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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike McDougal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDougal is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Meddler - August Burns Red. Mike McDougal will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike McDougal!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDougal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Urijah Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDougal. McDougal obviously looking to wear him down.
McDougal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McDougal tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDougal wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by McDougal which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McDougal's waist but McDougal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McDougal.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but McDougal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McDougal pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
McDougal tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McDougal tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but McDougal sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McDougal pinned against the cage. McDougal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McDougal dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McDougal's waist but McDougal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but McDougal sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Urijah Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougal cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
McDougal lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
McDougal fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDougal closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDougal tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
McDougal is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McDougal down to the mat. McDougal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McDougal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDougal scores with a kick to the body.
McDougal has managed to clinch.
Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control.
McDougal wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougal takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDougal wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
McDougal is looking to get back to his feet here but Silva is keeping cool and he's managed to take McDougal's back.
McDougal defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
McDougal is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Silva's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
McDougal wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McDougal preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Silva.
Silva scores with punches from the back.
McDougal wants to get back to his feet.
Silva has his arm under McDougal's chin here. Game over son! Silva squeezes tightly and McDougal is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Urijah Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Angel Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Readen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Angel Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Readen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Readen thows a body shot but no joy.
Mac Readen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Readen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Face.
Readen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Face really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Face trying to control the position from guard on top but Readen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Readen wants to sweep but no luck.
Face is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Readen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Readen being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Readen keeping moving, preventing Face from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Readen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Readen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Face trying to control but Readen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Face sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Face wants to control from the top but Readen keeps moving.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Angel Face just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Readen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Readen stuffs the takedown.
Face shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Face showed some decent athleticism there.
Readen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Face will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face is looking to stall here but Readen recovers full guard.
Readen working a defensive guard here.
Readen wants to sweep here but Face controlling him for the moment.
Readen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Readen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Face stays in close to Readen's body and controls the position.
Face has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Readen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Readen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Face is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Readen. No joy for Face on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Readen finds it's target.
Readen throws a jab but it's blocked by Face.
Face feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Face stopping the sweep attempt from Readen.
Face looking to pass the guard.
Readen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Readen keeping moving, preventing Face from controlling successfully.
Face is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Readen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Face!
Readen working the ground and pound effectively.
Face is trying desperately to improve position.
Face is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Face is trying to escape the mount.
Readen is landing with some decent strikes but Face is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Readen tries to control but Face wriggling away.
Readen landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Face dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Readen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Readen misses.
Face drives through with a takedown into guard.
Readen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Readen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Readen working a defensive guard here.
Face trying to control but Readen is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Readen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Readen misses with a straight left.
Face moves away from the strike by Readen.
Readen throws a big shot that misses.
Readen waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Face.
Face displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Readen throws out the jab.
Face shoots for a double leg takedown but Readen sprawls well. He's pushed Face's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Angel Face is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Readen swings for the body but Face moves out of range.
Readen throws a jab but it's blocked by Face.
Face with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Readen to score with a decent uppercut.
Readen looks to land a left hand but Face moved out of range nicely.
Readen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Readen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Readen misses.
Face feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Readen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face stays in close to Readen's body and controls the position.
Face trying to control but Readen is working from the bottom.
Face is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Readen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Face has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Readen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Face controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Face stopping the sweep attempt from Readen.
Readen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Readen throws a hook but Face blocks it.
Readen throws a looping overhand right but Face ducks down to avoid it.
Face closes this distance looking for a takedown but Readen circles away.
Face moves out of range as Readen strikes.
Readen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel Face. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Readen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Face sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Readen.
Face moves out of range of the strikes.
Face slips under a jab.
Face shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Readen loads up on a big right hand but Face slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Face uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Readen.
Readen misses with a straight right.
Readen misses the jab.
Readen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Readen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Face shoots in for a double leg but Readen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Face fails with a takedown attempt.
Face uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Readen.
Readen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Face looks for a takedown but Readen sprawls well.
Readen loads up on a big right hand but Face slips the punch.
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 Angel Face will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Face looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Readen is fending him off so far but Face persists. Nope, Readen circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Readen misses.
Readen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Readen throws a hook to the side of Face's head but Face sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Face.
Face wants to control but Readen is keeping him busy.
Face controlling from side mount.
Readen tries to improve position but can't.
Face wants to take a breather but Readen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Face.
Face pushing down on Readen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Readen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face is looking to take a break and control but Readen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Face sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Readen defending well though.
Face stalling away here and it's allowed Readen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Readen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Face controlling from the top position.
Face trying to control the position from guard on top but Readen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Readen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Readen swings for the body but Face moves out of range.
Face defending well as Readen loads up on a big left hand.
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.
Face slips under a jab from Readen.
Face shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Face wants to control from the top but Readen keeps moving.
Readen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Readen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Face wants to pass the guard but Readen is keeping the position.
Face stopping the sweep attempt from Readen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Readen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Face misses with a takedown attempt - Readen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Readen.
Readen throws out a loose jab but Face uses good head movement to avoid it.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Readen.
Face slips a jab from Readen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Readen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mac Readen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Face scores a takedown into full mount!
Readen is squirming around, avoiding Face's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face landing strikes, looking to finish!
Face blocks Readen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Face tries to control but Readen wriggling away.
Readen wants to control but Face is having none of it.
Readen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Readen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Face looking to finish Readen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Readen!
Mac Readen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Readen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Readen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Face showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Face, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Face!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harper's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Spitfire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Colt Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Harper. No joy for Cannon on that attempt.
Harper looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Harper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cannon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harper scores with a one two! Cannon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Harper. No joy for Cannon on that attempt.
Harper tries to clinch up but Cannon circles away and keeps his distance.
Cannon is looking to clinch but Harper is avoiding it.
Harper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cannon throws a sloppy head kick and Harper moves out of range easily.
Colt Cannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cannon lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Cannon does no damage.
Cannon pushes Harper up against the cage in a clinch.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Cannon is blocking nicely.
Cannon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harper misses with a low kick as Cannon jumps back.
Cannon throws a head kick but Harper moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot by Cannon.
Cannon is looking to clinch but Harper is avoiding it.
Cannon looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.
Cannon shoots in for a double leg but Harper sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Craig Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colt Cannon.
Cannon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cannon wants to clinch up but Harper keeps it at a distance.
Cannon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cannon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cannon wants to clinch.
Cannon digs a good body shot into Harper's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harper swivels and escapes.
Cannon is looking to clinch but Harper is avoiding it.
Cannon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harper looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Harper is looking to reverse the position.
Harper takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Harper trying to remain calm as Cannon controls from the top position.
Harper sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cannon stands up out of the half guard.
Cannon lands a high kick!
Harper misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cannon tries to clinch up but Harper circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Harper. No joy for Cannon on that attempt.
Cannon throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
Cannon throws a hook but Harper blocks it.
Harper explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cannon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harper as he jumps to the side.
Cannon is looking to clinch.
Cannon tries to clinch up but Harper circles away and keeps his distance.
Harper tries to clinch but Cannon moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cannon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cannon avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cannon blocks it with crossed arms.
Cannon breaks the clinch.
Cannon tries to clinch up but Harper circles away and keeps his distance.
Cannon drives through and clinches with Harper against the cage.
A short uppercut from Cannon.
Cannon is trying to stall.
Cannon breaks the clinch.
Cannon thuds his shin into the meat of Harper's side.
Cannon moves in looking to clinch but Harper pushes him off.
Harper keeps the fight on the outside.
Harper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Cannon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cannon tries to clinch but Harper moves away
and Harper counters with a thumping low kick.
Cannon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cannon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harper pinned against the cage. Harper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cannon tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cannon rushes Harper and presses him up against the cage.
Cannon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cannon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cannon.
Cannon misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon wants to clinch up but Harper keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cannon.
Craig Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colt Cannon.
Harper scoring well with a low kick there.
Cannon wants to clinch
and Harper counters with a one-two to the body.
Harper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cannon swivels and escapes.
Harper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cannon lunges at Harper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harper's hand.
Craig Harper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cannon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harper keeps the fight on the outside.
Cannon tries to clinch up.
Harper dodges the punch combination from Cannon.
Cannon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harper to the mat! Harper manages to get full guard.
Cannon throws a big right hand that misses.
Cannon gets to his feet - Harper follows without any prompting.
Harper stuffs the takedown.
Cannon darts in trying to clinch
and Harper counters with a two punch combo.
Harper is looking to clinch but Cannon is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon forces Harper back against the cage and clinches.
Cannon manages to break the clinch.
Cannon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cannon closes the distance and clinches.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cannon blocks it with crossed arms.
Cannon stops a takedown attempt from Harper.
Cannon breaks from the clinch.
Cannon tries for a takedown but Harper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cannon looks to clinch
and Harper moves into the clinch.
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cannon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cannon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cannon misses with a takedown attempt - Harper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harper throws a series of strikes that have Cannon backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Cannon misses
and Harper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cannon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cannon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cannon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harper is fending him off so far but Cannon persists. Nope, Harper circles away and we're back to standing.
Harper wants to clinch.
Cannon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cannon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cannon closes the distance and clinches up with Harper, looking for a takedown. Cannon pushes Harper against the cage but Harper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harper throws a series of punches but Cannon moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Cannon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cannon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harper pinned against the cage. Harper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harper fails to land the takedown.
Cannon throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harper takes one on the button.
Cannon fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannon tries to clinch
and Harper counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cannon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harper misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cannon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Harper is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cannon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cannon tries to clinch up but Harper circles away and keeps his distance.
Harper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cannon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cannon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cannon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cannon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Craig Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colt Cannon.
Cannon closes the distance and clinches up with Harper, looking for a takedown. Cannon pushes Harper against the cage but Harper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Cannon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harper blocks a head kick by Cannon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cannon looks to land a combination but Harper avoids it well.
Harper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cannon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cannon tries to clinch up.
Harper stuffs the takedown.
Cannon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harper but Harper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Cannon.
Cannon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Craig Harper has been cut.
Cannon is stalling here.
Cannon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cannon tries to clinch there but Harper circles away.
Cannon wants to clinch but Harper slips to the side
so Harper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cannon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cannon working the ground and pound effectively.
Cannon dominating with strikes here.
Craig Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cannon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cannon dominating with strikes here.
Harper tries to lock up and control but Cannon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harper is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cannon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
BOOM! Cannon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cannon looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper is trying desperately to improve position.
Harper is working hard here to advance position.
Harper is squirming around, avoiding Cannon's attempts to control the action.
Cannon breaks from Harper's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cannon landing shots from mount.
Harper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cannon trying to control but Harper is having none of it.
Harper is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colt Cannon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cannon 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colt Cannon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Itof Meyachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunther Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Gnarls Barkley - Crazy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 lbs
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172 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Itof Meyachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gunther Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyachev tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meyachev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyachev.
Meyachev defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Meyachev takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Meyachev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Meyachev has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gracie uses from the top position.
Meyachev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Meyachev kicks Gracie off and gets to his feet.
Meyachev gets a clinch.
Meyachev jumps into guard, dragging Gracie to the mat.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Meyachev keeps moving.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Meyachev looking for a triangle here. Gracie is fighting it but it looks tight! Meyachev pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gracie is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Itof Meyachev!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sir Lancelot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Lava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lava's choice of entrance music: Numero 1. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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198 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sir Lancelot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Remy Lava!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lava sizes up Lancelot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lava stuffs the takedown.
Lava tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lancelot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lava clinches.
Lancelot drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lava is pressed up against the cage. Lancelot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lava down to the mat. Lava avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sir Lancelot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lancelot closes the distance but Lava moves to the side
and Lava counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lava.
Lava breaks from the clinch.
Lava stuffs the takedown attempt from Lancelot. Lancelot gets slowly back to his feet.
Lava misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancelot shoots and misses
and Lava counters with a left to the body.
Lava moves in looking to clinch but Lancelot pushes him off.
Lava throws a head kick that Lancelot semi-blocks.
Lancelot shoots and misses
and Lava counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lava.
Lancelot looking for a takedown.
Lava wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lava wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lancelot has him pressed against the cage.
Lava prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lancelot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lava is trying to break the clinch but Lancelot has him pressed against the cage.
Lava trying to stall but Lancelot improves his position.
Lava lands an uppercut.
Lava tries to break the clinch but Lancelot is controlling the position.
Lava has Lancelot pressed against the cage.
Lava is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot breaks the clinch.
Lancelot fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lava instigates a clinch.
Lancelot wants a takedown but no success here.
Lancelot can't get the takedown.
Lancelot tries for a takedown but Lava manages to get underhooks.
Lancelot is breathing heavily.
Lava tries to stall but Lancelot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lancelot looking for a takedown.
Lancelot tries for a takedown but Lava manages to get underhooks.
Lancelot goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lava prevents it.
Lava manages to break the clinch.
Lava has managed to clinch.
Lava wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lava escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lancelot looks for a takedown but Lava sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lava instigates a clinch.
Lava trying to land knees to the body.
Lava lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lancelot backwards.
Lava stalling against the cage.
Lava tries to break the clinch but Lancelot is controlling the position.
Lava breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lava. That's going to slow Lancelot down.
Lancelot gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lava counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lava.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot misses with a takedown attempt
and Lava counters with a straight right hand.
Lava smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Remy Lava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lava moves in looking to clinch but Lancelot pushes him off.
Lava throws a leg kick which misses Lancelot's front leg but catches the back leg as Lancelot tries to avoid it.
Lava clinches.
Lava breaks from the clinch.
Lancelot tries for a takedown but Lava circles away easily
and Lava counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lancelot thinking.
Lancelot shoots and misses
and Lava counters by clinching up.
Lava pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Lava dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lava darts in and clinches Lancelot up against the cage.
Lancelot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lava misses with a knee strike.
Lancelot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lava is pressed up against the cage. Lancelot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lava down to the mat. Lava avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lancelot shoots and misses
and Lava counters with a nice uppercut.
Lancelot shoots in and drives through. Lava sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sir Lancelot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lancelot looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lava looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lava is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lava trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancelot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lancelot trying to keep a closed guard but Lava is proving a slippery customer.
Lava wants to stand but Lancelot has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lava trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancelot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lancelot is trying to keep Lava in close.
Lava tries to stand but Lancelot is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lava trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancelot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lava has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lancelot is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lava lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lancelot doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lava counters by clinching up.
Lancelot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lancelot is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lava pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lava gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lancelot.
Lava connects with a knee to the head.
Lava is looking to break free of the clinch but Lancelot has double underhooks.
Lancelot fails to pull guard.
Lancelot turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lancelot manages to end up in side control.
Lava is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lava some visible discomfort.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lava tries to buck Lancelot off but Lancelot is having none of it.
Lancelot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lava keeps working.
Lancelot working the ground and pound but Lava is defending the strikes.
Lava takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lava managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lancelot.
I wouldn't like to be where Lava is right now.
Lava manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lancelot's best efforts.
Lava is looking to improve his position.
Lancelot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lava's head.
Lancelot moves nicely into side control.
Lancelot misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot scoring with punches from side control.
Lava wants to control but Lancelot postures up.
Lancelot lands an elbow.
Lancelot tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lava is pushing Lancelot's head away, looking to escape. Lancelot manages to hold on to the position though.
Lancelot landing a few strikes.
Lancelot tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lava's legs.
I wouldn't like to be where Lava is right now.
Lancelot landing strikes.
Lava is rocked!
Lancelot has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lava!
Lancelot working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lava is still in real trouble! Can Lancelot finish him?
Lava takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Lancelot's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sir Lancelot!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Rehel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Rujonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rujonen has chosen Cant be touched - Roy Jones Jr as his entrance music. Joel Rehel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mikko Rujonen's chin.
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3 - 0 - 0 |
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208 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joel Rehel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikko Rujonen!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Rehel does no damage.
Rehel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rehel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rujonen.
Rujonen throws a combination that misses
and Rehel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rujonen misses with a combination
and Rehel counters with a one-two to the body.
Rujonen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rehel counters with a straight right hand.
Rujonen throws a combination that misses
and Rehel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rujonen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rehel counters with a two punch combo.
Rujonen is rocked!
Rujonen misses with a combination
and Rehel counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Rujonen has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joel Rehel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ranma Saotome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jamal Chambers has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jamal Chambers seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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213 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamal Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ranma Saotome!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chambers looking to pass the guard.
Chambers trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Saotome manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Saotome content to stall in guard here.
Chambers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chambers looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Saotome has picked Chambers up and slammed him! Chambers can't keep hold of the triangle and Saotome manages to pass to side control!
Saotome tries to move to mount but Chambers blocks the move with his legs.
Saotome taking a breather here.
Chambers regains half guard.
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.
Saotome is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Chambers is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ranma Saotome!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Rodey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodey's entrance music is Ice Ice Baby. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Rodey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conor Lynch!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodey.
Rodey gets a clinch.
Lynch can't find room to land a body shot as Rodey controls the action.
Lynch throws an elbow but it misses.
Lynch is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodey has double underhooks.
Rodey landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Rodey.
Lynch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodey looking to throw knees to the head but Lynch is blocking nicely.
Lynch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rodey smiles and moves away.
Lynch tries to clinch but Rodey moves away
and Rodey counters with an inside leg kick.
Lynch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Lynch.
Lynch misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lynch looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynch ducks straight into an uppercut from Rodey and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Lynch maanges to regain guard straight away.
Lynch is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lynch is still in real trouble! Can Rodey finish him?
Lynch is trying to improve his position.
Lynch seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lynch, who protects the arm well.
Rodey gets to mount! Lynch was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Lynch trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rodey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rodey looking to finish Lynch with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lynch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rodey throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rodey is working for a guillotine from mount but Lynch frees his head quite easily.
Rodey unloads with some shots from mount but Lynch bucks and avoids them well.
Rodey tries to control but Lynch wriggling away.
Lynch is looking to improve his position but Rodey isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodey unloads with some shots from mount but Lynch bucks and avoids them well.
Lynch has given up his back here.
The referee is taking a good look at Lynch as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Rodey!
Lynch trying to get back to his feet but Rodey is in full control for now.
Rodey thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Lynch is in bad spot here.
Lynch covering up well under a series of strikes from Rodey.
Lynch tries to escape but Rodey has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rodey controls the action.
Rodey is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lynch has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodey patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Lynch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynch is keeping busy.
Rodey is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Rodey dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lynch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rodey. Rodey obviously looking to wear him down.
Lynch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Conor Lynch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lynch lands with a straight right. Rodey didn't see that one coming.
Lynch ducks under a wild hook from Rodey.
Rodey throws the left hand but Lynch avoids the punch easily.
Rodey misses with a hook. Lynch ducked under it nicely.
Rodey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lynch is breathing heavily.
Rodey misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodey throws a jab but it's blocked by Lynch.
Nice defenses there by Lynch.
A big right from Rodey misses.
Rodey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rodey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodey misses with a hook.
Lynch shoots and misses
and Rodey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodey throws an uppercut from hell that sends Lynch clean off his feet! He's out cold! Rodey stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Rodey!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jae Darkwaters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tazuboku Kayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kayo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Flipsyde - Someday kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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182 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jae Darkwaters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tazuboku Kayo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kayo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Darkwaters's head backwards.
Darkwaters throws a series of punches but Kayo avoids them all with ease.
Darkwaters forces Kayo back against the cage and clinches.
Kayo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Darkwaters is looking for a sweep. Kayo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kayo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kayo wants to pass to mount but Darkwaters is defending the position.
Darkwaters wants to get back to full guard.
Kayo is working for a submission of some sort.
Kayo prevents Darkwaters from improving his position.
Darkwaters missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Darkwaters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kayo.
Kayo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kayo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kayo wants to control from the top but Darkwaters keeps moving.
Kayo wants to pass the guard but Darkwaters is keeping the position.
Darkwaters looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darkwaters wants to sweep here but Kayo controlling him for the moment.
Darkwaters will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kayo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Darkwaters looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kayo passes into side control.
Darkwaters tries to buck Kayo off but Kayo is having none of it.
Darkwaters prevents Kayo from improving position.
Kayo gets to mount! Darkwaters was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Kayo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kayo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kayo prevents Darkwaters from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkwaters regains half guard.
Kayo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kayo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kayo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Darkwaters can't escape the position.
Darkwaters regains half guard.
Kayo seems to be working for a kimura but Darkwaters defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkwaters looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kayo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kayo looks gassed!
Darkwaters is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kayo pulls his head out easily.
Darkwaters makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Darkwaters.
Darkwaters looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kayo passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tazuboku Kayo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Darkwaters takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Darkwaters throws a series of punches but Kayo moves out of range.
Darkwaters tries to move into range but Kayo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Darkwaters misses with a wild body shot.
Kayo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jae Darkwaters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kayo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darkwaters loads up on a big right hand but Kayo slips the punch.
Kayo works the jab nicely.
Darkwaters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkwaters getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kayo swings for the body but Darkwaters moves out of range.
Kayo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Darkwaters!
Darkwaters is looking to improve his position but Kayo isn't that keen on the idea.
Kayo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darkwaters regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkwaters is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Darkwaters is trying to stand back up but Kayo is controlling him
Darkwaters tries to get to full guard but Kayo has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kayo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Darkwaters has given up his back here. Will Kayo look for the submission or keep pounding away?
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.
Kayo is persistently looking for the submission but Darkwaters is defending it well.
Darkwaters wants to escape the position.
Kayo doesn't have the hooks in and Darkwaters manages to turn into his guard.
Darkwaters throws and elbow that misses. Kayo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Darkwaters's guard. Nice move by Kayo!
Darkwaters manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Darkwaters prevents Kayo from getting the reversal.
Darkwaters misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkwaters jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kayo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kayo and Darkwaters has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kayo prevents Darkwaters from moving into mount.
Kayo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kayo tries to get to full guard but Darkwaters has control of the leg.
Darkwaters with the ground and pound but Kayo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Darkwaters in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Darkwaters wanted to stand there but Kayo had control of the position.
Darkwaters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kayo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Kayo striking from the bottom here.
Kayo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kayo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kayo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tazuboku Kayo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Darkwaters wants to get back to full guard.
Darkwaters moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kayo stopping the sweep attempt from Darkwaters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tazuboku Kayo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Darkwaters's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Darkwaters connects with a single shot there.
Kayo misses with a straight left.
Darkwaters misses with an uppercut. Kayo saw that one coming.
Kayo looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkwaters is just out of range.
Darkwaters dodges the punch combination from Kayo.
Kayo slips under a jab from Darkwaters.
Darkwaters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kayo.
Darkwaters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kayo throws a lazy right hand but Darkwaters sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kayo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch lands to the side of Kayo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darkwaters throws a series of punches but Kayo moves out of range.
Kayo throws the left hand but Darkwaters avoids the punch easily.
Kayo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darkwaters looks to throw the jab but Kayo is out of range.
Darkwaters throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kayo.
Kayo swats away the attempt to clinch by Darkwaters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darkwaters slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkwaters gets caught flat footed, as Kayo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kayo wants to get up but he can't break Darkwaters's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Darkwaters wants to improve his position but instead Kayo has moved into half guard.
Darkwaters wants to get back to full guard.
Darkwaters strikes from the bottom but Kayo passes into mount!
Darkwaters wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Kayo tightening his grip on Darkwaters, looking for the choke.
Darkwaters breaks Kayo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkwaters has gone for a leg lock! Kayo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Darkwaters's guard.
Darkwaters escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kayo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Darkwaters looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kayo passes into half guard.
Kayo moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Darkwaters.
Darkwaters sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayo is tying to control. Darkwaters wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kayo prevents Darkwaters from standing back up.
Darkwaters works his way to full guard. Good work.
Darkwaters might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Darkwaters looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Darkwaters is looking to sweep but instead, Kayo has passed into half guard.
Darkwaters blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kayo.
Darkwaters is looking to improve his position.
Darkwaters is in trouble now - Kayo has advanced to mount!
Darkwaters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jae Darkwaters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darkwaters is bucking up trying to escape but Kayo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Darkwaters manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kayo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Darkwaters throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Darkwaters is squirming around, avoiding Kayo's attempts to control the action.
Darkwaters throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kayo. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tazuboku Kayo.
I've got Kayo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tazuboku Kayo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Green Pea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Green Pea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pea tries to clinch but Ferreira is having none of it.
Ferreira lands with a hook. Pea tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pea changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ferreira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ferreira defending against the ground and pound.
Pea sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ferreira is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pea goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ferreira has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pea but great work by Ferreira.
Pea is looking for a sweep.
Pea tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ferreira presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ferreira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pea bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pea postures up.
Pea throws a big right hand that misses.
Pea wants to pass the guard but Ferreira is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pea is working hard here to advance position.
Ferreira looking for a guillotine here but Pea defends easily.
Ferreira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferreira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ferreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferreira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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.
Pea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferreira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pea takes one to the side of the head.
Pea is looking to chop away at Ferreira's legs.
Pea tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Ferreira finds it's way through Pea's defenses.
Ferreira getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pea is rocked!
A choreographed right hand from Pea misses the target.
Pea takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Pea tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pea drops his hands momentarily and Ferreira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pea is looking to clinch.
Pea doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferreira circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pea.
Pea tries to clinch but Ferreira is having none of it.
Ferreira lands with a nice body kick.
Ferreira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Pea is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ferreira keeps the fight on the outside.
Pea seems to have got his legs back now.
Ferreira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferreira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pea fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Green Pea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands an overhand right.
Ferreira scores with a nice head shot.
Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pea.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferreira.
Pea is breathing heavily.
Pea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferreira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pea throws a big shot that misses.
Pea tries to clinch but Ferreira is having none of it.
Pea is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferreira is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Pea had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ferreira feints and then cracks Pea's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pea down.
Ferreira closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Ferreira dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A punch combination from Ferreira misses.
Pea with a poor takedown
and Ferreira counters with a thumping low kick.
Pea looks to clinch
and Ferreira counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab, jab by Ferreira - just one landing.
Pea stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferreira.
Some wild striking there from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a lovely overhand right.
Ferreira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ferreira moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A good leg kick by Ferreira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pea misses with a takedown attempt
and Ferreira counters with a good low kick that Pea was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ferreira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pea's calf.
Ferreira lands a big head kick that sends Pea to the canvas! Ferreira follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Ferreira! James Ferreira retains his bantamweight title!
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