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RR12: The new place PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Raines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raines has chosen "Step Up" Drowning Pool as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tom Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tim Raines's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Raines!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Raines wants to break free but Jones has control.
Raines is trying to break free.
The is referee keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Raines wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Raines tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Raines misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Raines shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raines.
Raines misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Raines is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
No joy there for Raines, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones pushes Raines up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones is working Raines over against the cage.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Raines misses with a knee strike.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raines throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Raines throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Raines throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Raines fights it but they end up in 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.
Jones controlling from the top position.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Raines working a defensive guard here.
Jones cracks Raines with a solid left hand.
Raines looks gassed!
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.
Raines looking for a sweep. Not yet Raines, not yet.
Raines can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Raines can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones stays in close to Raines's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tom Jones just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raines gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Raines looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Raines 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Raines working a defensive guard here.
Raines can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Raines takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raines fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones rushes Raines and presses him up against the cage.
Raines wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raines landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones is working for takedown but Raines is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Raines fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raines tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Raines can't break the clinch.
Jones has Raines pushed against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raines staying out of range there.
Raines misses the body punch
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones is working for takedown but Raines is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones trying to stall but Raines improves his position.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Jones keeps control of Raines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raines wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raines misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raines goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raines takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raines stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones 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.
Jones won't allow Raines to sweep him here.
Jones passes Raines's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones is thwarting Raines's attempts to control the position.
Jones trying to control the pace.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Raines for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Raines trying to control but Jones postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jones in particular looking to stall.
Jones'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raines trying to control here.
Raines wants to get back to full guard.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Raines is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tom Jones just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raines throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raines fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Raines throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Raines works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Raines trying to remain calm as Jones controls from the top position.
Jones has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jones dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Jones forces Raines back against the cage and clinches.
Raines gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raines is keeping busy.
Jones avoiding damage as Raines throws knees to the body.
Jones looking to stall.
Raines breaks the clinch.
Raines misses with the combination.
Jones throws a head kick that Raines semi-blocks.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Raines takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raines scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Raines has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Raines misses with a combination
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Raines manages to break the clinch.
Raines falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Raines is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raines blocks an uppercut.
Jones trying to stall but Raines improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Raines breaks from the clinch.
Tom Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Raines is having none of it.
Raines rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Raines.
Raines misses with an uppercut.
Raines throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Tim Raines is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones clinches up with Raines and pushes him back against the cage.
Raines wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Raines avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Raines gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Raines.
It looks like Tom Jones has been cut.
Raines has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones has Raines pushed against the cage.
Raines tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raines doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Raines is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Raines prevents the takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raines wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Raines clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jones controlling from the back.
Jones is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Raines. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Jones has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Raines's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raines looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jones.
Jones has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Raines's body.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tom Jones just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raines throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Raines cracks Jones with a big right hand and Jones goes down!
Jones is rocked!
Raines slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raines stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Raines looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Raines trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tim Raines has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raines loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Percy Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sepultura - Refuse/Resist. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Percy Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diaz throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz has picked Evans up - he's going for a ride! Diaz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Diaz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Diaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Evans is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans is looking to get back to full guard here but Diaz has managed to pass to side control instead.
Evans tries to lock up and control but Diaz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Evans is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diaz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Evans is rocked!
Evans tries to reverse the position but Diaz maintains control.
Oh Evans is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Evans seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is trying to escape the mount.
Diaz with shots to the head and body - Evans looks very uncomfortable down there.
Evans is in all sorts of trouble here.
Diaz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diaz looking for a guillotine from mount but Evans is having none of it.
Diaz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Diaz wants to control the pace but Evans is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Evans is in a horrible position here. Diaz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Evans manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Diaz looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking for a sweep but Diaz has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Diaz tries to control but Evans wriggling away.
Diaz with the ground and pound from mount.
Diaz has control of Evans's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Evans regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Diaz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Evans hang on?
Evans working to try and regain half guard.
Evans is working hard here to advance position.
Diaz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Evans hang on?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Evans tries to reverse the position but Diaz maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Diaz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Evans is looking to improve his position but Diaz isn't that keen on the idea.
Diaz controlling his opponent.
Evans can't escape the position.
You get the feeling that Evans really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Evans bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Evans works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Evans works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Evans is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Evans blocks the strikes from Diaz.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Evans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Percy Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans gets a takedown into half guard.
Evans wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Evans wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans tries to pass to full mount but Diaz defends it.
Diaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Diaz dominated 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.
Diaz has Evans up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
Diaz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Evans.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Evans avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Evans fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Evans gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Percy Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Diaz.
Evans is working for takedown but Diaz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diaz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Diaz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Evans landing with the ground and pound.
Evans forces his way into half guard.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Evans trying to pass the guard but Diaz defending well.
Evans tries to stand and escape but Diaz is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Evans is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Evans has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rodrigo Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans goes for an armbar but Diaz turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Diaz.
Evans keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Evans has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Evans is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz landing small, sideways elbows.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Diaz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Evans looks a forlorn figure.
Diaz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Evans is surviving well by controlling Diaz's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz cracks Evans with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Evans tries to reverse the position but Diaz maintains control.
Diaz unloading with bombs!
Evans keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Diaz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Evans is wriggling around trying to escape.
Evans is trying to reverse the position but instead Diaz has taken his back - oops!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz controlling well, preventing Evans from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has good solid back control here.
Diaz punishes Evans with strikes from the back mount.
Will Diaz go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Diaz has the hooks in. Evans is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Diaz doesn't have the hooks in and Evans manages to turn into his guard.
Evans wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Evans wants to get up but he can't break Diaz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Evans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Evans closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Evans or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evans.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Evans tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diaz swivels and escapes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Evans.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Diaz wants to control but Evans postures up.
Diaz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Diaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz wants to free his trapped foot but Evans is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Diaz working the head and body with strikes.
Evans tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans trying to hold on to Diaz's head to control him but Diaz postures up.
Evans looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Evans shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a single leg into guard. Evans didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Percy Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz stands up over Evans, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Diaz connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Evans looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Diaz works over Evans with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diaz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diaz stands up over Evans, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz distracts Evans with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Diaz passes Evans's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Diaz wants to control but Evans is keeping him busy.
Evans flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Diaz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Evans with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Evans is trying to get back to full guard.
Evans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Evans gets full guard.
Diaz slips nicely into half guard.
Evans regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking to control.
Evans looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Evans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz 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.
Evans looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Diaz forces his way into half guard.
Evans looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Evans manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Percy Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Evans looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Diaz has picked Evans up and slammed him! Evans can't keep hold of the triangle and Diaz manages to pass to side control!
Evans is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Diaz is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Diaz working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Evans turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Diaz off and cradles Evans's limp body as Diaz celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Rodrigo Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bj fist this (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bj fist this will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Pep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bj fist this!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fist this has taken the fight to the clinch.
fist this jumps guard but Pep stands there with fist this around his waist. fist this gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pep manages to break the clinch.
fist this showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pep.
Pep closes the distance and clinches.
fist this tries to throw a body punch but Pep avoids it by throwing fist this back against the cage.
Pep looks to throw an elbow but misses.
fist this tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
fist this keeps control of Pep as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
fist this unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pep lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
fist this tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pep smiles and moves away.
Frankie Pep has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bj fist this.
Pep pulls out of a head kick attempt.
fist this misses with a body shot.
Pep tries a head kick but it misses.
Pep throws a body kick that misses.
fist this gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
fist this prevents Pep from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fist this jumps guard but Pep stands there with fist this around his waist. fist this gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
fist this tries to pull guard but Pep won't allow it.
fist this wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pep lands a hook that snaps the head of fist this backwards.
fist this tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
fist this can't break the clinch.
Pep lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of fist this backwards.
fist this is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pep gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
fist this tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pep just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pep tries to stall but fist this uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
fist this fails to pull the fight into his guard.
fist this tries to pull guard but Pep won't allow it.
Pep wants to stall.
Pep pressing his opponent against the cage.
fist this breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pep tries to clinch up.
fist this looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
fist this fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pep has fist this up against the cage in a clinch.
Pep stops a takedown attempt from fist this.
fist this looking to stall.
Pep scores a nice knee to the body.
fist this looks gassed!
Pep breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pep displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pep throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pep misses with the combination.
Pep gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A bit of stalling here from Pep.
Pep escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pep stuffs the takedown attempt from fist this. fist this gets slowly back to his feet.
Frankie Pep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pep cracks a nice hook into fist this's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pep breaks the clinch.
fist this fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
fist this will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
fist this avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pep closes the distance but fist this moves to the side
and fist this counters with a nice double leg into guard.
fist this avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
fist this has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pep is proving hard to escape from.
Pep working a defensive guard but fist this passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pep is trying to get back to full guard.
fist this wants to control but Pep is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
fist this is looking for a kimura but Pep is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for fist this to get the leverage.
fist this throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
fist this throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
fist this has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
fist this throws a sloppy head kick
and Pep counters by moving into the clinch.
fist this is working for takedown but Pep is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pep escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pep has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pep breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot by Pep.
fist this misses with a combination
and Pep counters with a single leg into guard. fist this didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pep slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Pep dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pep moves into range and connects with a jab.
Frankie Pep is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pep tries to clinch but fails miserably
and fist this moves into the clinch.
A short right from Pep on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for fist this.
Pep is pressed up against the cage. fist this has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pep down to the mat. Pep avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
fist this ducks right into an uppercut from Pep.
Pep clinches but fist this breaks the clinch
and fist this counters with a two punch combo.
Pep wants to clinch
and fist this counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pep breaks from the clinch.
Pep fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pep misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pep avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
fist this is breathing heavily.
Pep throws a series of punches but fist this avoids them all with ease.
fist this lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pep throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as fist this stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Pep follows into mount!
fist this is rocked!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pep is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. fist this can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
fist this is still in real trouble! Can Pep finish him?
Pep working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep dominating with strikes here.
Pep raining down shots from the mount!
Pep controlling his opponent.
Pep landing shots from mount.
Pep putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pep scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish fist this?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
fist this is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pep controlling the position easily from mount.
fist this wants to hold on but Pep pushes him away.
Pep working the ground and pound effectively.
fist this wants to hold on but Pep pushes him away.
fist this seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fist this is trying desperately to improve position.
fist this is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
Pep is landing with some decent strikes but fist this is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
fist this wants to control but Pep is having none of it.
Pep content just to control the position here.
Pep has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of fist this's face.
fist this is desperately trying to improve his position but Pep has a good base and remains in mount.
fist this tries to lock up and control but Pep gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Pep dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
fist this has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pep cracks fist this with a hook to the temple - fist this is on wobbly legs here! Pep swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! fist this falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Pep wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frankie Pep!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Fantango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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225 lbs
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255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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, Raul Fantango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bad Man!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for Fantango on that attempt.
Man scores with a three punch combo!
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantango buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fantango moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantango misses with a combination
and Man counters with a series of strikes. Fantango will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantango is rocked!
Fantango fails with the takedown.
Oh Fantango is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantango throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man checks the leg kick.
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fantango pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantango doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantango throws a combination that misses
and Man counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Fantango falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bad Man!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Snatch Dat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dat comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jeremy's choice of entrance music: Pantera - Walk. Maxwell Jeremy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Snatch Dat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxwell Jeremy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dat shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dat decides to stand and escape the position.
Dat shoots for a takedown but Jeremy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jeremy has closed the distance and engaged Dat in a clinch.
Jeremy goes for a takedown attempt but Dat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dat closes the distance and clinches up with Jeremy, looking for a takedown. Dat pushes Jeremy against the cage but Jeremy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jeremy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jeremy lands with a straight right. Dat didn't see that one coming.
Jeremy misses with a takedown attempt
and Dat counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jeremy!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dat prevents Jeremy from getting the reversal.
Dat has hold of Jeremy's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jeremy manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeremy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dat prevents Jeremy from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeremy is pressing down on Dat's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dat wants to control from the top but Jeremy keeps moving.
Jeremy is looking for a triangle but Dat pushes his legs off easily.
Dat passes Jeremy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dat moves into full mount! Jeremy won't be happy about that!
Jeremy working to try and regain half guard.
Dat wants to control the pace but Jeremy is squirming around nicely.
Dat putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jeremy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dat throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jeremy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dat regains half guard.
Dat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jeremy.
Jeremy looks gassed!
Dat regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jeremy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jeremy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dat has his feet on Jeremy's thighs here. He's pushed Jeremy off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jeremy screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Snatch Dat!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Buzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrki Metso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buzynski's entrance music is Wavin Flag by K'naan. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Buzynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jyrki Metso!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metso throws a series of punches but Buzynski moves out of range.
Metso looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buzynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Metso shoots in but no luck this time.
Jyrki Metso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Metso keeps the fight on the outside.
Buzynski tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Metso.
Metso forces Buzynski back against the cage and clinches.
Buzynski turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Metso is looking for a sweep.
Buzynski taking a breather here.
Buzynski decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzynski tries to clinch there but Metso circles away.
Metso looks to clinch
and Buzynski moves into the clinch.
Metso tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jack Buzynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyrki Metso.
Metso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buzynski decides to pull guard.
Metso trying to control but Buzynski is working from the bottom.
Buzynski has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Metso off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Metso shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Buzynski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Metso's guard now.
Buzynski won't allow Metso to get back to his feet.
Buzynski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Metso trying to keep a closed guard but Buzynski is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Buzynski stands up from Metso's guard - Buzynski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Buzynski tries to clinch up but Metso circles away and keeps his distance.
Buzynski wants to clinch up but Metso keeps it at a distance.
Metso gets caught flat footed, as Buzynski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Metso looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Metso looks gassed!
Buzynski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Metso 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Buzynski gets to his feet. Metso looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Metso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Buzynski prevents Metso from breaking the clinch.
Metso jumps guard and drags Buzynski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Metso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Buzynski advances to half guard.
Buzynski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Metso's head.
Metso is trying to stand up here but Buzynski is controlling him well.
Buzynski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Metso tries to get to full guard but Buzynski has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metso wants to control but Buzynski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Buzynski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Metso is looking to control Buzynski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Metso avoid being mounted?
Buzynski stops Metso from getting back to his feet.
Buzynski escapes and gets back to his feet.
Metso fails with the takedown
and Buzynski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Metso moves into range and clinches up with Buzynski.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metso tries to pull guard but Buzynski holds him up against the cage and eventually Metso drops back down to his feet.
Metso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buzynski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Buzynski 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.
Metso shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Buzynski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Metso is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Buzynski stands up and beckons Metso to join him on the feet.
Metso with a poor takedown
and Buzynski counters with a left and a right that stings Metso.
Buzynski throws a head kick but Metso moves out of range.
Metso with a lazy takedown attempt
and Buzynski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Buzynski.
Jack Buzynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyrki Metso.
Metso prevents the takedown attempt.
Metso stops a takedown attempt from Buzynski.
Metso pulls guard.
Buzynski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Metso goes for a takedown in the clinch but Buzynski prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metso pulls guard effortlessly.
Buzynski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Metso has closed the distance and engaged Buzynski in a clinch.
Metso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Metso pulls guard successfully.
Buzynski 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.
Metso wants to get back to his feet but Buzynski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Buzynski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Metso's guard.
Buzynski won't allow Metso to sweep him here.
Buzynski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzynski stands and steps away. Metso gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Metso gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buzynski counters by moving into the clinch.
Buzynski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Metso pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Buzynski tightens his grip and picks Metso up, before dumping him to the ground. Metso manages to land in guard.
Buzynski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Buzynski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buzynski scores a takedown into full mount!
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!
Buzynski controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzynski'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.
Buzynski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Metso for as long as he can get away with.
Metso is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
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.
Buzynski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Metso tries to hold on but Buzynski postures up.
Metso tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Buzynski controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metso is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Buzynski 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. And we move into the final round!
Buzynski takes the fight into the clinch.
Metso tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Metso tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Buzynski smiles and moves away.
Metso closes the distance but Buzynski moves to the side
and Buzynski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Metso wants a takedown.
Jack Buzynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyrki Metso.
Buzynski has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Metso regains guard immediately.
Buzynski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Buzynski scores with a sloppy right hand. Metso should have avoided that one.
Metso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Metso cracks Buzynski with a good jab.
Buzynski drives through and clinches with Metso against the cage.
Buzynski turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Buzynski stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metso fails with the takedown
and Buzynski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzynski looks to clinch
and Metso counters by moving into the clinch.
Buzynski can't get the takedown.
Buzynski tries to pull guard but Metso won't allow it.
Buzynski tries to pull guard but Metso won't allow it.
Buzynski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Metso taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Metso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Metso throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Jack Buzynski has been cut.
Metso fails with the takedown
and Buzynski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Metso throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buzynski blocks it with crossed arms.
Metso digs a right hand underneath Buzynski's ribcage. Buzynski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Metso manages to break the clinch.
Buzynski rushes Metso and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzynski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Metso gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Buzynski.
Metso manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Buzynski is working for takedown but Metso is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Buzynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Metso avoids the damage to the body.
Metso jumps guard.
Buzynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Metso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buzynski postures up.
Metso can't keep his opponent in guard - Buzynski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Buzynski in particular looking to stall.
Metso tries to get to full guard but Buzynski has control of the leg.
Buzynski stalling.
Metso wants to control but Buzynski is keeping busy.
Buzynski postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Metso to stand up.
Metso shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Buzynski but Buzynski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Metso has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metso has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Buzynski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Buzynski tries for a takedown but Metso manages to get underhooks.
Metso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Metso slips a jab and a cross from Buzynski.
Buzynski tries to clinch there but Metso circles away.
Buzynski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buzynski has hold of one of Metso's legs. Metso is fighting the takedown attempt but Buzynski gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Buzynski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Buzynski doesn't manage to clinch there - Metso circles away.
Buzynski closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buzynski has picked Metso up - he's going for a ride! Buzynski dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buzynski decides to stand up.
Jyrki Metso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buzynski moves into range and clinches up with Metso.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Buzynski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buzynski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Buzynski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vega Hartgrave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ja Rule - New York. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vega Hartgrave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartgrave works Douglas's body with a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Douglas.
Hartgrave throws a series of strikes that have Douglas backpedaling.
Hartgrave wants to land a leg kick but Douglas is out of range.
Douglas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hartgrave stuffs the takedown.
Vega Hartgrave has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Douglas.
A lazy left from Hartgrave finds it's target.
Hartgrave closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Douglas to the mat! Douglas manages to get full guard.
Hartgrave is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas wants to sweep here but Hartgrave controlling him for the moment.
Hartgrave forces his way into half guard.
Hartgrave passes to full mount!
Hartgrave pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hartgrave tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hartgrave has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hartgrave trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hartgrave.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartgrave has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Douglas's face.
Douglas is rocked!
Hartgrave scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Douglas?
Douglas is still in real trouble! Can Hartgrave finish him?
A nice elbow there by Hartgrave.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartgrave lands a big elbow.
Hartgrave has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Douglas's face.
Douglas looks gassed!
Hartgrave landing strikes from the mount.
Douglas taking shots to the head.
Douglas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Douglas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Douglas taking shots to the head.
Douglas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hartgrave 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.
Hartgrave cracks Douglas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hartgrave controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartgrave landing strikes from the mount.
Hartgrave controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hartgrave lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Hartgrave.
Douglas is bucking up trying to escape but Hartgrave cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hartgrave punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hartgrave landing shots from mount.
Hartgrave in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hartgrave with shots to the head and body - Douglas looks very uncomfortable down there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Douglas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hartgrave dominating with strikes here.
Hartgrave controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartgrave lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hartgrave dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartgrave wants to control the pace but Douglas is squirming around nicely.
Hartgrave lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Douglas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Douglas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hartgrave dominating with strikes here.
Hartgrave dominating with strikes here.
Douglas is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartgrave working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hartgrave with the ground and pound from mount.
Hartgrave prevents Douglas from getting the reversal.
Hartgrave looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vega Hartgrave 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.
Hartgrave will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hartgrave misses the jab.
Hartgrave fails with a takedown attempt.
Hartgrave throws a big shot that misses.
Douglas moves away from the strike by Hartgrave.
Hartgrave tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Douglas swivels and escapes.
Douglas blocks a head kick by Hartgrave.
Jay Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartgrave throws a hook but Douglas avoids it easily.
Hartgrave missing with a left hand there. Douglas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Hartgrave misses.
Hartgrave has his takedown stuffed
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vega Hartgrave. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartgrave shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Douglas pinned against the cage. Douglas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Douglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Douglas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hartgrave.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hartgrave is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
Hartgrave has a takedown stuffed.
Hartgrave is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
Hartgrave swings for the body but Douglas moves out of range.
Hartgrave swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hartgrave misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Douglas blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas avoids the head kick by Hartgrave.
Hartgrave throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hartgrave misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Hartgrave or perhaps it was just good defense by Douglas which made him look bad.
Douglas seems to have recovered his senses.
Hartgrave tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartgrave connects with a body shot.
Douglas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vega Hartgrave overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hartgrave looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartgrave keeping moving, preventing Douglas from controlling successfully.
Hartgrave is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Douglas wants to control but Hartgrave is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Douglas tries to get to full guard but Hartgrave has control of the leg.
Douglas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hartgrave wants to control from the top but Douglas keeps moving.
Hartgrave postures up in Douglas's guard and throws a big left but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hartgrave passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Douglas trying to hold on to Hartgrave's head to control him but Hartgrave postures up.
Douglas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hartgrave pivots, looking for a leg kick but Douglas is out of range and Hartgrave settles back down.
Hartgrave shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Douglas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hartgrave working a defensive guard here.
Douglas stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hartgrave drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hartgrave controlling from the top position.
Hartgrave sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Douglas's guard.
Hartgrave seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Douglas is refusing to be controlled, as Hartgrave sits in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Hartgrave.
Douglas keeping control of the position.
Hartgrave working over Douglas with some ground and pound. Douglas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Douglas pushes Hartgrave off looking to stand but Hartgrave dives back in and keeps control.
Hartgrave is nestled in close to Douglas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Douglas is trying to maintain the position but Hartgrave is very close to passing his half guard.
Douglas is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Douglas actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Douglas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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.
Douglas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hartgrave passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Douglas is trying to get back to half guard.
Hartgrave laying and praying for a moment but Douglas takes advantage and regains half guard.
Douglas manages to get to full guard.
Hartgrave wants to control from the top but Douglas keeps moving.
Hartgrave not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hartgrave stopping the sweep attempt from Douglas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartgrave content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Hartgrave from controlling successfully.
Hartgrave slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Douglas wants to get back to his feet but Hartgrave drags him back down.
Douglas is trying to control Hartgrave's posture but Hartgrave avoids it.
Hartgrave is looking to take a break and control but Douglas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Douglas is trying to control Hartgrave's posture but Hartgrave avoids it.
Douglas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hartgrave prevents Douglas from escaping the position.
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.
Douglas is looking for a sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Douglas is looking to clinch but Hartgrave is avoiding it.
Hartgrave motions for Douglas to come forward. Hartgrave throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas shoots and misses
and Hartgrave counters with a nice double leg into side control. Douglas won't be happy with that.
Douglas is looking for a sweep.
Hartgrave working the head and body with strikes.
Hartgrave works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Douglas prevents Hartgrave from improving position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hartgrave misses with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vega Hartgrave showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hartgrave 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 29:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vega Hartgrave!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Keenen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Carrot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Keenen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baby Carrot!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keenen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carrot tries to avoid it but Keenen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carrot to the ground. Carrot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Keenen misses with a takedown attempt - Carrot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice cross by Carrot.
Carrot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keenen fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Keenen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keenen shoots in but no luck this time.
Carrot throws a head kick that half lands.
Carrot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Keenen . Keenen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carrot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carrot throws a one two combo.
Keenen is rocked!
Carrot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oh Keenen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keenen looks up at the clock. Bad move! Carrot lands a right hand from hell, dropping Keenen . Carrot pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baby Carrot!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clark Gerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark Gerra is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clark Gerra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards closes the distance and clinches.
Edwards using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gerra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Edwards connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gerra's face.
Gerra changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Edwards fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gerra has Edwards pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gerra pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Edwards tumbling to the mat - Gerra dives into Edwards's guard.
Edwards wants to sweep here but Gerra controlling him for the moment.
Gerra advances position into side control!
Edwards is looking to regain half guard here but Gerra keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Edwards's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Edwards stops Gerra from passing to mount.
Edwards can't do much from the bottom here.
Gerra trying to control the position but Edwards is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Edwards manages to get back to half guard.
Edwards gets back to full guard.
Edwards wants to sweep but no luck.
Gerra postures up and lands a big shot to Edwards's brow.
Edwards bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gerra's guard.
Gerra keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Edwards is looking to work some ground and pound but Gerra has wrist control.
Edwards drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Edwards jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Edwardsis looking to pass into half guard but Gerra pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gerra is in guard.
Edwards looks gassed!
Gerra wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edwards throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gerra trying to control but Edwards is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards wriggles free and stands up.
Gerra moves out of range as Edwards strikes.
Edwards gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gerra wants to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Edwards throws an elbow but misses.
Gerra fails to pull guard.
Edwards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gerra feints and as Edwards raises his hands in defense, Gerra changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gerra trying to control the position from guard on top but Edwards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gerra postures up.
Gerra pushing down on Edwards's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gerra tries to pass the half guard into mount. Edwards knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Edwards is trying to get back to full guard.
Edwards moves into full guard.
Gerra takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards trying to control the position.
Gerra wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
Edwards wants to stand up but Gerra is controlling him.
Gerra drops back looking for a leg! Edwards is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Edwards manages to kick Gerra off! Gerra jumps back into Edwards's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Edwards clinches but Gerra breaks the clinch
and Gerra counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Edwards's guard now.
Edwards trying to keep a closed guard but Gerra is proving a slippery customer.
Gerra landing some decent shots from guard.
Edwards has momentary wrist control but Gerra slips an elbow through the middle.
Edwards is rocked!
Gerra distracts Edwards with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Edwards is still in real trouble! Can Gerra finish him?
Gerra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edwards swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gerra works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gerra moves nicely into side control.
Edwards seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerra scoring with punches and elbows.
Edwards is not content to let Gerra control the position.
Gerra tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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!
Gerra lands some shots froms side control.
Edwards gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gerra thows a huge punch but Edwards dodges it nicely.
Gerra is trying to control the action in half guard but Edwards is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gerra is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Edwards trying to control but Gerra postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gerra is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gerra moves into full mount! Edwards won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Gerra dominated that round.
That's time! Gerra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gerra drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Edwards is trying to improve his position.
Edwards gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Edwards can't escape the position.
Gerra has control of Edwards's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Edwards regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Edwards tries to hold on but Gerra pushes him away.
Gerra lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Edwards is squirming around, avoiding Gerra's attempts to control the action.
Gerra fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Edwards is desperately trying to improve his position but Gerra has a good base and remains in mount.
Edwards tries to hold on but Gerra pushes him away.
Gerra wants to take his opponent's back but Edwards doesn't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerra is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gerra wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Gerra 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.
Edwards tries to hold on but Gerra pushes him away.
Edwards is trying desperately to improve position.
Gerra is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Edwards has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Edwards tries to lock up and control but Gerra gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Edwards is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Edwards tries to hold on but Gerra pushes him away.
Edwards is desperately trying to improve his position but Gerra has a good base and remains in mount.
Edwards regains half guard.
Edwards slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerra drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gerra jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gerra advances to half guard.
Edwards is not content to let Gerra control the position.
Edwards throws strikes from the bottom but it's allowed Gerra to grab hold of an arm and go for an armbar! It's tiiiiiiiiight! Edwards is forced to tap! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Clark Gerra!
Clark Gerra retains his lightweight title!
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
95% |
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