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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Plouffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Plouffe!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plouffe throws a shot from downtown. Louis moves away and avoids it.
Louis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Louis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Plouffe is avoiding damage well.
Louis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Plouffe, who protects the arm well.
Louis throws an elbow but Plouffe slips to the side and avoids it well.
Louis lands an elbow.
Louis working the ground and pound from side control.
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!
The ground and pound from Louis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Louis 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.
Louis scores with punches from side control.
It looks like Andre Plouffe has been cut.
Plouffe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Louis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Plouffe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Louis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Plouffe takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Louis in side control, throwing shots but Plouffe defends.
Louis wants to control but Plouffe is keeping him busy.
Louis landing a few strikes.
Louis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Louis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis working the ground and pound.
That has opened up Andre Plouffe's cut even more.
Louis landing strikes.
Plouffe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Louis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Louis is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Plouffe is trying to escape and Louis transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Plouffe is forced to tap! Nice work there by Louis! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ray Louis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and River Lomax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jasper Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jasper Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, River Lomax!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones slips a straight right by Lomax.
Lomax throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like River Lomax has been cut.
Lomax needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Lomax misses with a wild body shot.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones throws a right hand that Lomax ducks under and follows up with a left that Lomax also avoids with ease.
Lomax misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lomax! Jones lets Lomax back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lomax is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Lomax flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Lomax is out cold! Jones holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jasper Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Gallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slacks Houligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Gallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Slacks Houligan!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houligan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gallas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gallas is looking for a triangle but Houligan pushes his legs off easily.
Houligan has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gallas to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Houligan is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gallas pulls down on the head and he's put Houligan to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). William Gallas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Stojkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soze's entrance music is Outside - To Forgive but not Forget . A fine choice. Jan Stojkowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hannibal Soze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Stojkowski!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soze closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stojkowski to the mat! Stojkowski manages to get full guard.
Stojkowski 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.
Soze looking to pass the guard.
Soze throwing strikes from guard but Stojkowski blocks nicely.
Soze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soze looking to sit in guard and control but Stojkowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Soze has an active guard here but Stojkowski has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Soze trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Soze tries to reverse the position but Stojkowski maintains control.
Soze sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Soze wants to get back to full guard but Stojkowski has mounted him!
Soze is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soze manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Soze is trying to control but can't.
Soze wants to get back to full guard.
Soze is trying to control but can't.
Soze is pressing down on Stojkowski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Soze trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojkowski stays in close to Soze's body and controls the position.
Soze lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stojkowski!
Stojkowski wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Soze.
Soze is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Soze throws some wild stikes that Stojkowski manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze thowing shots but they're missing.
Soze goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Stojkowski turns into him and now he's in Soze's guard.
Soze looking for a guillotine here but Stojkowski defends easily.
Stojkowski postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Soze dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Soze doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stojkowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soze has a takedown stuffed.
Stojkowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soze fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stojkowski avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Soze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soze walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stojkowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stojkowski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Soze eats them both and turns towards Stojkowski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stojkowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Soze.
Stojkowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stojkowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soze counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stojkowski!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze misses with a head shot.
Stojkowski is trying to escape the mount.
Stojkowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stojkowski sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Soze with the ground and pound but Stojkowski uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Stojkowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Soze's guard.
Stojkowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soze is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojkowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Soze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stojkowski has managed to get both his arms back between Soze's legs - danger averted.
Stojkowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Soze working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stojkowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stojkowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stojkowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojkowski postures up.
Soze is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stojkowski defends well.
Soze is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Soze looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stojkowski passes into side control.
Soze tries to improve position but can't.
That's four 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.
Soze can't do much from the bottom here.
Stojkowski trying to control the action but Soze is working from the bottom.
Soze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Stojkowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stojkowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Stojkowski throws a shot to the body.
Soze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stojkowski throws out the jab.
Stojkowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soze.
Jan Stojkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stojkowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Soze counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Soze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Soze tries to pass to full mount but Stojkowski defends it.
Stojkowski keeping control of the position.
Stojkowski moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soze postures up in Stojkowski's guard and throws a big left but Stojkowski blocks it.
Soze connects with a couple of short punches.
Stojkowski is trying to control the position but Soze postures up.
Soze has gone for a leg lock! Stojkowski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Soze's guard.
Soze wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Stojkowski is now in half guard.
Soze works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze working for a triangle but Stojkowski defends it easily.
Hannibal Soze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soze wants to sweep here but Stojkowski controlling him for the moment.
Soze is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stojkowski defends well.
Soze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stojkowski is stalling in the full guard.
Soze has his foot on Stojkowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stojkowski works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Soze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soze looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Soze escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stojkowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Soze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stojkowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Soze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stojkowski has managed to get both his arms back between Soze's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Soze showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Soze 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Soze!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Verdune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verdune has chosen Remember the name as his entrance music. Amir Verdune told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Verdune!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marston swings widly with a right hand
letting Verdune counter with a right hand.
Verdune chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marston can pounce on him.
Marston tries to land a front kick but Verdune steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Verdune swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marston counters with a leg kick.
Marston misses with a combination
and Marston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Verdune tries to clinch up.
Marston throws a leg kick
and Verdune holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Verdune is trying to drag Marston to the mat but Marston just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marston pushes Verdune back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marston misses with the head strike.
Marston missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marston.
Verdune misses with a knee strike.
Marston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Verdune misses with a body punch.
Verdune goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Verdune blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Marston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Verdune looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Marston.
Verdune with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Verdune looks gassed!
Verdune scores with a shot to the side of Marston's head.
Marston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Verdune.
Marston works on Verdune's body with a couple of short punches.
Marston scores with a shot to the side of Verdune's head.
Verdune's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marston presses Verdune against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marston.
Marston lands an uppercut.
Marston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marston lands a hook that snaps the head of Verdune backwards.
Marston lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Marston lands a nice shot to the body.
Marston lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Marston.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Marston.
Marston lands a nice shot to the body.
Marston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marston lands an uppercut.
Marston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marston lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston lands with a left to the head.
Marston has Verdune pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Verdune fails to land.
Verdune takes a shot to the head.
Marston is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Marston - that landed with a thud.
Marston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marston digs a right hand into Verdune's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Verdune's gas tank.
Marston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Verdune backwards.
Marston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Verdune backwards.
Marston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marston just leaning against Verdune, taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Marston.
Marston lands with a light punch inside.
Marston looking to slow down the pace here.
Marston pushes Verdune back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Verdune backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Marston.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marston.
Marston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Verdune backwards.
Good body shot from Marston.
Marston lands a nice uppercut.
Verdune creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston tries to land knees in the clinch but Verdune avoids the damage to the body.
Verdune takes a shot to the head.
Marston lands a left hand.
Marston throws an elbow that misses.
Marston lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Marston.
Marston trying to stall but Verdune improves his position.
Marston seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Verdune is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A short right from Marston.
Verdune letting Marston take a breather here.
Verdune working aggressively here.
Marston presses Verdune against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Verdune working aggressively here.
Marston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marston works on Verdune's body with a couple of short punches.
Marston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marston lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Marston.
A hook to the body from Marston.
Marston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marston lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Marston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Marston.
A shot in the inside from Marston.
Marston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marston scores with a shot to the side of Verdune's head.
Verdune can't get the takedown.
Marston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Verdune.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Verdune backwards.
Marston scores with a hook to the body.
Marston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Marston.
Marston lands a body punch.
A short right from Marston on the inside.
Nice body punch from Marston - that landed with a thud.
Marston lands a nice shot to the body.
Marston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Verdune backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Marston.
Verdune misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Marston scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marston lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Marston.
Marston pushes Verdune back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marston.
Marston lands with a light punch inside.
Marston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marston presses Verdune against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Marston 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.
Marston scores with a spinning back kick!
Verdune tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marston misses with a hook to the body
and Verdune counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marston thinking.
A jab from Marston does it's job there.
Marston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marston staying out of range there.
Verdune fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Verdune takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Verdune is breathing heavily.
Verdune takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Marston throws a head kick but Verdune moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston connects with a nice looking jab.
Marston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marston takes one to the chin there.
Marston throws a lazy uppercut
and Marston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marston looks for the body kick but Verdune saw that one coming.
Verdune is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marston scores with a sloppy right hand. Verdune should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Marston.
Verdune takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verdune tries to clinch but Marston is having none of it.
Marston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Verdune can do to turn this around?
Marston drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Amir Verdune is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Marston coming out on top.
Marston throws an off balance right hand
and Verdune counters with a right hand to the body.
Verdune wants to clinch but Marston slips to the side
and Verdune takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marston defending well as Verdune loads up on a big left hand.
Marston swats away the attempt to clinch by Verdune.
Marston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Verdune. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston feints and then cracks Verdune's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Verdune down.
Marston moves into the clinch.
Marston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Verdune lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marston displaying some good clinch control by pressing Verdune up against the cage.
Marston managing to block the knees to the body from Verdune.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marston.
Verdune using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Marston.
A short body shot lands from Marston as the two fighters clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marston.
A short right from Marston.
Nice body punch from Marston.
Verdune working aggressively here.
Verdune avoids a wild elbow strike from Marston.
Verdune drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good body shot from Marston.
Marston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verdune tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marston lands with a left to the head.
Marston lands a right hand.
Marston wants to stall.
Marston pushes Verdune back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marston stalling the fight.
Marston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marston is stalling here.
Verdune using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Marston.
A head punch on the inside from Verdune fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marston.
Marston lands a shot to the body.
Marston has Verdune pressed against the cage.
Verdune takes a shot to the head.
Marston lands a nice shot to the body.
Marston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Come on Marston - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Marston.
Marston is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from Marston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Marston dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Verdune checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marston stuns Verdune with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marston misses with a lunging right hand
and Verdune counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Verdune.
A left hand lands to the body for Marston.
Marston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Verdune throws a head punch that misses.
Marston effectively controlling the action here.
Marston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Verdune.
Marston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Verdune has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Marston regains guard immediately.
Verdune trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston keeping moving, preventing Verdune from controlling successfully.
Verdune working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Verdune in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Verdune in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Verdune throws a big right hand that misses.
Verdune with a flurry of punches that miss.
Verdune in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Verdune is looking to work some ground and pound but Marston has wrist control.
Marston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Verdune wants to control from the top but Marston keeps moving.
Marston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marston tries to get out of the position.
Verdune throws a big right hand that misses.
Verdune with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Verdune accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Verdune has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Verdune tries to free his leg and advance position but Marston is retaining full guard.
Marston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Verdune on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verdune throwing strikes but missing.
Verdune is working Marston over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Verdune lands a couple of digs.
John Marston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Verdune passes Marston's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Marston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Verdune.
Verdune stalling away here and it's allowed Marston to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verdune throwing strikes but missing.
Marston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Verdune.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verdune wants to control from the top but Marston keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Verdune accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Amir Verdune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Verdune throwing strikes from guard but Marston blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Verdune comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marston 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Marston!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Korey Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Korey Reid has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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142 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korey Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Bowen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid cracks Bowen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bowen.
Reid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowen circles away quickly and effectively.
Reid misses with the combination.
Bowen shoots in for a takedown but Reid shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bowen throws an overhand right that lands on Reid's shoulder, as Reid tries to avoid the shot.
Bowen wants to clinch
and Reid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bowen shoots and misses
and Reid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Korey Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Bowen.
Bowen with a poor takedown
and Reid counters with a two punch combo.
Bowen dodges the punch combination from Reid.
Reid lands an overhand right.
Bowen with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Reid counter with a right hand.
Reid swinging wildly here.
Reid misses with a two punch combination.
Bowen has his takedown stuffed
and Reid counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid misses with a series of wild punches.
Bowen shoots and misses
and Reid counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bowen looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Reid.
Reid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reid misses with a series of wild punches.
Reid lands a jab-cross combination.
Bowen misses with a takedown attempt
letting Reid counter with a right hand.
Reid scores with a jab to the head.
Bowen misses with a takedown
and Reid counters with a left and a right that stings Bowen.
Reid lands a two punch combo.
Reid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reid misses with the combination.
Bowen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen fails with the takedown
and Reid counters with a three punch combo that has Bowen backing up. Bowen nods at Reid to acknowledge the strikes.
Reid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reid throws a series of punches but Bowen avoids them all with ease.
Reid throws a combination. Bowen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Reid works over Bowen's head and body with a nice combination.
Reid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bowen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bowen thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowen slips a jab and a cross from Reid.
Reid scores with a one two! Bowen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bowen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reid.
Bowen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Reid lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reid.
Reid tries to bum rush Bowen with a series of wild strikes but Bowen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Korey Reid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reid lands with a shot to the body.
Reid is working the combinations to good effect here.
Reid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reid tries to bum rush Bowen with a series of wild strikes but Bowen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reid throws a one two combo.
Reid throws a series of punches but Bowen avoids them all with ease.
Reid fails to land with a series of punches.
Bowen walks into a jab.
Reid misses with a double jab.
Bowen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Reid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bowen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Reid counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reid.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reid.
Bowen with a poor takedown
and Reid counters with a straight right hand.
Reid throws a right and a left that Bowen avoids nicely.
Reid throws a series of punches but Bowen moves out of range.
Reid lands with a cross.
Reid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowen.
Reid displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bowen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reid counters with a stiff right hand.
Bowen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bowen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Reid is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bowen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowen dodges the punch combination from Reid.
Reid cracks Bowen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korey Reid dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reid jabs Bowen right on the nose. Bowen blinks but takes it well.
Reid throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A nice combination there by Reid.
Reid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bowen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reid scores with a sloppy right hand. Bowen should have avoided that one.
Bowen fails with a takedown attempt.
Reid throws a right hand that Bowen ducks under and follows up with a left that Bowen also avoids with ease.
Bowen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bowen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reid has got the better of the exchanges.
Reid misses with a wild combination.
Bowen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bowen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bowen is breathing heavily.
Reid fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen slips a jab and a cross from Reid.
Bowen gets a takedown into half guard.
Bowen is working for a kimura but Reid is defending it quite comfortably.
Reid wants to improve his position but Bowen is controlling well.
Bowen 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Reid trying to control but Bowen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid tries to kick Bowen off but Bowen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bowen not doing much here.
Bowen wants to stand up but Reid is controlling the position.
Reid looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bowen misses with a takedown attempt
and Reid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Korey Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Bowen.
No joy there for Bowen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bowen throws a combination that misses
and Reid counters with a straight right hand.
Reid scores with a three punch combo!
Left hook, right uppercut from Reid.
Bowen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bowen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bowen misses with a takedown
and Reid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reid is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Reid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reid.
A shot to the liver by Reid. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korey Reid dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Reid scores with a jab. Bowen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Reid misses.
Reid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bowen dives in and grabs Reid's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reid pushes down on Bowen's head and hops out.
Bowen with a poor takedown
and Reid counters with a one-two to the body.
Reid works over Bowen's head and body with a nice combination.
Reid scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bowen in his tracks.
Reid misses with a series of wild punches.
Reid misses with a series of wild punches.
Reid cracks a nice hook into Bowen's ribs.
Bowen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bowen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reid lands a jab-cross combination.
Bowen misses with a double jab
and Reid counters with a left to the body.
Reid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid misses with the combination.
Reid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowen circles away quickly and effectively.
Reid goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bowen fails with the takedown
and Bowen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Korey Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Bowen.
Reid lands with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Reid.
Reid lands a nice shot to the body.
Reid misses with the combination.
Reid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reid throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bowen counters with a shoot takedown. Reid fights it but they end up in guard.
Reid has control of Bowen's left arm, preventing Bowen from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reid lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bowen!
Reid controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reid controlling his opponent.
Reid putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Reid fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid controlling his opponent.
Korey Reid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bowen is looking to get to half guard.
Reid takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mike Bowen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Korey Reid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reid, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korey Reid!
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