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Redwood Rage II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niki Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niki Virtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Singh!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Singh does no damage.
Virtanen misses with a straight right.
Singh misses with the combination.
Virtanen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Virtanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Virtanen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Virtanen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Virtanen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niki Virtanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Singh misses.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Virtanen.
Singh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Virtanen shoots in but Singh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Virtanen slips a jab and a cross from Singh.
Singh drops Virtanen with a beautiful combination! Virtanen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Singh is looking for the KO!
Virtanen is rocked!
Singh lands with a right and another and another! Virtanen is in big trouble! Singh lands again and this time it's lights out for Virtanen! A quality knockout there for Singh.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Simon Singh!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kris Blackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Soini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kris Blackman 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kris Blackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timo Soini!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soini thows a body shot but no joy.
Soini tries to clinch there but Blackman circles away.
Soini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blackman throws an elbow but it misses.
Soini throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Soini fails to pull guard.
Soini jumps guard but Blackman stands there with Soini around his waist. Soini gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blackman lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Blackman.
Soini jumps into guard, dragging Blackman to the mat.
Soini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blackman is one step ahead there.
Soini is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Soini looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Soini is controlling Blackman's posture.
Soini throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Soini looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blackman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Soini is proving hard to escape from.
Soini throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Soini trying to keep a closed guard but Blackman is proving a slippery customer.
Soini seems keen to control Blackman's posture.
Soini looking for a guillotine here but Blackman defends easily.
Soini looks gassed!
Blackman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Soini is proving hard to escape from.
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.
Soini looking for a sweep. Not yet Soini, not yet.
Soini keeping busy on the bottom but Blackman has passed one foot through into half guard.
Blackman wants to stand but Soini has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soini can do anything to dispel that myth.
Soini gets back to full guard.
Blackman wants to control from the top but Soini keeps moving.
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.
Soini tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soini looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blackman passes into side control.
Soini is trying to get back to half guard.
Blackman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Soini is looking to clinch but Blackman is avoiding it.
Soini slips under a jab from Blackman.
Soini doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackman circles away.
Soini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blackman looks to land a combination but Soini avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blackman keeps the fight on the outside.
Soini has closed the distance and engaged Blackman in a clinch.
Blackman can't break the clinch.
Soini is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blackman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soini lands a nice elbow.
Soini has picked Blackman up - he's going for a ride! Soini dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Soini throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Soini takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Soini lands a nice short elbow.
Soini looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Soini lands with a punch from half guard.
Soini takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Soini frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Soini controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Soini dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Soini tries to clinch but Blackman is having none of it.
Blackman shoots in for a takedown but Soini shows good takedown defense.
Blackman misses with a wild body shot.
Blackman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blackman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Soini looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Soini wants to improve his position but Blackman is controlling well.
Blackman blocks the strikes from Soini.
Soini is positioning himself well to prevent Blackman advancing to mount.
Blackman wants to stand up but Soini is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman blocks the strikes from Soini.
Soini is trying is best to control the position here.
Soini is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blackman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blackman lands a two punch combo.
Blackman tries to clinch up.
Kris Blackman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blackman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soini moves into range and clinches up with Blackman.
Soini drags the fight down to the ground.
Soini tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soini is trying to control the position but Blackman postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soini wants to improve his position but instead Blackman has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soini manages to get to full guard.
Blackman stopping the sweep attempt from Soini.
Soini looking for a guillotine here but Blackman defends easily.
Soini looking for a sweep. Not yet Soini, not yet.
Soini throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Soini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackman postures up.
Soini wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Soini tries to clinch but Blackman is having none of it.
Soini wants to clinch.
Soini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackman.
Soini tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackman avoids the damage to the body.
Blackman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Soini is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Blackman to the mat. Blackman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Soini looking to pass the guard.
Soini postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Soini lands a couple of elbows.
Soini is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Soini lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackman wants to stand up but Soini is controlling him.
Soini wants to control from the top but Blackman keeps moving.
Blackman wants to stand but Soini is controlling the position.
Soini has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soini stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blackman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blackman wants to get back to his feet but Soini is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Soini moves in looking to clinch but Blackman pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Soini 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!
Blackman looks to clinch
and Soini counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Soini changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blackman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blackman darts in trying to clinch
and Soini counters by clinching up.
Soini tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blackman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blackman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackman tries to land knees in the clinch but Soini avoids the damage to the body.
Soini wants to stall.
Blackman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blackman wants to clinch up but Soini keeps it at a distance.
Blackman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blackman.
Blackman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soini counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Soini trying to control but Blackman is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soini throws and elbow that misses. Blackman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Soini's guard. Nice move by Blackman!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soini trying to keep a closed guard but Blackman is proving a slippery customer.
Soini has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Blackman has passed into side control.
Soini is trying to improve his position.
Soini regains half guard.
Timo Soini has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soini moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blackman is sitting in close to Soini's body. Soini has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Blackman is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Blackman is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Soini.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Timo Soini!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Buzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buzynski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Wavin Flag by K'naan. Johnny Samson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Buzynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Samson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buzynski clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Buzynski.
Samson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Buzynski prevents it.
Samson wants a takedown but no success here.
Buzynski has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Samson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
What can Samson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Buzynski not allowing Samson to control his hands.
Buzynski lands shots from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Buzynski controlling the positon.
Buzynski gets his hands free as Samson looks to control.
Buzynski doesn't have the hooks in and Samson manages to turn into his guard.
Buzynski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzynski wants to stand but Samson is controlling the position.
Buzynski keeping moving, preventing Samson from controlling successfully.
Buzynski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Samson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buzynski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Samson looks gassed!
Buzynski wants to get back to his feet but Samson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Samson keeps the fight on the outside.
Buzynski tries to clinch but Samson is having none of it.
Buzynski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Buzynski turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Buzynski manages to end up in side control.
Buzynski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Samson can't do much from the bottom here.
Buzynski happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzynski tries to stand but Samson is controlling his head.
Buzynski working away.
Buzynski wants to stand but Samson has his arm trapped.
Samson can't do much from the bottom here.
Buzynski trying to control the position but Samson is working away.
Samson is looking for a sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Buzynski throws the kick towards the body but Samson avoids it.
Buzynski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Buzynski gets a clinch.
Buzynski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Samson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Buzynski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Samson prevents it.
Samson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Buzynski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jack Buzynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Samson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson pulls Buzynski into guard.
Samson pulls Buzynski in close to prevent any damage.
Buzynski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Samson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Buzynski trying to control but Samson is working from the bottom.
Buzynski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Samson has a closed guard, preventing Buzynski from standing up.
Buzynski wants to control from the top but Samson keeps moving.
Buzynski 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.
Samson has a closed guard, preventing Buzynski from standing up.
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.
Buzynski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Buzynski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samson on the ground.
Buzynski controlling the position from side mount.
Buzynski tries to advance to mount but can't.
Buzynski decides to stand back up. Buzynski steps back and let's Samson get back to his feet.
Buzynski moves into the clinch successfully.
Samson is working for takedown but Buzynski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Buzynski gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Buzynski is looking to stand up but Samson won't let him.
Samson looking for a sweep. Not yet Samson, not yet.
Samson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Buzynski has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Buzynski 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.
Samson fails to land with a series of punches.
Samson misses with a two punch combination.
Jack Buzynski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Buzynski but Buzynski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Buzynski fails with a takedown attempt.
Samson keeps the fight on the outside.
Buzynski gets caught flat footed, as Samson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Samson throwing strikes but missing.
Samson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buzynski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Samson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzynski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Samson is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buzynski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Samson trying to control but Buzynski is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Buzynski wants to clinch.
Samson tries for a takedown but Buzynski circles away easily
and Buzynski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Samson has Buzynski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Buzynski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jack Buzynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Samson.
Buzynski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Samson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Samson tries to score a body lock takedown but Buzynski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Buzynski has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Samson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson trying to control the hands but Buzynski won't let him.
I really don't envy Samson right now.
Buzynski is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Samson turns into Buzynski and is now in his guard.
Samson trying to control but Buzynski is working from the bottom.
Buzynski is looking to stand up but Samson isn't so interested in that idea.
Samson tries to free his leg and advance position but Buzynski is retaining full guard.
Buzynski is trying to control the position but Samson postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Samson misses with a takedown attempt
and Buzynski makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Samson really felt that one!
Buzynski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Buzynski wants to stand but Samson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Buzynski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzynski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Samson is proving hard to escape from.
Samson pulls Buzynski in close to prevent any damage.
Buzynski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Samson's guard.
Buzynski trying to control but Samson is working from the bottom.
Buzynski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Samson, up you get!
Buzynski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buzynski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnny Samson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buzynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Samson.
Samson fails with the takedown
and Buzynski counters with a head kick.
Buzynski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buzynski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Samson smiles and moves away.
Samson shoots and misses
and Buzynski counters with a takedown into side control.
Samson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Samson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Samson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buzynski tries to hold on but Samson pushes him away.
Samson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Buzynski is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buzynski is squirming around, avoiding Samson's attempts to control the action.
Buzynski is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Samson avoids the attempt from Buzynski to control.
Buzynski just holding on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Buzynski dominated that second round.
That's time! Buzynski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Buzynski clinches up with Samson and pushes him back against the cage.
Samson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Buzynski jumps into guard, dragging Samson to the mat.
Buzynski wants to get back to his feet but Samson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Buzynski keeping moving, preventing Samson from controlling successfully.
Buzynski wants to sweep but no luck.
Buzynski is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Buzynski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Buzynski works his way into side control.
Samson is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buzynski controlling from side mount.
Samson is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson sneaks back into half guard.
Samson is doing well to control the position and prevent Buzynski from advancing to side control.
Samson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jack Buzynski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Samson controls Buzynski momentarily but Buzynski frees himself.
Samson is looking for a triangle here but Buzynski uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Buzynski controlling from side mount.
Samson tries to improve position but can't.
Samson gets back to half guard.
Samson trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Buzynski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Samson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Buzynski is working away from the top position though.
Samson is looking to improve his position.
Buzynski passes into side control, despite Samson's attempt to control the position.
Samson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Buzynski stands up and beckons Samson to his feet.
Buzynski forces Samson back against the cage and clinches.
Buzynski gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Samson regains guard.
Samson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Buzynski is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Samson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Buzynski trying to control the action but Samson is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Samson struggling a bit here.
Buzynski tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Samson drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson wants to control from the top but Buzynski keeps moving.
Samson passes into half guard.
Buzynski is in trouble now - Samson has advanced to mount!
Samson lands with some strikes.
Samson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Samson looking to secure an arm triangle but Buzynski defends it well.
Buzynski tries to hold on but Samson pushes him away.
Buzynski working to try and regain half guard.
Samson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnny Samson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buzynski's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Buzynski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buzynski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Buzynski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Cesna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Stringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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Basic striking
Big heart |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Cesna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miles Stringer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stringer clinches up with Cesna and pushes him back against the cage.
Stringer looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Stringer cracks Cesna with a nice body shot.
Stringer is pressed up against the cage. Cesna has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stringer down to the mat. Stringer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cesna closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stringer circles away.
Cesna takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice sprawl there from Stringer as Cesna shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadim Cesna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stringer gets a takedown into half guard.
Cesna is pressing down on Stringer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cesna is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stringer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cesna is proving hard to escape from.
Cesna looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cesna looking for a guillotine here but Stringer defends easily.
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!
Cesna is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stringer is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cesna is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cesna is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cesna working a defensive guard here.
Stringer won't allow Cesna to sweep him here.
Cesna manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cesna controlling the pace for now.
Cesna unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cesna looking to secure an arm triangle but Stringer defends it well.
Cesna moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Stringer has worked his arm free - good work by Stringer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stringer is not content to let Cesna control the position.
Cesna tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cesna has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stringer is trying to get back to half guard.
Stringer is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cesna is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Cesna prevents Stringer from getting the reversal.
Stringer gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesna is keen to just control but Stringer is a slippery customer.
Cesna tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Stringer.
Cesna wants to work for an arm triangle but Stringer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stringer actively working from the bottom here.
Cesna works his way into full mount!
Cesna won't let Stringer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cesna 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.
Cesna trying to control but Stringer is having none of it.
Cesna jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Stringer is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Stringer and Cesna has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Stringer is trying to buck Cesna off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cesna tries for a kimura but Stringer is defending well.
Cesna wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stringer, who protects the arm well.
Cesna tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cesna has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cesna working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Cesna's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cesna lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
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!
Cesna wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stringer, who protects the arm well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cesna works to advance to full mount. Stringer defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Cesna stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Cesna dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stringer drives through and clinches with Cesna against the cage.
Cesna drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stringer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cesna has his takedown stuffed
and Stringer counters by moving into the clinch.
Stringer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stringer gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cesna slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cesna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stringer drops back looking for a leg! Cesna is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cesna manages to kick Stringer off! Stringer jumps back into Cesna's guard.
Cesna controls Stringer momentarily but Stringer frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cesna keeping full guard, as Stringer tries to pass.
Stringer won't allow Cesna to sweep him here.
Stringer wants to control from the top but Cesna keeps moving.
Cesna is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringer stands and steps away. Cesna gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cesna has his takedown stuffed
and Stringer counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadim Cesna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cesna shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stringer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stringer.
Stringer stopping the sweep attempt from Cesna.
Cesna keeping moving, preventing Stringer from controlling successfully.
Cesna has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stringer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cesna bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stringer's guard.
Cesna tries to free his leg and advance position but Stringer is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringer keeping moving, preventing Cesna from controlling successfully.
Cesna looking to pass the guard.
Stringer is pulling down on Cesna's head. It's preventing any offense from Cesna, at least for the moment.
Cesna wants to control from the top but Stringer keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stringer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cesna fails with the takedown
and Stringer counters with a single leg into guard. Cesna didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cesna looking for a sweep. Not yet Cesna, not yet.
Cesna has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stringer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cesna throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Vadim Cesna overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cesna trying to control the position.
Cesna tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cesna lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stringer!
Stringer tries to lock up and control but Cesna gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cesna postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stringer looks a forlorn figure.
Cesna can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stringer is looking to escape.
Cesna postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stringer looks a forlorn figure.
Cesna working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stringer is rocked!
Cesna has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stringer's face.
Stringer is still in real trouble! Can Cesna finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cesna thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cesna looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cesna punching from mount but Stringer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cesna is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Stringer is surviving well by controlling Cesna's body position as best he can.
Stringer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cesna is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Stringer is surviving well by controlling Cesna's body position as best he can.
Cesna working for a guillotine from mount but Stringer is in no mood to give up.
Cesna looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cesna has hold of Stringer's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stringer manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Stringer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cesna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Crack! A monster head kick from Cesna and Stringer falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Cesna!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vadim Cesna!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Percy Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormier has chosen Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Percy Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Evans shoots in and drives through. Cormier sprawls well.
Cormier swinging wilding here.
Evans drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Evans has an Americana. Cormier didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Evans is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Evans hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Percy Evans!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hemmo Paskiainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Richter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hemmo Paskiainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Richter!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paskiainen tries for a takedown but Richter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Richter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Richter is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Paskiainen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Richter is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Paskiainen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Paskiainen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paskiainen wants to control but Richter is having none of it.
Paskiainen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Richter looking to secure an arm triangle but Paskiainen defends it well.
Paskiainen tries to lock up and control but Richter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Paskiainen is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Richter trying to control but Paskiainen is having none of it.
Paskiainen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Paskiainen wants to hold on but Richter pushes him away.
Paskiainen prevents Richter from taking his back.
Paskiainen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Paskiainen tries to hold on but Richter pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter controlling the position easily from mount.
Paskiainen working to try and regain half guard.
Richter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Richter is working for a guillotine from mount but Paskiainen frees his head quite easily.
Richter looks gassed!
Richter moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Paskiainen has worked his arm free - good work by Paskiainen!
Paskiainen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Paskiainen tries to escape but Richter is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Paskiainen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Paskiainen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Richter on the ground.
Richter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Paskiainen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Paskiainen sneaks back into half guard.
Richter wants to pass to mount but Paskiainen is defending the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paskiainen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Richter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Paskiainen fails with a takedown attempt.
It looks like Hemmo Paskiainen has been cut.
Paskiainen moves in looking to clinch but Richter pushes him off.
Hemmo Paskiainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paskiainen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Richter!
Richter manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Richter tries to get to full guard but Paskiainen has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richter gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Richter is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Richter is working for a submission of some sort.
Richter is breathing heavily.
Richter lands strikes from half guard.
Richter is looking for a kimura but Paskiainen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Richter to get the leverage.
Paskiainen is trying to get back to full guard.
Paskiainen works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paskiainen is trying to control the position but Richter postures up.
Richter won't allow Paskiainen to sweep him here.
Richter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paskiainen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Richter is controlling him.
Paskiainen looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Richter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Paskiainen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Richter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Richter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Richter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Paskiainen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Richter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Richter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Richter controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter stands and throws Paskiainen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Richter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Richter trying to control the action but Paskiainen is working from the bottom.
Paskiainen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Richter is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Paskiainen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Richter's best efforts.
Richter controlling the action here.
Paskiainen manages to get to full guard.
Paskiainen trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Richter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hemmo Paskiainen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Richter misses with a leg kick
and Paskiainen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Richter's guard now.
Richter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paskiainen wants to control from the top but Richter keeps moving.
Paskiainen working some strikes from top position.
Richter keeping moving, preventing Paskiainen from controlling successfully.
Richter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Paskiainen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Richter is proving hard to escape from.
Richter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Paskiainen!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paskiainen is trying to reverse the position but instead Richter has taken his back - oops!
Paskiainen is taking damage to the body and head.
Paskiainen staying busy and making it hard for Richter to control.
Richter is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Paskiainen is defending well though. Richter let's go of the attempt for now.
Paskiainen is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richter is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Paskiainen with him. Paskiainen is trying to defend but Richter has an arm under the chin now! Paskiainen grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Richter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalan Na Songkhla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Taurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khalan Na Songkhla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clay Taurus!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Na Songkhla tries a head kick but it misses.
Na Songkhla wants to clinch.
Na Songkhla slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taurus swats away the attempt to clinch by Na Songkhla.
Taurus is looking to clinch.
Na Songkhla clinches but Taurus breaks the clinch
and Taurus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Na Songkhla landing knees to the head.
Na Songkhla prevents a takedown attempt there.
Taurus wants to break free but Na Songkhla has control.
Na Songkhla lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Na Songkhla landing knees to the head.
Taurus is working for takedown but Na Songkhla is calmly controlling the position for now.
Taurus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taurus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Na Songkhla is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Khalan Na Songkhla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Taurus.
Taurus wants a takedown.
Na Songkhla manages to break the clinch.
Na Songkhla closes the distance but Taurus moves to the side
so Taurus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Na Songkhla is looking to stand up but Taurus isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus wants to control from the top but Na Songkhla keeps moving.
Na Songkhla is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Taurus trying to stall but Na Songkhla improves his position.
Na Songkhla lands an elbow inside that Taurus shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Na Songkhla throws an elbow but misses.
Na Songkhla is pressed up against the cage. Taurus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Na Songkhla down to the mat. Na Songkhla avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A solid body kick from Na Songkhla.
Taurus looks gassed!
Na Songkhla throws a head kick but Taurus moves out of range.
Na Songkhla lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Na Songkhla stuffs the takedown.
Na Songkhla throws a sloppy head kick
so Taurus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Taurus tries to free his leg and advance position but Na Songkhla is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus stands and steps away. Na Songkhla gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice takedown defense from Na Songkhla. No joy for Taurus on that attempt.
Taurus fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taurus moves into the clinch successfully.
Taurus wants to break free but Na Songkhla has control.
Taurus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Na Songkhla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taurus looking for a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taurus throws an elbow but misses.
Taurus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Na Songkhla is keeping busy.
Taurus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taurus breaks from the clinch.
Na Songkhla fails in his attempt to clinch.
Na Songkhla wants to clinch
so Taurus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Taurus trying to control but Na Songkhla is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taurus sitting in guard here, content to control.
Taurus advances position into side control!
Na Songkhla wants to control but Taurus postures up.
Na Songkhla is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taurus decides to stand back up.
Na Songkhla tries to clinch
so Taurus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Taurus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taurus wants to control from the top but Na Songkhla keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Na Songkhla wants to stand up but Taurus is controlling him.
Taurus is looking to work some ground and pound but Na Songkhla has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taurus won't allow Na Songkhla to get back to his feet.
Na Songkhla is wriggling around but Taurus manages to pass to half guard.
Taurus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Na Songkhla doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Taurus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Taurus 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.
Na Songkhla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taurus forces Na Songkhla back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Na Songkhla throws an elbow but misses.
Taurus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Na Songkhla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taurus.
Na Songkhla prevents a takedown attempt there.
Na Songkhla gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Taurus.
Khalan Na Songkhla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Taurus.
Taurus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Na Songkhla smiles and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Taurus or perhaps it was just good defense by Na Songkhla which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Na Songkhla throws a front kick that sends Taurus stumbling back into the cage.
Clay Taurus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Na Songkhla wants to clinch but Taurus slips to the side
and Taurus counters with a single leg into guard. Na Songkhla didn't expect that.
Taurus gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus moves out of range of the body kick from Na Songkhla.
Na Songkhla closes the distance but Taurus moves to the side
and Taurus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Taurus decides to stand and escape the position.
Taurus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Na Songkhla!
Na Songkhla is trying desperately to improve position.
Taurus controlling his opponent.
Na Songkhla is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus scoring with strikes but Na Songkhla is staying in there.
Na Songkhla throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Taurus looking to control but Na Songkhla is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Taurus controlling from mount.
Na Songkhla is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Taurus has taken his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taurus is trying to control but Na Songkhla is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taurus lands with some strikes.
Taurus controlling his opponent.
Taurus get's back to his feet.
Na Songkhla tries to clinch but Taurus moves away
and Taurus counters with a low kick, right behind Na Songkhla 's knee.
Na Songkhla lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Na Songkhla.
A good leg kick by Na Songkhla.
Na Songkhla tries to clinch up but Taurus circles away and keeps his distance.
Taurus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Na Songkhla's waist but Na Songkhla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taurus off to one side.
Khalan Na Songkhla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taurus fails to land the takedown.
Taurus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Na Songkhla pinned against the cage. Na Songkhla gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Na Songkhla throws the kick towards the body but Taurus avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taurus misses with a takedown attempt - Na Songkhla sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taurus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Na Songkhla can pounce on him.
Taurus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taurus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Na Songkhla is keeping busy.
Na Songkhla throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Na Songkhla lands an elbow that stopped Taurus in his tracks for a moment.
Taurus fails to pull guard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Na Songkhla.
Taurus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Na Songkhla throws an elbow that misses.
Taurus pulls guard successfully.
Taurus is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Taurus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Na Songkhla has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Na Songkhla lands a damaging elbow.
Na Songkhla crunches a lovely knee into Taurus's ribcage.
Taurus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Na Songkhla gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A knee to the head by Na Songkhla.
It looks like Clay Taurus has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Na Songkhla crunches a lovely knee into Taurus's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Taurus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clay Taurus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Na Songkhla tries to clinch up.
Taurus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Na Songkhla thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Taurus if he has to take too many more of those.
Whack! Na Songkhla lands a heavy head kick that drops Taurus. The ref tackles Na Songkhla to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Taurus was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Khalan Na Songkhla!
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