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CFC 43: Rush vs Morris PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luis Peralta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Otorboater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Peralta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Peralta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Otorboater!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peralta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Otorboater lands a with a good body shot.
Peralta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Otorboater is fending him off so far but Peralta persists. Nope, Otorboater circles away and we're back to standing.
Good work by Otorboater as he checks the leg kick.
Luis Peralta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peralta thows a body shot but no joy.
Peralta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Otorboater moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Otorboater looks to land a combination but Peralta avoids it well.
Peralta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Otorboater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peralta misses with a head kick.
Peralta throws a low kick, looking for Otorboater's leg but Otorboater calmly moves out of range.
Otorboater checks a low kick from Peralta.
Peralta throws a hook to the side of Otorboater's head but Otorboater sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peralta tries a head kick but it misses.
Peralta misses with a double jab.
Peralta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Otorboater is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peralta throws a series of punches but Otorboater avoids them all with ease.
Otorboater gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Otorboater keeping full guard, as Peralta tries to pass.
Peralta is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Otorboater is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Otorboater has escaped and now he's on top!
Peralta is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otorboater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Otorboater trying to control but Peralta is working from the bottom.
Otorboater stays in close to Peralta's body and controls the position.
Otorboater trying to control the position from guard on top but Peralta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Otorboater sitting in guard here, content to control.
Peralta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peralta had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Otorboater is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Peralta Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Otorboater's back instead.
Peralta tightening his grip on Otorboater, looking for the choke.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Otorboater tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Peralta is working for a guillotine from mount but Otorboater frees his head quite easily.
Peralta looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Peralta working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peralta is working for a guillotine from mount but Otorboater frees his head quite easily.
Peralta jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Otorboater manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Otorboater struggling a bit here.
Peralta tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Peralta has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otorboater wants to control but Peralta postures up.
Peralta tries to move into full mount but can't pass Otorboater's legs.
Otorboater gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Peralta is working for a kimura but Otorboater is defending it quite comfortably.
Peralta prevents Otorboater from standing back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Otorboater scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Peralta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Otorboater lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Peralta closes the distance and clinches up with Otorboater, looking for a takedown. Peralta pushes Otorboater against the cage but Otorboater circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Peralta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Otorboater swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peralta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otorboater scores with a jab to the body.
Peralta shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Otorboater is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peralta trying to mount his opponent but Otorboater defends it.
Peralta looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Otorboater won't allow Peralta to pass to mount.
Otorboater tries to roll over but Peralta keeps him under control.
Peralta is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Otorboater will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Peralta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Otorboater gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Peralta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Otorboater counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Peralta tries to roll over but Otorboater keeps him under control.
Peralta is refusing to be controlled, as Otorboater sits in half guard.
Peralta tries to get to full guard but Otorboater has control of the leg.
Peralta looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peralta wants to improve his position but Otorboater is controlling well.
Otorboater looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Otorboater is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Otorboater throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Otorboater lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some wild striking there from Otorboater.
Some bone on bone action there as Peralta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Otorboater.
Peralta throws a nice looking combination but Otorboater bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Otorboater tries to bum rush Peralta with a series of wild strikes but Peralta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peralta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Otorboater blocks the leg kick.
Otorboater fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Otorboater closes the distance and clinches.
Otorboater prevents a takedown attempt there.
Otorboater prevents the takedown attempt.
Otorboater gets underhooks to prevent Peralta's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Peralta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Otorboater breaks the clinch.
Peralta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Otorboater connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otorboater slips a jab and a cross from Peralta.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peralta.
Otorboater tries to clinch but Peralta is having none of it.
Peralta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peralta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Otorboater.
Otorboater thows a body shot but no joy.
Otorboater throws a head kick but Peralta moves out of range.
Peralta throws a right and a left that Otorboater avoids nicely.
Peralta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Peralta scores with a three punch combo!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Otorboater. Peralta shrugs it off though.
Peralta misses with a combination
and Otorboater counters with a stiff right hand.
Peralta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Peralta lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Peralta shoots in and drives through. Otorboater sprawls well.
Peralta moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Otorboater is rocked!
No joy there for Otorboater, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peralta misses with a combination
and Otorboater counters with a series of strikes. Peralta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Otorboater is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peralta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Otorboater throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Peralta's head.
Otorboater misses with an attempted mid kick.
Otorboater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peralta displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Peralta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Otorboater counters with a head kick. That will keep Peralta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Peralta misses with a double jab
and Otorboater makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck for Peralta with that takedown attempt.
Otorboater uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peralta.
Peralta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Otorboater lands with a nice body punch.
Otorboater tries to clinch up but Peralta circles away and keeps his distance.
Otorboater lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Otorboater tries to clinch but Peralta moves out of range.
Peralta fails with a takedown attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Otorboater.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otorboater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peralta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peralta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Peralta showed some decent athleticism there.
Peralta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Peralta is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Peralta is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Otorboater is just riding it out for now. Peralta eventually gives up the hold.
Peralta is trying to work for a kimura but Otorboater is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peralta is looking for a kimura but Otorboater is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Peralta to get the leverage.
Otorboater trying to control but Peralta postures up.
Peralta is working for a kimura but Otorboater is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Otorboater will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Otorboater drives through and clinches with Peralta against the cage.
Otorboater prevents a takedown attempt there.
Otorboater gets underhooks to prevent Peralta's takedown attempt.
Peralta jumps into guard, dragging Otorboater to the mat.
Peralta working for a triangle but Otorboater defends it easily.
Peralta wants to sweep here but Otorboater controlling him for the moment.
Peralta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Otorboater doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Otorboater manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Peralta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peralta keeping moving, preventing Otorboater from controlling successfully.
Peralta manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peralta with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Otorboater really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Peralta wants to take his opponent's back but Otorboater doesn't allow it.
Otorboater working to try and regain half guard.
Peralta is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Otorboater can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Otorboater wants to hold on but Peralta pushes him away.
Peralta looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Peralta avoids the attempt from Otorboater to control.
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.
Peralta pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Otorboater defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Peralta.
Peralta looking to secure an arm triangle but Otorboater defends it well.
Otorboater manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Peralta is working for a submission of some sort.
Peralta is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Otorboater looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otorboater is trying to maintain the position but Peralta is very close to passing his half guard.
Peralta looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Otorboater looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peralta looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Otorboater regains full guard. Nicely done.
Peralta passes Otorboater's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Peralta is working for a submission of some sort.
Peralta seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peralta moves nicely into side control.
Peralta is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Otorboater knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Peralta has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Peralta wants to finish this one by submission but Otorboater is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Peralta.
Peralta prevents Otorboater from getting the reversal.
Otorboater just holding on.
Peralta looking to secure an arm triangle but Otorboater defends it well.
Peralta working for a submission but Otorboater is keeping him at bay.
Peralta is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Otorboater is surviving well by controlling Peralta's body position as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Peralta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Otorboater has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Otorboater!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Kellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Bizzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kellis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cypress Hill How I Could Just Kill a Man. Bizzel has chosen Beggin 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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189 lbs
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197 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Kellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Bizzel!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizzel throws a nice looking combination but Kellis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kellis misses with a double jab.
Kellis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bizzel works over Kellis's head and body with a nice combination.
Bizzel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kellis's calf.
Kellis moves in looking to clinch but Bizzel pushes him off.
Kellis tries a head kick but it misses.
Bizzel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bizzel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kellis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bizzel. Bizzel obviously looking to wear him down.
Bizzel clinches up with Kellis and pushes him back against the cage.
Bizzel breaks from the clinch.
Kellis is looking to clinch but Bizzel is avoiding it.
Kellis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bizzel counters by clinching up.
Bizzel leaning against his opponent.
Bizzel lands an elbow inside.
Kellis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bizzel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kellis successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kellis controls Bizzel momentarily but Bizzel frees himself.
Bizzel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellis keeping moving, preventing Bizzel from controlling successfully.
Bizzel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bizzel trying to control the position from guard on top but Kellis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bizzel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kellis keeping full guard, as Bizzel tries to pass.
Kellis keeping moving, preventing Bizzel from controlling successfully.
Bizzel forces his way into half guard.
Bizzel is tying to control. Kellis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kellis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kellis is refusing to be controlled, as Bizzel sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mike Bizzel just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kellis throws a sloppy head kick and Bizzel moves out of range easily.
Bizzel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kellis counters with a single leg into guard. Bizzel didn't expect that.
Kellis prevents Bizzel from getting back to his feet.
Bizzel looks gassed!
Kellis stopping the sweep attempt from Bizzel.
Kellis trying to control the position from guard on top but Bizzel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellis won't allow Bizzel to sweep him here.
Kellis 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kellis slips nicely into half guard.
Kellis slips a nice elbow through Bizzel's hands, connecting with Bizzel's forehead.
Bizzel tries to kick Kellis off but Kellis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kellis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bizzel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bizzel wants to improve his position but Kellis is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kellis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bizzel wants to improve his position but Kellis is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bizzel throws a wild body kick that Kellis sees coming a mile off.
Kellis tries for a takedown but Bizzel circles away easily
and Bizzel counters with a series of strikes. Kellis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bizzel moves into the clinch.
Bizzel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kellis blocks it with crossed arms.
Kellis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Kellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bizzel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bizzel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kellis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mike Bizzel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Bizzel.
Kellis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bizzel counters with a head kick. That will keep Kellis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Bizzel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bizzel misses with a few strikes there.
Bizzel with a jab.
Horrible takedown by Kellis or perhaps it was just good defense by Bizzel which made him look bad.
Bizzel misses with a combination
and Kellis counters with a head kick.
Kellis shoots for a takedown but Bizzel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bizzel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kellis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kellis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bizzel.
Bizzel throws a head kick that misses
and Kellis counters by clinching up.
Bizzel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kellis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bizzel looks to land a combination. Kellis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bizzel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kellis's head.
Bizzel throws a leg kick which misses Kellis's front leg but catches the back leg as Kellis tries to avoid it.
Kellis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bizzel counters with a three punch combo that has Kellis backing up. Kellis nods at Bizzel to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Kellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bizzel has Kellis up against the cage in a clinch.
Kellis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizzel prevents Kellis from breaking the clinch.
Kellis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bizzel manages to break the clinch.
Bizzel misses with a low kick.
Kellis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bizzel counters with an outside leg kick.
Kellis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kellis is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bizzel is trying to escape and Kellis transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bizzel is forced to tap! Nice work there by Kellis! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucas Kellis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Who (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Who has chosen Requiem for a tower as his entrance music. Arthur Jenkins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Who!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Who closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jenkins to the mat! Jenkins manages to get full guard.
Jenkins 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.
Who is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jenkins is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jenkins has escaped and now he's on top!
Who keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Who is trying to keep Jenkins in close.
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Who is keeping the position.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Who keeps moving.
Who throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Who looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Who throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Who keeping busy on the bottom but Jenkins has passed one foot through into half guard.
Who trying to control from the bottom.
Jenkins prevents Who from improving his position.
Jenkins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Who moves into full guard.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Who keeps moving.
Jenkins looking to sit in guard and control but Who gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jenkins throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
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.
Who trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Who has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Who drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jenkins dives on top into guard.
Jenkins preventing the sweep.
Who looks gassed!
Who is trying to keep Jenkins in close.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Who keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Jenkins controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jenkins trying to control but Who is working from the bottom.
Who trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jenkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Who had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jenkins is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Who Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jenkins's back instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A lull in the action here.
Who throwing sloppy strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Who keeps control of the position as Jenkins tries to break free.
Jenkins really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Who's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Who missing with strikes.
Jenkins turns into Who and is now in his guard.
Who has momentary wrist control but Jenkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Jenkins controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jenkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Who is keeping the position for now.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Who 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.
Jenkins gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Who closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jenkins to the mat! Jenkins manages to get full guard.
Jenkins is trying to keep Who in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Who won't allow Jenkins to get back to his feet.
Who trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jenkins is on top in guard.
Jenkins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jenkins stands up from Who's guard - Jenkins perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Who.
Jenkins shoots in and bounces Who off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Who working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Jenkins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Who misses with a takedown attempt
letting Jenkins counter with a right hand.
Jenkins misses with a few strikes there.
Arthur Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Who gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jenkins counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Who's guard now.
Who is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Who not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jenkins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jenkins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jenkins sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Who keeps moving.
Jenkins throwing strikes but missing.
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Who is keeping the position.
Jenkins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Who looking to control.
Jenkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Who working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jenkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jenkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jenkins wanted to stand there but Who had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jenkins misses with a takedown
and Who counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Who.
Jenkins trying to control the position.
Jenkins thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jenkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Who.
Who looking to pass the guard.
Jenkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Jenkins, not yet.
Who content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Who passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Who is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jenkins is trying to escape and Who transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jenkins is forced to tap! Nice work there by Who! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay Who!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Kanehara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Schimling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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213 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Kanehara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Schimling!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanehara misses with a series of wild punches.
Kanehara throws a body punch but Schimling moves out of range.
Kanehara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Schimling.
Kanehara throws a series of punches but Schimling avoids them all with ease.
Kanehara looks to land a right hand but Schimling moved out of range.
Schimling checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kanehara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kanehara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Kanehara.
Kanehara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schimling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kanehara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Schimling checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kanehara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schimling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Kanehara misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schimling avoids the head kick by Kanehara.
Kanehara looks to land a combination but Schimling avoids it well.
Kanehara throws a low kick, looking for Schimling's leg but Schimling calmly moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kanehara lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Schimling has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schimling and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kanehara is breathing heavily.
Kanehara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schimling tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schimling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kanehara.
Schimling checks the leg kick.
Schimling tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kanehara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schimling shoots in looking for a takedown. Kanehara tries to sprawl out of it but Schimling keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kanehara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kanehara throws a jab but it's blocked by Schimling.
Kanehara misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A bone on bone clash there as Schimling blocks the leg kick.
Schimling shoots in and drives through. Kanehara sprawls well.
Kanehara throws a leg kick
and Schimling counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kanehara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Schimling is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Schimling lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Schimling.
Schimling tries a knee to the head but Kanehara blocks it.
Kanehara tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kanehara successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schimling working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kanehara's head.
Kanehara keeping moving, preventing Schimling from controlling successfully.
Kanehara is pulling down on Schimling's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schimling slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kanehara has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schimling is working away from the top position though.
Kanehara is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Schimling's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Schimling's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kanehara lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Kanehara keeps control of the position as Schimling tries to break free.
Kanehara controlling from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schimling looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kanehara biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Kanehara dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kanehara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schimling moves into the clinch.
Schimling lands a knee to the head.
Schimling with a knee to the head.
Kanehara can't get the takedown.
Schimling with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kanehara fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Schimling is looking to control Kanehara's arms but Kanehara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schimling has his back to the cage.
Schimling gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kanehara.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Kanehara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schimling scores a nice knee to the body.
Schimling scores with a knee to the head.
Schimling misses with a knee to the head.
Schimling with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schimling with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kanehara has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Schimling clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
I really don't envy Schimling right now.
Can Schimling hold on?! Kanehara is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schimling is really stuck here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schimling rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Schimling wants to improve his position but Kanehara is controlling well.
Kanehara wants to take a breather but Schimling is having none of it.
Schimling throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schimling.
Kanehara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schimling counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kanehara won't be happy with that.
Schimling tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Schimling has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kanehara can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schimling goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kanehara rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Schimling's guard! Nice work there by Kanehara!
Kanehara working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kanehara sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Schimling's guard.
Kanehara lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Well, if Kanehara is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara trying to mount his opponent but Schimling defends it.
Schimling looking for submissions off his back.
Schimling wants to improve his position but Kanehara is controlling well.
That's four 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.
Kanehara is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kanehara'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.
Kanehara working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sean Schimling will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kanehara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schimling counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kanehara won't be happy with that.
Kanehara is looking for a sweep.
Schimling is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kanehara has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kanehara is looking for a sweep.
Kanehara wants to control but Schimling postures up.
Schimling in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kanehara can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schimling thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kanehara misses with a two punch combination.
Schimling tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kanehara swivels and escapes.
Schimling fails with an attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Schimling blocks the low kick.
Schimling drives through and clinches with Kanehara against the cage.
Schimling lands a nice knee to the body.
Schimling throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kanehara blocks it with crossed arms.
Schimling is working Kanehara over against the cage.
Schimling landing knees to the head.
Schimling using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanehara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kanehara tries to pull guard but Schimling won't allow it.
Schimling decides to pull guard.
Kanehara preventing the sweep.
Kanehara controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schimling is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Schimling wants to sweep here but Kanehara controlling him for the moment.
Kanehara has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kanehara sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kanehara won't allow Schimling to sweep him here.
Kanehara throwing strikes but missing.
Kanehara slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Schimling tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kanehara is chipping away with strikes.
Schimling can't do much from the bottom here.
Schimling is not content to let Kanehara control the position.
Schimling sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Schimling has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Kanehara escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Kanehara!
Schimling looks to move to half guard but instead Kanehara has passed into mount! Damn!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Schimling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schimling has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sean Schimling!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Goodfellow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Goodfellow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Mills!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodfellow tries to clinch up.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Goodfellow.
Goodfellow tries to clinch up but Mills circles away and keeps his distance.
Mills shoots in but no luck this time.
Mills shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Goodfellow as he jumps to the side.
Goodfellow is looking to clinch.
Mills throws a head kick that misses.
Goodfellow rushes Mills and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Goodfellow.
Mills tries for a takedown but Goodfellow manages to get underhooks.
Andrew Goodfellow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Mills.
Mills tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Goodfellow smiles and moves away.
Mills keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills shoots for a takedown but Goodfellow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Andrew Goodfellow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodfellow throws the left hand but Mills avoids the punch easily.
Goodfellow tries to clinch up but Mills circles away and keeps his distance.
Goodfellow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodfellow is looking to clinch but Mills is avoiding it.
Mills shoots for a double leg takedown but Goodfellow sprawls well. He's pushed Mills's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Goodfellow moves in looking to clinch but Mills pushes him off.
Goodfellow scores with a one two! Mills had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Goodfellow has Mills up against the cage in a clinch.
Mills wants a takedown but no success here.
Goodfellow lands a right hand.
Mills goes for a takedown attempt but Goodfellow pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mills fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mills looks gassed!
Mills swats away the attempt to clinch by Goodfellow.
Goodfellow tries to clinch but Mills is having none of it.
Goodfellow gets a clinch.
Goodfellow stops a takedown attempt from Mills.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills fails to pull guard.
Mills wants a takedown.
Mills changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Goodfellow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Goodfellow throws a nice looking combination but Mills bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goodfellow moves in looking to clinch but Mills pushes him off.
Goodfellow tries to clinch but Mills moves out of range.
Goodfellow moves in looking to clinch but Mills pushes him off.
Goodfellow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mills avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goodfellow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mills swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mills tries to clinch up.
Goodfellow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mills counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mills.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodfellow is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mills is looking to advance position but Goodfellow won't allow it.
Goodfellow is staying active underneath Mills, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mills perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mills looks to land a strike but Goodfellow avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Goodfellow is pulling down on Mills's head. It's preventing any offense from Mills, at least for the moment.
Mills is looking to advance position but Goodfellow has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four 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.
Mills can't escape the position.
Mills tries to hold on but Goodfellow postures up.
Mills is looking to improve his position but Goodfellow isn't that keen on the idea.
Goodfellow controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Goodfellow 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.
Goodfellow throws a left that rocks Mills and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Goodfellow dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Mills regain composure!
Mills is rocked!
Mills is being controlled here.
Goodfellow decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mills to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Mills.
Goodfellow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mills circles away.
Goodfellow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mills closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Goodfellow is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mills asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mills is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Goodfellow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mills has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mills working away.
Mills misses with the ground and pound.
Mills swings around for an armbar but Goodfellow sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mills's guard.
Goodfellow sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mills working a defensive guard here.
Mills looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Goodfellow has picked Mills up and slammed him! Mills can't keep hold of the triangle and Goodfellow manages to pass to side control!
Goodfellow has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mills!
Mills tries to hold on but Goodfellow pushes him away.
Mills working to try and regain half guard.
Mills is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodfellow looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mills really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Goodfellow dominated that second round.
That's time! Goodfellow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Goodfellow tries to clinch up
and Mills counters with a shoot takedown. Goodfellow fights it but they end up in guard.
Mills slips nicely into half guard.
Mills looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mills trying to advance position but Goodfellow counters by regaining guard.
Goodfellow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mills takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mills is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Goodfellow pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodfellow stands up out of the half guard.
Andrew Goodfellow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goodfellow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mills swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goodfellow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mills counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Goodfellow!
Goodfellow is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mills tries to control but Goodfellow wriggling away.
Mills moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Goodfellow has worked his arm free - good work by Goodfellow!
Mills goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Goodfellow rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mills's guard! Nice work there by Goodfellow!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mills wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mills is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mills wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Goodfellow is now in half guard.
Mills trying to control but Goodfellow postures up.
Mills gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills wants to control but Goodfellow passes easily into half guard.
Mills trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Goodfellow manages to pass to mount!
Goodfellow controlling from mount.
Mills is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Goodfellow takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mills is working to get back to half guard.
Goodfellow looking to control and managing it successfully.
John Mills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mills is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Mills comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Goodfellow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Goodfellow!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saint Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Where is My Mind. Anthony Lowe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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184 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Saint Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Lowe!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Pierre.
Pierre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pierre showed some decent athleticism there.
Pierre stands up and beckons Lowe to join him on the feet.
Lowe is looking to clinch but Pierre is avoiding it.
Lowe forces Pierre back against the cage and clinches.
Pierre wants to break free but Lowe has control.
Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Lowe won't allow it.
Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Lowe won't allow it.
Lowe prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Lowe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lowe is looking to clinch but Pierre is avoiding it.
Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Lowe.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pierre lands a head kick. Lowe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lowe tries to roll over but Pierre keeps him under control.
Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lowe on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe is pressing down on Pierre's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lowe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lowe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pierre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lowe doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierre circles away.
Lowe throws a sloppy head kick and Pierre moves out of range easily.
Lowe moves in looking to clinch but Pierre pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe moves in looking to clinch but Pierre pushes him off.
Pierre misses with a two punch combination.
Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Lowe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lowe tries to clinch but Pierre is having none of it.
Anthony Lowe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lowe takes a step back to recover.
Lowe gets caught flat footed, as Pierre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Lowe looking for a sweep. Not yet Lowe, not yet.
Lowe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre wants to stand but Lowe is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pierre manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lowe 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.
Lowe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lowe working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowe looking for a sweep. Not yet Lowe, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Pierre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pierre throws a head kick but Lowe moves out of range.
Lowe moves in looking to clinch but Pierre pushes him off.
Saint Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierre throws a chopping leg kick but Lowe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Pierre misses with a head kick.
Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lowe wants to clinch.
Lowe tries to clinch but Pierre moves out of range.
Pierre throws a head kick but Lowe moves out of range.
Pierre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowe moves away.
Lowe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pierre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lowe tries to clinch but Pierre is having none of it.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anthony Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowe blocks a head kick by Pierre.
Lowe is looking to clinch.
Lowe doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierre circles away.
Lowe avoids the head kick by Pierre.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lowe moves in looking to clinch but Pierre pushes him off.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Lowe.
Lowe cracks Pierre with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lowe has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pierre to stand back up!
Pierre is rocked!
It looks like Saint Pierre has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pierre seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lowe wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Lowe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pierre works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lowe working for a triangle but Pierre defends it easily.
Lowe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowe has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Pierre doesn't defend quickly enough and Lowe has managed to lock this one up! Can Pierre escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Lowe on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anthony Lowe!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Smithers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Straw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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175 lbs
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176 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Smithers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eli Straw!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithers slips a jab and a cross from Straw.
Straw shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Straw shoots in but no luck this time.
Smithers waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Straw.
Smithers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Straw but Straw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smithers is looking to clinch but Straw is avoiding it.
Straw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smithers.
Straw gets caught flat footed, as Smithers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smithers forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smithers moves into full mount! Straw won't be happy about that!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Straw can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smithers wants to take his opponent's back but Straw doesn't allow it.
Straw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smithers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smithers with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Straw tries to hold on but Smithers postures up.
Straw keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Straw tries to hold on but Smithers pushes him away.
Straw tries to control the position but Smithers now has his back.
Smithers is persistently looking for the submission but Straw is defending it well.
Smithers avoiding Straw 's attempts to control his hands.
Smithers is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Straw is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jim Smithers!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kermodian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kermodian comes into the arena with Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum blaring out of the sound system. Andrew Carter acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Kermodian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Carter!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Carter or perhaps it was just good defense by Kermodian which made him look bad.
Kermodian pushes Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
Kermodian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kermodian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Kermodian tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Kermodian misses with a knee strike.
Carter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kermodian smiles and moves away.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Kermodian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut there from Kermodian.
Carter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kermodian blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carter.
Carter is thwarting Kermodian's attempts to control the position.
Kermodian holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kermodian tries to get to full guard but Carter has control of the leg.
Kermodian trying to control but Carter postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kermodian has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is pressing down on Kermodian's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kermodian is holding on for now.
Kermodian on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kermodian wants to get back to full guard.
Carter is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kermodian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Carter looking to secure an arm triangle but Kermodian defends it well.
Carter throwing strikes here but Kermodian is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Carter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carter dominating with strikes here.
Kermodian tries to lock up and control but Carter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kermodian can't escape the position.
Kermodian regains half guard.
Carter wants to work for an arm triangle but Kermodian is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Carter looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carter is working away from the top position though.
Kermodian is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Carter is trying to work for a kimura but Kermodian is defending well.
Carter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kermodian wants to control but Carter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kermodian tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kermodian is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carter's back!
Kermodian scores with punches to the body.
Kermodian keeps control of the position easily here as Carter tries to buck him off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kermodian is striking from the back but Carter escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to get back to full guard but Kermodian takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Carter is squirming around, avoiding Kermodian's attempts to control the action.
Carter can't escape the position.
Carter sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Carter wants to improve his position but Kermodian is controlling well.
Kermodian is keen to just control but Carter is a slippery customer.
That's four 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.
It looks like Kermodian is going to stand back up.
Kermodian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kermodian.
Carter tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kermodian slips a nice elbow through Carter's hands, connecting with Carter's forehead.
Kermodian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Carter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kermodian circles away.
Mark Kermodian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Carter.
Carter shoots in and drives through. Kermodian sprawls well.
Kermodian is looking to slow Carter down with leg kicks.
Mark Kermodian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter shoots in and bounces Kermodian off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kermodian looking to control.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kermodian wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Carter wants to control from the top but Kermodian keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrew Carter will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kermodian connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Carter to the floor! Kermodian dives in looking for the finish!
Carter is rocked!
Carter is refusing to be controlled, as Kermodian sits in half guard.
Carter is still in real trouble! Can Kermodian finish him?
Carter wants to get back to full guard.
Carter seems to have recovered his senses.
Kermodian is controlling the pace.
Carter manages to get to full guard.
Kermodian not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kermodian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kermodian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kermodian trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kermodian is one step ahead there.
Carter working for a triangle but Kermodian defends it easily.
Carter being controlled here, momentarily.
Kermodian wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Kermodian is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mark Kermodian just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Carter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kermodian lands a with a good body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Carter.
Carter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kermodian pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Kermodian pushes Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter has hold of one of Kermodian's legs. Kermodian is fighting the takedown attempt but Carter gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kermodian looking to control but Carter passes into half guard.
Carter wants to pass to mount but Kermodian is defending the position.
Carter works his way into full mount!
Kermodian prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Kermodian has given up his back. Will we see Carter going for some submissions?
Kermodian tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian holding both Carter 's hands and preventing any damage.
Carter missing with punches from the back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carter has the hooks in. Kermodian is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Carter working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Carter trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Carter is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Kermodian taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Carter.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrew Carter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Dali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Coxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coxwell has chosen Messiah by Konflict (Nosia Remix) as his entrance music. Salvador Dali has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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Brawler
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salvador Dali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Coxwell!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dali drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dali won't allow Coxwell to get back to his feet.
Dali trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dali is working hard here to advance position.
Coxwell lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dali pushes down on Coxwell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dali moves into full mount! Coxwell won't be happy about that!
Coxwell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Coxwell tries to lock up and control but Dali gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dali jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Coxwell is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Coxwell and Dali has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Coxwell tries to escape but Dali is in control.
Dali wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Coxwell, who protects the arm well.
Coxwell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Coxwell trying to control but Dali postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxwell gets full guard.
Coxwell trying to keep a closed guard but Dali is proving a slippery customer.
Coxwell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dali takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Dali won't allow Coxwell to get back to his feet.
Dali advances position into side control!
Coxwell tries to buck Dali off but Dali is having none of it.
Dali thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dali tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dali is breathing heavily.
Dali prevents Coxwell from escaping the position.
Coxwell throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dali tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dali is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Coxwell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Coxwell manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Coxwell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Coxwell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dali has gone for a leg lock! Coxwell slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dali's guard.
Coxwell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dali is looking to regain half guard here but Coxwell keeps moving and retains side control.
Coxwell connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dali some visible discomfort.
Dali tries to bench press Coxwell off him but Coxwell keeps the position.
Dali sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coxwell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dali knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dali looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dali makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dali.
Coxwell connects with a couple of short punches.
Dali throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Coxwell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dali works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coxwell is one step ahead there.
Dali is trying to keep Coxwell in close.
Coxwell is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Dali has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Coxwell is looking to defend but Dali has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Coxwell! Dali pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Coxwell taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Salvador Dali!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesper Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rush might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tom Sawyer - Rush. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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188 lbs
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189 lbs
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Counter striker
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesper Rush!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asher Morris!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush tries to bum rush Morris with a series of wild strikes but Morris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rush misses with a head kick.
Rush throws a head kick but Morris moves out of range.
Rush misses with a straight left.
Rush misses with a head kick.
Jesper Rush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rush lunges at Morris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morris's hand.
Morris drops his hands momentarily and Rush takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big left from Rush misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Morris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rush.
Rush closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Asher Morris has been cut.
Rush throws a head kick but Morris moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris shoots in looking for a takedown. Rush tries to sprawl out of it but Morris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rush manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rush.
Some bone on bone action there as Morris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Morris takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morris blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Rush misses.
Jesper Rush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morris blocks a head kick by Rush.
Morris slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morris.
No joy there for Rush, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rush. Morris shrugs it off though.
Morris moves out of range of the strikes.
Morris avoids the body shot from Rush.
Rush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rush throws a shot from downtown. Morris moves away and avoids it.
Rush throws a lazy right hand but Morris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morris defending well as Rush loads up on a big left hand.
Morris closes the distance and clinches up with Rush, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes Rush against the cage but Rush circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush lands with an uppercut that bounces Morris off the cage and back into rage.
Rush slow jab from Morris misses its intended target.
Morris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rush can pounce on him.
Rush fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morris.
Morris moves out of range as Rush strikes.
Rush feints and then cracks Morris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morris down.
Rush fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morris.
Rush lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Rush throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rush throws a jab but it's blocked by Morris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Rush.
Morris takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Morris looks gassed!
Rush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Rush. No joy for Morris on that attempt.
Jesper Rush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asher Morris.
Morris shoots in but Rush avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rush throws a sloppy head kick and Morris moves out of range easily.
Rush lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rush throws the left hand but Morris avoids the punch easily.
Morris fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesper Rush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asher Morris's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab lands there for Rush.
Rush looks to land a right hand but Morris moved out of range.
Morris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rush can pounce on him.
Morris fails with a takedown attempt.
Morris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Rush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rush lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jesper Rush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asher Morris.
Rush throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
Rush connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rush as he avoids it easily.
Rush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rush, right into the meat.
Morris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rush.
Morris fails to land the takedown.
Morris moves out of range as Rush strikes.
Rush lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rush looks to land a body kick but Morris moved away.
Rush keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rush but Rush pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris fails to land the takedown.
Rush scores with a push kick.
Morris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rush.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Rush.
Morris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rush scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morris avoids the head kick by Rush.
Rush lands with a nice body punch.
Rush's corner calls for a 1-2. Rush obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morris blocks a head kick by Rush.
A choreographed right hand from Rush misses the target.
Rush feints and then cracks Morris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morris down.
Jesper Rush is winning the standup battle so far.
Morris tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morris avoids the head kick by Rush.
Rush goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesper Rush dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Asher Morris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rush misses with a straight left.
A jab from Rush does it's job there.
Rush scores with a leg kick.
Morris tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rush throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rush scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rush connects with a high kick.
Morris blocks a head kick by Rush.
Morris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rush throws out the jab.
Rush is looking to score with low kicks.
Morris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rush lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris blocks a head kick by Rush.
Rush takes a swing at Morris's ribcage but misses.
Morris avoids the head kick by Rush.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Morris might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rush has got the better of the exchanges.
Rush changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morris can do to turn this around?
Morris slips under a jab from Rush.
Rush uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morris has time to react.
Rush lands a nice shot that snaps Morris's head back.
Morris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morris blocks a jab.
Rush throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush connects with a crisp jab.
Rush throws an overhand right that lands on Morris's shoulder, as Morris tries to avoid the shot.
Rush connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rush with a jab.
Rush swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morris.
Rush throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rush misses with a head kick.
Morris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rush attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Morris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush looks to score with a jab to the body but Morris is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Morris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rush misses the shot to the body.
Rush misses with a hook. Morris ducked under it nicely.
Rush comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rush misses the shot to the body.
Rush cracks a nice hook into Morris's ribs.
Rush connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rush throws a hook to the side of Morris's head but Morris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rush scores with a jab. Morris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Morris is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rush is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Morris.
Rush lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rush misses the jab.
Rush lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morris at a distance.
A left lands for Rush.
Rush looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rush tries a head kick but it misses.
Rush throws a series of strikes that have Morris backpedaling.
Morris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Rush does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesper Rush clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Asher Morris's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rush connects with a crisp jab.
Rush lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morris at a distance.
Rush clobbers Morris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rush scores with a decent looking hook.
Rush feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morris's calf.
Rush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rush misses the shot to the body.
Rush connects with a jab.
Rush misses with a head kick.
Rush lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rush scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rush throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Morris blocks a head kick by Rush.
Nice defenses there by Morris.
Morris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rush scores with a nice right hand.
A good leg kick by Rush.
Morris is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Morris slips a jab from Rush.
Rush just misses with a punch to the body.
A choreographed right hand from Rush misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush scores with a hook.
Morris avoids the head kick by Rush.
Rush throws a combination. Morris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rush throws a sloppy head kick and Morris moves out of range easily.
Rush cracks Morris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rush throws a sloppy head kick and Morris moves out of range easily.
Morris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rush's waist but Rush gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morris off to one side.
Rush moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rush throws a right and a left that Morris avoids nicely.
Rush comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morris. Morris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rush misses with an uppercut.
Rush pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rush lands a jab-cross combination.
Rush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rush just misses with a punch to the body.
Rush looks to land a left hand but Morris moved out of range nicely.
Rush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rush throws out a powerful jab.
Morris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rush circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rush comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morris blocks a head kick by Rush.
Morris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rush.
Rush throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rush takes a swing at Morris's ribcage but misses.
Rush misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Rush as Morris shoots in.
Jesper Rush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asher Morris.
Rush throws a leg kick but Morris checks it.
Rush connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morris's hands.
Rush lands a nice hook to Morris's body. Morris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesper Rush had his way with Asher Morris in that round.
The cut man is working on Asher Morris's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rush connects with a high kick.
Rush misses with a head kick.
Rush attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rush.
Rush lands with an uppercut that bounces Morris off the cage and back into rage.
A swing and a miss from Rush.
Rush throws a sloppy head kick and Morris moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rush throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Morris.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rush as he avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rush looks to land a left hand but Morris moved out of range nicely.
Rush throws a head kick that Morris semi-blocks.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rush throws out the jab.
Morris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rush tries a head kick but it misses.
Morris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rush is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morris.
Rush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morris moves out of range of the strikes.
Morris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rush.
Morris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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.
Rush tries to land a leg kick but Morris saw it coming and moves away.
Morris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rush darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A head kick from Rush lands but Morris takes it in his stride.
A lazy left from Rush finds it's target.
Rush throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice takedown defense from Rush. No joy for Morris on that attempt.
Jesper Rush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asher Morris.
Rush plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rush throws an overhand right that lands on Morris's shoulder, as Morris tries to avoid the shot.
Rush chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Rush.
Rush throws a head kick that half lands.
Rush thows a body shot but no joy.
Morris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rush tries to bum rush Morris with a series of wild strikes but Morris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morris avoids the head kick by Rush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rush. That's going to slow Morris down.
Rush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rush comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rush tries to avoid it but Morris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rush to the ground. Rush escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rush throws an overhand right that lands on Morris's shoulder, as Morris tries to avoid the shot.
Rush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rush lands a head shot.
Rush lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rush takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rush fails to land with a series of punches.
Rush lands with a right hand.
Asher Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rush bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morris's head backwards.
Morris misses with a shot to the body
and Rush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesper Rush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rush 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 William Peck scores the fight 50:43
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:42
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:41
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesper Rush!
Jesper Rush retains his middleweight title!
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RATING
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