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MCC 46: Megaphny vs Taylor PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between miguel angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Carnitine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carnitine has chosen Doro Pesch and Udo Dirkschneider covering Breaking the Law as his entrance music. Larry Carnitine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, miguel angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larry Carnitine!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carnitine closes the distance and clinches.
angel is trying to drag Carnitine to the mat but Carnitine just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
angel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carnitine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but angel moves away.
Carnitine throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. angel was covering up waiting for the punch and Carnitine finishes the takedown easily into guard.
angel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carnitine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carnitine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carnitine wants to control from the top but angel keeps moving.
Carnitine must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Carnitine drops back looking for a leg! angel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and angel manages to kick Carnitine off! Carnitine jumps back into angel's guard.
Carnitine stands up over angel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
angel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carnitine passes angel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
angel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Carnitine postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
angel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carnitine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
angel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carnitine wants to pass the guard but angel is keeping the position.
angel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Carnitine is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! angel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! angel has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
angel drops back, looking for a kneebar! Carnitine looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Carnitine looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Carnitine!
Carnitine grinds an elbow into angel's temple.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carnitine working the ground and pound from side control.
angel takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
angel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carnitine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
angel seems a little lost for a moment, as Carnitine dominates the positioning.
Carnitine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
angel is trying to buck Carnitine off.
angel is looking to regain half guard here but Carnitine keeps moving and retains side control.
Carnitine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Carnitine scoring with punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carnitine goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, angel has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Carnitine but great work by angel.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carnitine prevents angel from improving position.
angel is breathing heavily.
Carnitine manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine tries to roll over but angel keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carnitine manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
angel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carnitine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
angel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carnitine's head.
angel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carnitine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carnitine wants to stand up but angel is controlling him.
Carnitine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carnitine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carnitine pushes angel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
angel shoots and misses
and Carnitine counters with a one-two to the body.
Carnitine throws a combination. angel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
angel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carnitine circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for miguel angel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carnitine throws a right and a left that angel avoids nicely.
angel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carnitine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
angel tries to clinch there but Carnitine circles away.
Carnitine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carnitine's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carnitine duly obliges.
Carnitine is looking to score with low kicks.
angel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carnitine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but angel circles away quickly and effectively.
Carnitine misses with a few strikes there.
angel clinches up with Carnitine and pushes him back against the cage.
angel pulls guard.
angel wants to stand up but Carnitine is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carnitine preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Carnitine dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carnitine misses with a few strikes there.
angel is looking to clinch.
miguel angel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carnitine rushes angel and presses him up against the cage.
Carnitine drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
angel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
angel tries to clinch up but Carnitine circles away and keeps his distance.
angel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carnitine's waist but Carnitine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing angel off to one side.
angel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carnitine scores with a hook to the body. angel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carnitine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carnitine.
angel slips a jab and a cross from Carnitine.
angel wants to clinch.
Larry Carnitine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
angel throws a head kick that Carnitine semi-blocks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnitine throws out a loose jab but angel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Carnitine does no damage.
Carnitine stuffs the takedown attempt from angel. angel gets slowly back to his feet.
Carnitine throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
angel with a poor takedown
and Carnitine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for miguel angel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
angel shoots in and drives through. Carnitine sprawls well.
Carnitine lands with a nice combination. angel backs away looking to recover.
angel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carnitine throws a leg kick but angel checks it.
Carnitine drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Carnitine tries to free his leg and advance position but angel is retaining full guard.
Carnitine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
angel gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
angel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
angel is looking to escape.
Carnitine is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Carnitine with a couple of short strikes.
Carnitine is working for a guillotine from mount but angel frees his head quite easily.
Carnitine trying to control but angel is having none of it.
Carnitine goes for an armbar but he's not got it… angel turns into him and now he's in Carnitine's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
angel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Carnitine working a defensive guard here.
Carnitine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
angel preventing the sweep.
angel passes into half guard.
angel is working for a submission of some sort.
Carnitine desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine is trying to get back to full guard.
angel seems to be working for a kimura but Carnitine defends the submission attempt.
angel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carnitine defending well though.
angel is looking for a kimura but Carnitine is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for angel to get the leverage.
Carnitine regains full guard. Nicely done.
angel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Carnitine tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Carnitine 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! This is the final round!
angel has a takedown stuffed.
angel misses with a series of wild punches.
Carnitine closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Carnitine working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Larry Carnitine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carnitine tries to advance to mount but angel denies him.
Carnitine tries for a kimura but angel is defending well.
Carnitine tries to move into full mount but can't pass angel's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
angel throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Carnitine thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnitine tries for a kimura but angel is defending well.
Carnitine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by angel, who protects the arm well.
The strikes coming from Carnitine are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
angel is trying to get back to his feet.
Carnitine thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
angel wants to control but Carnitine postures up.
angel taking a bit of punishment here - Carnitine scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carnitine landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Carnitine tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
angel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Carnitine off and has taken his back!
angel has Carnitine flattened out and is raining down punches.
angel doesn't have the hooks in and Carnitine manages to turn into his guard.
angel keeping moving, preventing Carnitine from controlling successfully.
angel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carnitine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carnitine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carnitine scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Carnitine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
angel manages to get back to half guard.
Carnitine is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so angel is just riding it out for now. Carnitine eventually gives up the hold.
Carnitine slips a nice elbow through angel's hands, connecting with angel's forehead.
angel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Carnitine slips a nice elbow through angel's hands, connecting with angel's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, angel has managed to free his arm - good work.
Carnitine trying to control from half guard but angel is working away.
Larry Carnitine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
angel is trying to stand up here but Carnitine is controlling him well.
Carnitine is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so angel is just riding it out for now. Carnitine eventually gives up the hold.
Carnitine is trying to control the action in half guard but angel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
angel tries to get to full guard but Carnitine has control of the leg.
miguel angel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
angel looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Carnitine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carnitine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Carnitine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Wiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattias Markstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Wiles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mattias Markstrom!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markstrom avoids a kick to the body.
Markstrom has managed to clinch.
Wiles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Mattias Markstrom has been cut.
Markstrom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Markstrom is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wiles pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiles tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wiles prevents the takedown attempt.
Wiles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Markstrom or not.
Wiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Markstrom backwards.
Markstrom has Wiles pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wiles manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Max Wiles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattias Markstrom.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiles throws an elbow but misses.
Wiles dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wiles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Markstrom is trying to drag Wiles to the mat but Wiles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A knee to the head by Markstrom.
Wiles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Markstrom is working for takedown but Wiles is calmly controlling the position for now.
Markstrom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wiles has clasped his hands together around Markstrom's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wiles lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiles in side control, throwing shots but Markstrom defends.
Markstrom sneaks back into half guard.
Wiles stalling away here and it's allowed Markstrom to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wiles won't allow Markstrom to sweep him here.
Wiles working some strikes from top position.
Markstrom looking for a sweep. Not yet Markstrom, not yet.
Markstrom keeping moving, preventing Wiles from controlling successfully.
Wiles tries to free his leg and advance position but Markstrom is retaining full guard.
Markstrom uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wiles takes a swing at Markstrom's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiles attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wiles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Markstrom circles away.
Wiles throws a head kick that misses.
Markstrom has his takedown stuffed
and Wiles counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Markstrom gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wiles counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Markstrom looks gassed!
Wiles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Markstrom keeps working.
Markstrom is looking to improve his position.
Wiles tries to pass to full mount but Markstrom defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiles thows a huge punch but Markstrom dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wiles looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Markstrom is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wiles's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wiles's back!
Wiles is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Markstrom.
Markstrom is hanging on to Wiles's back as he tries to escape.
Markstrom is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Wiles taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Markstrom.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mattias Markstrom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Clapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boowa Kwala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boowa Kwala has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rusty Clapper's chin.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rusty Clapper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boowa Kwala!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwala dips to his left and cracks Clapper with an uppercut!
Kwala throws a right hand that Clapper ducks under and follows up with a left that Clapper also avoids with ease.
Kwala staying out of range there.
Clapper shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kwala is trying to defend but Clapper finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kwala is trying to stand.
Clapper wants to free his trapped foot but Kwala is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Clapper thows a huge punch but Kwala dodges it nicely.
Clapper moves into full mount! Kwala won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clapper controlling the position easily from mount.
Clapper misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Clapper wants to take Kwala's back here but Kwala is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Clapper misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
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.
Clapper wants to control the pace but Kwala is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clapper controlling the position easily from mount.
Clapper thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Clapper controlling his opponent.
Kwala is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clapper controlling from the full mount.
Clapper gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Clapper misses with an uppercut.
Kwala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clapper.
Clapper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Clapper trying to control from half guard but Kwala is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clapper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Clapper tries to pass to full mount but Kwala defends it.
Kwala is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Clapper dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clapper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clapper closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kwala quickly recovers to half guard.
Clapper slows the pace down in half guard.
Clapper is working for a kimura but Kwala is defending it quite comfortably.
Clapper passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clapper tries to control but Kwala wriggling away.
Kwala takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Clapper misses with a head shot.
Kwala is in all sorts of trouble here.
Clapper throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two 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.
Kwala really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kwala is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Clapper has taken his back.
Kwala has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Clapper.
Clapper controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kwala breaks Clapper's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clapper working a defensive guard here.
Clapper is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Kwala frees his head nicely. Oh but Clapper has switched to an armbar! Kwala is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rusty Clapper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Arroyo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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269 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Arroyo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Miller tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Miller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Miller tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Miller has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Miller is trying to get an arm triangle but Arroyo is defending well.
Arroyo regains half guard.
Miller is trying to work for a kimura but Arroyo is defending well.
Miller is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is working for an americana but Arroyo has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Miller was thinking about the submission.
Arroyo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Miller won't allow Arroyo to sweep him here.
Miller has gone for a leg lock! Arroyo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Miller's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Arroyo content to stall in guard here.
Miller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arroyo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Arroyo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Arroyo is looking to stand up but Miller won't let him.
Miller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Arroyo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arroyo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Miller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Arroyo is controlling him.
Arroyo controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pedro Arroyo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Miller drops his hands momentarily and Arroyo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arroyo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Arroyo is trying to control the action in half guard but Miller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Miller throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Arroyo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Arroyo prevents Miller from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is in trouble now - Arroyo has advanced to mount!
Arroyo is landing with some decent strikes but Miller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Arroyo controlling from the full mount.
Arroyo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Arroyo controlling his opponent.
Arroyo with shots to the head and body - Miller looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Arroyo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arroyo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Arroyo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Arroyo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Arroyo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miller tries to lock up and control but Arroyo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Arroyo lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Arroyo.
Arroyo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
A nice elbow there by Arroyo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller is desperately trying to improve his position but Arroyo has a good base and remains in mount.
Arroyo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Miller is looking to get to half guard.
Arroyo controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Arroyo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Miller to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Miller shrugs it off.
Arroyo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Arroyo lands a big elbow.
Arroyo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Miller manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Arroyo cracks Miller with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arroyo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Miller will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Miller is looking to reverse the position.
Miller being controlled for a moment.
Arroyo decides to stand back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arroyo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arroyo takes the fight into the clinch.
Miller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arroyo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Arroyo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miller trying to hold on to Arroyo's head to control him but Arroyo postures up.
Miller is not content to let Arroyo control the position.
Miller wants to control but Arroyo is keeping busy.
Miller looking for submissions off his back.
Arroyo wants to stand up but Miller is controlling the position.
Arroyo working Miller over with strikes.
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 tries to roll over but Arroyo keeps him under control.
Arroyo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Miller taking shots to the head.
Arroyo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Miller hang on?
Miller is looking to improve his position but Arroyo isn't that keen on the idea.
Arroyo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miller is looking to escape.
Miller tries to improve his position but instead Arroyo has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Arroyo 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. This is the final round!
Arroyo looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Arroyo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miller counters with a single leg into guard. Arroyo didn't expect that.
Pedro Arroyo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arroyo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miller is working hard here to advance position.
Miller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Miller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Arroyo looking for a sweep. Not yet Arroyo, not yet.
Miller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Arroyo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Miller has managed to get both his arms back between Arroyo's legs - danger averted.
Miller postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Arroyo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Miller, into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arroyo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is trying to control the position but Arroyo postures up.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller is looking to stand up but Arroyo isn't so interested in that idea.
Miller keeping full guard, as Arroyo tries to pass.
Arroyo wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Arroyo with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller looking for a sweep. Not yet Miller, not yet.
Arroyo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Arroyo wants to stand but Miller has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Miller wants to stand and escape but Arroyo is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Arroyo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arroyo postures up.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Arroyo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Miller manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Arroyo defends well.
Miller striking off his back but it's not causing Arroyo any problems.
Miller wants to sweep here but Arroyo controlling him for the moment.
Arroyo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Arroyo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Arroyo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller gets back to half guard.
Miller is looking to improve his position.
Arroyo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Miller has managed to free his arm - good work.
Miller kicks Arroyo off and gets back to his feet.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt
and Arroyo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Miller tries to sprawl but Arroyo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Miller moves into full guard.
Miller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pedro Arroyo.
Well Arroyo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Arroyo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Wulf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges StPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Klaus Wulf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges StPierre!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wulf misses with a double jab.
StPierre shoots in but no luck this time.
Wulf jabs StPierre right on the nose. StPierre blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Georges StPierre has been cut.
Wulf keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wulf throws a body punch but StPierre moves out of range.
StPierre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wulf lands a left and a right that send StPierre crashing to the mat, dazed. Wulf thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
StPierre is rocked!
StPierre looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wulf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but StPierre manages to avoid it.
StPierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Klaus Wulf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges StPierre.
StPierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wulf comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wulf swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wulf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but StPierre circles away quickly and effectively.
StPierre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That has opened up Georges StPierre's cut even more.
Wulf lands a jab.
Wulf connects with a right that clearly hurt StPierre. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Wulf proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till StPierre collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klaus Wulf!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Souleymane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevie Hill could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ali Souleymane's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Souleymane!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souleymane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Souleymane missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hill throws a jab when Souleymane was well out of range.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill throws a sloppy body shot
and Souleymane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hill thinking.
Souleymane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hill.
Hill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Souleymane tries to avoid it but Hill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Souleymane to the ground. Souleymane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hill avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Souleymane misses with a wild body shot.
Hill takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Souleymane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevie Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souleymane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hill moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Souleymane counters with a nice uppercut.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Souleymane lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souleymane cracks Hill with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hill looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Souleymane finish him?
Hill is rocked!
Souleymane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
That kick from Souleymane tenderised Hill's leg. Hill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Souleymane works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hill takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Souleymane. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill drops his hands momentarily and Souleymane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Souleymane moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Souleymane lands the left hand.
Souleymane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Souleymane digs a good hook to Hill's body.
Souleymane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Souleymane lands a big right hand that sends Hill crashing to the mat! Souleymane stays standing though and waves Hill back to his feet!
Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Souleymane feints and then cracks Hill's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hill down.
Hill seems to have got his legs back now.
Souleymane connects with a single shot there.
Hill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Souleymane.
Souleymane throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Souleymane takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Souleymane cracks Hill with a right hand to the side of the head.
Souleymane misses with a wild combination.
Souleymane misses with a two punch combination.
That kick from Souleymane tenderised Hill's leg. Hill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Souleymane lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooh!!! Souleymane has knocked Hill down with a huge combo! Souleymane steps away and waves a wobbly Hill back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Stevie Hill has been cut.
Hill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Souleymane feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hill sprawling to the canvas! Hill rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Souleymane finish him?!
Souleymane misses with a two punch combination.
Stevie Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souleymane connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souleymane throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Souleymane thuds a left hand into Hill's body.
Souleymane jabs at Hill's body.
Souleymane connects with a jab.
Souleymane cracks a nice hook into Hill's ribs.
Souleymane connects with the punch.
Souleymane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Souleymane lands a big uppercut and Hill crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hill looks OK. Souleymane waves Hill back to his feet!
Souleymane throws a low kick but Hill avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Souleymane sends Hill crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Souleymane is motioning to the referee to let Hill up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hill gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Souleymane gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hill is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Souleymane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance Boudreau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lieu comes to the cage accompanied by "You Don't Know" by Eminem. Chance Boudreau is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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25
180 lbs
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168 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zane Lieu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chance Boudreau!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreau throws a nice looking combination but Lieu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boudreau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lieu avoids the body shot from Boudreau.
Nice defenses there by Lieu.
Boudreau throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Lieu misses.
Lieu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boudreau.
A combination from Boudreau does no damage.
Lieu closes the distance and pushes Boudreau back into the cage.
Lieu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lieu.
Lieu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boudreau looks gassed!
Boudreau tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lieu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lieu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boudreau.
The referee calls for Lieu to work.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lieu.
Nice body punch from Lieu.
Lieu trying to land knees to the body.
Lieu scores with a shot to the side of Boudreau's head.
Lieu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lieu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boudreau backwards.
Lieu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boudreau or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boudreaus head.
Nice body punch from Lieu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lieu.
A short right from Lieu.
Lieu is working Boudreau over against the cage.
Boudreau fails to pull guard.
Lieu missing with knees to the body.
Lieu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lieu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lieu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Lieu.
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!
Lieu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boudreau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boudreau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lieu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lieu gets through Boudreau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lieu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lieu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boudreau backwards.
A short right from Lieu.
Lieu misses with a knee to the head.
Lieu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boudreau tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lieu smiles and moves away.
Zane Lieu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chance Boudreau.
Lieu looks to throw the jab but Boudreau is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreau shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lieu lands with a hook. Boudreau tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boudreau is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Lieu moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zane Lieu!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jero Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grizzly Egan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolf comes to the cage accompanied by schism. Grizzly Egan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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169 lbs
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168 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jero Wolf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grizzly Egan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egan misses with a double jab.
Egan misses with a few strikes there.
Egan throws a shot from downtown. Wolf moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Egan.
Sloppy strikes from Egan. Those never looked like landing.
Egan throws a nice looking combination but Wolf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Egan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolf throws a low kick but Egan moves out of range easily.
Good work by Egan as he checks the leg kick.
Wolf throws a hook to the side of Egan's head but Egan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wolf misses with a body kick.
Wolf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wolf misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wolf throws a body kick that misses.
Wolf missing with a left hand there. Egan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Egan avoids the head kick by Wolf.
Wolf slaps away a takedown attempt from Egan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Egan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wolf did well to prevent Egan getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Egan seems to be working for a kimura but Wolf defends the submission attempt.
Wolf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Egan pulls his head out easily.
Wolf wants to get back to full guard.
Wolf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Egan pulls his head out easily.
Egan throwing shots but Wolf is blocking nicely.
Wolf wants to control but Egan is keeping busy.
Egan with the ground and pound but Wolf uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Egan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wolf manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wolf won't allow Egan to sweep him here.
That's two 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.
Wolf passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wolf working the body and head with strikes.
Egan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wolf's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wolf tries to pass the half guard into mount. Egan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wolf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Egan trying to control from the bottom.
Wolf working the head and body with strikes.
Wolf works his way into side control.
Wolf scoring with punches from side control.
Wolf working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Egan is trying to control Wolf's posture but Wolf avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wolf kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wolf 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.
Wolf scoring with punches from side control.
Wolf working the body and head with strikes.
Egan tries to bench press Wolf off him but Wolf keeps the position.
Wolf looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Egan tries to buck Wolf off but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf throws a strike aimed at the side of Egan's head but Egan avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egan is looking for a sweep.
Egan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Egan is looking for submissions but instead, Wolf has regained full guard.
Wolf bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Egan's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Wolf is working Egan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wolf is stalling in the full guard.
Wolf is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Egan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wolf gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wolf stopping the sweep attempt from Egan.
Egan looks gassed!
Wolf drops back looking for a leg! Egan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Egan manages to kick Wolf off! Wolf jumps back into Egan's guard.
Wolf wants to pass the guard but Egan is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jero Wolf dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Egan ducks right into an uppercut from Wolf.
Wolf looks to land a right hand but Egan moved out of range.
Wolf tries a head kick but it misses.
Wolf throws a sloppy head kick and Egan moves out of range easily.
Wolf doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Egan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolf misses with a low kick.
Egan tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Egan throws a right and a left that Wolf avoids nicely.
Wolf swings for the body but Egan moves out of range.
Egan throws a body punch but Wolf moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf slips a jab and a cross from Egan.
Egan throws a right and a left that Wolf avoids nicely.
Egan tries to bum rush Wolf with a series of wild strikes but Wolf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wolf 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 Egan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Egan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Egan misses with a takedown attempt - Wolf sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wolf lands with a hook. Egan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Egan misses.
Wolf throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Egan throws a lazy right hand but Wolf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wolf.
Egan slips a jab from Wolf.
Grizzly Egan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Egan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wolf stops a takedown attempt from Egan.
Egan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wolf is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Egan to the mat. Egan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Egan keeps moving.
Egan looking to control but Wolf passes into half guard.
Wolf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wolf not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wolf lands a nice short elbow.
Egan wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Wolf.
Egan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Egan is looking to control Wolf's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Egan avoid being mounted?
Egan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Egan trying to control here.
Wolf is working for a submission of some sort.
Wolf throwing shots but Egan is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Egan is staying active underneath Wolf, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wolf is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wolf is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Egan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wolf.
Egan is looking for a sweep. Wolf is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wolf throwing shots but Egan is blocking nicely.
Wolf trying to control from half guard but Egan is working away.
Egan is trying to maintain the position but Wolf is very close to passing his half guard.
Wolf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wolf lands strikes from half guard.
That's four 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.
Egan wants to improve his position but Wolf is controlling well.
Egan punching from the bottom.
Wolf is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wolf prevents Egan from improving his position.
Egan moves into full guard.
Egan can't keep his opponent in guard - Wolf advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Egan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Egan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Egan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wolf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jero Wolf dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wolf stuffs the takedown attempt from Egan. Egan gets slowly back to his feet.
Egan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wolf but Wolf pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Egan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wolf as he jumps to the side.
Jero Wolf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grizzly Egan.
Wolf misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Egan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wolf's guard now.
Wolf has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Egan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wolf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Egan is one step ahead there.
Wolf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Egan defends well.
Egan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wolf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Egan wants to get up but he can't break Wolf's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wolf not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Egan forces his way into half guard.
Wolf trying to hold on to Egan's head to control him but Egan postures up.
Wolf works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wolf is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wolf is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Egan trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wolf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wolf keeping full guard, as Egan tries to pass.
Egan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wolf's head.
Egan is looking to work some ground and pound but Wolf has wrist control.
Egan wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
Egan throwing strikes but missing.
Egan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wolf manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf dominating with strikes here.
Egan wants to hold on but Wolf pushes him away.
Egan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wolf fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wolf is landing with some decent strikes but Egan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wolf controlling the pace for now.
Egan taking shots to the head.
Egan wants to control but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf landing strikes from the mount and Egan is in trouble!
Jero Wolf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wolf scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolf lands a heavy elbow.
Wolf breaks from Egan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wolf landing strikes, looking to finish!
Egan is rocked!
Wolf loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Egan scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Wolf land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Wolf stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jero Wolf!
Jero Wolf is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Megaphny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank Taylor will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Megaphny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Megaphny bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Megaphny misses with a looping left.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Megaphny avoids it well.
Megaphny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Megaphny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Megaphny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Megaphny looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaphny throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Taylor throws a one two combo.
Taylor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Megaphny is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Hank Taylor has been cut.
Taylor misses with a body kick.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Megaphny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Megaphny misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Megaphny has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Megaphny's head but Megaphny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Megaphny eats them both and turns towards Taylor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Megaphny lands a lovely overhand right.
Megaphny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Nice sprawl there from Taylor as Megaphny shoots in.
Good standup being displayed there by Megaphny as he connects with a hook.
Hank Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Megaphny moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Megaphny counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taylor thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Hank Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor gets tackled into the cage by Megaphny. Megaphny maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Megaphny.
Taylor looks gassed!
Good body shot from Megaphny.
Megaphny is leaning against Taylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Megaphny lands a body shot in the clinch.
Megaphny has picked Taylor up - he's going for a ride! Megaphny dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megaphny missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Megaphny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Megaphny. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Megaphny working over Taylor with some ground and pound. Taylor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Megaphny throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Megaphny lands strikes from half guard.
That has opened up Hank Taylor's cut even more.
Ground and pound from Megaphny.
Megaphny works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The cut above Hank Taylor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hank Taylor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kirk Megaphny!
Kirk Megaphny is the new heavyweight champion!
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