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ACME - Montreal XXVIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack McHammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McHammer comes to the cage accompanied by Hammerfall - Heeding the Call. Sakurai has chosen number girl syndrome as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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152 lbs
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148 lbs
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Solid 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack McHammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takanori Sakurai !
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Sakurai .
Sakurai fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McHammer sprawls well initially but Sakurai persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sakurai is pressing down on McHammer's thigh, looking to free his foot. McHammer is holding on for now.
Sakurai frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McHammer wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Sakurai working for the choke.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McHammer defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Sakurai thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
McHammer rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sakurai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McHammer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sakurai .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McHammer makes his way to full guard, as Sakurai worked for a kimura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai passes McHammer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McHammer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sakurai trying to mount his opponent but McHammer defends it.
McHammer is trying to stand back up but Sakurai is controlling him
Sakurai is looking to advance position but McHammer won't allow it.
McHammer is staying active underneath Sakurai , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McHammer is trying to stand back up but Sakurai is controlling him
McHammer wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Sakurai looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sakurai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McHammer is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McHammer is looking to escape.
Sakurai wants to pass the guard but McHammer is defending well.
McHammer is refusing to be controlled, as Sakurai sits in half guard.
Sakurai tries to pass to full mount but McHammer defends it.
Sakurai perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from McHammer. No joy for Sakurai on that attempt.
Sakurai looks for a takedown but McHammer sprawls well.
Sakurai drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sakurai tries to free his leg and advance position but McHammer is retaining full guard.
McHammer is pulling down on Sakurai 's head. It's preventing any offense from Sakurai , at least for the moment.
McHammer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sakurai trying to control but McHammer is working from the bottom.
McHammer 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.
Sakurai trying to control the position from guard on top but McHammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack McHammer just wasn't active enough.
A head kick misses from McHammer.
Sakurai drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McHammer wants to stand and escape but Sakurai is having none of it.
McHammer trying to keep a closed guard but Sakurai is proving a slippery customer.
McHammer wants to stand but Sakurai is controlling the position.
Sakurai passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sakurai sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McHammer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
McHammer is trying to get back to half guard.
McHammer is not content to let Sakurai control the position.
McHammer struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takanori Sakurai dominated that round.
That's time! McHammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sakurai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McHammer misses with an uppercut. Sakurai saw that one coming.
McHammer misses with an uppercut
and Sakurai counters with a shoot takedown. McHammer fights it but they end up in guard.
Sakurai stops McHammer from standing up.
McHammer working a defensive guard here.
McHammer wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sakurai is now in half guard.
Sakurai wants to pass the guard but McHammer is defending well.
McHammer is not content to let Sakurai control the position.
McHammer gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHammer wants to get back to his feet but Sakurai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sakurai trying to control but McHammer is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McHammer working a defensive guard here.
Sakurai wants to pass the guard but McHammer is keeping the position.
McHammer wants to get back to his feet but Sakurai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sakurai wants to control from the top but McHammer keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Takanori Sakurai hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
McHammer looks to land a left hand but Sakurai moved out of range nicely.
McHammer throws a combination that misses
and Sakurai counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McHammer!
Sakurai is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McHammer is surviving well by controlling Sakurai 's body position as best he can.
Sakurai throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but McHammer manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sakurai controls the position from side control.
McHammer throws Sakurai to one side and escapes!
Sakurai shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McHammer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sakurai stands and throws McHammer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sakurai advances to full mount.
McHammer blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHammer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McHammer is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sakurai swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and McHammer is now in Sakurai 's guard. A big mistake from Sakurai there, giving up the dominant position!
McHammer looking to pass the guard.
Sakurai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McHammer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sakurai , up you get!
Sakurai shoots in for a takedown but McHammer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from McHammer. Those never looked like landing.
Jack McHammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McHammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai throws a head kick that misses.
McHammer misses with a left hand
and Sakurai counters with a takedown into side control.
McHammer can't do much from the bottom here.
Sakurai advances to mount.
Sakurai fails to take his opponent's back.
McHammer is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McHammer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McHammer is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takanori Sakurai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McHammer misses with an uppercut
and Sakurai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sakurai shoots in for a takedown but McHammer shows good takedown defense.
McHammer throws a right hand that misses
and Sakurai counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McHammer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jack McHammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McHammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sakurai counters with a takedown into side control.
McHammer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sakurai wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sakurai wants to control but McHammer is keeping him busy.
Sakurai goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McHammer rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sakurai 's guard! Nice work there by McHammer!
Sakurai looking to hit a scissor sweep but McHammer is one step ahead there.
Sakurai is working an open guard so McHammer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHammer misses with a combination
and Sakurai counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sakurai prevents McHammer from getting back to his feet.
McHammer looking for a sweep. Not yet McHammer, not yet.
McHammer can't keep his opponent in guard - Sakurai advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sakurai tries to pass the half guard into mount. McHammer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McHammer is trying to stand back up but Sakurai is controlling him
Sakurai trying to mount his opponent but McHammer defends it.
Sakurai uses his free foot to push down on McHammer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McHammer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHammer really wants to buck Sakurai off and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McHammer is controlling an arm, preventing Sakurai from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Sakurai tries to take his opponent's back but McHammer turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Sakurai working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because McHammer has passed into half guard!
McHammer decides to return to a standing position.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sakurai . That's going to slow McHammer down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHammer swings for the body but Sakurai moves out of range.
McHammer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McHammer throws a one two combo.
McHammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sakurai misses with a head kick.
Sakurai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McHammer.
McHammer tried to score with a low kick but Sakurai checks it.
Jack McHammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McHammer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sakurai counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sakurai prevents McHammer from standing back up.
Sakurai looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sakurai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McHammer defends it well.
McHammer is looking to control Sakurai 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McHammer avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai trying to mount his opponent but McHammer defends it.
Takanori Sakurai has got the better of the ground game so far.
McHammer gets back to full guard.
McHammer is wriggling around but Sakurai manages to pass to half guard.
Sakurai passes to side control.
Sakurai working away.
Sakurai trying to control the position but McHammer is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McHammer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sakurai wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jack McHammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takanori Sakurai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McHammer trying to remain calm as Sakurai controls from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takanori Sakurai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sakurai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takanori Sakurai !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boxcar Willie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ladislav Hemsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemsky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Onward to Victory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ladislav Hemsky was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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280 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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256 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
World class 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boxcar Willie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ladislav Hemsky!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Willie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hemsky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Willie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hemsky defends it nicely.
Hemsky misses with a head kick.
Hemsky lands with a right hand.
Willie takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hemsky lands a leg kick that knocks Willie off balance momentarily.
Willie misses with a body shot.
Willie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hemsky counters with a crisp one two that drops Willie! Hemsky thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Willie to his feet! Willie is in big trouble!
Willie is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boxcar Willie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hemsky circles away.
Oh Willie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Willie is breathing heavily.
Hemsky takes a swing at Willie's ribcage but misses.
Willie seems to have got his legs back now.
and Hemsky counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Willie! He's just covering up as Hemsky starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ladislav Hemsky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karlmann Friedhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korter Poundre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poundre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Did My Time kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Korter Poundre will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
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194 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karlmann Friedhelm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korter Poundre!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedhelm fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Poundre sprawls well initially but Friedhelm persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Friedhelm 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.
Friedhelm is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Friedhelm content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Poundre gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friedhelm trying to control the position from guard on top but Poundre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Friedhelm got a little sloppy there for a moment and Poundre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Friedhelm has managed to get both his arms back between Poundre's legs - danger averted.
Poundre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poundre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Poundre trying to keep a closed guard but Friedhelm is proving a slippery customer.
Friedhelm wants to pass the guard but Poundre is keeping the position.
Poundre is looking for a triangle but Friedhelm pushes his legs off easily.
Poundre looking for a guillotine here but Friedhelm defends easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Friedhelm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Poundre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Friedhelm is looking to work some ground and pound but Poundre has wrist control.
Friedhelm lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Friedhelm wants to control from the top but Poundre keeps moving.
Friedhelm preventing the sweep.
Friedhelm drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Friedhelm jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Poundre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Friedhelm doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Friedhelm manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Poundre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Friedhelm defends well.
Poundre keeping moving, preventing Friedhelm from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poundre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Friedhelm defends it easily.
Poundre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Friedhelm is aware though and is defending well.
Poundre looks gassed!
Friedhelm looking to pass the guard.
Poundre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Friedhelm defends it easily.
Friedhelm trying to control but Poundre is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Friedhelm chips away with some ground and pound.
Friedhelm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Friedhelm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Friedhelm wants to control from the top but Poundre keeps moving.
Poundre keeping full guard, as Friedhelm tries to pass.
Friedhelm throwing strikes but missing.
Poundre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Friedhelm drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Friedhelm jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Friedhelm is looking to work some ground and pound but Poundre has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karlmann Friedhelm dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Friedhelm forces Poundre back against the cage and clinches.
Friedhelm gets underhooks to prevent Poundre's takedown attempt.
Friedhelm has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Poundre is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Friedhelm leaning against his opponent.
Friedhelm wants to stall.
Poundre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Friedhelm is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Friedhelm lands a shot to the body.
Friedhelm is pressed up against the cage. Poundre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Friedhelm down to the mat. Friedhelm avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Karlmann Friedhelm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korter Poundre.
Poundre misses with a takedown attempt
letting Friedhelm counter with a right hand.
Friedhelm scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Poundre moves forwards but Friedhelm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Friedhelm closes the distance and pushes Poundre back into the cage.
Friedhelm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Poundre can't get the takedown.
Poundre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Friedhelm fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Poundre is breathing heavily.
A left lands for Friedhelm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedhelm connects with a body shot that sends Poundre's belly button to the back.
Poundre gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Friedhelm to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Friedhelm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Friedhelm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poundre is looking for a triangle but Friedhelm pushes his legs off easily.
Friedhelm wants to control from the top but Poundre keeps moving.
Friedhelm sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Poundre's guard.
Poundre is trying to get back to full guard.
Friedhelm trying to control from half guard but Poundre is working away.
Friedhelm is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Poundre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Friedhelm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm passes the guard and advances to mount!
Poundre bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Friedhelm manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Friedhelm prevents Poundre from getting the reversal.
Friedhelm is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Poundre has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Poundre!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poundre tries to free his leg and advance position but Friedhelm is retaining full guard.
Friedhelm looking to control.
Friedhelm keeping moving, preventing Poundre from controlling successfully.
Poundre advances position into side control!
Poundre tries to move into full mount but can't pass Friedhelm's legs.
Poundre advances to mount.
Poundre looking to secure an arm triangle but Friedhelm defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Poundre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Friedhelm?
Friedhelm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Friedhelm tries to hold on but Poundre postures up.
Friedhelm keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Friedhelm tries to hold on but Poundre postures up.
Poundre goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Friedhelm is on top in guard.
Friedhelm slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Poundre is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karlmann Friedhelm 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!
Friedhelm stuffs the takedown.
Friedhelm scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Poundre is looking to regain half guard here but Friedhelm keeps moving and retains side control.
Friedhelm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Friedhelm is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Poundre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Poundre can't do much from the bottom here.
Poundre is looking for a sweep.
Poundre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Friedhelm throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Karlmann Friedhelm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedhelm trying to control the action but Poundre is working from the bottom.
Friedhelm working the head with strikes.
Poundre is not content to let Friedhelm control the position.
Poundre tries to buck Friedhelm off but Friedhelm is having none of it.
Friedhelm postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Friedhelm thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Friedhelm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Poundre keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Poundre manages to get back to half guard.
Poundre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Poundre tries to roll over but Friedhelm keeps him under control.
Friedhelm wants to pass to mount but Poundre is defending the position.
Friedhelm is looking to take a break and control but Poundre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Friedhelm working Poundre over with strikes.
Poundre looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm drops an elbow to the side of Poundre's head.
Poundre is staying active underneath Friedhelm, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Poundre actively working from the bottom here.
Poundre wants to get back to full guard.
Friedhelm uses his free foot to push down on Poundre's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Poundre.
Poundre is squirming around, avoiding Friedhelm's attempts to control the action.
Friedhelm wants to finish this one by submission but Poundre is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Friedhelm.
Poundre can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Friedhelm landing punches.
Korter Poundre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Friedhelm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Poundre is looking to escape.
Friedhelm prevents Poundre from getting the reversal.
Karlmann Friedhelm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Friedhelm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Poundre is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karlmann Friedhelm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Friedhelm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karlmann Friedhelm!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Futcar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frenchy Fuqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Futcar comes into the arena with Motorhead - No Remorse blaring out of the sound system. Fuqua has chosen Diesal Power as his entrance music. Ivan Futcar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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295 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Futcar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frenchy Fuqua!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuqua throws a nice inside leg kick.
Futcar misses with a leg kick
and Fuqua counters with a nice uppercut.
Futcar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuqua throws a hook but Futcar blocks it.
Futcar misses with an uppercut
and Fuqua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Futcar is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuqua lands a nice leg kick that just misses Futcar's sensitive parts.
Fuqua bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Futcar! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Futcar is rocked!
It looks like Ivan Futcar has been cut.
Fuqua postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Futcar's head off the mat! Futcar is out! He's out! Fuqua jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frenchy Fuqua!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Micks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Anderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fred Micks's chin.
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211 lbs
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200 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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Micks!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson is looking to slow Micks down with leg kicks.
Micks misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Micks moves out of range easily.
Micks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson lands a head kick. Micks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Anderson scores with a nice body kick.
Micks swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anderson throws a head kick that Micks semi-blocks.
Micks shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Micks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Micks misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micks throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Micks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Micks momentarily.
Micks gets tackled into the cage by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Micks avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson working Micks over with knees to the body.
Micks is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Micks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Micks blocking some punches.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Micks's face.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Micks is defending well for now.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson slows down the pace here.
Micks blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sam Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Micks.
Micks breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Micks misses
and Anderson counters with a big head kick but Micks shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Micks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Micks looks gassed!
Micks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anderson. That one must have hurt.
Sam Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson lands a big head kick that sends Micks tumbling to the mat! Anderson takes a step backwards and waves Micks back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Micks is rocked!
Anderson throws a series of punches but Micks moves out of range.
Micks is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Micks seems to have recovered his senses.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Micks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anderson. That one must have hurt.
Micks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut there from Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Micks's head backwards.
Anderson throws a body punch but Micks moves out of range.
Anderson gets in close and tags Micks with a short punch that almost sends Micks to the mat! Oh Micks is in big trouble! He turns his back on Anderson, trying to create some distance but Anderson rushes him, striking wildly and Micks goes down! The referee tackles Anderson into the cage to end the fight! Anderson is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Anderson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mini Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Puncharello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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155 lbs
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148 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mini Me!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Puncharello!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me lands a jab-cross combination.
A shot to the body from Me misses
and Puncharello counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice combination there by Me.
Puncharello lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Me circles away quickly and effectively.
Me darts in trying to clinch
and Puncharello counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Me looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Puncharello tests Me's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puncharello looks to score with a jab to the body but Me is just out of range.
Me clinches.
Puncharello breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Me with a nice cross.
Me moves into the clinch.
Puncharello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Me wants to clinch.
Puncharello throws a sloppy head kick and Me moves out of range easily.
Puncharello swings for the body but Me moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Puncharello misses
and Puncharello takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puncharello scores with a hook to the body. Me takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Me takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Me gets a clinch.
Me misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Puncharello tries to stall but Me uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Puncharello misses with a punch to the body.
Puncharello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Me's elbow.
Puncharello scores with a hook to the body.
Me tries a body shot but Puncharello blocks it.
Me misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Me.
A frustrated look appears on Puncharello's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Me misses with a punch on the inside.
Me can't find room to land a body shot as Puncharello controls the action.
Good body shot from Puncharello.
Me is working Puncharello over against the cage.
Me working aggressively here.
Me tries to throw a body punch but Puncharello avoids it by throwing Me back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Me fails to land.
Puncharello is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Me swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Puncharello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Puncharello lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Me.
Me misses with a hook from the clinch.
Me has Puncharello pressed against the cage, preventing Puncharello from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Me misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puncharello can't find room to land a body shot as Me controls the action.
Me struggles to land a body shot inside as Puncharello controls his hands.
Puncharello tries to work over Me's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Me.
Me lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Puncharello or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Me.
A right hand to the body from Me.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Me misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Me creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Me.
Puncharello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Me scores with a shoulder strike.
Puncharello is trying to force a seperation but Me has the dominant position.
Puncharello lands a body punch.
Me working aggressively here.
Puncharello prevents a body shot from Me.
Puncharello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puncharello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Me walks into a jab.
Puncharello misses with a lunging right hand
and Me counters with a stiff right hand.
Me takes one to the chin there.
Puncharello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puncharello throws a shot to the body.
Puncharello throws a wild body kick that Me sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncharello misses with a series of wild punches.
Me thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. Puncharello darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puncharello blocks a jab.
Puncharello slips under a jab from Me.
Mini Me seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Me looks to land a combination but Puncharello avoids it well.
Puncharello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Me manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puncharello. Me does a little dance to reset his feet.
Me swings widly with a right hand
and Puncharello counters with a left to the body.
Me takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Me throws a lazy uppercut
and Puncharello counters with a right hand to the body.
Me is breathing heavily.
Me throws an overhand right that lands on Puncharello's shoulder, as Puncharello tries to avoid the shot.
Me misses with a lunging right hand
and Puncharello makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Puncharello scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Me moves away from the strike by Puncharello.
Puncharello thows a body shot but no joy.
Puncharello throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puncharello tries to bum rush Me with a series of wild strikes but Me uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puncharello tests Me's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Me tries to clinch but Puncharello moves away
enabling Puncharello to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Me looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Me wants to clinch
and Puncharello counters with a nice body shot.
Me showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puncharello.
Puncharello throws a shot to the body.
Puncharello is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Me rather than just go for the knockout.
Puncharello stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Puncharello moves into range and connects with a jab.
Puncharello lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Me takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Me misses with a shot to the body
and Puncharello counters with a nice uppercut.
Puncharello jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Puncharello lands a really nice looking cross but Me seems unphased.
Puncharello with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Puncharello dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Me sizes up Puncharello with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Puncharello takes a swing at Me's ribcage but misses.
Me dodges the punch combination from Puncharello.
Me blocks a head kick by Puncharello.
Me swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Puncharello makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Puncharello takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Me slips a jab from Puncharello.
Nice body kick from Puncharello.
A jab from Puncharello misses.
Me takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Puncharello lands with a nice body punch.
Me doesn't manage to clinch there - Puncharello circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Me.
Puncharello throws a head kick that misses.
Puncharello connects with a crisp jab.
Me wants to clinch but Puncharello slips to the side
and Puncharello counters with a nice body kick.
Puncharello lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Puncharello finds it's way round the side to connect with Me's head.
Me avoids the body shot from Puncharello.
Puncharello drops his hands momentarily and Me takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Me on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A punch combination from Puncharello misses.
Don Puncharello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Me throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Me tries to clinch up
and Puncharello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Me is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Me connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Me misses with a straight left.
Me doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Puncharello scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Me doesn't seem bothered though.
Puncharello has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Me takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Me is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Puncharello cracks Me with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Me needs to keep his hands up - Puncharello had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me misses with a shot to the body
and Puncharello counters with a three punch combo that has Me backing up. Me nods at Puncharello to acknowledge the strikes.
Puncharello just misses with a punch to the body.
Puncharello lands a nice looking body shot.
Puncharello lands with an uppercut that bounces Me off the cage and back into rage.
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!
Me lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch but Puncharello swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Puncharello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Me needs to keep his hands up - Puncharello had a free shot at his head there.
Me misses with a body punch
and Puncharello counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puncharello walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice defenses there by Me.
Me doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Me lands a nice hook to Puncharello's body. Puncharello takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Me thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puncharello scores with a jab. Me acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Puncharello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puncharello lands a jab.
Puncharello throws out a loose jab but Me uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puncharello takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Puncharello with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Me looks to clinch
and Puncharello counters with a left and a right that stings Me.
Puncharello misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Puncharello. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Puncharello.
Me throws a big shot that misses.
Me takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Me closes the distance but Puncharello moves to the side
and Puncharello counters with a nice kick to the body.
Me tries to clinch but Puncharello moves away
and Puncharello counters with a nice body shot.
Me has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Me there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Puncharello. Me shrugs it off though.
Puncharello circles away from the clinch attempt
and Puncharello counters with a nice kick to the body.
Me will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Me takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Me is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Puncharello.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puncharello throws a right and a left that Me avoids nicely.
Me takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Puncharello throws a head kick that half lands.
Me misses with an uppercut
and Puncharello counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Puncharello looks at the referee who does nothing so Puncharello lands a crushing right that sends Me to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Puncharello!
Don Puncharello is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Sokoudjou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Requiem For A Dream . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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275 lbs
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23
281 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Sokoudjou!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou defending well as Aurelius loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sokoudjou. That's going to slow Aurelius down.
Aurelius throws an off balance right hand
and Sokoudjou counters with a nice body kick.
Aurelius closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sokoudjou regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aurelius throws and elbow that misses. Sokoudjou uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aurelius's guard. Nice move by Sokoudjou!
Sokoudjou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sokoudjou drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Aurelius manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sokoudjou has Aurelius in his guard.
Aurelius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sokoudjou keeping moving, preventing Aurelius from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius throwing strikes from guard but Sokoudjou blocks nicely.
Aurelius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sokoudjou keeping moving, preventing Aurelius from controlling successfully.
Sokoudjou had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aurelius defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aurelius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aurelius knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sokoudjou on the ground.
Aurelius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sokoudjou works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sokoudjou is looking for a triangle but Aurelius pushes his legs off easily.
Sokoudjou is trying to control the position but Aurelius postures up.
Sokoudjou looking for a sweep. Not yet Sokoudjou, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aurelius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aurelius lands a couple of digs.
Aurelius wants to control from the top but Sokoudjou keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aurelius lands a couple of digs.
Aurelius trying to control but Sokoudjou is working from the bottom.
Sokoudjou working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aurelius doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Sokoudjou is tightening it up a little... Aurelius has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Aurelius reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Aurelius taps out! nice BJJ there by Sokoudjou!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rashad Sokoudjou!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Alpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Anathema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anathema is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Last Ninja theme. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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23
200 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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28
191 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Alpha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damon Anathema!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anathema misses with a takedown attempt
and Alpha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anathema gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alpha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anathema closes the distance but Alpha moves to the side
and Alpha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alpha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alpha counters with a stiff right hand.
Anathema fails with the takedown
and Alpha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo Alpha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damon Anathema.
Anathema tries to clinch up
and Alpha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anathema throws a poor cross that misses
letting Alpha counter with a right hand.
Anathema looks to clinch
and Alpha counters with a stiff right hand.
Anathema tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alpha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alpha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anathema misses with a takedown
and Alpha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anathema tries to clinch
and Alpha counters with a straight that turns Anathema's legs to rubber! Alpha pushes forward with more strikes and Anathema goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Alpha!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amir Zuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Parts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
194 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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192 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Zuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Parts!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parts misses with a leg kick
enabling Zuka to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Tony Parts has been cut.
Parts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A low kick from Zuka misses
enabling Parts to counter with a crisp jab.
Zuka tries to move into range but Parts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zuka thows a leg kick but Parts checks it
and Parts counters with a body kick.
Parts scores with a nice strike.
Zuka connects with a leg kick. Parts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zuka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zuka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Amir Zuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuka slips under a jab.
Parts throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Parts tries a head kick but it misses.
Zuka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Parts.
Parts throws a jab when Zuka was well out of range.
Parts throws a low kick but Zuka moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parts is looking to slow Zuka down with leg kicks.
Parts lands an overhand right.
Zuka throws a sloppy head kick and Parts moves out of range easily.
Good work by Parts as he checks the leg kick.
Zuka throws a leg kick
and Parts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zuka misses with a low kick.
Parts throws a leg kick
and Zuka counters with an outside leg kick.
Parts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zuka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Parts moves out of range as Zuka throws a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zuka.
Parts throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zuka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Parts's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zuka moves out of range as Parts strikes.
Zuka throws a sloppy head kick
and Parts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parts.
Parts scoring well with a low kick there.
Zuka throws a leg kick
and Parts counters with a stiff right hand.
Zuka throws the kick towards the body but Parts avoids it.
Parts tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Parts misses with a two punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zuka.
A lazy body kick from Zuka
and Parts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick from Zuka lands but Parts takes it in his stride.
Zuka throws a leg kick
and Parts counters with a stiff right hand.
Parts scores with the left hand. Zuka knows he should have avoided that one.
Parts misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts blocks a head kick by Zuka.
Zuka moves out of range as Parts strikes.
Parts misses with a body kick.
Parts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zuka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Parts counters with a left to the body.
Zuka thumps Parts with a low kick.
Zuka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parts misses with a low kick.
Parts lands a nice looking body kick.
Zuka wants to clinch but Parts slips to the side
and Parts makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zuka really felt that one!
Parts throws a front kick that sends Zuka stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuka throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zuka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zuka misses with a leg kick
and Parts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuka darts in trying to clinch
and Parts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zuka is breathing heavily.
Zuka throws a body kick that misses.
Zuka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zuka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zuka misses with a head kick.
Parts swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zuka counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Parts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Parts's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zuka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tony Parts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zuka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Parts throws a right hand that misses
and Zuka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Zuka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Parts counters with a head kick. That will keep Zuka thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Zuka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parts.
The fighters circling - Parts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parts is looking to slow Zuka down with leg kicks.
Zuka throws a leg kick
and Parts counters with a straight right hand.
Parts lands a big head kick that sends Zuka tumbling to the mat! Parts takes a step backwards and waves Zuka back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Zuka is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zuka throws a leg kick
and Parts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zuka thinking.
Oh Zuka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parts throws a powerful right kick. Zuka tried to block low but the kick was high! Zuka was taken right off of his feet! Parts jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tony Parts!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by tribal entrance. Harrison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. God's Gonna Cut You Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
195 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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28
195 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Harrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrison looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Harrison moves into the clinch.
Johnson has picked Harrison up - he's going for a ride! Johnson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Harrison works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harrison looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harrison looking for a sweep. Not yet Harrison, not yet.
Johnson is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Harrison has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Johnson is looking to defend but Harrison has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Johnson! Harrison pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Johnson taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). William Harrison!
William Harrison is the new middleweight champion!
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