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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Swisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Mccaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Chuck Swisher has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Swisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Mccaughan!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swisher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mccaughan. That did some damage!
Mccaughan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Swisher can pounce on him.
Swisher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mccaughan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Swisher, right into the meat.
Mccaughan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Swisher as Mccaughan shoots in.
Swisher motions for Mccaughan to come forward. Swisher throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Swisher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Swisher moves in looking to clinch but Mccaughan pushes him off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Swisher.
Mccaughan regains half guard, as Swisher was trying to land strikes.
Swisher prevents Mccaughan from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swisher is looking for a kimura here.
Swisher prevents Mccaughan from standing back up.
Mccaughan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swisher is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mccaughan is just riding it out for now. Swisher eventually gives up the hold.
Swisher 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.
Swisher prevents Mccaughan from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Swisher is looking to take a break and control but Mccaughan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mccaughan misses with a few strikes there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swisher. That's going to slow Mccaughan down.
Mccaughan looks to land a left hand but Swisher moved out of range nicely.
Swisher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Swisher lands a nice looking body kick.
Swisher tries to clinch there but Mccaughan circles away.
Swisher misses with a takedown attempt
and Mccaughan counters with a stiff right hand.
Swisher wants to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Swisher scores with a four punch combination!
Mccaughan throws a hook but Swisher blocks it.
Swisher scores with a push kick.
Mccaughan throws a jab when Swisher was well out of range.
Mccaughan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Swisher drives through and clinches with Mccaughan against the cage.
Mccaughan prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccaughan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swisher throws a leg kick but Mccaughan moved away.
Mccaughan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mccaughan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mccaughan shoots in looking for a takedown. Swisher tries to sprawl out of it but Mccaughan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Swisher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Swisher throws a big shot that misses.
Swisher tries for a takedown but Mccaughan circles away easily
and Mccaughan counters with a single leg into guard. Swisher didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Swisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mccaughan stands up and waves to Swisher to follow him.
Mccaughan misses with a wild combination.
Mccaughan misses with a kick to the body
and Swisher counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Swisher throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Swisher moves into the clinch.
Mccaughan fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swisher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mccaughan is keeping busy.
Swisher is breathing heavily.
Mccaughan pulls guard successfully.
Swisher postures up in Mccaughan's guard and throws a big left but Mccaughan blocks it.
Mccaughan wriggles free and stands up.
Swisher shoots and misses
and Mccaughan counters with a single leg into guard. Swisher didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mccaughan gets to his feet - Swisher follows without any prompting.
A clash of legs there as Mccaughan blocks the low kick.
Swisher tries for a takedown but Mccaughan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mccaughan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mccaughan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Swisher decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mccaughan's guard.
Mccaughan keeping full guard, as Swisher tries to pass.
Mccaughan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swisher throws a head kick that misses.
Swisher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swisher tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Mccaughan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Swisher is looking to clinch.
Swisher tries to clinch but Mccaughan is having none of it.
Swisher changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mccaughan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Swisher is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mccaughan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mccaughan prevents Swisher from moving into mount.
Swisher is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mccaughan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Swisher tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Swisher has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Swisher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Swisher fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swisher tries to move to mount but Mccaughan blocks the move with his legs.
Swisher swings around for an armbar but Mccaughan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Swisher's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mccaughan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Swisher, up you get!
Swisher's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Swisher duly obliges.
Swisher connects with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mccaughan!
Swisher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mccaughan.
Swisher closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mccaughan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mccaughan looks to land a combination but Swisher avoids it well.
Swisher scoring well with a low kick there.
Swisher misses with a takedown attempt
and Mccaughan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Swisher!
Swisher is desperately trying to improve his position but Mccaughan has a good base and remains in mount.
Mccaughan controlling the pace for now.
Swisher can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swisher tries to hold on but Mccaughan pushes him away.
Mccaughan prevents Swisher from getting the reversal.
Swisher regains half guard.
It looks like Mccaughan is going to stand back up.
Swisher is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mccaughan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mccaughan's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swisher is throwing strikes by Mccaughan counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Mccaughan regains half guard.
Mccaughan is defending against the submission attempts here by Swisher.
Swisher looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swisher is working for a kimura but Mccaughan is defending it quite comfortably.
Swisher is working for a submission of some sort.
Swisher is working for a kimura but Mccaughan is defending it quite comfortably.
Swisher wants to pass the guard but Mccaughan is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mccaughan is looking to escape.
Swisher wants to stand but Mccaughan has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Swisher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mccaughan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Swisher closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mccaughan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mccaughan stands and steps away. Swisher gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mccaughan scores a takedown into full mount!
Swisher is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Mccaughan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Swisher throws a head kick that half lands.
Swisher with a poor takedown
and Mccaughan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mccaughan.
Swisher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Swisher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mccaughan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Swisher keeping busy on the bottom but Mccaughan has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mccaughan prevents Swisher from improving his position.
Swisher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mccaughan is working away from the top position though.
Swisher wants to get back to full guard.
Swisher is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swisher actively working from the bottom here.
Swisher is trying to control but can't.
Mccaughan passes into side control, despite Swisher's attempt to control the position.
Swisher tries to improve position but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Swisher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Swisher has his foot on Mccaughan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mccaughan works his way back into a safe position though.
Mccaughan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Swisher is proving hard to escape from.
Swisher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Swisher working for submissions but it's allowed Mccaughan to get to half guard.
Swisher is looking for a sweep. Mccaughan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swisher is trying to maintain the position but Mccaughan is very close to passing his half guard.
Swisher tries to roll over but Mccaughan keeps him under control.
Swisher wants to control but Mccaughan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Swisher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Swisher tries a head kick but it misses.
Chuck Swisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mccaughan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swisher wants to clinch but Mccaughan slips to the side
and Mccaughan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Swisher looks for a takedown but Mccaughan sprawls well.
Good leg kick by Swisher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Swisher has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Swisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swisher scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mccaughan.
Swisher throws a leg kick but Mccaughan checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Swisher, right into the meat.
Swisher swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mccaughan throws a leg kick
and Mccaughan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Swisher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mccaughan kicks Swisher off and gets back to his feet.
Mccaughan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Swisher counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mccaughan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swisher shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mccaughan but Mccaughan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chuck Swisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swisher bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Eric Mccaughan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Swisher goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mccaughan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Swisher's guard! Nice work there by Mccaughan!
Swisher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swisher looking for a guillotine here but Mccaughan defends easily.
Swisher trying to control the position.
Mccaughan stopping the sweep attempt from Swisher.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mccaughan stands up and waves to Swisher to follow him.
Mccaughan avoids the head kick by Swisher.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Mccaughan.
I've got Mccaughan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Mccaughan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Babu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Mayfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abu Babu!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babu looks to land a right hand but Mayfield moved out of range.
Babu walks into a straight right hand from Mayfield.
Mayfield stuffs the takedown.
Mayfield rushes Babu and presses him up against the cage.
Mayfield wants to stall.
Mayfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mayfield jabs Babu right on the nose. Babu blinks but takes it well.
Mayfield lands a jab-cross combination.
Mayfield looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mayfield clinches up with Babu and pushes him back against the cage.
Babu blocking some punches.
Babu tries to break the clinch but Mayfield is controlling the position.
Mayfield manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mayfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Babu backwards.
Babu manages to break the clinch.
Babu closes the distance and clinches up with Mayfield, looking for a takedown. Babu pushes Mayfield against the cage but Mayfield circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mayfield clinches.
Babu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mayfield manages to break the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mayfield.
Babu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mayfield sizes up Babu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield lands a nice looking body shot.
Abu Babu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mayfield, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Mayfield.
Mayfield stalls.
Mayfield lands a shoulder strike.
Babu is trying to maintain a safe position but Mayfield gets an underhook and turns Babu into the cage.
Babu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mayfield has him pressed against the cage.
Babu looks gassed!
Mayfield stalling the fight.
Mayfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Mayfield.
A hook to the body from Mayfield.
Mayfield is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mayfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Babu.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mayfield avoiding damage as Babu throws knees to the body.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Mayfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Babu swats away the attempt to clinch by Mayfield.
Mayfield thuds a left hand into Babu's body.
Mayfield wants to clinch up but Babu keeps it at a distance.
Mayfield moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mayfield looks to land a combination. Babu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Babu is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield throws an overhand right that drops Babu like a sack of potatoes! Mayfield dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Mayfield!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lars Olofsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and OJ Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lars Olofsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to OJ Sampson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lars Olofsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, OJ Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson throws a sloppy head kick and Olofsson moves out of range easily.
Olofsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Sampson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Olofsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sampson jumps into guard, dragging Olofsson to the mat.
Olofsson 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.
Olofsson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sampson can't keep his opponent in guard - Olofsson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Olofsson is taking a breather. Sampson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Olofsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Olofsson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sampson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson wants to control but Olofsson is keeping busy.
Sampson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Olofsson is staying active.
Olofsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Olofsson'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.
Olofsson decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sampson sprawls well initially but Olofsson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Olofsson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Olofsson controlling the pace for now.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Lars Olofsson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sampson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Olofsson counters with a takedown into side control.
Olofsson taking a breather here.
Sampson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson is looking for a sweep.
Sampson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Olofsson advances to full mount.
Sampson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sampson looks gassed!
Sampson tries to lock up and control but Olofsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Olofsson content just to control the position here.
Sampson wants to try and get back to his feet.
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.
Olofsson controlling the pace for now.
Olofsson blocks Sampson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sampson is bucking up trying to escape but Olofsson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Olofsson controlling the pace for now.
Olofsson is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Sampson is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lars Olofsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Kenny Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Aint I. Kenny Jr has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. The key to victory for Dennis Thompson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dennis Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kid Kenny Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Thompson throws a right hand that Kenny Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Kenny Jr also avoids with ease.
Thompson clinches.
Kenny Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thompson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kenny Jr has clasped his hands together around Thompson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kenny Jr trying to control the position but Thompson is working away.
Thompson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kenny Jr tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Thompson.
Thompson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kenny Jr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kenny Jr looking to pass the guard.
Thompson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kenny Jr wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson looking for a guillotine here but Kenny Jr defends easily.
Kenny Jr wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
Kenny Jr passes Thompson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thompson actively working from the bottom here.
Kenny Jr slows the pace down in half guard.
Kenny Jr is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Kenny Jr slows the pace down in half guard.
Kenny Jr passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny Jr trying to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Kenny Jr stands up from mount. Strange move.
Kenny Jr looks gassed!
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thompson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short body shot lands from Thompson as the two fighters clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Thompson lands a body punch in the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Thompson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kenny Jr missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson controlling the action here for a moment.
Kenny Jr manages to break the clinch.
Kenny Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson counters with a two punch combo.
Thompson moves into range and clinches up with Kenny Jr.
Kenny Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thompson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thompson.
Kenny Jr wants to stall.
Kenny Jr has had enough of the clinch but Thompson keeps him there for the moment.
Thompson is looking to control Kenny Jr's arms but Kenny Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thompson has his back to the cage.
Kenny Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dennis Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Kenny Jr.
Thompson lands a body punch.
Kenny Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thompson stalling against the cage.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Thompson.
Kenny Jr missing with knees to the body.
Thompson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenny Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Kenny Jr blocks it.
Kenny Jr avoiding damage.
Kenny Jr misses with some punches.
Kenny Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Kenny Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenny Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenny Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson tries to score a body lock takedown but Kenny Jr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kenny Jr looking to stall.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Kenny Jr is blocking nicely.
Kenny Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thompson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body.
Thompson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kenny Jr letting Thompson take a breather here.
Kenny Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kenny Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thompson just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Thompson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thompson fails with the takedown.
Thompson throws a combination. Kenny Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thompson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kenny Jr tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Kenny Jr looks to clinch
and Thompson moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.
Kenny Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Kenny Jr misses with a body punch.
Kenny Jr wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Thompson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kenny Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Thompson avoiding damage as Kenny Jr throws knees to the body.
Kenny Jr jumps guard but Thompson stands there with Kenny Jr around his waist. Kenny Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Kenny Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thompson's waist but Thompson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kenny Jr off to one side.
Kenny Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kenny Jr is breathing heavily.
Thompson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thompson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny Jr tries to clinch
and Thompson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kenny Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kenny Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thompson seems to be looking for submissions.
Kenny Jr landing rabbit punches to the side of Thompson's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Thompson passes to full mount!
Kenny Jr reaches up to try and control the position but Thompson seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Kenny Jr rolls and tries to escape and now Thompson has his back!
Thompson is hanging on to Kenny Jr's back as he tries to escape.
Thompson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Thompson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenny Jr trying to control but not successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking to break Kenny Jr's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Kenny Jr remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Thompson will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Good control from Thompson.
Kenny Jr is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Thompson gets his way!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Thompson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kenny Jr knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kenny Jr for a finish.
Thompson is looking to control Kenny Jr but Kenny Jr is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny Jr trying to control the position but Thompson manages to sink in the hooks.
Thompson has the hooks in. Kenny Jr is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Thompson is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Kenny Jr won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Thompson off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dennis Thompson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miller Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Bethea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Bethea will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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152 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miller Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Bethea!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman closes the distance and clinches up with Bethea, looking for a takedown. Freeman pushes Bethea against the cage but Bethea circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bethea scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bethea swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Bethea looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Freeman!
Freeman could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Freeman is bucking up trying to escape but Bethea cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bethea has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Freeman is working to get back to half guard.
Bethea wants to control the pace but Freeman is squirming around nicely.
Bethea throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Freeman because Bethea loaded up on that one.
Freeman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bethea with the ground and pound from mount.
Freeman is trying to escape the mount.
Freeman is working hard here to advance position.
Bethea with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman is desperately trying to improve his position but Bethea has a good base and remains in mount.
Freeman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Freeman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bethea manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Freeman manages to get himself to full guard.
Bethea trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bethea passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Freeman can't do much from the bottom here.
Freeman tries to bench press Bethea off him but Bethea keeps the position.
Freeman is not content to let Bethea control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bethea working the ground and pound.
Bethea looks gassed!
Freeman throws Bethea to one side and escapes!
Freeman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bethea.
Bethea scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Freeman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bethea makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Freeman fails with the takedown
and Bethea counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miller Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bethea gets the takedown into side control.
Freeman is trying to control Bethea's posture but Bethea avoids it.
Bethea trying to control the position but Freeman is working away.
You can see the frustration on Freeman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman tries to escape but Bethea is in control.
Freeman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Freeman kicks off Bethea and gets to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Freeman.
Freeman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bethea counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Freeman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bethea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bethea jabs at Freeman's body.
Bethea looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Freeman taking some punishment here, with Bethea in his half guard.
Bethea looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bethea is looking for a kimura here.
Bethea trying to pass the guard but Freeman defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Freeman is looking to improve his position.
Bethea passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Freeman!
Bethea looking to finish Freeman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Freeman!
Freeman is trying to escape the mount.
Bethea lands a big elbow.
Bethea working Freeman over with strikes here.
Freeman is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freeman wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Freeman is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bethea dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bethea closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bethea lands in his opponent's guard.
Bethea landing some decent shots from guard.
Bethea trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freeman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bethea throwing strikes but missing.
Bethea with a flurry of punches that miss.
Freeman has his foot on Bethea's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bethea works his way back into a safe position though.
Bethea works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bethea moves into full mount! Freeman won't be happy about that!
Freeman tries to reverse the position but Bethea maintains control.
Bethea controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bethea working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bethea connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Freeman wants to hold on but Bethea pushes him away.
Bethea dominating with strikes here.
Freeman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
William Bethea has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bethea avoids the attempt from Freeman to control.
Freeman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bethea can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Freeman is looking to escape.
Bethea prevents Freeman from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is bucking up trying to escape but Bethea cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bethea with shots to the head and body - Freeman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bethea dominating with strikes here.
Freeman is rocked!
Bethea cracks Freeman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Freeman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bethea is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Freeman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bethea postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Freeman badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Bethea around the waist but Bethea pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Bethea is the winner by TKO! Bethea jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Bethea!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between lebron james (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joba Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, lebron james!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joba Clark!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Clark blocks a head kick by james.
james really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
james misses with a few strikes there.
james uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark swings for the body but james moves out of range.
james will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but james moves away.
james misses with a double jab.
No joy there for james, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
james throws a right hand that Clark ducks under and follows up with a left that Clark also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clark swings for the body but james moves out of range.
Clark blocks a head kick by james.
A combination from james does no damage.
Joba Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
james throws a head kick but Clark moves out of range.
A punch combination from james misses.
james pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from james.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but james moves away.
Clark is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down james rather than just go for the knockout.
james avoids the body shot from Clark.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but james is just out of range.
Clark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Clark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent james stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
james throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
james misses with a wild combination.
james looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joba Clark dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but james is just out of range.
james throws a sloppy head kick and Clark moves out of range easily.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from james.
james misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
james throws a series of punches but Clark avoids them all with ease.
james keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
james takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
james takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from james.
james takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
james misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but james is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark slips a jab and a cross from james.
Clark misses with a lunging right hand
and james counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
james throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
james throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clark counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps james thinking.
Clark scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clark thows a body shot but no joy.
james looks to land a combination but Clark avoids it well.
james takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but james manages to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
james throws a combination that misses
and Clark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clark swings away with a body shot that misses
and james counters with a left and a right that stings Clark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joba Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but james manages to avoid it.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
james throws a combination that misses
and Clark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
james tries to bum rush Clark with a series of wild strikes but Clark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
lebron james is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
james throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clark takes a swing at james's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
james will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Clark stuffs the takedown attempt from james. james gets slowly back to his feet.
james throws a nice looking combination but Clark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
james misses with a double jab
and Clark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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.
A left and a right from james both land. Nice combination.
james throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
james throws a combination that misses
and Clark counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
james misses with a double jab.
james jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
james throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clark counters with a nice body shot.
Clark tests james's chin there with a solid looking shot.
james misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clark scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a hook
and james counters with a series of strikes. Clark will be more careful next time no doubt.
Clark misses with a body shot.
james throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
james moves away from the strike by Clark.
lebron james has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from james does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joba Clark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clark has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joba Clark!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Garnett has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drew Lee!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garnett lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Garnett throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garnett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garnett misses with a combination
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Garnett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Garnett lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice cross by Lee.
A nice combination there by Lee.
It looks like Tony Garnett has been cut.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garnett is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garnett shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garnett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Lee is looking to escape.
Garnett wants to free his trapped foot but Lee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett lands strikes from half guard.
Lee looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Garnett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garnett.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Garnett has double underhooks.
Garnett stalls.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Garnett tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drew Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garnett moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lee looks gassed!
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Garnett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Garnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett lands a right hook to the body.
Garnett looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Garnett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garnett scores with a jab.
Garnett closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garnett digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Lee wants to break free but Garnett has control.
Garnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garnett throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Garnett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garnett goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice straight punches there by Garnett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garnett.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Garnett tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee throws a right and a left that Garnett avoids nicely.
Lee throws a right and a left that Garnett avoids nicely.
Garnett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Garnett lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Garnett.
Garnett pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Garnett keeps him there for the moment.
Garnett's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Garnett prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garnett slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
Lee stuns Garnett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garnett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee swinging wilding here.
Lee throws a series of punches but Garnett moves out of range.
Lee lands a nice hook to Garnett's body. Garnett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Garnett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Garnett clinches with his opponent.
Garnett is leaning against Lee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Garnett keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garnett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Garnett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garnett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Garnett works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garnett wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garnett is working Lee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to stand up but Garnett is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garnett scoring with some ground and pound.
Garnett controlling from the top position.
Garnett wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Garnett 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.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Garnett is having none of it.
Garnett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Garnett is having none of it.
Garnett throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
Garnett prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Garnett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Garnett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Garnett tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garnett lands a jab to the nose.
Garnett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee throws a right hand that Garnett ducks under and follows up with a left that Garnett also avoids with ease.
Lee jabs at Garnett's body.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garnett ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Garnett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garnett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garnett lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garnett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garnett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garnett dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Garnett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Garnett throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Garnett takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Garnett misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Garnett backing up. Garnett nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with a straight right. Garnett didn't see that one coming.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Garnett is just out of range.
Lee throws a series of punches but Garnett moves out of range.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee throws a right hand that Garnett ducks under and follows up with a left that Garnett also avoids with ease.
Lee punishes Garnett's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garnett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee punishes Garnett's body with a nice straight punch.
Garnett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garnett counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garnett counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lee's guard now.
Garnett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee wants to stand but Garnett is controlling the position.
Lee pushes Garnett off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garnett takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garnett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drew Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee scores with a one two! Garnett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Garnett rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Garnett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Garnett counters with a straight right hand.
Garnett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Garnett counters with a single leg into guard. Lee didn't expect that.
Garnett looking to pass the guard.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garnett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Garnett wanted to stand there but Lee had control of the position.
Garnett prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
Garnett prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garnett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tony Garnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garnett moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Garnett.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Garnett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lee letting Garnett take a breather here.
Garnett pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Garnett tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Garnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garnett.
Garnett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Garnett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garnett scores with a nice head shot.
Garnett wants to clinch.
Garnett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover.
Garnett clinches with his opponent.
Garnett taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Garnett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett lands a right hand.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Garnett has double underhooks.
Garnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garnett thuds his shin into the meat of Lee's side.
Lee misses with a hook
and Garnett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garnett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decent striking displayed by Garnett there.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garnett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garnett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lee's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice combination there by Garnett.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Garnett counters with a nice body shot.
Nice cross by Garnett.
Garnett swinging wilding here.
Garnett has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garnett.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Garnett.
Garnett prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Garnett breaks the clinch.
Garnett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garnett throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Garnett avoids the body shot from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Garnett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Garnett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Garnett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garnett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Garnett.
Garnett cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garnett dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Garnett lands a jab to the head.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garnett counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garnett throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Garnett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A right-left combo lands from Garnett.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garnett.
Garnett misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Garnett.
Jab from Garnett.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garnett misses with a few strikes there.
Garnett lands a nice shot to the body.
Garnett fails to land the takedown.
Lee misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Garnett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Garnett persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garnett counters with a nice uppercut.
Garnett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Garnett misses.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee misses with the combination.
Garnett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Garnett counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garnett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Garnett counters by moving into the clinch.
Garnett keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee wants to break free but Garnett has control.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garnett has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Garnett.
A short right from Garnett on the inside.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Garnett.
Garnett lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garnett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garnett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Garnett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garnett.
Nice body punch from Garnett.
Garnett manages to break the clinch.
A shot to de liver by Garnett. Beautiful body shot.
Garnett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garnett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Garnett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Garnett is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Garnett landing shots from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee avoids a series of strikes thrown by Garnett.
Lee is trying to stand.
Garnett postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lee looks a forlorn figure.
Lee is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Lee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett misses with a head shot.
Lee squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Garnett throwing strikes here but Lee is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Garnett misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lee is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Garnett working Lee over with strikes here.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Garnett won't let Lee get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Garnett cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Garnett working Lee over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Lee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
BOOM! Garnett connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lee wants to try and get back to his feet.
Garnett scoring with strikes but Lee is staying in there.
Lee is trying to stand up.
Garnett controlling his opponent.
Lee really wants to buck Garnett off and get back to his feet.
Drew Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garnett in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Garnett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garnett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Garnett!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aron Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aron Moraes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Rude!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aron Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude darts in and clinches Moraes up against the cage.
Moraes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rude fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rude throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rude scores with a takedown into Moraes's guard.
Moraes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rude has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moraes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moraes working for a triangle but Rude defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rude connects with a couple of short punches.
Rude scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rude with a nice head shot there.
Rude loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moraes looking for a guillotine here but Rude defends easily.
Rude looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moraes keeping busy on the bottom but Rude has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rude throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moraes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Moraes.
Rude lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rude makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Moraes controls Rude momentarily but Rude frees himself.
Rude loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rude postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rude lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rude scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rude scoring with some ground and pound.
Rude distracts Moraes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rude advances position into side control!
Moraes looks gassed!
Moraes is trying to control Rude's posture but Rude avoids it.
Rude is working Moraes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Moraes taking a bit of punishment here - Rude scoring with strikes.
Rude lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Moraes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rude off and has taken his back!
Moraes is trying to stick to Rude's back but Rude is turning into Moraes. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Moraes's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rude.
Rude scoring with some ground and pound.
Rude throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moraes is striking off his back. Rude thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Rude working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rude connects with a nice short shot to Moraes's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude tries to pass to full mount but Moraes defends it.
Rude looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rude lands strikes from half guard.
Moraes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moraes has hold of Rude's hands but Rude slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rude working Moraes over with strikes.
Rude drops an elbow to the side of Moraes's head.
Nice strikes from Rude there.
Rude thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moraes's head.
Rude working the head and body with strikes.
Rude lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rude is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rude scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rude tries to pass to full mount but Moraes defends it.
Rude thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moraes's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes looking for submissions off his back.
Moraes tries to get to full guard but Rude has control of the leg.
Rude throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moraes tries to kick Rude off but Rude keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Moraes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rude throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moraes looks to clinch
and Rude counters with a single leg into guard. Moraes didn't expect that.
Rude postures up and lands a big shot to Moraes's brow.
Rude chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moraes wants to stand but Rude is controlling the position.
Moraes has momentary wrist control but Rude slips an elbow through the middle.
Moraes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rude looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Rude dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rude has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown by Rude or perhaps it was just good defense by Moraes which made him look bad.
Rude fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Rude. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rude just misses with a punch to the body.
Rude bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rude is chipping away with strikes.
Moraes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rude has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rude lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Moraes has control of an arm but Rude manages to advance to Rude's back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rude has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Moraes.
Rude loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Moraes hold on?
Moraes looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rude landing with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Rude gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Rude gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Rude apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Rude gets caught flat footed, as Moraes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Moraes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rude's guard.
Rude throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Moraes is looking to stall here but Rude recovers full guard.
Rude wants to sweep here but Moraes controlling him for the moment.
Moraes trying to control but Rude is working from the bottom.
Moraes 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rude working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moraes.
Rude wants to sweep here but Moraes controlling him for the moment.
Rude trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rude looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moraes misses with a wild combination.
Rude throws a looping overhand right but Moraes ducks down to avoid it.
Rude closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moraes circles away.
Rude swats away the attempt to clinch by Moraes.
Aron Moraes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moraes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rude to the mat! Rude manages to get full guard.
Moraes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rude is proving hard to escape from.
Rude wants to sweep here but Moraes controlling him for the moment.
Moraes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rude closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rude working the head and body with strikes.
Rude is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rude lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Moraes down.
Rude working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Moraes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rude connects with a decent elbow.
Rude advances nicely into full mount.
Rude unloading with bombs!
Rude lands a nice shot to the head.
Rude postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moraes looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rude cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Moraes is in a horrible position here. Rude smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rude working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rude raining down shots from the mount!
Moraes is in a horrible position here. Rude smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rude cracks Moraes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rude scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moraes?
Rude dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moraes?
Rude working the ground and pound effectively.
Rude landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rude is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moraes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rude landing strikes from the mount.
Moraes tries to reverse the position but Rude maintains control.
BOOM! Rude connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rude punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rude prevents Moraes from getting the reversal.
Rude working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rude working the ground and pound effectively.
Moraes is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moraes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rude with a couple of short strikes.
Rude unloading with bombs!
Moraes is still in real trouble! Can Rude finish him?
Moraes is in a horrible position here. Rude smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Rude dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moraes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rude with a lazy takedown attempt
and Moraes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rude thinking.
Moraes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rude paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rude shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moraes's guard.
Rude scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rude postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moraes keeping full guard, as Rude tries to pass.
Moraes seems to have recovered his senses.
Moraes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rude throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moraes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moraes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rude is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rude lands a few punches from side control.
Moraes takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rude grinds an elbow into Moraes's temple.
Rude working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rude cracks Moraes with a big right hand but Moraes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Moraes is trying to get back to his feet.
Rude working the head and body with strikes.
Rude misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rude creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rude landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Moraes regains half guard.
Rude is thwarting Moraes's attempts to control the position.
Rude lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rude not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moraes landing small, sideways elbows.
Moraes is trying to get back to full guard.
Rude looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rude not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rude lands strikes from half guard.
Rude is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rude is pressing down on Moraes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moraes is holding on for now.
Rude takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rude drops an elbow to the side of Moraes's head.
Moraes trying to control but Rude postures up.
Rude missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rude looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rude with the ground and pound but Moraes uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moraes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Moraes misses with a takedown attempt
and Rude counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rude landing some decent shots from guard.
Rude loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rude distracts Moraes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rude distracts Moraes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rude throws and elbow that misses. Moraes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rude's guard. Nice move by Moraes!
Rude is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rude landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Moraes taking some punishment here, with Rude in his half guard.
Rude prevents Moraes from improving his position.
Moraes wants to control but Rude is keeping busy.
Moraes looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes has one foot on Rude's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rude decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Rude wants to free his trapped foot but Moraes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rude is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Moraes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rude seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Moraes wants to get back to full guard.
Rude wants to pass the guard but Moraes is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moraes gets full guard.
Rude throwing strikes but missing.
Moraes pushes Rude off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Rude clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rude scores a takedown into full mount!
Moraes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Moraes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Moraes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Moraes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rude working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rude lands a nice shot to the head.
Rude is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rude lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rude lands a heavy elbow.
Rude has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moraes's face.
Moraes regains half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rude winds up and cracks Moraes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rude throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moraes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rude not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rude thows a huge punch but Moraes dodges it nicely.
Rude is nestled in close to Moraes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rude is nestled in close to Moraes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Rude there.
Rude lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Moraes quite badly. Moraes pulls Rude in close trying to recover. Rude postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Moraes on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Moraes doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Rude!
Brian Rude retains his featherweight title!
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