straight right by Hard.
Davis defending well as Hard loads up on a big left hand.
Hard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davis is fending him off so far but Hard persists. Nope, Davis circles away and we're back to standing.
Hard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Davis is out of range and Hard settles back down.
Hard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hard throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
A choreographed right hand from Hard misses the target.
Hard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davis but Davis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hard throws a leg kick but Davis checks it.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Hard.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick from Hard.
Hard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davis pinned against the cage. Davis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Davis checks a low kick from Hard.
Hard throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hard misses with a low kick.
Hard shoots in but no luck this time.
Hard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jamarcus Hard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Hard.
Davis avoids the head kick by Hard.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Davis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Hard.
Hard shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.
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.
Davis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hard tries a low kick but Davis avoids it.
Hard shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Hard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
Hard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Hard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hard throws a big shot that misses.
Hard takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Hard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick.
Hard loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Horrible takedown by Hard or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis which made him look bad.
Hard looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hard thuds a left hand into Davis's body.
Hard scores with a leg kick.
Hard stuffs the takedown.
Hard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hard.
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!
Hard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hard landing strikes.
Hard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Hard just content to control the position.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Hard is dominant here and he's now got Davis's back!
Davis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard wants to control the pace but Davis is squirming around nicely.
Hard lands a big elbow.
Hard trying to control but Davis is having none of it.
Davis is working to get back to half guard.
Jamarcus Hard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hard with the ground and pound from mount.
Davis tries to hold on but Hard postures up.
Hard working the ground and pound effectively.
Hard working the ground and pound effectively.
Hard lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Davis is looking to improve his position but Hard isn't that keen on the idea.
Hard tries to control but Davis wriggling away.
Davis wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hard lands a big elbow.
Hard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hard dominating with strikes here.
Davis is looking to get to half guard.
Hard controlling from the full mount.
Davis is squirming around, avoiding Hard's attempts to control the action.
Davis regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands an elbow from the bottom - that's stunned Hard! Davis reverses the position and lands some more strikes… Oh, there was a big one in there - Hard is out! Fantastic KO finish for Davis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Davis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Power acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Wells!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Power!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Power connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Power closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wells to the mat! Wells manages to get full guard.
Power showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Power wanted to stand there but Wells had control of the position.
Wells is breathing heavily.
Power stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wells swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Power wants to control from the top but Wells keeps moving.
Power stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wells swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Power must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Power pushing down on Wells's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells trying to get back to full guard but Power takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Power landing strikes from the mount.
Power lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wells is rocked!
It looks like Andre Wells has been cut.
Power looking to secure an arm triangle but Wells defends it well.
Oh Wells is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Power looking to control but Wells is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Power with shots to the head and body - Wells looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wells tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wells tries to hold on but Power pushes him away.
Wells seems to have got his legs back now.
Power wants to take Wells's back but he can't do it this time.
Power controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells is desperately trying to improve his position but Power has a good base and remains in mount.
Power tries to control but Wells wriggling away.
Wells regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power tries to pass to full mount but Wells defends it.
Wells manages to get to full guard.
Wells is looking for a triangle but Power pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wells is looking for a triangle but Power pushes his legs off easily.
Wells looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power 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.
Power really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wells. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wells wants to sweep but no luck.
Wells looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wells looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wells tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Power controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Power stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wells paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Power clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Power misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wells.
Wells fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Power dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Wells's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wells misses with a takedown attempt
and Power counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Power with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Power successfully pulls guard.
Wells has gone for a leg lock! Power slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wells's guard.
Thomas Power has got the better of the ground game so far.
Power tries to free his leg and advance position but Wells is retaining full guard.
Power stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wells swats away the attempt to clinch by Power.
Power throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Power is looking to clinch but Wells is avoiding it.
Wells misses with a takedown
and Power counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wells's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power drops back looking for a leg! Wells is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wells manages to kick Power off! Power jumps back into Wells's guard.
Wells had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Power is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wells Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Power's back instead.
Wells patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Wells is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Power has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Power tries to roll but Wells sticks to his back.
Wells has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Power! Can he survive? No! He's out! Wells gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andre Wells!
Andre Wells retains his light heavyweight title!
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