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17th Klash PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between At las (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JD Wood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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169 cm
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148 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, At las!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JD Wood!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
las shoots for a takedown but Wood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
las shoots in but no luck this time.
Wood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for At las. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between las's hands.
Wood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
las is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - las looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh las is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wood Rushes las and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! las is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Wood Piles on the pressure and las crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JD Wood!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Thomison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen eye of the tiger as his entrance music. 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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194 lbs
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186 cm
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Thomison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez walks into a straight right hand from Thomison.
Thomison scores with a head kick.
It looks like Diego Gonzalez has been cut.
Thomison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Thomison misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzalez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thomison.
Thomison drops Gonzalez with a right and a left! Thomison comes rushing in but Gonzalez regains his composure and manages to keep Thomison in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Thomison slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomison advances position into side control!
Gonzalez trying his best to control but Thomison has mounted him.
Gonzalez looks gassed!
Thomison prevents Gonzalez from getting the reversal.
Thomison wants to control the pace but Gonzalez is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thomison raining down shots from the mount!
Thomison looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thomison lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thomison unloading with bombs!
Thomison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thomison landing punches.
Thomison 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.
Thomison landing strikes from the mount and Gonzalez is in trouble!
Thomison is working for a guillotine from mount but Gonzalez frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gonzalez is looking to escape.
Gonzalez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomison is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thomison punishing his opponent with strikes.
Thomison trying to control but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Thomison lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gonzalez taking shots to the head.
Thomison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thomison looking to control but Gonzalez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gonzalez taking shots to the head.
Thomison quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Thomison but it's paid off an Gonzalez is forced to tap! Nice work by Thomison.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh Thomison!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shooter McGavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Dubow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dubow has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Shooter McGavin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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168 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shooter McGavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Dubow!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGavin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGavin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some wild striking there from Dubow.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from McGavin! Dubow is out on his feet! McGavin rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Dubow is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Dubow is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shooter McGavin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Snoop Gizzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Labont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Labont is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bad Religion's Walk Away. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pierre Labont was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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179 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Snoop Gizzel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Labont!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Labont closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Labont lands in his opponent's guard.
Gizzel looking for a sweep. Not yet Gizzel, not yet.
Gizzel is trying to keep Labont in close.
Labont forces his way into half guard.
Gizzel is defending against the submission attempts here by Labont.
Gizzel actively working from the bottom here.
Gizzel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gizzel actively working from the bottom here.
Gizzel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Labont wants to work for an arm triangle but Gizzel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gizzel tries to get to full guard but Labont has control of the leg.
Gizzel is staying active underneath Labont, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gizzel wants to get back to full guard.
Labont 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.
Gizzel is staying active underneath Labont, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gizzel is defending against the submission attempts here by Labont.
Labont passes to full mount!
Gizzel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Labont is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gizzel is surviving well by controlling Labont's body position as best he can.
Labont working for a guillotine from mount but Gizzel is in no mood to give up.
Labont looks gassed!
Labont has hold of Gizzel's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gizzel manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gizzel is trying to stand up.
Gizzel is working to get back to half guard.
Gizzel wants to hold on but Labont pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labont wants to finish this one by submission but Gizzel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Labont.
Labont goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gizzel turns into him and now he's in Labont's guard.
Labont keeping moving, preventing Gizzel from controlling successfully.
Labont has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Gizzel doesn't defend quickly enough and Labont has managed to lock this one up! Can Gizzel escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Labont on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pierre Labont!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stafford Shire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and OMG Zulud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zulud is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DJ Tiesto - Adagia For Strings. 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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142 lbs
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131 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stafford Shire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, OMG Zulud!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shire pushes Zulud up against the cage in a clinch.
Shire is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zulud gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zulud crunches a lovely knee into Shire's ribcage.
Shire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zulud.
Shire takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Stafford Shire has been cut.
Zulud connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shire's face.
Shire is rocked!
Zulud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oh Shire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zulud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zulud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shire has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zulud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zulud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shire's brow.
Shire missing with knees to the body.
Zulud tries a knee to the head but Shire blocks it.
Zulud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zulud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zulud misses with a knee strike.
Shire seems to have got his legs back now.
Shire goes for a takedown attempt but Zulud pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shire is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Zulud.
Shire closes the distance and clinches.
Shire avoiding damage as Zulud throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zulud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zulud tries to land a knee to the head but Shire blocks with his arms.
Zulud blocks the elbow strike.
Zulud throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shire blocks it with crossed arms.
Shire is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Zulud can't fight it off and eventually Shire manages to take the fight to the floor. Zulud looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shire trying to control the position from guard on top but Zulud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zulud looking for a sweep. Not yet Zulud, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zulud tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zulud doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Shire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zulud manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zulud breaks from Shire's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Shire manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Shire trying to hold on to Zulud's head to control him but Zulud postures up.
Shire regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zulud is looking to work some ground and pound but Shire has wrist control.
Shire wants to get back to his feet but Zulud is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shire bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zulud's guard.
Zulud looking for a guillotine here but Shire defends easily.
Shire 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulud is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shire sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zulud's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shire works his way into side control.
Shire tries to move into full mount but can't pass Zulud's legs.
Zulud regains half guard.
Zulud landing strikes from the bottom.
Zulud is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shire's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shire's back!
Zulud keeps control of the position as Shire tries to break free.
Shire manages to reverse the position and now he's in Zulud's guard. Nice work there by Shire.
Shire working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shire is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zulud keeping moving, preventing Shire from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shire works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zulud makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zulud.
Shire drops back looking for a leg! Zulud is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zulud manages to kick Shire off! Shire jumps back into Zulud's guard.
Shire wants to control from the top but Zulud keeps moving.
Shire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shire postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Zulud is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shire, into his guard.
Zulud with a nice head shot there.
Shire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shire manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shire landing punches.
Shire will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulud working to try and regain half guard.
Shire wants to control the pace but Zulud is squirming around nicely.
Shire with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Zulud is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zulud throwing hammer fists to the chest of Shire. What's that going to do exactly?
Zulud is working to get back to half guard.
Shire is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Shire extends the arm and Zulud is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stafford Shire!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew McPain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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163 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joaquin Hansen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew McPain!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hansen misses.
A head kick misses from Hansen.
Hansen throws a jab when McPain was well out of range.
McPain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hansen.
McPain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hansen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McPain fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McPain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hansen throws a series of punches but McPain moves out of range.
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch but McPain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Hansen misses.
McPain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hansen is fending him off so far but McPain persists. Nope, Hansen circles away and we're back to standing.
Joaquin Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew McPain.
McPain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hansen lands with an overhand left.
McPain is looking to chop away at Hansen's legs.
Matthew McPain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen lands with a cross.
Hansen gets caught flat footed, as McPain shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hansen is on top in guard.
McPain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hansen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McPain is keeping the position for now.
McPain uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hansen as he avoids it easily.
Hansen catches McPain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good shot there by Hansen.
McPain is rocked!
Hansen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McPain is still on wobbly legs! Can Hansen finish him?
McPain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McPain looks gassed!
Hansen rushes McPain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McPain seems to have recovered his senses.
Hansen lands a nice knee to the body.
Hansen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hansen.
Hansen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McPain throws a sloppy head kick
and Hansen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McPain thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McPain.
Hansen misses with a straight left.
Hansen misses with a jab, cross combination.
McPain misses with a left hand
and Hansen counters with a low kick, right behind McPain 's knee.
McPain feints and as Hansen raises his hands in defense, McPain changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McPain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hansen is keeping the position for now.
McPain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McPain wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McPain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McPain slips nicely into half guard.
McPain controlling the action here.
McPain is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hansen!
McPain looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McPain raining down shots from the mount!
McPain working the ground and pound effectively.
Hansen wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPain scores with punches and elbows.
McPain lands punches and elbows.
Hansen avoids the strikes from McPain.
McPain gets his hands free as Hansen looks to control.
Hansen wants to get back to his feet.
McPain loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Hansen hold on?
Hansen grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Hansen is taking damage to the body and head.
McPain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McPain looking for the RNC.
What can Hansen do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
McPain lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Hansen.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPain scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Hansen is looking for a way out.
McPain cracks Hansen with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Hansen from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
McPain is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
McPain lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Hansen.
Hansen covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Hansen holding both McPain 's hands and preventing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansen manages to reverse the position and now he's in McPain's guard. Nice work there by Hansen.
Hansen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joaquin Hansen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hansen. That's going to slow McPain down.
A combination from Hansen does no damage.
Hansen moves away from the strike by McPain.
Hansen looks to score with a jab to the body but McPain is just out of range.
McPain scores with a nice strike.
McPain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McPain scores with a jab.
Hansen is rocked!
A kick lands to the mid section there for McPain.
Oh Hansen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McPain lands a huge takedown. Hansen is out but the ref is slow to react and McPain lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Hansen lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew McPain!
Matthew McPain is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Nazaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazaire has chosen Spaceape (Burial) as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Sharpe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paolo Nazaire!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe is looking to clinch.
Sharpe closes the distance and clinches.
Nazaire tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sharpe smiles and moves away.
Sharpe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nazaire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sharpe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sharpe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nazaire is out of range.
Sharpe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nazaire is out of range.
Nazaire clinches but Sharpe breaks the clinch
and Sharpe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nazaire tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sharpe counters with a big right hand! Oh Nazaire is in trouble here! Sharpe follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Sharpe!
Chris Sharpe retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Louis St Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Via Dios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Laurent comes to the cage accompanied by HateBreed - I will be heard. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dios's choice of entrance music: Sandstorm. Via Dios told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Louis St Laurent!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Via Dios!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dios looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Laurent lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dios backs up against the cage.
Jab from St Laurent.
Dios checks a low kick from St Laurent.
Dios dodges the punch combination from St Laurent.
Dios dodges the punch combination from St Laurent.
St Laurent misses with a series of wild punches.
Dios fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dios fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Louis St Laurent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Via Dios.
Dios feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Laurent is looking for a triangle but Dios pushes his legs off easily.
Dios wants to pass the guard but St Laurent is keeping the position.
Dios trying to control but St Laurent is working from the bottom.
Dios is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
St Laurent has his foot on Dios's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dios works his way back into a safe position though.
Dios looking to pass the guard.
St Laurent wants to sweep here but Dios controlling him for the moment.
Dios passes St Laurent's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dios is tying to control. St Laurent wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St Laurent wants to improve his position but Dios is controlling well.
St Laurent is working hard here to advance position.
St Laurent moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dios tries to free his leg and advance position but St Laurent is retaining full guard.
St Laurent has his foot on Dios's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dios works his way back into a safe position though.
Dios throws a big right hand that misses.
Dios wants to pass the guard but St Laurent is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dios lands a couple of elbows.
Dios throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Laurent works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Laurent had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Dios is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. St Laurent Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Dios's back instead.
St Laurent is breathing heavily.
St Laurent scores with punches from the back.
St Laurent doesn't have the hooks in and Dios manages to turn into his guard.
St Laurent looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dios sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Laurent's guard.
Dios is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
St Laurent makes his way to full guard. A much better position for St Laurent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dios accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dios 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.
St Laurent is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St Laurent might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dios pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Laurent is keeping the position for now.
St Laurent thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dios throws and elbow that misses. St Laurent uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dios's guard. Nice move by St Laurent!
St Laurent has gone for a leg lock! Dios slips out almost immediately though and dives into St Laurent's guard.
Dios has gone for a leg lock! St Laurent slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dios's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dios throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dios has momentary wrist control but St Laurent slips an elbow through the middle.
St Laurent is working Dios over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St Laurent 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.
Dios preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dios wants to sweep here but St Laurent controlling him for the moment.
Dios had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. St Laurent is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Dios Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take St Laurent's back instead.
St Laurent is keeping busy.
Dios looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Louis St Laurent will probably get the nod.
That's time! St Laurent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Laurent fails to land with a series of punches.
Dios shoots in for a double leg but St Laurent sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A swing and a miss from St Laurent.
St Laurent swinging wilding here.
St Laurent throws a head kick that misses.
Dios misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Laurent throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A right-left combo lands from St Laurent.
St Laurent throws a right hand that Dios ducks under and follows up with a left that Dios also avoids with ease.
St Laurent lands with a nice combination. Dios backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Laurent looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from St Laurent.
St Laurent misses with the combination.
Dios moves away from the strike by St Laurent.
Dios fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. St Laurent sprawls well initially but Dios persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dios is breathing heavily.
St Laurent tries to get to full guard but Dios has control of the leg.
Dios seems to be working for a kimura but St Laurent defends the submission attempt.
St Laurent is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dios's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dios's back!
St Laurent is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Dios has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
St Laurent looking for the choke but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Dios rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
St Laurent is trying to work for a kimura but Dios is defending well.
Dios looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dios flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
St Laurent scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dios is trying to defend against the ground and pound but St Laurent scores with a couple of nice shots.
St Laurent works his way into full mount!
St Laurent works his way to his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Dios!
St Laurent is persistently looking for the submission but Dios is defending it well.
St Laurent is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Dios trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards St Laurent.
St Laurent looking for the choke from the back.
St Laurent scores with punches and elbows.
I really don't envy Dios right now.
St Laurent not allowing Dios to control his hands.
St Laurent lands punches and elbows.
St Laurent is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Dios defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Dios turns into St Laurent and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dios doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dios manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dios with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Laurent lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dios!
Dios tries to hold on but St Laurent postures up.
Dios manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Louis St Laurent overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dios is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Laurent's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Laurent's back!
St Laurent prevents Dios from getting a body triangle.
Dios is looking for the choke from the back position but St Laurent is controlling his hands well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Laurent turns into Dios and is now in his guard.
Dios looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Laurent is one step ahead there.
St Laurent stands up over Dios, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis St Laurent dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dios is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dios looks for a takedown but St Laurent sprawls well.
St Laurent throws a series of punches but Dios moves out of range.
St Laurent throws a head kick but Dios moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by St Laurent!
St Laurent swinging wilding here.
Dios blocks a head kick by St Laurent.
Dios tries to clinch there but St Laurent circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Laurent stuffs the takedown attempt from Dios. Dios gets slowly back to his feet.
St Laurent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dios takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Laurent moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St Laurent 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.
No joy there for St Laurent, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dios shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dios was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dios punishing his opponent with strikes.
St Laurent regains half guard.
St Laurent is pressing down on Dios's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
St Laurent looking for a sweep. Not yet St Laurent, not yet.
Dios tries to free his leg and advance position but St Laurent is retaining full guard.
St Laurent had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Dios is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. St Laurent Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Dios's back instead.
Dios turns into St Laurent and is now in his guard.
St Laurent keeping moving, preventing Dios from controlling successfully.
St Laurent trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dios with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
St Laurent looking for a sweep. Not yet St Laurent, not yet.
Dios lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St Laurent manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dios tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St Laurent lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
St Laurent stands up from mount. Strange move.
Dios avoids the head kick by St Laurent.
Dios misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Louis St Laurent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Via Dios.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent throws a right hand that Dios ducks under and follows up with a left that Dios also avoids with ease.
St Laurent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Laurent misses with a wild combination.
St Laurent swinging wilding here.
St Laurent scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dios shoots for a double leg takedown but St Laurent sprawls well. He's pushed Dios's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Laurent misses with a two punch combination.
Dios avoids a punch combination nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dios.
Dios avoids the head kick by St Laurent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dios darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Dios there.
Dios wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Laurent keeps working.
Dios throwing shots but St Laurent is blocking nicely.
Dios trying to control from St Laurent's half guard. St Laurent has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
St Laurent looking for a sweep. Not yet St Laurent, not yet.
St Laurent can't keep his opponent in guard - Dios advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dios slips a nice elbow through St Laurent's hands, connecting with St Laurent's forehead.
St Laurent is in trouble now - Dios has advanced to mount!
Dios wants to control the pace but St Laurent is squirming around nicely.
Dios with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Louis St Laurent did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Danga de danga de dang - St Laurent scores with a four punch combination!
St Laurent throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Laurent misses the shot to the body.
Dios misses with a head kick.
St Laurent tries to bum rush Dios with a series of wild strikes but Dios uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Laurent throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dios.
Horrible takedown by Dios or perhaps it was just good defense by St Laurent which made him look bad.
Dios looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Laurent is fending him off so far but Dios persists. Nope, St Laurent circles away and we're back to standing.
Louis St Laurent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Laurent walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dios checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from St Laurent. No joy for Dios on that attempt.
Louis St Laurent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Via Dios.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
St Laurent fails to land with a series of punches.
St Laurent lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St Laurent.
St Laurent lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
St Laurent misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dios slips a jab and a cross from St Laurent.
Dios bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dios tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dios has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dios is working St Laurent over with some ground and pound from side control.
St Laurent is trying to get back to half guard.
Dios tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dios has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dios tries to move into full mount but can't pass St Laurent's legs.
Dios has hold of St Laurent's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! St Laurent tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Dios cranks the arm and St Laurent screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from St Laurent, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Via Dios!
Via Dios is the new bantamweight champion!
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