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Friday Night Fights 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sugar Baby Lundberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Macon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Macon's choice of entrance music: Rock You Like a Hurricane. Drake Macon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sugar Baby Lundberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Macon!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lundberg sprawls well initially but Macon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lundberg is trying to get back to full guard.
Lundberg pushes Macon off looking to stand but Macon dives back in and keeps control.
Lundberg is looking to improve his position.
Macon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macon looking for a submission but Lundberg manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Macon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lundberg working a defensive guard here.
Macon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lundberg 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundberg is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Macon rolls with it to try and escape but Lundberg cranks on the arm and Macon is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sugar Baby Lundberg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Via Dios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dios comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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134 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Via Dios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Hart!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dios tries to clinch up.
Dios rushes Hart and presses him up against the cage.
Dios connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Steve Hart has been cut.
Dios looking to throw knees to the head but Hart is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dios.
Dios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dios tries to land a knee to the head but Hart blocks with his arms.
Hart jumps into guard, dragging Dios to the mat.
Dios postures up.
Hart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dios really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hart looking to control.
Hart is looking for a triangle but Dios pushes his legs off easily.
Dios has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hart is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hart working a defensive guard but Dios passes into half guard.
Dios escapes and gets back to his feet.
Dios fails with an attempt to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dios.
Hart is trying to control Dios's posture but Dios avoids it.
Hart is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Dios is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dios stands up and beckons Hart to his feet.
Hart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dios decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hart's guard.
Hart looks gassed!
Hart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dios wants to get up but he can't break Hart's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hart is looking to sweep but instead, Dios has passed into half guard.
Hart slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dios is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dios can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hart 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.
Dios postures up.
Hart wants to control the position but Dios says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hart slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hart seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hart controlling Dios's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Via Dios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Hart's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hart scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Despite being in the dominant position, Steve Hart just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dios throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dios drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dios has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dios avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hart manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dios tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dios wants to hold on but Hart pushes him away.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Dios is working to get back to half guard.
Dios wants to hold on but Hart pushes him away.
Hart misses with a head shot.
Hart looking to control but Dios is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hart jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dios is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dios and Hart has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Dios can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hart wants to control but Dios is keeping him busy.
Dios isn't going anywhere.
Dios is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hart is controlling him well.
Hart tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hart has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dios parries the strikes from Hart easily there. Hart is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dios to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dios parries the strikes from Hart easily there. Hart is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dios to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dios.
Hart tries for a takedown but Dios circles away easily
and Dios counters by clinching up.
Dios is looking to control Hart's arms but Hart gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dios has his back to the cage.
Dios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hart can't break the clinch.
Hart manages to pull guard.
Dios postures up.
Hart looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hart wants to control the position but Dios says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is looking to get back to full guard here but Dios has managed to pass to side control instead.
Dios content just to control the position here.
Hart is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hart regains half guard.
Hart trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steve Hart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steve Hart's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dios is looking to clinch.
Dios looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hart wants to control but Dios is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Despite being in the dominant position, Steve Hart just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dios fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hart misses with a takedown attempt
and Dios holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dios throws an elbow but it misses.
Dios wants the takedown. Hart is fighting it off but Dios persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hart's guard against the cage.
Hart looking for a sweep. Not yet Hart, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dios decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hart takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dios misses with a knee strike.
Dios misses with a knee strike.
Dios tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dios crunches a lovely knee into Hart's ribcage.
Dios unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dios lands a nice knee to the body.
Hart letting Dios take a breather here.
Hart tries for a takedown but Dios manages to get underhooks.
Dios throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hart blocks it with crossed arms.
Hart tries for a takedown but Dios manages to get underhooks.
Via Dios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Hart.
Dios landing knees to the body.
Dios turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dios manages to end up in side control.
Hart tries to buck Dios off but Dios is having none of it.
Dios looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to bench press Dios off him but Dios keeps the position.
Hart struggling a bit here.
Hart manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dios's best efforts.
Hart is trying is best to control the position here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Via Dios overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hart looking for subs from the bottom but Dios mounts him!
Hart is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dios manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hart to take his back!
Dios controls the action.
Hart trying to control the hands but Dios breaks the grip.
Hart rolls, trying to escape but Dios keeps control of the position.
Hart trying to control the hands but Dios won't let him.
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.
Dios lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Dios working for a choke but Hart is defending well.
Hart can't escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that's the end of the fight!
Via Dios showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dios 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Via Dios!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Thomison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan has chosen Devildriver - Devils Son as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Thomison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Logan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan stuffs the takedown.
A big left from Thomison misses.
Logan looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomison is just out of range.
Thomison closes the distance and clinches.
Thomison can't break the clinch.
Logan is trying to break the clinch but Thomison has him pressed against the cage.
Logan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Logan as he avoids it easily.
Thomison drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thomison pushes down on Logan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Logan is looking to escape.
Thomison is tying to control. Logan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thomison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thomison thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Logan to regain full guard.
Logan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thomison is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan pushes Thomison off and gets back to his feet.
Logan misses with a two punch combination.
Thomison slips a jab from Logan.
Logan thows a body shot but no joy.
Logan misses with a body shot.
Thomison throws a big shot that misses.
Logan swinging wilding here.
Thomison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Logan.
Thomison walks into a left hand.
Thomison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomison stuns Logan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Logan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Logan looks gassed!
Thomison closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like James Logan has been cut.
Logan swinging wilding here.
James Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomison counters with a big head kick but Logan shrugs it off.
Thomison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Thomison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomison misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan defending well as Thomison loads up on a big left hand.
Thomison throws out a loose jab but Logan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Logan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thomison closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thomison lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Thomison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Logan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thomison stops Logan from standing up.
Thomison passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomison working the head with strikes.
Thomison has an Americana. Logan didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Thomison is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Thomison hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Josh Thomison!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Schuman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Schuman had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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277 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Schuman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vito Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone forces Schuman back against the cage and clinches.
Schuman blocks an elbow strike.
Corleone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schuman.
Schuman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Corleone is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from Corleone.
Corleone throws an elbow but it misses.
Schuman can't get the takedown.
Corleone tries to work over Schuman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schuman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Schuman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Corleone trying to control the position from guard on top but Schuman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schuman wants to stand and escape but Corleone is having none of it.
Schuman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Schuman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Corleone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Schuman looking for a guillotine here but Corleone defends easily.
Corleone passes Schuman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuman trying to hold on to Corleone's head to control him but Corleone postures up.
Schuman looking for submissions off his back.
Schuman with the active half guard here but Corleone passes nicely into side control.
Schuman is breathing heavily.
Schuman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Corleone passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schuman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Corleone looking to control but Schuman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Corleone cracks Schuman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Schuman tries to reverse the position but Corleone maintains control.
Corleone avoids the attempt from Schuman to control.
Corleone in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Corleone landing strikes from the mount and Schuman is in trouble!
Corleone wants to control the pace but Schuman is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuman tries to reverse the position but Corleone maintains control.
Corleone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schuman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Schuman regains half guard.
Schuman kicks Corleone off and gets back to his feet.
A cross from Schuman lands.
It looks like Vito Corleone has been cut.
Schuman cracks Corleone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Corleone keeps the fight on the outside.
Corleone doesn't manage to clinch there - Schuman circles away.
Schuman throws a low kick but Corleone avoids it.
Vito Corleone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schuman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schuman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch but Schuman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Corleone.
Schuman rushes Corleone and presses him up against the cage.
Corleone stalling in the clinch but Schuman improves position.
Corleone stops a takedown attempt from Schuman.
Schuman dodges an elbow strike from Corleone.
Come on Schuman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a damaging elbow.
Schuman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Schuman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Schuman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schuman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Corleone passes into side control.
Schuman tries to buck Corleone off but Corleone is having none of it.
Corleone decides to stand up, so the ref orders Schuman to his feet.
Schuman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schuman throws a body punch but Corleone moves out of range.
Schuman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corleone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Schuman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corleone works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vito Corleone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vito Corleone's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Corleone misses with a series of wild punches.
Corleone lands a jab-cross combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schuman. That's going to slow Corleone down.
Schuman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Corleone is fending him off so far but Schuman persists. Nope, Corleone circles away and we're back to standing.
Corleone lands a high kick!
Schuman moves into the clinch.
Corleone is trying to break free.
Schuman keeps control of Corleone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schuman turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Schuman tries to advance to mount but Corleone denies him.
Corleone manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Schuman trying to get back to full guard but Corleone takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schuman tries to reverse the position but Corleone maintains control.
Corleone avoids the attempt from Schuman to control.
Schuman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schuman trying to control but Corleone postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schuman tries to get to full guard but Corleone has control of the leg.
Schuman punching from the bottom.
Schuman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Schuman tries to get out of the position.
Schuman gets back to full guard.
Schuman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Corleone is one step ahead there.
Schuman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Corleone's guard.
Schuman trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schuman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corleone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Corleone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Schuman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Corleone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schuman trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corleone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schuman manages to get himself to full guard.
Schuman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Corleone has passed into side control.
Corleone is putting a hurting on Schuman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Corleone wants to take a breather but Schuman manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Corleone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Corleone preventing the sweep.
Corleone chips away with some ground and pound.
Schuman looking for a guillotine here but Corleone defends easily.
Corleone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Schuman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schuman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Corleone!
Schuman is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Corleone has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Schuman has control of Corleone's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Corleone regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Corleone defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Schuman.
Schuman looking to control but Corleone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Schuman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vito Corleone's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Corleone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schuman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corleone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schuman.
Schuman closes the distance and clinches.
Corleone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Corleone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Corleone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Schuman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Schuman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Schuman wants the takedown. Corleone is fighting it off but Schuman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Corleone's guard against the cage.
Corleone is trying to keep Schuman in close.
Schuman chips away with some ground and pound.
Schuman trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corleone scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Schuman wants to stand but Corleone is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schuman wants to stand and escape but instead Corleone has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone distracts Schuman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Schuman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Corleone is one step ahead there.
Dan Schuman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schuman trying to control the position.
Corleone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Corleone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Schuman looking to control.
Schuman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Schuman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Corleone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Schuman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Schuman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Schuman stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Corleone tries to keep at a distance but Schuman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Corleone lands an elbow that stopped Schuman in his tracks for a moment.
Schuman has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Corleone is trying to keep an underhook but Schuman manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Corleone missing with punches from the bottom.
Schuman wants to take a breather but Corleone is having none of it.
Corleone tries to roll over but Schuman keeps him under control.
Schuman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Corleone!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is looking to get to half guard.
Corleone regains half guard.
Corleone moves into full guard.
Schuman looking to sit in guard and control but Corleone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Schuman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Corleone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schuman 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.
Schuman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Corleone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone thows a big elbow that misses.
Schuman keeping full guard, as Corleone tries to pass.
Schuman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schuman kicks Corleone off and gets to his feet.
Schuman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Schuman stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corleone looks to clinch
and Schuman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Corleone!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corleone is desperately trying to improve his position but Schuman has a good base and remains in mount.
Corleone is bucking up trying to escape but Schuman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Schuman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Corleone is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Schuman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schuman 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Schuman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smack BitchUp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kool Hercules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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255 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Smack BitchUp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kool Hercules!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hercules closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
BitchUp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hercules on the ground.
Hercules seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but BitchUp does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
BitchUp is trying to stand up here but Hercules is controlling him well.
Hercules seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but BitchUp does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hercules uses his free foot to push down on BitchUp's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for BitchUp.
Hercules throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hercules has control of BitchUp's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and BitchUp regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hercules punching from mount but BitchUp doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hercules landing strikes from the mount.
Hercules with the ground and pound from mount.
Hercules landing shots from mount.
BitchUp is rocked!
It looks like Smack BitchUp has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hercules landing strikes from the mount and BitchUp is in trouble!
Oh BitchUp is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hercules putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hercules swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kool Hercules!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Action Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by This Could Be Anywhere In The World. Jackson has chosen Top 3 Selected as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Action Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hall decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson trying to control but Hall postures up.
Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson wants to control but Hall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson kicks Hall off and gets back to his feet.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson drops Hall with a beautiful combination! Hall stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jackson is looking for the KO!
Hall is rocked!
It looks like Ryan Hall has been cut.
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!
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Hall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson stuns Hall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Jackson! Hall is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Action Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trevor mcneil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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168 lbs
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176 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor mcneil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson darts in and clinches mcneil up against the cage.
mcneil is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Robinson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but mcneil won't allow it.
Robinson wants to break free but mcneil has control.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Dylan Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
mcneil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson rushes mcneil and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
mcneil tries for a takedown but Robinson manages to get underhooks.
mcneil drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor mcneil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson can't get the takedown.
Robinson decides to pull guard.
Robinson has a closed guard, preventing mcneil from standing up.
mcneil throws a big right hand that misses.
mcneil 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.
Robinson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. mcneil manages to get himself to full guard.
Robinson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Robinson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Robinson lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Robinson connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Robinson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of mcneil is proving hard to escape from.
Robinson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. mcneil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robinson scoring with some ground and pound.
mcneil can't keep his opponent in guard - Robinson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Robinson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Robinson stops mcneil from getting back to his feet.
mcneil is breathing heavily.
mcneil has hold of Robinson's hands but Robinson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Robinson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but mcneil does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
mcneil punching from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Robinson lands a nice short elbow.
Robinson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and mcneil defends it well.
Robinson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
mcneil wants to improve his position but Robinson is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson working over mcneil with some ground and pound. mcneil looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Robinson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Robinson working the head and body with strikes.
Robinson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Robinson connects with a nice short shot to mcneil's temple.
Robinson working the head and body with strikes.
mcneil is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Robinson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Robinson lands strikes from half guard.
Robinson is working for a submission of some sort.
Robinson lands strikes from half guard.
Robinson is trying to control the action in half guard but mcneil is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Robinson is looking to advance position but mcneil won't allow it.
mcneil tries to roll over but Robinson keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson passes to full mount!
Robinson with the ground and pound from mount.
Robinson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can mcneil hang on?
mcneil is rocked!
mcneil is looking to get to half guard.
Oh mcneil is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
mcneil is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Robinson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
mcneil tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Robinson lands a big shot there that rocks mcneil but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson controlling from mount.
mcneil is in all sorts of trouble here.
Robinson landing strikes from the mount and mcneil is in trouble!
Robinson looking to finish mcneil with some ground and pound. This is bad for mcneil!
Robinson landing strikes from the mount and mcneil is in trouble!
Robinson with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Robinson.
Robinson dominating with strikes here.
Robinson with a couple of short strikes.
Robinson landing punches.
Robinson lands a big elbow.
Robinson wants to finish this one by submission but mcneil is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Robinson.
mcneil taking shots to the head.
mcneil keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
mcneil wants to control but Robinson is having none of it.
mcneil is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson landing strikes, looking to finish!
mcneil can't escape the position.
Robinson working mcneil over with strikes here.
mcneil swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Robinson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Robinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson shoots for a double leg takedown but mcneil sprawls well. He's pushed Robinson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson swinging wilding here.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
mcneil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Robinson looks to land a combination but mcneil avoids it well.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
mcneil swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
mcneil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robinson.
Robinson throws a hook but mcneil avoids it easily.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
mcneil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
mcneil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
mcneil seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from mcneil.
Robinson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is nestled in close to mcneil, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dylan Robinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
mcneil wants to get back to his feet.
Robinson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
mcneil manages to escape and get back to his feet!
mcneil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
mcneil blocks a jab.
mcneil tries to clinch up.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown by mcneil or perhaps it was just good defense by Robinson which made him look bad.
Good standup being displayed there by Robinson as he connects with a hook.
Robinson drops mcneil with a big left hand! mcneil is injured, injured bad! Robinson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Robinson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix Pomfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlie Phelps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phelps is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dixie. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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22
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Pomfrey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlie Phelps!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phelps shoots in but Pomfrey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pomfrey stuffs the takedown.
Phelps shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pomfrey pinned against the cage. Pomfrey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Felix Pomfrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlie Phelps.
Phelps is looking to clinch but Pomfrey is avoiding it.
Pomfrey closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pomfrey in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Phelps tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pomfrey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelps trying to remain calm as Pomfrey controls from the top position.
Phelps tries to bench press Pomfrey off him but Pomfrey keeps the position.
Phelps is trying to escape the position but Pomfrey is controlling the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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.
Phelps is looking to regain half guard here but Pomfrey keeps moving and retains side control.
Pomfrey controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pomfrey's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Phelps is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Phelps manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pomfrey's best efforts.
Phelps is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pomfrey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Pomfrey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pomfrey scores with a takedown into Phelps's guard.
Pomfrey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Phelps has an active guard here but Pomfrey has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelps looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Phelps is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Phelps gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phelps trying to keep a closed guard but Pomfrey is proving a slippery customer.
Phelps is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Phelps can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pomfrey controls the pace.
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.
Phelps is trying to control the position but Pomfrey postures up.
Pomfrey controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Phelps looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pomfrey has picked Phelps up and slammed him! Phelps can't keep hold of the triangle and Pomfrey manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Pomfrey dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Phelps shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pomfrey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pomfrey.
Phelps looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pomfrey passes into half guard.
Pomfrey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Phelps strikes from the bottom but Pomfrey uses the opportunity to move to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelps sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Phelps wants to control the action here but instead Pomfrey manages to pass to full mount!
Pomfrey stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Phelps takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phelps tries to clinch up
so Pomfrey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phelps trying to control the position.
Phelps trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pomfrey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Phelps is looking for a triangle but Pomfrey pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pomfrey controlling from the top position.
Phelps looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
Phelps throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pomfrey escapes and throws Phelps's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Pomfrey happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Pomfrey clearly takes that round.
That's time! Pomfrey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Phelps clinches but Pomfrey breaks the clinch
and Pomfrey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Phelps wants to get back to full guard but Pomfrey has passed into side control.
Pomfrey moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Phelps has worked his arm free - good work by Phelps!
Phelps is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pomfrey off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelps throwing strikes and Pomfrey squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Pomfrey wants to hold on but Phelps pushes him away.
Pomfrey is trying desperately to improve position.
Phelps misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Felix Pomfrey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pomfrey is trying to escape the mount.
Phelps jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pomfrey is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pomfrey and Phelps has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Phelps is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Phelps wants to stand but Pomfrey has his arm trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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Pomfrey is looking to regain half guard here but Phelps keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Phelps tries to move to mount but Pomfrey blocks the move with his legs.
Pomfrey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phelps working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Pomfrey had his way with Carlie Phelps in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pomfrey scores a takedown into full mount!
Phelps is working to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phelps looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good control from Pomfrey.
Pomfrey is hanging on to Phelps's back as he tries to escape.
Pomfrey has good solid back control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Phelps breaks Pomfrey's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phelps is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pomfrey is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pomfrey has escaped and now he's on top!
Phelps is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Phelps looking for a guillotine here but Pomfrey defends easily.
Phelps is looking for a triangle here but Pomfrey uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Phelps is being controlled here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Pomfrey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pomfrey 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Pomfrey!
Felix Pomfrey retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Sharpe (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Sharpe tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Sharpe doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Sharpe tries to clinch up.
Sharpe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Sharpe tries to clinch up.
Johnson drops Sharpe with a right and a left! Johnson comes rushing in but Sharpe regains his composure and manages to keep Johnson in guard.
Sharpe is rocked!
Johnson wants to control from the top but Sharpe keeps moving.
Sharpe is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sharpe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sharpe seems to have recovered his senses.
Sharpe has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Sharpe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sharpe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Sharpe postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Johnson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sharpe, into his guard.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sharpe looks gassed!
Johnson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Sharpe is keeping the position.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Sharpe keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Sharpe won't let him.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Sharpe has wrist control.
Sharpe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Sharpe.
Sharpe isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Johnson stacks Sharpe on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Johnson!
Sharpe is trying to improve his position.
Johnson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson decides to stand back up.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Sharpe keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sharpe prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Sharpe stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sharpe keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sharpe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Sharpe won't allow it.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Sharpe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sharpe smiles and moves away.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Sharpe.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sharpe has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Sharpe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson jumps into guard, dragging Sharpe to the mat.
Sharpe looking to pass the guard.
Sharpe pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sharpe wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Johnson 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.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sharpe darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Sharpe won't allow it.
Sharpe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharpe has double underhooks.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpe jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sharpe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Sharpe is breathing heavily.
Sharpe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sharpe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson trying to control but Sharpe is working from the bottom.
Sharpe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson trying to control but Sharpe is working from the bottom.
Sharpe looking for a triangle here. Johnson is fighting it but it looks tight! Sharpe pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Johnson is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Chris Sharpe!
Chris Sharpe is the new welterweight champion!
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