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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Bouchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hamlet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bouchard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Duality" by Slipknot. Josh Hamlet has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacque Bouchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Hamlet!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouchard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hamlet's waist but Hamlet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bouchard off to one side.
Bouchard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bouchard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bouchard tries a head kick but it misses.
Hamlet swinging wilding here.
Hamlet staying out of range there.
Bouchard throws a combination that misses
and Hamlet counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bouchard throws an off balance right hand
and Hamlet counters with a two punch combo.
Hamlet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bouchard.
Hamlet takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hamlet stuffs the takedown attempt from Bouchard. Bouchard gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacque Bouchard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bouchard with a poor takedown
and Hamlet counters with a straight right hand.
Hamlet tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bouchard swivels and escapes.
Bouchard gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hamlet counters with a head kick.
A left lands for Hamlet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hamlet misses.
Bouchard tries for a takedown but Hamlet circles away easily
and Hamlet counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bouchard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hamlet won't allow Bouchard to sweep him here.
Bouchard controls Hamlet momentarily but Hamlet frees himself.
Hamlet slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Bouchard.
Bouchard is looking to improve his position.
Hamlet is taking a breather. Bouchard 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.
Hamlet is tying to control. Bouchard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bouchard is looking to control Hamlet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bouchard avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bouchard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hamlet counters with a nice leg kick.
Hamlet fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jacque Bouchard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bouchard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bouchard blocks a head kick by Hamlet.
Bouchard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hamlet as he avoids it easily.
Bouchard throws a combination that misses
and Hamlet counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bouchard is breathing heavily.
Bouchard misses with a shot to the body
and Hamlet counters with a leg kick.
Bouchard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hamlet counters with a leg kick.
Hamlet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bouchard counters with a stiff right hand.
Hamlet misses with a few strikes there.
Bouchard throws a poor cross that misses
and Hamlet counters with a series of strikes. Bouchard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bouchard swings widly with a right hand
and Hamlet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouchard misses with a right hand
and Hamlet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hamlet throws a combination. Bouchard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hamlet will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hamlet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bouchard is fending him off so far but Hamlet persists. Nope, Bouchard circles away and we're back to standing.
Bouchard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hamlet throws a head kick that half lands.
Bouchard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hamlet counters with a thumping low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hamlet.
Bouchard with a poor takedown
and Hamlet counters with a stiff right hand.
Bouchard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hamlet counters with a series of strikes. Bouchard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hamlet misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Hamlet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Hamlet does it's job there.
Bouchard misses with a takedown
and Hamlet counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamlet lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hamlet.
Bouchard misses with a right hand
so Hamlet counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bouchard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hamlet would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hamlet wants to control from the top but Bouchard keeps moving.
Hamlet preventing the sweep.
Bouchard is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bouchard is striking off his back. Hamlet thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamlet prevents Bouchard from improving his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hamlet scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Hamlet dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bouchard has his takedown stuffed
and Hamlet counters with a stiff right hand.
Bouchard looks to throw a body kick
and Hamlet counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bouchard lands with a cross.
Bouchard throws a sloppy head kick
and Hamlet counters with a one-two to the body.
Bouchard misses with a combination
and Hamlet counters with a two punch combo.
Hamlet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hamlet displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bouchard misses with a double jab
and Hamlet counters with a good low kick that Bouchard was not able to check.
Bouchard misses with a left hand
and Hamlet counters with a three punch combo that has Bouchard backing up. Bouchard nods at Hamlet to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice cross by Hamlet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bouchard misses with a double jab
and Hamlet counters with a single leg into guard. Bouchard didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamlet sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamlet trying to control but Bouchard is working from the bottom.
Bouchard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hamlet puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bouchard wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bouchard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hamlet trying to control the position from guard on top but Bouchard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamlet won't allow Bouchard to sweep him here.
Bouchard has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hamlet has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bouchard is not content to let Hamlet control the position.
Bouchard tries to bench press Hamlet off him but Hamlet keeps the position.
Bouchard being controlled for a moment.
Hamlet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bouchard keeps working.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bouchard throws a lazy uppercut
and Hamlet counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hamlet scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bouchard throws a combination that misses
and Hamlet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hamlet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bouchard.
Bouchard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouchard lands with a right hand.
Bouchard fails with the takedown.
Bouchard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hamlet counters with a series of strikes. Bouchard will be more careful next time no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Hamlet.
Bouchard lands a two punch combo.
Bouchard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hamlet counters with a stiff right hand.
Hamlet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bouchard tries to avoid it but Hamlet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bouchard to the ground. Bouchard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hamlet is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hamlet takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bouchard throws an off balance right hand
and Hamlet counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bouchard throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hamlet counter with a right hand.
Bouchard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hamlet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bouchard throws a lazy uppercut
and Hamlet counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bouchard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bouchard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hamlet counters with a three punch combo that has Bouchard backing up. Bouchard nods at Hamlet to acknowledge the strikes.
Hamlet throws a nice looking combination but Bouchard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bouchard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hamlet counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacque Bouchard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouchard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hamlet counters with a takedown into side control.
Bouchard looks to move to half guard but instead Hamlet has passed into mount! Damn!
Bouchard is trying to escape the mount.
Bouchard holds on for dear life.
Bouchard can't escape the position.
Bouchard manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bouchard wants to improve his position but Hamlet is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Hamlet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bouchard throws a poor cross that misses
and Hamlet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hamlet takes one on the button.
Bouchard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bouchard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hamlet tries to avoid it but Bouchard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hamlet to the ground. Hamlet escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bouchard lands with a nice combination. Hamlet backs away looking to recover.
Bouchard throws a right and a left that Hamlet avoids nicely.
Bouchard lands with a nice combination. Hamlet backs away looking to recover.
Bouchard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hamlet's head backwards.
Horrible takedown by Bouchard or perhaps it was just good defense by Hamlet which made him look bad.
Hamlet staying out of range there.
Hamlet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bouchard.
Hamlet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hamlet blocks a head kick by Bouchard.
Bouchard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacque Bouchard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamlet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouchard misses with a combination
and Hamlet counters with a series of strikes. Bouchard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hamlet throws a combination that misses
and Bouchard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bouchard throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hamlet to counter with a crisp jab.
Bouchard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hamlet counters with a nice uppercut.
Bouchard swings widly with a right hand
and Hamlet counters with a left and a right that stings Bouchard.
Bouchard has his takedown stuffed
and Hamlet counters with a leg kick.
Hamlet misses with a double jab.
Hamlet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bouchard misses with a lunging right hand
and Hamlet counters with a left and a right that stings Bouchard.
Bouchard misses with a left hand
and Hamlet counters with a nice uppercut.
Bouchard misses with a double jab
and Hamlet counters with a good, hard body kick but Bouchard shrugs it off.
Hamlet throws a combination. Bouchard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouchard misses with a double jab
and Hamlet counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hamlet works over Bouchard's head and body with a nice combination.
Bouchard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hamlet counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bouchard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bouchard throws a lazy head kick
and Hamlet counters with a left and a right that stings Bouchard.
Hamlet tries to bum rush Bouchard with a series of wild strikes but Bouchard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bouchard misses with a double jab
letting Hamlet counter with a right hand.
A nice combination there by Hamlet.
Hamlet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bouchard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bouchard throws a strike but Hamlet rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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!
Hamlet is working Bouchard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Josh Hamlet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bouchard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamlet wants to pass the guard but Bouchard is keeping the position.
Bouchard trying to control the position.
Bouchard looking for a sweep. Not yet Bouchard, not yet.
Bouchard wants to control the position but Hamlet says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bouchard is staying active underneath Hamlet, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bouchard misses with a double jab
and Hamlet counters with a two punch combo.
Bouchard throws a poor cross that misses
and Hamlet counters with a one-two to the body.
Bouchard misses with a hook
and Hamlet counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hamlet shoots for a takedown but Bouchard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jacque Bouchard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bouchard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hamlet lands with a nice combination. Bouchard backs away looking to recover.
Jacque Bouchard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouchard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hamlet counters with a series of strikes. Bouchard will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice combination there by Hamlet.
Bouchard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bouchard misses with a combination
and Hamlet counters with a three punch combo that has Bouchard backing up. Bouchard nods at Hamlet to acknowledge the strikes.
Bouchard tries for a takedown but Hamlet circles away easily
and Bouchard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bouchard throws a head kick that misses
and Hamlet counters with a series of strikes. Bouchard will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick by Bouchard misses
and Hamlet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bouchard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hamlet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bouchard misses with a double jab
and Hamlet counters with a thumping low kick.
Hamlet throws a combination that misses
and Bouchard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamlet scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jacque Bouchard.
Well Hamlet 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Hamlet!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genesuis Silverkush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ken Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Genesuis Silverkush!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverkush pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Silverkush has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Silverkush has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall clinches up against the cage.
Hall wants the takedown. Silverkush is fighting it off but Hall persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silverkush's guard against the cage.
Hall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hall cracks Silverkush with a solid left hand.
Hall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silverkush works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hall advances position into side control!
Hall sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silverkush is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silverkush tries to escape but Hall is in control.
Silverkush tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Hall passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Silverkush!
Hall 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.
Silverkush looks gassed!
Silverkush is trying to stand up.
Hall scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hall trying to control but Silverkush is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Hall.
Hall punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hall lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silverkush hang on?
Hall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall landing shots from mount.
Hall landing strikes from the mount and Silverkush is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall landing strikes from the mount.
Hall scoring with strikes but Silverkush is staying in there.
Hall lands a big elbow.
BOOM! Hall connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silverkush can't escape the position.
Hall lands a big shot there that rocks Silverkush but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Silverkush that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silverkush is trying desperately to improve position.
Hall landing punches.
Hall content just to control the position here.
Hall trying to control but Silverkush is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Hall connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silverkush is in a horrible position here. Hall smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silverkush wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Hall lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hall has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Silverkush.
Silverkush is trying to get back to his feet but Hall has full control of the position and if anything, Silverkush has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hall lands a shot to the body.
A lull in the action here.
Silverkush is trapped and Hall is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Hall is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Silverkush up.
Hall is working the ground and pound. Can Silverkush escape?
Silverkush is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands shots from the back.
Hall is persistently looking for the submission but Silverkush is defending it well.
Hall is trying to stick to Silverkush's back but Silverkush is turning into Hall. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hall's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Silverkush.
Hall lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silverkush!
Hall trying to control but Silverkush is having none of it.
Hall working Silverkush over with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall looking to control but Silverkush is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silverkush really wants to buck Hall off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Hall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hall shoots in but Silverkush avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silverkush gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silverkush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silverkush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silverkush manages to break the clinch.
Hall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
Silverkush breaks the clinch.
Hall looks for a takedown but Silverkush sprawls well.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Silverkush goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silverkush is fending him off so far but Hall persists. Nope, Silverkush circles away and we're back to standing.
Silverkush has closed the distance and engaged Hall in a clinch.
Silverkush is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
Silverkush is breathing heavily.
Silverkush tries to break the clinch but Hall is controlling the position.
Hall drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silverkush pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silverkush as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall shoots in but no luck this time.
Silverkush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silverkush counters with a series of strikes. Hall will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Silverkush, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hall gets a clinch.
Silverkush is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silverkush swivels and escapes.
Hall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silverkush's waist but Silverkush gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hall off to one side.
Silverkush throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hall counters with a takedown into side control.
Hall lands a few punches from side control.
Silverkush is trying to buck Hall off.
Hall wants to control but Silverkush is keeping him busy.
Silverkush is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hall is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Silverkush is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hall working the head with strikes.
Silverkush sneaks out the side door and pushes Hall away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Silverkush wants to clinch.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silverkush counters with a straight right hand.
Silverkush keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hall closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hall lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ground and pound from Hall.
Hall takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hall stops Silverkush from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall works his way into side control.
Silverkush tries to improve position but can't.
Silverkush bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Silverkush scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice combination there by Silverkush.
Silverkush scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hall misses with a takedown attempt
and Silverkush counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silverkush.
Silverkush breaks the clinch.
Hall misses with a takedown
and Silverkush moves into the clinch.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall fails to land the takedown.
Hall instigates a clinch.
Hall goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silverkush prevents it.
Hall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverkush tries a knee to the head but Hall blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silverkush throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silverkush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silverkush pinned against the cage. Silverkush gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silverkush rushes Hall and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hall looking for a takedown.
Silverkush tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hall smiles and moves away.
Hall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silverkush swivels and escapes.
Hall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hall showed some decent athleticism there.
Silverkush slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silverkush tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ken Hall will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hall rushes Silverkush and presses him up against the cage.
Silverkush throws an elbow that misses.
Hall fails to pull guard.
Hall stalling against the cage.
Silverkush has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silverkush as he avoids it easily.
Hall shoots for a takedown but Silverkush saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silverkush stuffs the takedown.
Silverkush rushes Hall and presses him up against the cage.
Hall pulls guard successfully.
Hall has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silverkush off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Silverkush sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hall bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silverkush keeps working.
Hall scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverkush managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hall.
Hall is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Silverkush looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hall gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Silverkush is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hall lets go of the hold and Silverkush can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ken Hall!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cris Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Fadden 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Fadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cris Cage!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fadden tries to move into range but Cage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cage shoots in and drives through. Fadden sprawls well.
Cage closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fadden trying to control but Cage postures up.
Fadden wants to get back to full guard.
Fadden moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fadden is keeping the position for now.
Cage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cage trying to control but Fadden is working from the bottom.
Fadden wriggles free and stands up.
Cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cage fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadden scores a takedown into full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cage can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cage tries to hold on but Fadden postures up.
Fadden manages to capitalize on a mistake by Cage to take his back!
Cage is in bad spot here.
Fadden throwing damaging strikes from the back! Cage could be in trouble here!
Cage looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fadden.
Fadden cracks Cage with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Cage from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Fadden trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Fadden lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Fadden patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cage just trying to survive but Fadden is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Cage is trying to stand back up.
Cage looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Fadden struggling to keep hold of the position.
Cage rolls, trying to escape but Fadden keeps control of the position.
Fadden working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fadden throwing sloppy strikes.
Cage trying to control the position but Fadden manages to sink in the hooks.
Fadden lands a shot to the head.
Fadden is hanging on to Cage's back as he tries to escape.
Fadden wants to control but Cage is keeping busy.
Fadden 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.
Fadden controlling well, preventing Cage from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadden throwing damaging strikes from the back! Cage could be in trouble here!
Fadden keeps control of the position as Cage tries to break free.
The referee is taking a good look at Cage as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Fadden!
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fadden lands shots from the back.
Cage trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Cage can't escape the position.
Fadden struggling to keep hold of the position.
Cage is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Fadden looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Cage is really stuck here.
Cage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fadden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage trying to get back to his feet but Fadden is in full control for now.
Fadden lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Cage rolls, trying to escape but Fadden keeps control of the position.
Fadden softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Fadden looking to break Cage's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Cage remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Fadden will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Cage is really stuck here.
Fadden gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Fadden is punishing Cage with strikes - can he finish him?!
Fadden lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Cage hold on?!
Fadden cracks Cage with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Cage from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fadden.
Fadden gets his hands free as Cage looks to control.
Fadden looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fadden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fadden scores a takedown into full mount!
Cage throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Fadden lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cage tries to hold on but Fadden postures up.
Fadden lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fadden in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cage is trying to reverse the position but instead Fadden has taken his back - oops!
Fadden is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Cage has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Fadden is looking for the choke from the back position but Cage is controlling his hands well.
Cage rolls, trying to escape but Fadden keeps control of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cage turns into Fadden and is now in his guard.
Cage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fadden is trying to control the position but Cage postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadden lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cage!
Fadden working Cage over with strikes here.
Fadden working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Fadden.
Fadden punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fadden is working for a guillotine from mount but Cage frees his head quite easily.
Fadden is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cage can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fadden looking to control but Cage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cage is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fadden scoring with strikes but Cage is staying in there.
Cage is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fadden looking to control but Cage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fadden scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cage prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Fadden lands with some strikes.
Fadden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cage is looking to escape.
Cage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage has given up his back here.
Fadden is hanging on to Cage's back as he tries to escape.
Cage wants to control his opponent's hands but Fadden gets his hands free.
Cage is keeping busy.
Fadden sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Cage taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Fadden!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frean Dorpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Jackson (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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230 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frean Dorpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorpo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A jab lands there for Dorpo.
Some bone on bone action there as Dorpo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dorpo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dorpo connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson is rocked!
Dorpo misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dorpo finish him?
Jackson 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.
Jackson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dorpo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dorpo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dorpo is keeping the position for now.
Dorpo 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.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Dorpo keeps moving.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Jackson has eaten all the pies!
Dorpo looking for a sweep. Not yet Dorpo, not yet.
Dorpo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dorpo walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Nice uppercut lands for Dorpo. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Jackson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dorpo.
Dorpo tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dorpo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dorpo instigates a clinch.
Dorpo keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Dorpo tries to clinch up.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dorpo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorpo misses with an uppercut.
Dorpo wants to clinch.
Dorpo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dorpo wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jackson wants to pass to mount but Dorpo is defending the position.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dorpo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Dorpo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jackson looks gassed!
Dorpo is trying to control but can't.
Jackson moves into full mount! Dorpo won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson breaks from Dorpo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson cracks Dorpo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dorpo is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Dorpo really wants to buck Jackson off and get back to his feet.
Dorpo wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jackson prevents Dorpo from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dorpo?
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Dorpo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Dorpo is staying in there.
Jackson unloading with bombs!
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Dorpo tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson looking to ground and pound but Dorpo is blocking nicely.
Jackson thowing shots but they're missing.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Dorpo is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dorpo is rocked!
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Dorpo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dorpo is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dorpo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dorpo seems to have got his legs back now.
Jackson cracks Dorpo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jackson scores with punches from side control.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Dorpo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jackson lands an elbow.
Dorpo taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes.
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson lands a few punches from side control.
Dorpo taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes.
Dorpo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jackson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jackson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dorpo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jackson.
You can see the frustration on Dorpo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dorpo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorpo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tyrone Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dorpo is looking to reverse the position.
Dorpo wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The crowd cheers as Dorpo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Dorpo tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Dorpo cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dorpo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dorpo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dorpo doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Dorpo as Jackson shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Dorpo which made him look bad.
Frean Dorpo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dorpo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dorpo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson throws a one two combo.
Dorpo lands a two punch combo.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Dorpo seems unphased.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Dorpo moved away.
Donk. Jackson catches Dorpo right on the button with a cross.
Jackson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dorpo sprawls well initially but Jackson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jackson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dorpo!
Jackson working Dorpo over with strikes here.
Jackson working Dorpo over with strikes here.
Jackson looking to finish Dorpo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dorpo!
Jackson cracks Dorpo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
Jackson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dorpo looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Jackson looking to finish Dorpo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dorpo!
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dorpo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dorpo?
Dorpo is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dorpo is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dorpo?
Jackson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dorpo wants to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Dorpo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jackson working the ground and pound effectively.
Dorpo is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dorpo tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dorpo?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jackson 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.
Jackson looking to ground and pound but Dorpo is blocking nicely.
Jackson throwing strikes here but Dorpo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Dorpo working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Dorpo's head.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dorpo to the mat! Dorpo manages to get full guard.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Dorpo's brow.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Dorpo is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson passes Dorpo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Dorpo is defending well.
Dorpo trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dorpo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dorpo throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frean Dorpo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorpo clinches up against the cage.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Dorpo keeps him there for the moment.
Dorpo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dorpo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dorpo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dorpo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd cheers as Jackson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dorpo doesn't seem phased though.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson lands a high kick!
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to de liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dorpo loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dorpo pinned against the cage. Dorpo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dorpo circles away.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Dorpo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dorpo!
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Dorpo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Dorpo is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount and Dorpo is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount and Dorpo is in trouble!
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
Dorpo taking shots to the head.
Dorpo wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jackson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson looking to finish Dorpo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dorpo!
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
Dorpo wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson scoring with strikes but Dorpo is staying in there.
Jackson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Dorpo! More shots from Jackson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Jackson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forres Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanitha Muralitharan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forres Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Likes ground |
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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, Forres Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sanitha Muralitharan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muralitharan shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Muralitharan is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Griffin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Muralitharan lands a really nice looking cross but Griffin seems unphased.
Griffin has managed to clinch.
Griffin manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Muralitharan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muralitharan misses with a few strikes there.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Griffin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Muralitharan is looking to get to half guard.
Griffin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muralitharan on the ground.
Muralitharan is squirming around, avoiding Griffin's attempts to control the action.
Muralitharan is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control but Muralitharan is having none of it.
Griffin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Muralitharan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Muralitharan tries to improve his position but instead Griffin has taken his back!
Muralitharan is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Muralitharan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Griffin's guard. Nice work there by Muralitharan.
Muralitharan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Griffin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Muralitharan has Griffin in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Muralitharan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Muralitharan looks gassed!
Griffin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Muralitharan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Muralitharan looking for a sweep. Not yet Muralitharan, not yet.
Muralitharan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Muralitharan is looking for a triangle but Griffin pushes his legs off easily.
Muralitharan keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Muralitharan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Muralitharan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muralitharan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Griffin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Muralitharan.
Muralitharan wants to work for an arm triangle but Griffin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Muralitharan is tying to control. Griffin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Muralitharan 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.
Muralitharan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
Muralitharan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muralitharan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Muralitharan moves to the back position.
Griffin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Griffin is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Griffin avoids the head kick by Muralitharan.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Griffin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Griffin is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Sanitha Muralitharan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Muralitharan manages to get to full guard.
Muralitharan trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sanitha Muralitharan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muralitharan.
Muralitharan tries for a takedown but Griffin circles away easily
and Griffin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Griffin pulls guard.
Griffin is trying to control the position but Muralitharan postures up.
Griffin has Muralitharan pulled in close to control his posture.
Griffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Griffin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Griffin controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muralitharan tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
Muralitharan won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
Muralitharan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Muralitharan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Muralitharan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Griffin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Griffin.
Griffin wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muralitharan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Forres Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sanitha Muralitharan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muralitharan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Griffin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muralitharan gets caught flat footed, as Griffin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Griffin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Muralitharan keeps moving.
Sanitha Muralitharan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Muralitharan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griffin is one step ahead there.
Muralitharan keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Muralitharan looking to control.
Muralitharan wants to sweep but no luck.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Muralitharan keeps moving.
Griffin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Muralitharan, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Muralitharan sprawls well initially but Griffin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Muralitharan is looking for a sweep. Griffin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Griffin lands with a punch from half guard.
Muralitharan is staying active underneath Griffin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Muralitharan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Griffin.
Muralitharan trying to control here.
Griffin prevents Muralitharan from improving his position.
Muralitharan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Griffin is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Muralitharan fails with the takedown
and Griffin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin not doing much here.
Muralitharan gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muralitharan working for a triangle but Griffin defends it easily.
Griffin 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.
Muralitharan had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Griffin is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Muralitharan Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Griffin's back instead.
Muralitharan looking for the RNC.
Griffin trying to control the action but Muralitharan just sinks the hooks in.
A lull in the action here.
Muralitharan doesn't have the hooks in and Griffin manages to turn into his guard.
Griffin is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muralitharan wants to sweep here but Griffin controlling him for the moment.
Griffin stands up over Muralitharan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Muralitharan is trying to control the position but Griffin postures up.
Muralitharan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Griffin stacks Muralitharan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Griffin!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Griffin moves into full mount!
Muralitharan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Griffin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muralitharan is working to get back to half guard.
Griffin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forres Griffin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Muralitharan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Griffin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
No luck for Muralitharan with that takedown attempt.
Muralitharan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Griffin moves into the clinch.
Forres Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sanitha Muralitharan.
Griffin jumps into guard, dragging Muralitharan to the mat.
Griffin 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.
Muralitharan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Muralitharan is trying to control the action in half guard but Griffin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Muralitharan prevents Griffin from improving his position.
Muralitharan wants to pass the guard but Griffin is defending well.
Griffin is controlling Muralitharan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Griffin tries to kick Muralitharan off but Muralitharan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Griffin tries to get to full guard but Muralitharan has control of the leg.
Griffin pushes Muralitharan off looking to stand but Muralitharan dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Muralitharan tries for a takedown but Griffin circles away easily
and Griffin moves into the clinch.
Muralitharan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Muralitharan tries to pull guard but Griffin holds him up against the cage and eventually Muralitharan drops back down to his feet.
Muralitharan is working for takedown but Griffin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Griffin stalling in the clinch.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muralitharan connects with a crisp jab.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Muralitharan shows good takedown defense.
A jab-cross combination lands for Muralitharan and sends Griffin crashing to the mat! Muralitharan follows him down to the mat - Griffin regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Griffin is rocked!
It looks like Forres Griffin has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Muralitharan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Griffin is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sanitha Muralitharan!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Shardlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Haas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Shardlow!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shardlow.
Haas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shardlow moves in looking to clinch but Haas pushes him off.
Haas tries a head kick but it misses.
Shardlow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shardlow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haas has closed the distance and engaged Shardlow in a clinch.
Haas has clasped his hands together around Shardlow's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Shardlow wants to get back to his feet but Haas drags him back down.
Haas has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Haas has a takedown stuffed.
Haas checks a leg kick.
Shardlow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Haas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haas tries to clinch up
and Shardlow counters with an inside leg kick.
Shardlow misses with a head kick.
Shardlow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shardlow's waist but Shardlow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haas off to one side.
Haas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shardlow counters with a nice leg kick.
Shardlow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shardlow lands with a kick to the temple. Haas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Jack Haas has been cut.
Shardlow clinches with his opponent.
Shardlow gets underhooks to prevent Haas's takedown attempt.
Haas jumps guard but Shardlow stands there with Haas around his waist. Haas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Haas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shardlow smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shardlow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haas clinches but Shardlow breaks the clinch
and Shardlow counters with a nice body kick.
Shardlow keeps Haas at a distance using the push kick.
Haas is breathing heavily.
Shardlow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haas's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shardlow feints and then cracks Haas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haas down.
Shardlow fakes the leg kick and cracks Haas in the body.
Shardlow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shardlow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shardlow manages to break the clinch.
Shardlow clinches with his opponent.
Shardlow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Shardlow! Haas is out on his feet! Shardlow rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Haas is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Haas is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Shardlow!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jerome Stevens's chin.
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200 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerome Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stevens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stevens misses with a double jab.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Stevens scores with a jab.
Silva tries to clinch up but Stevens circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevens swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Stevens pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Stevens. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stevens could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stevens's waist but Stevens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Jerome Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Stevens is having none of it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Stevens shrugs it off though.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thiago Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva is looking to clinch but Stevens is avoiding it.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stevens stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva keeps Stevens at a distance using the push kick.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stevens tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stevens to the ground. Stevens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevens swivels and escapes.
Silva looks gassed!
Stevens scores with a three punch combo!
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Stevens connects with a looping right hand.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevens scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stevens lands a right hook to the body.
Stevens keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stevens scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Stevens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Jerome Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stevens circles away.
Stevens lands a body shot.
Stevens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva misses the body punch
and Stevens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Stevens.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Stevens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stevens fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Stevens scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva trying to advance position but Stevens counters by regaining guard.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stevens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevens is keeping the position for now.
Silva wants to stand but Stevens has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Stevens dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva shoots for a takedown but Stevens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stevens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stevens counters with a nice body shot.
Jerome Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Silva.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stevens counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Stevens to acknowledge the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Stevens scores with a four punch combination!
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stevens counters with a nice uppercut.
Stevens throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva moves into full mount! Stevens won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stevens tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Stevens might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva looking for a guillotine from mount but Stevens is having none of it.
Silva tries to control but Stevens wriggling away.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stevens sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stevens is trying to stand.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Stevens is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is keen to just control but Stevens is a slippery customer.
Stevens has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stevens trying to control here.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stevens defends it well.
Stevens manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Stevens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stevens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stevens counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a takedown but Stevens circles away easily
and Stevens counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stevens pinned against the cage. Stevens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stevens looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevens swivels and escapes.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Stevens counters with a left to the body.
Jerome Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevens misses with a few strikes there.
Stevens scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stevens clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Stevens counters with a nice body shot.
Stevens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stevens.
Stevens is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stevens closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stevens lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stevens throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stevens lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Stevens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Stevens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stevens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A combination from Stevens does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Stevens dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stevens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Stevens pushes him off.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva shoots and misses
and Stevens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stevens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stevens circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Jerome Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Silva.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stevens tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Stevens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva shoots for a takedown but Stevens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stevens goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stevens getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Stevens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stevens lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva wants to clinch
and Stevens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Stevens is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stevens digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva tries to clinch but Stevens moves away
and Stevens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Stevens counters with a nice body shot.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stevens's waist but Stevens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Stevens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Stevens does it's job there.
Stevens misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stevens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Stevens counters with a two punch combo.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stevens will feel that in the morning.
Nice uppercut there from Stevens.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stevens.
Stevens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stevens lands a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stevens!
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Stevens takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva throws a head kick but Stevens moves out of range.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stevens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stevens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stevens scores with a jab.
Jerome Stevens is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevens lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stevens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stevens counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva tries to clinch up but Stevens circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Stevens throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stevens, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Stevens!
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