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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Badam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Badam!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Badam connects with a high kick.
Smith knocks Badam to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Badam is rocked!
It looks like Sam Badam has been cut.
Smith scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Badam is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Smith can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Smith!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clase Bruto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rampage Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rampage Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clase Bruto!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bruto wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bruto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bruto looking to control.
Bruto has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Silva has passed into side control.
Bruto is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva decides to stand back up. Silva steps back and let's Bruto get back to his feet.
Bruto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bruto keeps working.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bruto, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruto trying to control but Silva flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Bruto wants to escape the position.
Bruto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bruto rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Bruto is defending well.
Bruto is trying to control but Silva manages to pass to mount!
Silva working Bruto over with strikes here.
Bruto is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Bruto is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bruto has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bruto gets back to half guard.
Silva is working for a kimura but Bruto is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bruto is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruto wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bruto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bruto looks gassed!
Bruto has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruto is keeping the position for now.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruto working a defensive guard here.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bruto keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bruto tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bruto to the ground. Bruto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva avoids the body shot from Bruto.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Bruto shows good takedown defense.
Bruto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rampage Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva tries for a takedown but Bruto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rampage Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots and misses
and Bruto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruto tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bruto is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Bruto wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Bruto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruto doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Bruto.
Silva passes Bruto's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruto wants to get back to full guard but Silva has passed into side control.
Bruto is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Bruto is trying to escape the mount.
Silva is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bruto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bruto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bruto from controlling successfully.
Bruto is stalling in the full guard.
Bruto wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruto is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bruto looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bruto is trying to keep Silva in close.
Bruto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bruto is on top in guard.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bruto is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bruto's back instead.
I really don't envy Bruto right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bruto just trying to survive but Silva is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Bruto turns into Silva and is now in his guard.
Bruto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Despite being in the dominant position, Clase Bruto just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bruto counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampage Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Bruto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bruto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Bruto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Bruto is controlling him well.
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 Rampage Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Silva scores with a takedown into Bruto's guard.
Silva postures up.
Bruto looking for a sweep. Not yet Bruto, not yet.
Bruto tries to strike from the bottom.
Silva works over Bruto with some ground and pound from guard.
Bruto keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Bruto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bruto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bruto, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination that misses
so Bruto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruto is one step ahead there.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bruto is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bruto's back instead.
Silva is trying to stick to Bruto's back but Bruto is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bruto.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bruto from controlling successfully.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Bruto drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Bruto off! Bruto jumps back into Silva's guard.
Clase Bruto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruto trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Bruto postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Bruto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bruto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bruto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bruto passes into half guard.
Bruto performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Bruto sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Bruto wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Bruto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bruto.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bruto throws a nice head kick!
Silva looks for a takedown but Bruto sprawls well.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Bruto.
Bruto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Bruto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bruto wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Bruto seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Silva is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Clase Bruto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nomid Nair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owens comes to the ring accompanied by The Undertaker's Thirst For Revenge Is Unquenchable. Nomid Nair has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nomid Nair!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owens throws a head kick that misses.
Owens changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nair looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Owens stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Owens forces Nair back against the ropes and clinches.
Owens manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Owens is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Owens knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nair on the ground.
Nair trying to control but Owens is working from the bottom.
Owens keeping full guard, as Nair tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens looking to control.
Owens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nair won't allow Owens to get back to his feet.
Owens is breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Owens darts in and clinches Nair up against the ropes.
Nair prevents a takedown attempt there.
Owens manages to break the clinch.
Nair misses with a takedown attempt
so Owens counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nair keeping moving, preventing Owens from controlling successfully.
Nair has his foot on Owens's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Owens works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nair bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Owens's guard.
Owens trying to control the position.
Owens can't keep his opponent in guard - Nair advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Owens is trying to stand back up but Nair is controlling him
Owens trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nair tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Owens is trying to stand up here but Nair is controlling him well.
Owens pushes Nair off and gets back to his feet.
Owens fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nair sprawls well initially but Owens persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Owens is taking a breather. Nair says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Owens trying to control the action but Nair is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nair trying to hold on to Owens's head to control him but Owens postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nair manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nair is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nair trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nair is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Owens dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Nair wants to clinch
and Owens counters with a three punch combo that has Nair backing up. Nair nods at Owens to acknowledge the strikes.
Craig Owens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nair shoots in for a double leg but Owens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nair shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nair closes the distance looking to clinch
and Owens counters by clinching up.
Nair takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nair tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Owens just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Craig Owens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nomid Nair.
Nair tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Owens just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Owens lands a takedown into guard.
Owens trying to control the position from guard on top but Nair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Owens preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens trying to control the position from guard on top but Nair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Owens has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nair is proving hard to escape from.
Nair is looking for a triangle but Owens pushes his legs off easily.
Owens wants to pass the guard but Nair is keeping the position.
Owens connects with a couple of short punches.
Owens 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.
Owens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Owens gets to his feet. Nair looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Owens sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Nair to the ground! Owens dives into full mount looking to finish!
Nair is rocked!
Owens drops a big elbow. That's hurt Nair! More shots from Owens and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Owens!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cock Chestnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chestnar comes to the ring accompanied by 'The Touch' by Stan Bush. The crowd seem to be enjoying Shepard's choice of entrance music: Exterminate to emancipate. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cock Chestnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Shepard!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chestnar has closed the distance and engaged Shepard in a clinch.
Shepard wants to get back to striking at distance but Chestnar won't allow it.
Chestnar breaks from the clinch.
Shepard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chestnar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Paul Shepard has been cut.
Shepard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chestnar feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Shepard sprawling to the canvas! Shepard rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Chestnar finish him?!
Shepard is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chestnar lands a big uppercut and Shepard crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Shepard looks OK.
Shepard is still in real trouble! Can Chestnar finish him?
Chestnar seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Chestnar stands up from half guard.
Shepard seems to have recovered his senses.
Chestnar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shepard, pushing him back against the ropes.
Chestnar manages to break the clinch.
Chestnar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chestnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Shepard.
Chestnar takes a swing at Shepard's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Shepard.
Shepard moves away from the strike by Chestnar.
Shepard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chestnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Shepard wants to get back to striking at distance but Chestnar won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard wants a takedown but no success here.
Shepard is trying to break free.
Chestnar breaks the clinch.
Chestnar connects with a looping right hand.
Shepard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shepard tries to clinch but Chestnar moves away
and Chestnar counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Shepard down! Chestnar is looking to finish but Shepard is intelligently defending himself.
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!
Shepard wants to stand but Chestnar is controlling the position.
Shepard looks gassed!
Chestnar is working Shepard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chestnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chestnar tries to stand but Shepard is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chestnar pushing down on Shepard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chestnar wants to stand up but Shepard manages to regain full guard.
Shepard trying to keep a closed guard but Chestnar is proving a slippery customer.
Chestnar wants to control from the top but Shepard keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chestnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shepard is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestnar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chestnar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Chestnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Shepard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chestnar takes the fight into the clinch.
Chestnar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shepard backwards.
That has opened up Paul Shepard's cut even more.
Chestnar breaks the clinch.
Shepard walks into a left hand.
Shepard is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cock Chestnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chestnar cracks Shepard with an uppercut from hell and Shepard crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Chestnar's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
The cut above Paul Shepard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shepard has a closed guard, preventing Chestnar from standing up.
Shepard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chestnar.
Chestnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chestnar wants to control from the top but Shepard keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chestnar stays in close to Shepard's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cock Chestnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Shepard'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.
A punch combination from Chestnar misses.
Shepard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chestnar.
Shepard tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Shepard.
Shepard lands a high kick!
Chestnar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shepard misses with a combination
enabling Chestnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Chestnar Rushes Shepard and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Shepard is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Chestnar Piles on the pressure and Shepard crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cock Chestnar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hank Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moy Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Moy Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tank looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mendez is keen to just control but Tank is a slippery customer.
Tank is looking to get back to is feet but Mendez passes into side control.
Mendez is staying tight to Tank's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Mendez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tank's legs.
The ground and pound from Mendez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tank tries to buck Mendez off but Mendez is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tank with a poor takedown
and Mendez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tank is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tank gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Mendez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mendez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mendez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mendez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mendez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tank takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mendez stands up and beckons Tank to his feet.
Mendez looks gassed!
Tank with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Tank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tank trying to hold on to Mendez's head to control him but Mendez postures up.
Mendez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank tries to get to full guard but Mendez has control of the leg.
Mendez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tank knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tank looking for submissions off his back.
Mendez decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Tank tries to bum rush Mendez with a series of wild strikes but Mendez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tank lands a two punch combo.
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!
Mendez takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Tank.
Tank shoots and misses
so Mendez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Tank is keeping the position.
Tank is trying to control the position but Mendez postures up.
Tank throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mendez uses it to pass to side control.
Mendez controlling the position from side mount.
Mendez stands up and beckons Tank to his feet.
Mendez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tank goes for a takedown attempt but Mendez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez has closed the distance and engaged Tank in a clinch.
Mendez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tank has a hand on Mendez's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mendez takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Mendez is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Tank shoots and misses
and Mendez counters with a single leg into guard. Tank didn't expect that.
Mendez forces his way into half guard.
Tank on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tank trying to control but Mendez postures up.
Tank wants to control the action here but instead Mendez manages to pass to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moy Mendez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tank misses with a takedown
and Mendez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tank looking for a sweep. Not yet Tank, not yet.
Mendez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tank trying to keep a closed guard but Mendez is proving a slippery customer.
Mendez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mendez stands up from Tank's guard - Mendez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mendez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tank moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Tank does no damage.
Tank tries to keep at a distance but Mendez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mendez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tank is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mendez jumps into side control!
Tank manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tank actively working from the bottom here.
Tank is looking for a sweep. Mendez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tank trying to hold on to Mendez's head to control him but Mendez postures up.
Mendez wants to pass to mount but Tank is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mendez in particular looking to stall.
Tank wants to get back to full guard.
Tank manages to get to full guard.
Mendez trying to control but Tank is working from the bottom.
Mendez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mendez stands and steps away. Tank gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mendez.
Tank is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez tries for a kimura but Tank is defending well.
Tank is looking for a sweep.
Tank tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Tank regains half guard.
Mendez tries to stand and escape but Tank is controlling the position.
Mendez prevents Tank from improving his position.
Mendez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in half guard, Mendez seems content to control.
Mendez moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez takes a little break here. Tank wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tank is looking to reverse the position.
Moy Mendez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mendez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mendez moves into full mount!
Mendez controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moy Mendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mendez gets a takedown into half guard.
Tank is staying active underneath Mendez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tank keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mendez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mendez is tying to control. Tank wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tank looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mendez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Moy Mendez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tank tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
and Mendez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tank's guard now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mendez tries to stand but Tank is controlling from the bottom.
Mendez slips nicely into half guard.
Mendez is trying to control the action in half guard but Tank is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tank is looking for a sweep. Mendez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mendez controlling the action here.
Tank trying to control from the bottom.
Tank looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mendez throwing shots but Tank is blocking nicely.
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.
Mendez is thwarting Tank's attempts to control the position.
Tank works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tank is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tank looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendez is one step ahead there.
Mendez postures up and lands a big shot to Tank's brow.
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Tank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendez tries to stand but Tank is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mendez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mendez tries to pass to full mount but Tank defends it.
Mendez prevents Tank from improving his position.
Mendez escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tank shoots and misses
and Mendez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tank won't be happy with that.
Mendez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tank is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tank is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mendez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mendez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tank keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mendez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tank looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tank regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tank tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mendez gets to his feet - Tank follows without any prompting.
Nice jab there from Tank.
Hank Tank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tank 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moy Mendez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mendez 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moy Mendez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hoft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Hoft looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Hoft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenny Penn!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hoft looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Penn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hoft won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
Hoft trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hoft is working Penn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Penn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hoft working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoft is breathing heavily.
Penn has control of Hoft's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hoft regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hoft is trying desperately to improve position.
Hoft is working hard here to advance position.
Penn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hoft is looking to escape.
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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hoft is desperately trying to improve his position but Penn has a good base and remains in mount.
Hoft knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
Hoft on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hoft tries to get out of the position.
Hoft regains half guard.
Penn is thwarting Hoft's attempts to control the position.
Hoft is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoft works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hoft is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hoft looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Penn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hoft wants to sweep but no luck.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoft is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Jason Hoft has been cut.
Penn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hoft.
Nice takedown defense from Hoft. No joy for Penn on that attempt.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jason Hoft has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Penn.
Penn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Hoft counter with a right hand.
Hoft has his takedown stuffed
and Penn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hoft is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Penn has closed the distance and engaged Hoft in a clinch.
Penn can't get the takedown.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoft is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Penn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hoft wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hoft.
Penn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hoft prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Hoft's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hoft looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Hoft has a takedown stuffed.
Penn has Hoft up against the ropes in a clinch.
Penn jumps guard and drags Hoft to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hoft pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Hoft trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoft wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoft drops back, looking for a kneebar! Penn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Penn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Penn!
Penn tries to stand but Hoft is controlling his head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoft is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Penn advances nicely into full mount.
Penn working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Penn prevents Hoft from getting the reversal.
Hoft tries to hold on but Penn postures up.
Hoft can't escape the position.
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.
Penn has hold of Hoft's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hoft manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hoft is looking to improve his position but Penn isn't that keen on the idea.
Penn looking to control but Hoft is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Penn is landing with some decent strikes but Hoft is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Penn wants to stand but Hoft is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoft is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hoft wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Hoft prevents Penn from getting a body triangle.
Hoft might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Penn is riding his opponent, not letting Hoft buck him off.
Hoft rolls, trying to escape but Penn keeps control of the position.
Penn biding his time, controlling Hoft.
You can see the frustration on Hoft's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hoft tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
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.
Hoft working to try and regain half guard.
Hoft throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hoft bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hoft working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Hoft from controlling successfully.
Hoft tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Hoft passes Penn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Penn.
Penn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Penn might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hoft kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Hoft's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Penn tries to clinch but Hoft moves out of range.
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoft tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoft to the ground. Hoft escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hoft!
Hoft has given up his back here.
Hoft is keeping busy.
Hoft manages to reverse the position and now he's in Penn's guard. Nice work there by Hoft.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Hoft from controlling successfully.
Hoft missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoft wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoft is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hoft throwing strikes from guard but Penn blocks nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hoft tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hoft tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg.
Kenny Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoft tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Penn has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Penn controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoft really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Penn unloads with some shots from mount but Hoft bucks and avoids them well.
Hoft srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Hoft can't escape the position.
Hoft rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hoft is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Penn jumps into side control!
Hoft is trying to get back to half guard.
Hoft is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Penn is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Penn looking to control but Hoft is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoft keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hoft regains half guard.
Hoft gets full guard.
Hoft looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
Hoft is looking to sweep but instead, Penn has passed into half guard.
Hoft wants to get back to full guard.
Hoft avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penn.
Hoft is not content to let Penn control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Penn is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Penn is thwarting Hoft's attempts to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Penn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hoft tries to roll over but Penn keeps him under control.
Penn is trying for a kimura here. Hoft looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Penn wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenny Penn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes to the ring accompanied by Adema - Immortal. Mark Hopkins had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Machida!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Machida lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Machida has Hopkins pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Hopkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hopkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Machida shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Machida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hopkins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Machida gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hopkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Machida shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machida blocks it with crossed arms.
Machida gets underhooks to prevent Hopkins's takedown attempt.
Hopkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Rashad Machida has been cut.
Hopkins avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Machida managing to block the knees to the body from Hopkins.
Machida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hopkins is keeping busy.
Hopkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machida wants to break free but Hopkins has control.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machida blocks it with crossed arms.
Machida looking to stall.
Machida tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hopkins just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Machida lands an elbow inside.
Machida avoiding damage as Hopkins throws knees to the body.
Machida managing to block the knees to the body from Hopkins.
Hopkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hopkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida tries to pull guard but Hopkins holds him up against the ropes and eventually Machida drops back down to his feet.
Hopkins lands a damaging elbow.
Hopkins looking for a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hopkins trying to land knees to the body.
Hopkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hopkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hopkins is breathing heavily.
Hopkins tries for a takedown but Machida manages to get underhooks.
Machida tries to break the clinch but Hopkins is controlling the position.
Hopkins has Machida pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Machida manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hopkins missing with knees to the body.
Hopkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida fails to pull guard.
Machida has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hopkins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Machida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hopkins is keeping busy.
Machida can't break the clinch.
Machida is trying to stall.
Hopkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Machida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hopkins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Machida goes for a takedown attempt but Hopkins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hopkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Machida takes the fight into the clinch.
Machida drags the fight down to the ground.
Machida looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Machida uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Machida moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!
Machida goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Machida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hopkins swivels and escapes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Machida clinches with his opponent.
Hopkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Machida shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Machida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hopkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hopkins wants to pass the guard but Machida is defending well.
Nice strikes from Hopkins there.
Nice strikes from Hopkins there.
Hopkins trying to mount his opponent but Machida defends it.
Machida is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Machida manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hopkins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hopkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Machida tries to strike from the bottom.
Machida is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hopkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hopkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Machida has wrist control.
Hopkins postures up.
Hopkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Machida is retaining full guard.
Hopkins postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hopkins looks to clinch
and Machida counters with a right hand to the body.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown but Machida shows good takedown defense.
Hopkins closes the distance and clinches up with Machida, looking for a takedown. Hopkins pushes Machida against the ropes but Machida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hopkins closes the distance but Machida moves to the side
and Machida counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Machida.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Hopkins, not yet.
Machida trying to control but Hopkins is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Machida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Machida's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Machida throws a right hand that Hopkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopkins also avoids with ease.
A low kick from Hopkins is predictable there
and Machida counters with a three punch combo that has Hopkins backing up. Hopkins nods at Machida to acknowledge the strikes.
Machida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hopkins tries to avoid it but Machida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hopkins to the ground. Hopkins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Machida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mark Hopkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Machida.
Hopkins is looking to clinch.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hopkins.
Machida scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hopkins is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machida is looking to slow Hopkins down with leg kicks.
Hopkins seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Machida shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Hopkins is backing up but Machida catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Hopkins covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Machida Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Machida!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Fuller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Fuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Torres!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuller misses with a wild combination.
Torres doesn't manage to clinch there - Fuller circles away.
Fuller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torres.
Torres tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fuller swivels and escapes.
Torres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fuller circles away.
Torres is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Torres moves out of range of the body kick from Fuller.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fuller!
Torres fails with the takedown.
John Fuller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Torres.
Fuller has closed the distance and engaged Torres in a clinch.
Fuller is leaning against Torres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fuller misses with a punch to the body.
Torres just leaning against Fuller, taking a breather.
Fuller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Torres breaks the clinch.
Torres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuller.
Torres lands a nice hook to Fuller's body. Fuller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fuller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fuller.
Torres tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fuller tries to advance to mount but can't.
Torres parries the strikes from Fuller easily there. Fuller is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Torres to escape.
Fuller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
Torres sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fuller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fuller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Torres is looking to control Fuller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Torres avoid being mounted?
Torres looks gassed!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fuller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller instigates a clinch.
Torres prevents a body shot from Fuller.
Fuller tries to work over Torres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fuller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torres's elbow.
Fuller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fuller landing knees to the body.
Fuller misses with a body punch.
Fuller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torres tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fuller just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Fuller can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
Fuller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fuller shoots in and drives through. Torres sprawls well.
Fuller stuffs the takedown attempt from Torres. Torres gets slowly back to his feet.
Torres swinging wilding here.
Fuller stuffs the takedown attempt from Torres. Torres gets slowly back to his feet.
Torres forces Fuller back against the ropes and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Fuller.
Torres tightens his grip and picks Fuller up, before dumping him to the ground. Fuller manages to land in guard.
Fuller will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fuller tries to strike from the bottom.
Fuller keeping full guard, as Torres tries to pass.
Torres prevents Fuller from getting back to his feet.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fuller wants to hit a switch here but Torres passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fuller there!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fuller tries to improve his position but instead Torres has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller looking very determined here, making life difficult for Torres.
Fuller might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fuller tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fuller is looking to get to half guard.
Torres landing punches.
Fuller is working to get back to half guard.
Fuller is working hard here to advance position.
Torres tries to control but Fuller wriggling away.
Torres controlling from mount.
Fuller tries to reverse the position but Torres maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Fuller will probably get the nod.
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.
Torres shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fuller as he jumps to the side.
Fuller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fuller wants to clinch but Torres slips to the side
and Torres counters by moving into the clinch.
Torres tries to score a body lock takedown but Fuller shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Torres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fuller lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fuller struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.
Fuller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fuller looks to clinch
and Torres counters by moving into the clinch.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres instigates a clinch.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fuller misses with a double jab.
John Fuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
John Fuller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Torres.
Fuller looks to land a combination but Torres avoids it well.
Torres is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Fuller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Fuller both land. Nice combination.
Torres tries to clinch but Fuller is having none of it.
Fuller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Fuller does no damage.
Fuller scores with a head kick.
Fuller looks to land a combination. Torres sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fuller closes the distance and clinches up with Torres, looking for a takedown. Fuller pushes Torres against the ropes but Torres circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
John Fuller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fuller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Torres gets a clinch.
Fuller is trying to break free.
Fuller misses with a body punch.
Torres wants a takedown but no success here.
Torres tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch on the inside from Fuller fails to land.
Torres prevents Fuller from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Fuller.
Fuller digs a right hand into Torres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torres's gas tank.
Fuller lands a body shot.
Torres has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fuller uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fuller is trying to reverse the position but instead Torres has taken his back - oops!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres doesn't have the hooks in and Fuller manages to turn into his guard.
Torres looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fuller distracts Torres with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fuller distracts Torres with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Torres looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torres is trying to control the position but Fuller postures up.
Fuller passes Torres's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Torres blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fuller.
Fuller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.
Fuller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torres's head.
Torres trying to control from the bottom.
Fuller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Torres dodges the punch combination from Fuller.
Torres gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fuller tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
Torres fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fuller is trying to break free.
Torres lands with a light punch inside.
Torres manages to pull guard.
Fuller slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to stand.
Fuller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Torres is trying to maintain the position but Fuller is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Fuller there.
Fuller sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fuller tries to pass to full mount but Torres defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torres keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fuller dominated that second round.
That's time! Fuller'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!
Fuller fails to land with a series of punches.
Torres wants to clinch up but Fuller keeps it at a distance.
Torres tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuller misses with a double jab
and Torres counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fuller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torres looking to stall.
Torres tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Torres looking for a takedown.
Fuller tries to throw a body punch but Torres avoids it by throwing Fuller back against the cage.
Fuller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fuller trying to stall but Torres improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fuller.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fuller fails with a takedown attempt.
Fuller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Torres showed some decent athleticism there.
Torres seems to be working for a kimura but Fuller defends the submission attempt.
Torres passes the guard and advances to mount!
Torres prevents Fuller from getting the reversal.
Fuller gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fuller working a defensive guard here.
Torres sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fuller's guard.
Fuller wants to control but Torres is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Torres is tying to control. Fuller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Torres decides to stand and escape the position.
Fuller darts in trying to clinch
and Torres counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Torres.
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!
Fuller is looking to sweep but instead, Torres has passed into half guard.
Fuller taking some punishment here, with Torres in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to mount his opponent but Fuller defends it.
Torres is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fuller!
Torres trying to control but Fuller is having none of it.
Fuller is wriggling around trying to escape.
Torres blocks Fuller's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Fuller srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Fuller trying to control the hands but Torres won't let him.
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.
Torres controlling well, preventing Fuller from escaping the position.
Torres is trying to stick to Fuller's back but Fuller is turning into Torres. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Torres's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fuller.
Torres lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fuller!
Torres with a couple of short strikes.
Torres blocks Fuller's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Torres wants to control the pace but Fuller is squirming around nicely.
Fuller manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fuller has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Fuller!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roller Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TRAVIS BIG BALLS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BIG BALLS comes into a darkened arena with his song building. roll it up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roller Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, TRAVIS BIG BALLS!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looks for a takedown but BIG BALLS sprawls well.
BIG BALLS drives through and clinches with Gracie against the ropes.
Gracie has BIG BALLS pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. BIG BALLS manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
BIG BALLS escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie shoots in but BIG BALLS avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roller Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and BIG BALLS counters with a shoot takedown. Gracie fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie looking for a triangle here. BIG BALLS is fighting it but it looks tight! Gracie pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, BIG BALLS is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Roller Gracie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abro Brodan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whiskey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Piano has been drinking- Tom Waits. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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195 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abro Brodan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Whiskey Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brodan swivels and escapes.
Brodan throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Brodan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson tries to clinch but Brodan moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abro Brodan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whiskey Johnson.
A left and a right from Brodan both land. Nice combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Brodan is pushing Johnson's head away, looking to escape. Johnson manages to hold on to the position though.
Johnson trying to control the action but Brodan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodan wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brodan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brodan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Brodan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brodan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Johnson looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brodan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Johnson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A right-left combo lands from Brodan.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brodan counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brodan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Brodan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Brodan counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brodan!
Brodan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Brodan in a clinch.
Brodan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brodan wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Brodan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brodan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brodan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brodan!
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Brodan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brodan trying desperately to get to his feet.
Johnson scoring with strikes but Brodan is staying in there.
Johnson trying to control but Brodan is having none of it.
Johnson has control of Brodan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Brodan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abro Brodan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Brodan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson prevents Brodan from standing back up.
Johnson trying to control the action but Brodan is working from the bottom.
Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
Brodan is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
Brodan works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Brodan gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson stops Brodan from standing up.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brodan's guard.
Brodan wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson stands up from Brodan's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Brodan lands a two punch combo.
Brodan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brodan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brodan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Brodan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A right-left combo lands from Brodan.
Brodan throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Johnson is rocked!
Brodan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Abro Brodan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brodan scores with a nice strike.
Brodan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Brodan finish him?
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Brodan breaks from the clinch.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brodan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brodan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brodan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the ropes.
Brodan tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brodan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brodan looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brodan works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Brodan stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Brodan lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Brodan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brodan but Brodan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brodan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brodan lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brodan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brodan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abro Brodan is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Brodan counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Abro Brodan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whiskey Johnson.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Brodan pushes him off.
Brodan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Brodan circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brodan swivels and escapes.
Brodan lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Brodan sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abro Brodan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brodan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Brodan keeps the fight on the outside.
Brodan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Johnson won't let Brodan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Johnson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Brodan'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.
Johnson looking to finish Brodan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brodan!
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brodan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control but Brodan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson throws some wild stikes that Brodan manages to avoid easily.
Johnson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Brodan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Brodan wants to try and get back to his feet.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brodan trying desperately to get to his feet.
Johnson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Brodan gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson trying to control but Brodan is working from the bottom.
Brodan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Brodan keeps moving.
Brodan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brodan looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brodan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brodan lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brodan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abro Brodan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Brodan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brodan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Brodan fails to pull guard.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson pushes Brodan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Johnson manages to end up in side control.
Whiskey Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brodan is trying to buck Johnson off.
Johnson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Brodan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brodan's waist but Brodan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Abro Brodan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whiskey Johnson.
Brodan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brodan works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson throws the left hand but Brodan avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whiskey Johnson really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Brodan does it's job there.
Brodan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot by Brodan.
Brodan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brodan lands a with a good body shot.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brodan scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Brodan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Brodan.
Brodan clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Johnson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A right-left combo lands from Brodan.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brodan is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Brodan is defending the position.
Brodan is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
Johnson is tying to control. Brodan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brodan is looking to escape.
Johnson uses his free foot to push down on Brodan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Brodan.
Brodan is trying to stand.
Johnson working for a submission but Brodan is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brodan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Johnson scoring with strikes but Brodan is staying in there.
Johnson trying to control but Brodan is having none of it.
Brodan'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.
Brodan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johnson.
Brodan really wants to buck Johnson off and get back to his feet.
Johnson trying to control but Brodan is having none of it.
Brodan really wants to buck Johnson off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Brodan turns into him and now he's in Johnson's guard.
Brodan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnson's guard.
Johnson has his foot on Brodan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brodan works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Brodan postures up.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brodan is one step ahead there.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Brodan pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brodan tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to keep Brodan in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brodan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brodan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brodan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice combination there by Brodan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abro Brodan had his way with Whiskey Johnson in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brodan misses with a few strikes there.
Whiskey Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brodan tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brodan to the ground. Brodan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Brodan scores with a shot to the body.
Brodan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brodan duly obliges.
Brodan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brodan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brodan defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodan wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Brodan is working away.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Brodan is defending well.
Still in half guard, Johnson seems content to control.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Brodan is defending the position.
Brodan looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Brodan circles away.
Brodan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A left and a right from Brodan both land. Nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from Brodan.
Brodan throws a shot to the body.
Brodan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brodan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brodan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brodan!
Johnson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes here but Brodan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Brodan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Brodan is trying to stand up.
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.
Johnson tries to control but Brodan wriggling away.
Brodan wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Johnson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brodan is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Brodan circles away and we're back to standing.
Abro Brodan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whiskey Johnson.
Brodan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson shoots in but Brodan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brodan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Brodan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abro Brodan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brodan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:46
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abro Brodan!
Abro Brodan is the new middleweight champion!
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