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NEFL-17 "Brazen Might" PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Sylvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genesuis Silverkush (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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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Sylvia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Genesuis Silverkush!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sylvia tries to clinch up but Silverkush circles away and keeps his distance.
Sylvia doesn't manage to clinch there - Silverkush circles away.
Sylvia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silverkush pinned against the cage. Silverkush gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sylvia tries for a takedown but Silverkush sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sylvia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sylvia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sylvia unloading with bombs!
Silverkush throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sylvia working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sylvia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Silverkush that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silverkush is in a horrible position here. Sylvia smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylvia controlling the pace for now.
Silverkush takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sylvia lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silverkush is bucking up trying to escape but Sylvia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sylvia is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Silverkush is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Sylvia!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vishis Vourture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylie Hyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vourture comes to the cage accompanied by Encore. The key to victory for Vishis Vourture has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Brawler
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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, Vishis Vourture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kylie Hyde!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Vourture there.
Hyde moves out of range of the strikes.
Vourture avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hyde clinches.
Vourture works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hyde has a closed guard, preventing Vourture from standing up.
Hyde wants to sweep but no luck.
Hyde not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vourture thows a big elbow that misses.
Vourture thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vourture stops Hyde from standing up.
Vourture wants to control from the top but Hyde keeps moving.
Vourture looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vourture wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vourture blocks a head kick by Hyde.
Vourture doesn't manage to clinch there - Hyde circles away.
Vourture takes a swing at Hyde's ribcage but misses.
Hyde moves out of range of the body kick.
Vourture moves out of range of the strikes.
Hyde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vourture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vourture throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hyde moves out of range as Vourture strikes.
Hyde clinches up with Vourture and pushes him back against the cage.
Hyde drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vourture gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vourture tries to stall but Hyde uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hyde looking for a takedown.
Vourture is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vourture pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vishis Vourture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kylie Hyde.
Vourture manages to break the clinch.
Vourture throws out a loose jab but Hyde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyde takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vourture has closed the distance and engaged Hyde in a clinch.
Hyde fails to pull guard.
Hyde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vourture breaks the clinch.
Vourture pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hyde gets a takedown into half guard.
Vourture is breathing heavily.
Vourture missing with punches from the bottom.
Hyde is looking to take a break and control but Vourture is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vourture works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vourture is looking to sweep but instead, Hyde has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hyde trying to control from half guard but Vourture is working away.
Hyde is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hyde decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A big left from Vourture misses.
Horrible takedown by Vourture or perhaps it was just good defense by Hyde which made him look bad.
Hyde wants to clinch.
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.
Hyde shoots and misses
and Vourture counters with a nice uppercut.
Hyde darts in trying to clinch
and Hyde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hyde decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hyde drops an elbow to the side of Vourture's head.
Hyde slips a nice elbow through Vourture's hands, connecting with Vourture's forehead.
Hyde is working for a submission of some sort.
Hyde decides to stand and escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyde misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hyde tries a head kick but it misses.
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 Vishis Vourture will probably get the nod.
That's time! Vourture's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hyde darts in trying to clinch
and Vourture counters with a nice body shot.
Hyde pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hyde throws a series of punches but Vourture avoids them all with ease.
Hyde on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vourture wants to clinch.
Hyde gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hyde wants a takedown.
Hyde avoiding damage as Vourture throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vourture creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hyde avoiding damage as Vourture throws knees to the body.
Hyde tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hyde is breathing heavily.
Hyde can't break the clinch.
Vourture stops a takedown attempt from Hyde.
Vishis Vourture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kylie Hyde.
Vourture is pressed up against the cage. Hyde has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vourture down to the mat. Vourture avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vourture has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde jumps guard but Vourture stands there with Hyde around his waist. Hyde gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vourture is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hyde fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hyde goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vourture prevents it.
Vourture has Hyde pushed against the cage.
Vourture is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hyde is keeping busy.
Vourture tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyde blocks a body shot from Vourture.
Hyde is looking to break free of the clinch but Vourture has double underhooks.
Hyde is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vourture can't fight it off and eventually Hyde manages to take the fight to the floor. Vourture looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vourture wants to sweep but no luck.
Hyde with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vourture is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hyde pushes down on Vourture's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vourture on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hyde tries to pass to full mount but Vourture defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hyde is looking to pass Vourture's guard but actually Vourture recovers to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hyde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hyde trying to control but Vourture is working from the bottom.
Vourture is looking for a triangle but Hyde pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture controls Hyde momentarily but Hyde frees himself.
Vourture looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hyde is one step ahead there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hyde keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hyde, right into the meat.
Vourture lands with a right that hurts Hyde. Hyde looks to clinch but Vourture throws a short knee that drops Hyde. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Vishis Vourture!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Boyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Dmuchowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is "We Will Rock You" By Queen. The key to victory for Tim Boyer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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280 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Tim Boyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Dmuchowski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dmuchowski misses with a combination
and Boyer counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Dmuchowski off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Boyer follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Dmuchowski was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tim Boyer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rico Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frost Kinsella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frost Kinsella looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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179 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rico Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frost Kinsella!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinsella tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Kinsella in a clinch.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kinsella.
Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kinsella moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kinsella.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanchez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kinsella's guard.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kinsella is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sanchez passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinsella wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez is controlling the pace.
Sanchez trying to mount his opponent but Kinsella defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sanchez decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Kinsella lands the left hand.
Sanchez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kinsella, pushing him back against the cage.
Kinsella has Sanchez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sanchez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sanchez jumps guard.
Sanchez controlling Kinsella's posture.
Kinsella wanted to stand there but Sanchez had control of the position.
Kinsella looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to strike off his back.
Sanchez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sanchez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanchez tries to get out of the position.
Kinsella won't allow Sanchez to get back to his feet.
Sanchez tries to strike from the bottom.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanchez has control of Kinsella's left arm, preventing Kinsella from doing any damage.
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.
Kinsella wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanchez has managed to clinch.
Kinsella tries for a takedown but Sanchez manages to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanchez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sanchez drags the fight down to the ground.
Kinsella stands up over Sanchez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Sanchez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanchez slips a jab from Kinsella.
Kinsella missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kinsella swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sanchez.
Kinsella takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Frost Kinsella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kinsella.
Sanchez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez pulls guard.
Kinsella is breathing heavily.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kinsella is one step ahead there.
Sanchez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez drags the fight down to the ground.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez pulls Kinsella in close to his closed guard and prevents Kinsella from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez trying to strike off his back.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kinsella wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sanchez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kinsella!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sanchez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kinsella is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kinsella tries to buck Sanchez off but he can't manage it.
Sanchez goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kinsella is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Sanchez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kinsella misses with a few strikes there.
Horrible takedown by Kinsella or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Kinsella shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
Kinsella takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sanchez showed some decent athleticism there.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kinsella is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sanchez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sanchez's back!
Kinsella gets his hands free as Sanchez looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kinsella lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Sanchez hold on?!
Kinsella landing with strikes.
Kinsella throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sanchez could be in trouble here!
Kinsella is working the ground and pound. Can Sanchez escape?
Sanchez manages to escape to his feet.
Kinsella wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kinsella has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Kinsella connects with a looping right hand.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinsella scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanchez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sanchez forces Kinsella back against the cage and clinches.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Kinsella lands a jab to the head.
Sanchez has Kinsella up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez successfully pulls guard.
Kinsella wants to get up but he can't break Sanchez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Frost Kinsella has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez looking to control.
Sanchez pulls Kinsella in close to his closed guard and prevents Kinsella from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sanchez kicks Kinsella off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinsella takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A good leg kick by Sanchez.
Kinsella throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kinsella stuffs the takedown.
Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Kinsella in a clinch.
Sanchez jumps guard and drags Kinsella to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez is looking for a triangle but Kinsella pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kinsella.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Sanchez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Tretiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aint no sunshine. This should be fireworks!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
Determined |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladimir Tretiak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tretiak is looking for a sweep.
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tretiak is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tretiak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tretiak is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tretiak tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tretiak has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Tretiak tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Tretiak defends it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Tretiak sprawls well.
Tretiak fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Tretiak persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tretiak lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Tretiak has control of the leg.
Tretiak trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva wants to hit a switch here but Tretiak passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Silva there!
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Tretiak's attempts to control the action.
Tretiak pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tretiak postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Tretiak looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Silva tries to hold on but Tretiak postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Tretiak.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva wants to hold on but Tretiak pushes him away.
Silva'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.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva is looking to improve his position but Tretiak isn't that keen on the idea.
Tretiak goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Silva is on top in guard.
Silva trying to control but Tretiak is working from the bottom.
Tretiak is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Silva frees his head nicely. Oh but Tretiak has switched to an armbar! Silva is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Vladimir Tretiak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparky Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: im comin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Jenkins fails with the takedown.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Jenkins shoots in and bounces Bruce off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jenkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jenkins won't allow Bruce to sweep him here.
Jenkins advances position into side control!
Bruce wants to control but Jenkins postures up.
Jenkins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bruce has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bruce really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jenkins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bruce, who protects the arm well.
Jenkins tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bruce is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce is trying to get back to half guard.
Bruce manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jenkins's best efforts.
Bruce keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jenkins is pressing down on Bruce's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bruce is holding on for now.
Jenkins is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Bruce has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bruce works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bruce seems keen to control Jenkins's posture.
Bruce wants to stand up but Jenkins is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bruce manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Jenkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bruce swinging wilding here.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jenkins gets the takedown into side control.
Jenkins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bruce is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bruce pushes Jenkins away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jenkins gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce wants to control but Jenkins postures up.
Bruce is trying to improve his position.
Jenkins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bruce holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Jenkins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jenkins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bruce is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jenkins off and has taken his back!
A lull in the action here.
Jenkins is really stuck here.
Jenkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bruce has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jenkins's body.
Jenkins wants to escape the position.
Bruce is trying to stick to Jenkins's back but Jenkins is turning into Bruce. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bruce's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jenkins.
Jenkins drops back looking for a leg! Bruce is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bruce manages to kick Jenkins off! Jenkins jumps back into Bruce's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bruce lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruce.
David Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruce is looking to chop away at Jenkins's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sparky Jenkins will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jenkins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruce.
Bruce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruce stuffs the takedown attempt from Jenkins. Jenkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruce throws out a powerful jab.
David Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce throws a nice head kick!
Bruce misses with a two punch combination.
Bruce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bruce clinches up with Jenkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
David Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sparky Jenkins.
Jenkins prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins decides to pull guard.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bruce showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bruce stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Bruce.
Bruce misses the shot to the body.
Bruce misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruce tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Jenkins looks for a takedown but Bruce sprawls well.
Bruce misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a head kick that half lands.
Bruce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice combination there by Bruce.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bruce.
David Bruce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruce moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bruce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jenkins slips a jab and a cross from Bruce.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce wants to clinch.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Bruce feints and then cracks Jenkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jenkins down.
Bruce gets a clinch.
Jenkins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bruce gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bruce tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jenkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bruce gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jenkins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bruce gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jenkins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bruce pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bruce lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Sparky Jenkins has been cut.
Bruce looking to throw knees to the head but Jenkins is blocking nicely.
Jenkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bruce gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jenkins has Bruce pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bruce manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce gets underhooks to prevent Jenkins's takedown attempt.
Bruce with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jenkins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bruce is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jenkins has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bruce is trying to keep an underhook but Jenkins manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jenkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Bruce is defending well.
Bruce is trying to stand back up but Jenkins is controlling him
Jenkins is working for a submission of some sort.
Bruce regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bruce keeping full guard, as Jenkins tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Bruce dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sparky Jenkins'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. This is the final round!
Jenkins tries for a takedown but Bruce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jenkins fails to land the takedown.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
David Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sparky Jenkins.
Bruce tries to clinch up.
No luck for Jenkins with that takedown attempt.
Bruce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jenkins, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce with a knee to the head.
Jenkins wants a takedown but no success here.
Bruce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bruce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jenkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jenkins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bruce prevents it.
Jenkins tries to pull guard but Bruce won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce landing knees to the body.
Bruce successfully pulls guard.
Bruce is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jenkins is controlling him.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
Bruce is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bruce stands up from half guard.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
Bruce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruce.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruce fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce misses with a wild combination.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
Bruce tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
Bruce throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bruce lands a head kick!
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bruce as he avoids it easily.
Jenkins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bruce lands a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Bruce misses.
Jenkins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce tries to buck Jenkins off but Jenkins is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to move to mount but Bruce blocks the move with his legs.
Jenkins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bruce, who protects the arm well.
Jenkins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jenkins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bruce bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Nice uppercut lands for Bruce. That snapped Jenkins's head back.
Bruce fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jenkins checks it well.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Bruce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jenkins checks a leg kick nicely.
Bruce lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bruce misses with a double jab.
Bruce throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jenkins fails to land the takedown.
Bruce moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jenkins fails to land the takedown.
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jenkins.
Bruce cracks the inside of Jenkins's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Bruce showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bruce 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Bruce!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackk Griffith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffith comes to the cage accompanied by "Before I forget" by Slipknot. Jackk Griffith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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217 lbs
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200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackk Griffith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manhoef lands a slapping body shot.
Manhoef scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manhoef tries to bum rush Griffith with a series of wild strikes but Griffith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griffith takes a swing at Manhoef's ribcage but misses.
Griffith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manhoef is fending him off so far but Griffith persists. Nope, Manhoef circles away and we're back to standing.
Manhoef lands with a hook. Griffith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Jackk Griffith has been cut.
Griffith shoots in for a double leg but Manhoef sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Manhoef walks into a straight right hand from Griffith.
Griffith falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Manhoef to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffith takes a swing at Manhoef's ribcage but misses.
Manhoef looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Manhoef misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith defending well as Manhoef loads up on a big left hand.
Griffith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Manhoef sprawls well initially but Griffith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Griffith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Griffith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Manhoef looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Manhoef with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Griffith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Manhoef blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffith.
Griffith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Griffith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Manhoef keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith passes to full mount!
Griffith punching from mount but Manhoef doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Griffith thowing shots but they're missing.
Manhoef suckers Griffith into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Manhoef is now in Griffith's guard!
Griffith looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Manhoef passes into side control.
Griffith is breathing heavily.
Griffith is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Manhoef.
Manhoef keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manhoef cracks a nice hook into Griffith's ribs.
Manhoef misses with a looping right.
Manhoef misses with a body punch
and Griffith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manhoef tries to bum rush Griffith with a series of wild strikes but Griffith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manhoef lands a slapping body shot.
Griffith throws a combination that misses
and Manhoef counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griffith thinking.
Griffith connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manhoef tests Griffith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griffith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Griffith is rocked!
Griffith bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Manhoef comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Griffith falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Griffith was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Melvin Manhoef!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinicius Carvalho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyrone Jackson's chin.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight 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, Vinicius Carvalho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carvalho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Jackson feints and as Carvalho raises his hands in defense, Jackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carvalho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Carvalho keeps moving.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Carvalho keeps moving.
Jackson postures up.
Carvalho keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carvalho fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Carvalho is defending well.
Carvalho has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
Carvalho moves into full guard.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Carvalho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is thwarting Carvalho's attempts to control the position.
Jackson is tying to control. Carvalho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carvalho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson holding on to Carvalho's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Carvalho lands punches and elbows.
Carvalho has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Jackson.
Jackson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Carvalho is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Carvalho seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
Carvalho won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Carvalho tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Jackson looks gassed!
Carvalho is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Carvalho misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Carvalho moves away and avoids it.
Jackson fails with the takedown
and Carvalho counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jackson's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carvalho is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - Carvalho advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carvalho scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Carvalho is very close to passing his half guard.
Carvalho works his way into full mount!
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carvalho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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 Vinicius Carvalho will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson misses with a double jab
enabling Carvalho to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyrone Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvalho misses the body punch
and Jackson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Carvalho!
Carvalho slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jackson throws a strike but Carvalho avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carvalho is keeping the position for now.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Carvalho working a defensive guard here.
Jackson is working Carvalho over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Carvalho postures up.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Carvalho passes Jackson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carvalho keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jackson missing with punches from the bottom.
Carvalho working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Carvalho is controlling well.
Carvalho tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carvalho is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to hold on but Carvalho pushes him away.
Carvalho working Jackson over with strikes here.
Jackson regains half guard.
Carvalho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carvalho is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Carvalho is controlling well.
Jackson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Carvalho jumps into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson is trying to control Carvalho's posture but Carvalho avoids it.
Carvalho thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Carvalho 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.
Carvalho lands an elbow.
Carvalho taking a breather here.
Jackson tries to bench press Carvalho off him but Carvalho keeps the position.
Carvalho connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
Carvalho wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carvalho really is a fat lump.
Jackson wants to control but Carvalho is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Carvalho has control of the leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Carvalho looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Carvalho is controlling well.
Jackson trying to get back to full guard but Carvalho takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Carvalho looking to secure an arm triangle but Jackson defends it well.
Jackson tries to hold on but Carvalho postures up.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Carvalho dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A cross from Jackson lands.
Carvalho misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carvalho as he avoids it easily.
Carvalho swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carvalho's guard.
Carvalho tries to strike from the bottom.
Jackson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carvalho is keeping the position for now.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carvalho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carvalho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Carvalho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Carvalho is retaining full guard.
Carvalho keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Carvalho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carvalho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carvalho had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jackson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Carvalho Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jackson's back instead.
Jackson just trying to survive but Carvalho is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Carvalho cracks Jackson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Jackson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Carvalho is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Jackson has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Carvalho has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Jackson taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Carvalho doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vinicius Carvalho!
Vinicius Carvalho retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Brun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanitha Muralitharan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brun comes to the cage accompanied by "Pump Up the Jam" by The Lost Fingers. Muralitharan has chosen The Sri Lankan National Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Brun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sanitha Muralitharan!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick from Brun.
Muralitharan checks the leg kick.
Sanitha Muralitharan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brun stuffs the takedown attempt from Muralitharan. Muralitharan gets slowly back to his feet.
Brun throws an overhand right that lands on Muralitharan's shoulder, as Muralitharan tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brun.
Muralitharan shoots in but Brun avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brun scores with a head kick.
Muralitharan is rocked!
Brun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muralitharan is still on wobbly legs! Can Brun finish him?
Brun fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Muralitharan, pushing him back against the cage.
Brun working the clinch nicely. Muralitharan is working for position but Brun cracks him with a big knee to the head! Muralitharan crumples up against the cage and Brun lands two more shots before the ref can save Muralitharan! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Hank Brun!
Hank Brun retains his light heavyweight title!
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